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Jul
22
Wed
2020
POSTPONED: Annual Public Meeting – new date: TBC
Jul 22 @ 6:00 pm
Aug
8
Sat
2020
POSTPONED: Harwich Maritime Festival 2020
Aug 8 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

POSTPONED: New date TBC

After very careful consideration, we have taken the sad decision to postpone this year’s Maritime Festival, which was due to take place on 8 August 2020, to a yet to be confirmed date in 2021.

It is not a decision we have taken lightly as the event was part of the national Mayflower 2020  celebrations and an occasion many visitors and local residents look forward to each year. However, at this very uncertain time we believe that postponing the event is the best course of action.

Many of our partners, suppliers, traders and members of the local community have already put lots of hard work into organising this year’s event and we extend our heartfelt thanks to them all.

We hope to be able to welcome everyone back to the festival in 2021.

Thank you

Harwich Haven Authority

Harwich Maritime Festival
Saturday 8 August 2020
Organised by Harwich Haven Authority
Celebrating #Mayflower400

#Getonboard2020

www.harwichmaritimefestival.co.uk
Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @HarwichMaritimeFestival

Sep
22
Tue
2020
Virtual Annual Public Meeting 2020
Sep 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us live on Tuesday 22 September – from 6pm – for our first Virtual Annual Public Meeting, which will be hosted via Zoom. The meeting will also be streamed live on Facebook @harwichhaven.

Register here.

Everyone welcome | Free to join

We will review our Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2019 and share our plans for the year ahead. The meeting will be chaired by our Chief Executive Neil Glendinning who will be joined by the Authority’s Chair Jim Keohane.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the meeting and we’ll do our best to answer as many as we can on the night. Please send your pre-event questions to c[email protected].

View our latest annual report and financial statements ahead of the meeting.

Jun
25
Fri
2021
OCTOPUS AHOY!
Jun 25 – Sep 5 all-day

FOLLOW THE TRAIL! 25th June – 5th September 2021

Octopus Ahoy!, in celebration of 150 years of Clacton and the Mayflower 400 project, is a mass appeal, large-scale public art and charity event taking place throughout Essex this summer.

Enjoy 2021’s stay-cation summer of joy by searching out amazing art by local artists whilst learning more about the local area – and winning lots of free prizes and rewards for just joining in the fun.

Download the Octopus Ahoy! app this summer and win prizes for scanning each octopus – from cuddly octopus keyrings through to free afternoons teas!  Learn more about this amazing sculpture project at www.octopusahoy.co.uk

 

Jul
3
Sat
2021
Harwich Festival 2021
Jul 3 – Jul 31 all-day
This year’s Harwich Festival runs from Sat 3rd July to Sat 31st and has a number of live music events, exhibitions, theatre & workshops across Three venues (The Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre, St Nicolas’ Church & the Cliff Park Bandstand)
 
For information on all the events & tickets please visit www.harwichfestival.com
Jul
10
Sat
2021
Harwich Secret Gardens 2021
Jul 10 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hidden gardens and courtyards open. All the gardens are easily reachable on foot.

Teas and coffee will be provided at St Nicholas church, and there are plenty of coffee shops, pubs and restaurants for refreshment.

Profits shared between local good causes.

Entry brochure £5.00 will gain entry into all of the gardens – accompanied children free. Brochures have full garden details and a map showing places to eat.

How to get event passports: Entry brochures will be available from the Ha’penny Pier visitors centre, St. Nicholas church and Deli 141 in Dovercourt High Street on the day and will be available a few weeks before the event.

Contact: Jackie Denton (Secretary, Harwich Secret Gardens)

Phone: 01255 502925

Email: [email protected]

The latest event updates and changes will be posted on this Facebook page —>   https://www.facebook.com/harwichsecretgardens

Jul
25
Sun
2021
Harwich Gardens (NGS)
Jul 25 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Five different gardens all within walking distance in the historical town of Harwich.

Cost: Adult: £5 Children: Free  

Contact: Frances Vincent Email [email protected]

Aug
7
Sat
2021
Swim safe
Aug 7 @ 9:00 am – Aug 10 @ 7:00 pm

As the hot weather continues it’s even more important that young people understand the dangers of swimming in and around open water…

Swim Safe – https://swimsafe.org.uk/- teaches children aged 7 – 14 years old, where it’s safe to swim, how to float and what to do if they or someone else gets in trouble.

Harwich Haven Authority have partnered with Swim England and the RNLI to fund the SwimSafe programme in Harwich.

Free sessions are being held on Dovercourt beach this Summer. Don’t miss out! To book go to https://swimsafe.org.uk/locations/harwich

Oct
8
Fri
2021
Harwich Shanty Festival 2021
Oct 8 @ 9:00 am – Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm
Mar
13
Sun
2022
A concert by young musicians
Mar 13 @ 2:30 pm

A concert by young musicians in aid of Harwich Mayflower Legacy Fund

Mar
25
Fri
2022
Illuminate 2022
Mar 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Illuminate Festival returns for 2022! This year’s light-show event will take place in March, instead of the usual November slot.

