Eastbourne Lammas Festival
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A free extravaganza of music, morris dancing, traditional giants, carnival and entertainment for everyone.

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Lammas 2010 31st July - 1st August 2010

 

Eastbourne's annual free festival of music dance and entertainment is back at on the Western Lawns

It will be our 10th Anniversary and we hope to make it really special.

Once again we will be making our usual collection in aid of the R.N.L.I. Last year we raised a staggering £1,327.81 which was nearly twice our previous best total! This year we aim to top that with your support.

Performers confirmed include

Touchstone
Ragati String Band
5th Quarter
The Slight Aches
Matt Cooper
Carol
Cartouche
Black Strap Mollasses
Terry Lees
Blueshift Jazz Band
Open air celidh with music from Rattlebone.

Morris Sides performing over the weekend

Hunters Moon Morris, who will be running a Border Morris workshop at 2.00 Sunday afternoon
Gong Scourers
Loose Women
Boughton Monchelsea
Bacchus

Plus Pentacle Drummers and The Sea Gypsies Belly Dancers

Vist the Events page for the full line up or download the programme

2009 Lammas Loaf with thanks to Cavendish Bakery

As usual the Western Lawns will be packed with stalls selling a range of clothes, shoes, books, gifts, sculptures, artwork and accessories plus beer tent and and food and drink stalls visit the Trade Stands page for the full list of traders

And new for 2010, to kick off the festival Ragati String Band are hosting a charity fund raising night 8.30 Friday 30th July at The Star Inn, Old Town Eastbourne featuring GEMMA HAYES (Purple Bubble), HARRY WHITBURN, DAN SPERRING & SIMON PIERZO (Gold Rush Radio), STUART GASSON,and others TBC.

 

How to Contact the Eastbourne Lammas Festival Committee

To email us, please use our Contact Form

To telephone us: 01323 737809

 

 

 

Photos of past festivals

More John Barleycorn...
Hunters Moon
South - the element of Fire West - the element of Water North - the element of Earth East - the element of Air Drumming up energy Hunters Moon Morris

Photos on Facebook. Courtesy of Catherine Tonge.  .

Ceilidh Crafts Performance Crew Friends
Enjoying the outdoor Ceilidh Pole Lathe Porvari Blueshift - Jazz Band Very handy crew Friends - Merry Meet

 

 

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Eastbourne Lammas Festival - raising money for the RNLI - the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Since 2001 Just under £6,500 has been raised

Eastbourne Lammas Festival - organised annually by ELF (Eastbourne Lammas Festival Committee)