Whitby Fish and Ships Festival: here's the schedule of events for 2024

By Duncan Atkins
Published 7th May 2024, 17:32 BST
Updated 8th May 2024, 08:55 BST
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Whitby’s Fish and Ships Festival takes place over Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19, offering everything from live cookery from top chefs to live music, street theatre and demonstrations of traditional arts and crafts.

Museums Marquee, Endeavour Wharf : 10.30-11am “Life, Love, Chips”; 11am-12.30pm Collage workshop including puppetry; 12.30pm-1pm “Storm in a Chip Shop”; 1.15pm-1.45pm “Life, Love, Chips”; 1.45pm-3.30pm Collage workshop including puppetry; 3.30pm-4pm “Storm in a Chip Shop”. 

Music Marquee, Endeavour Wharf : 12.30pm-2pm Old Time Sailors; 2.30pm-3.30pm Sam Lenton; 4pm-5.30pm Falsetto Frank; 6pm-7.30pm Mackie; 8pm-9.30pm Sunbeam; 9.30pm-11pm DJ.

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Whitby Bandstand, Pier Road : 11am Auckland Shanty Singers; 11.40am Mel Langton; 12.05pm JIB; 12.35pm Men of Staithes; 1.10pm Beth Burrows; 1.30pm Helen Pitt and Steve Dawes; 2pm Fylingdales Folk Choir; 2.40pm Boathook Bald; 3pm Roger Sutcliffe; 3.40pm JIB.

Boat building at Whitby library during the fish and ships festival.picture: Richard PonterBoat building at Whitby library during the fish and ships festival.picture: Richard Ponter
Boat building at Whitby library during the fish and ships festival.picture: Richard Ponter

SUNDAY MAY 19

Seafood Kitchen Marquee, Dock End : 10.30am Phil Akrill, The Talbot; 11.30am Paul Gildroy, The Magpie Café, and Andrew Barker, Hodgson Fish; 12.30pm Kath Breckon, NYES Catering; 1.30pm Jon Appleby, The Feversham Arms; 2.30pm Dan Hargreaves, Embers, Scarborough; 3.30pm Andrew Nightingale, The Hare and Hounds, Hawsker.

Museums Marquee, Endeavour Wharf : 10.30-11am “Life, Love, Chips”; 11am-12.30pm Collage workshop/puppetry; 12.30pm-1pm “Storm in a Chip Shop”; 1.15pm-1.45pm “Life, Love, Chips”; 1.45pm-3.30pm Collage Workshop/puppetry; 3.30pm-4pm “Storm in a Chip Shop”.Music Marquee, Endeavour Wharf: 11am-12.30pm: Men of Staithes; 1.45pm-3.30pm: The Jack-Tars; 4pm: Marquee closes.

Whitby Bandstand, Pier Road : 11am: Lynda Hardcastle and Alan Rose; 11.35am: Auckland Shanty Singers; 12.10pm: Mel Langton; 12.30pm: Esk Valley Concert Band and Whitby Jazz Collective; 2.15pm: Beth Burrows; 2.35pm: Auckland Shanty Singers; 3.05pm: Boathook Bald; 3.25pm: Richard Grainger and Chris ParkinsonIn addition, there will be street entertainment and local exhibitors and stalls throughout the two days

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