Find out more on our blog.

Apr
3
Sun
2022
Mayflower Half Marathon
Apr 3 all-day
May
14
Sat
2022
Unsigned Bands Night
May 14 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

The Harwich Festival is proud to present our Unsigned Bands Night featuring local grassroots bands.

May
26
Thu
2022
Open Mic Night
May 26 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The Monthly Open Night is on!

Singers, Song Writers, Poets, Comedians, Performers…. Join us at the Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre for the best free show in town.

Bring your own instruments (we have a house guitar if needed) and meet other local artists.

Jun
2
Thu
2022
Queens Jubilee
Jun 2 – Jun 5 all-day
Platinum Jubilee Events – Reading of the proclamation
Jun 2 @ 2:00 pm

Reading of the proclamation on Ha’penny Pier by the Town Crier, live music, children’s workshops and the creation of a public community artwork.

Platinum Jubilee Events – Lighting of the Beacon
Jun 2 @ 9:30 pm

The lighting of the beacon ceremony will include music played by a bugler to mark the event.

Jun
18
Sat
2022
Festival of the Sea – Parade of Boats
Jun 18 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Convening between Essex and Suffolk, at the confluence of the rivers Stour and Orwell, the fleet will assemble near the Ganges Buoy at Shotley Spit. The parade will start at 14:00 on Saturday 18th June 2022 – High Water Harwich: 15:34 BST.

Participating boats will pass spectators at the following times:

Harwich Ha’penny Pier 14:30

Felixstowe Landguard Fort 15:00

Shotley Marina 15:30

Dispersing off Ha’penny Pier 16:00

To take part in the Parade of Boats, and receive further information and a special celebratory flag, please register your boat on the Festival of Suffolk website.

Please note that there are no planned activities apart from the parade, and shanty singers will not be performing.

Jun
22
Wed
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 22 all-day
Jun
23
Thu
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 23 all-day
Intarsia
Jun 23 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Intarsia is an emerging duo of performers from diverse backgrounds. Jo May and Sarah Matthews have worked together since 2018, combining voice, violin, viola, octave fiddle, tenor guitar, balafon and a whole range of other percussion instruments. The sounds of these wooden instruments blend to create intricate delivery of original and traditional material inspired by English songs, European dance tunes, West African rhythms and more. Intarsia’s debut album ‘Sistere’ was released in October 2020.

Jun
24
Fri
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 24 all-day
Matthew Crampton
Jun 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

A welcome return for Matthew Crampton’s entertaining look at human migration, now with more Harwich stories than ever. Enjoy folksong and expert storytelling while hearing some remarkable local tales.

‘An elegant, vital insight into human suffering and survival,’ Cerys Matthews. ‘Do not miss,’ Songlines magazine.

Jun
25
Sat
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 25 @ 2:59 pm – 3:59 pm
Jun
26
Sun
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 26 – Aug 26 all-day
Baluji Shrivastav
Jun 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Baluji Shrivastav- virtuoso multi-instrumentalist – The Times

“Intoxicating”-Vogue Runway

“Convention-defying Indian composition that you will want to play over and over again”-Songlines

“blind musician takes the stage with a bold vision excels in sitar, surbahar, dilruba, pakhavaj and tabla”- Times of India

Baluji Shrivastav OBE is an Indian multi-instrumentalist who was blinded at 8 months old and has become one of the worlds leading composers and sitar players. He has performed and recorded with some of the greatest tabla accompanists such as Anindo Chatterji and Ustad Fayaz Khan. He has worked with a wide variety of artists including Stevie Wonder, Massive Attack, Madness, Shakira,Malu, Boy George,Doves. His latest stunning multi media composition – Antardrishti-Inner Vision, funded by an international commission from Unlimited and featuring his Inner Vision Orchestra of blind musicians, dancers and audio-visual artists Addictive TV was performed to great reception at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre in

Sept 2018, followed by Delhi and at the Mumbai Opera House in collaboration with the British Council.

Jun
27
Mon
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 27 all-day
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 27 all-day
Chris Ingham
Jun 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

“One of Britain’s best singer-pianists” LONDON EVENING STANDARD

As leader of his jazz quartet, Chris has produced three acclaimed repertoire CDs celebrating the work of Hoagy Carmichael (Hoagy), Dudley Moore (Dudley) and Stan Getz (Stan) and has performed the associated live shows over 150 times throughout the UK. As a composer, in 2017 he provided the soundtrack for the six-part documentary series Wartime Crime for Discovery/UKTV and How the Beatles Changed The World for Netflix. He has been a record producer for singers Ruthie Henshall and Joanna Eden and is the author of Rough Guide to The Beatles and Rough Guide to Frank Sinatra.

Jun
28
Tue
2022
Harwich Festival 2022
Jun 28 all-day

These are not Harwich Haven Authority events. Please contact the event organiser directly with any queries.