Quayside Shanty Festival comes to Exeter on 12 September
Exeter’s Historic Quayside will fill with folk songs of the sea on Saturday, 12 September 2026, when the Quayside Shanty & Heritage Harbour Festival returns for a day and evening of performances and harbour activities.
The festival takes place on and around the Quayside, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4AN, and Visit Exeter Events describes it as suitable for all the family. The listing does not state an admission price or provide booking or entry instructions, so visitors should check the published event page and full programme before travelling.
The practical picture
| Detail | Confirmed information |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, 12 September 2026 |
| Venue | Exeter’s Historic Quayside, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4AN |
| Audience | Suitable for all the family |
| Heritage activities | Piazza Terracina, noon to 4pm |
| Music venues | Transit Shed, Bishops Blaize, On The Waterfront, Samuel Jones and Puerto Lounge |
| Admission | No price or booking information stated in the Visit Exeter Events listing |
Sea songs across five Quayside venues
Live music will be spread across the Quayside rather than confined to a single stage. The five confirmed locations are the Transit Shed, Bishops Blaize, On The Waterfront, Samuel Jones and Puerto Lounge. That multi-venue format makes the full programme particularly important for anyone hoping to hear a specific group.
More than 20 shanty bands are expected to perform. The published line-up includes Exmouth Shanty Men, Hot Tuna, Bow Movement, Back Beach Boyz, Beached Buoys, Barrett’s Privateers, Stern Maidens and Hooligans Rule.
Bradley the Solo Shantyman, Woodbury Whalers, Midsummer Gurnards, Wonky Doneys, The Jolly Grogsters, Cask and Barrel Seagulls also appear among the announced performers. The source does not provide individual set times or assign the listed acts to particular venues in its main event description.
Heritage Harbour activities have a confirmed afternoon window
Alongside the music, Heritage Harbour activities will take place on Piazza Terracina from noon until 4pm. This is the clearest timed part of the programme and gives families a defined daytime window around which to plan a visit.
The noon-to-4pm schedule applies specifically to the Piazza Terracina activities. Visit Exeter Events describes the wider festival as continuing through the day and evening, but it does not publish an overall opening time or finishing time.
Check the programme before choosing where to go
Visit Exeter Events says a full festival programme is available. Because performances are distributed across five venues, visitors wanting to follow particular bands should use that programme to confirm individual locations and set times.
The supplied listing does not name an organiser or provide transport, accessibility, admission-price or booking details. Those practical points should therefore be checked on the Visit Exeter Events source page alongside the latest full programme before attending.
Source: Visit Exeter Events
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