Welcome to the 2017 Bexhill Festival of the Sea

Bexhill Festival of the Sea is a two-part month long event that promotes all that is great about our seaside:

Festival weekend takes place over the 2nd & 3rd September.
Angling competitions during the festival month.

There is something for everyone at the Bexhill Festival of the Sea! The weekend event next to the De La Warr Pavilion will include seafood cooking demonstrations presentation by WhaleFest and a foraging introduction by Wild Feast.  There will be a wide variation of stalls highlighting excellent local Sussex produce and global seafood cuisine, English wines, arts & crafts, free angling coaching, children’s fun fair and a full line up of live music on stage.  To delight visitors, the De La Warr Pavilion terraces will feature Morris Dancing, Belly Dancing and performances by local dance schools.

Free programmes are available at all entrances. If you like the event, please help to support us by donating in any of our official collection buckets.

Bexhill Festival of the Sea incorporates what was Bexhill Sea Angling Festival and now includes 7 angling competitions. The 24-day extravaganza showcases some of the best angling in the south of England. It aims to promote many of the diverse sea angling disciplines, as well as find the best anglers from around the country in their specialist field.