What's On

Festival of the Sea brings you entertainment from talented local and national artists, and invites you to participate in workshops, interactive performance and family activities.

Festival of the Sea is completely FREE for everyone, with performance and activities taking place across Grimsby Town Centre and Waterfront.

Below you will find the programme for 2024. Application to perform for 2025 will open in winter 2024, keep an eye out on our socials.

Saturday 22 June

Read more about each activities below.

History Walking Tour

Ocean Eyes Community Dance Piece

Message in a bottle – world record attempt

Your Comperes

British Divers Marine Life Rescue – Save the Sea Activities

The little seaside circus play session

Upstream With The Canoe River Cleaner

Two Tough Trawlermen

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Live Cooking Demonstrations

Stories of Water: MOVEMENT

22-28 June | Up In Smoke

Caution (Sea)Horses

East Marsh United Peace Choir & Friends

Ocho the Octopus

Stories of Water: CAPTURE

Something Fishy at the Nature Lab

Harbour Learning Trust – Trashion Show 2024

The Washed-Up Mermaid & Captain O’GOldie

Ready, Set, Sail! Poetry Gameshow

TARGET NEL – Sharing the voice of our children & young people

Jelly Fish Stilt Walkers

NEL Music Centre presents – The Band & Youth Voices

Memories of the Sea

How We See the Sea

Fringe Programme

These events and activities are happening before or after the festival on Saturday 22 June – the date is displayed on each activity.

Some of these workshops have limited capacity so please book your place now to avoid disappointment!

22-28 June | Up In Smoke

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22/6/24 Hear Me Raw Girls Jazz Workshop with Helena Summerfield

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22/6/24 FotSea Afterparty

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22/6/24 Peterson’s Smokehouse: Oral History Exhibition

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26/6/24 THE SEA: KS2 Singing Festival

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