Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival spans five venues on 12 September
The Quayside Shanty & Heritage Harbour Festival will bring sea songs to Exeter’s Historic Quayside on Saturday, 12 September 2026. The programme runs across the day and evening and is described by Visit Exeter Events as suitable for all the family, with colourful shanty performers appearing around the harbour.
The confirmed venue is Exeter’s Historic Quayside, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4AN. A price has not been published in the supplied listing, and no booking or entry arrangements are stated. An event-wide start or finish time is also not given.
Music spreads across five Quayside venues
Live music is planned at the Transit Shed, Bishops Blaize, On The Waterfront, Samuel Jones and Puerto Lounge. The festival therefore extends across several Quayside venues rather than operating from one performance point.
Anyone hoping to see a particular group will need the full programme to identify the relevant venue and set time. The supplied listing does not include a venue-by-venue running order.
Piazza Terracina has the clearest scheduled window: Heritage Harbour activities are confirmed there from 12pm to 4pm. These activities sit alongside the music and provide the heritage element named in the festival title.
More than 20 shanty bands join the programme
More than 20 shanty bands are expected. Confirmed names include Exmouth Shanty Men, Hot Tuna, Bow Movement, Back Beach Boyz, Beached Buoys, Barrett’s Privateers, Stern Maidens, Hooligans Rule and Bradley the Solo Shantyman.
Woodbury Whalers, Midsummer Gurnards, Wonky Doneys, The Jolly Grogsters, Cask and Barrel Seagulls also feature in the announced lineup. The listing refers visitors to a full event programme but does not reproduce the sequence of appearances.
Folk songs of the sea form the musical thread throughout the festival. Activities take place on and around Exeter’s Heritage Harbour, giving visitors two clear anchors for planning: the five music venues and the midday-to-afternoon heritage programme on Piazza Terracina.
Details to check before visiting
The festival is presented as a family-suitable day and evening event, although no age-specific programme information is included. Visitors planning around one performer should consult the full programme before selecting a venue.
Price, booking or entry arrangements, transport guidance and accessibility information were not stated in the supplied listing. The confirmed practical details are the 12 September date, the Historic Quayside location and the Piazza Terracina activities running from 12pm to 4pm.
Source: Visit Exeter Events
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