Maldon Shanty Festival

The 2026 Maldon Shanty Festival in aid of the Thames Sailing Barge Trust (TSBT) will be held on the 30th May, 2026.

This is a relatively new festival, with the first of these events being held on Saturday, 14th June 2025 and including maritime music performances at Hythe Quay and at Little Ships, among other locations.

The event is organised by local group, Mains’l Haul and eight Shanty Groups performed in 2025 at various locations close to the Quay in Maldon during the day from 12 noon, plus a concert that took place at St Mary’s Church at 7:00pm.

The event, including the Concert, was free but donations for the Thames Sailing Barge Trust (a registered charity) were warmly received.