Overview
For several years now, the Harbour Festival has featured a variety of performances by folk and shanty choirs from both home and abroad on Friday and Saturday afternoons. In 2025, these will take place on Friday 30 May and Saturday 31 May.
Across six stages, you can enjoy traditional and modern sea shanties in many languages about the long wait, booze, the return of the fisherman, the harsh life at sea for both fishermen and their wives, and tales about forbidden and lost loves.
On Friday evening, the mirror tent will set the scene for a cozy sing-along with several of the participating groups. On Saturday evening, each shanty choir will perform in the festival tent, joining their forces in a lively jam session with all choirs in front of a packed audience
Blankenberge is a seaside municipality and city in the Belgian province of West Flanders and comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke. On 1 December 2014, Blankenberge had a total population of just under 2,000 people. Once a fishing port, it now accommodates some 1,000 pleasure boats.
Musical Acts
Avis de Grand Frais (FR) - 2025 Bathtub Shantymen (BE) - 2025 The Bully Boys (BE) - 2025 Chiens de Mer (FR) - 2025 The Exmouth Shanty Men (GB) - 2025 Folkafdeling Academie (B) - 2025 Gaffeltuig (BE) - 2025 Kimbers Men (GB) - 2025 Longest Johns (GB) - 2019 Marine V (BE) - 2025 Pekel (NL) - 2025 Portsmouth Shantymen (GB) - 2023 Rumor di Mare (NL) - 2025 Shantykoor Blankenberge (BE) - 2025 Shantykoor West Zuidwest (NL) - 2024 Strawberry Sailor Singers (NL) - 2025 Tom Lewis - 2023 Two Sheets to the Wind (BE) - 2018
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Blankenberge
West Flanders
Belgium