Lammas Festival 2011

Eastbourne's annual free festival of music dance and entertainment is back for its 11th Anniversary on the Western Lawns on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2011. 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.

Line-up

Saturday: Electric Hoedown, Ragati String Band, Porvari, Matt Cooper, Fiddlefit, Carol.
Sunday: Open-Air Ceilidh with The Howlers, Touchstone, Black Strap Molasses, Mr Weston & The Ironing, and BlueShift Jazz.

Morris Sides Hunters Moon Morris, Off-Spring Morris, Gong Scourers, Bacchus Border Morris, Royal Sovereign Morris, and Wicked Belly Morris will also perform over the weekend.

On site

There will also be a beer tent and craft stalls open all day on the Wish Tower Slopes plus storytelling, puppetry and children's activities. An evening concert is expected to take place at 7.30pm in the Winter Garden.

Charity

The festival will be making a collection in aid of the R.N.L.I. Last year they raised £1,522 taking their total since the festival started to just over £8,000!.

More info

For more information, see the Eastbourne Lammas Festival website.


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