Lammas Festival 2015

Saturday 25th to Sunday 26th July 2015
Western Lawns, Eastbourne Seafront, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UH, England MAP
FREE

Daily capacity: 1,000

Last updated: Tue 14th Jul 2015

With folk music, morris dancing, traditional giants, carnival and a Grand Parade plus live bands every afternoon, and evening plus a Ritual celebration of Lammas expected at around 5.30pm, on the beach on Saturday.

Eastbourne's annual free festival of music dance and entertainment is back for a 15th year on the Western Lawns on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July 2015.

Line-up

Si-McLean, Ragati String Band, Sea Gypsies, Touchstone, Cracks in the Land, Matt Cooper, Moon Morris and Spirimawgus, Cool, Jacob Challoner Szulecki, Black Strap Molasses, Sussex Dance Studios, The Equatorial Group, plus on Saturday expect the Ritual celebration of Lammas

The ceremony starts with the dance 'John Barleycorn' performed by Hunters Moon Morris, symbolising the cutting of the corn and showing the cycle of life, death and rebirth.

All day events include stalls, crafts, kids fun, storytelling, tarot, birds of prey, pole lathe demonstration, Matthews Mousetown, Morris Dancing with Hunters Moon, Gong Scourers, Black Brook, Royal Sovereign & Pentacle Drummers.

All Day events include Morris Dancing, Lifeboat Demonstration, stalls, crafts, storytelling, tarot, pole lathe demonstration, and more.