Overview
The Portishead Sea Shanty Festival will run Friday 17 July through Saturday 18 July, 2026
The Portishead Sea Shanty Festival will run Friday 23 May through Saturday 24 May, 2025
11 Musical Acts over two days! Including: The Monkey Fists, The 85ers, Port of Bristol Shanty Crew, The Severn Whalers, The Barnacle Buoys, and more.
This annual festival was inaugurated in 2024 and is being organised by the well known local shanty group “The 85ers,” which is made up of RNLI crew.
Curated History
As of 9 April 2026 the Bristol Channel Yachting Association website has no information posted about their 2026 event.