I saw this in the National Trust magazine and it looks great.
It is on from 30th June to 3rd July and will include thousands of actors, musicians and sailors (!) to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Tragalgar. The festival will play host to the biggest gathering of British and foreign warships since 1953 and to sleek and graceful tall ships, yachts, merchantmen and small ships of every kind. On the streets you will find pirates and mermaids, shanties and hornpips, reels and jigs and fine food from around the world. For the udner 5s there will be a gian glitter octopus spinning gripping tales of the 7 seas.
For info visit www.festivalofthesea.co.uk