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Tom Kitching ‘Where There’s Brass’

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Main Road, Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom

Author and musician Tom Kitching launches his new book and album, 'Where There's Brass', with a special storytelling and music concert tour.Documenting six months living in the London waterways community, making the long journey across England from Manchester on a traditional narrowboat built in 1937, 'Where There's Brass' tells the story of the contemporary Londonwaterways; a floating slum...

£10

Opening Event (HF 2024)

Ebenezer Chapel 30 Kings Head Street, Harwich, Essex

Join us for the Official Launch of The Harwich Festival of the Arts 2024

Free

Funny Rabbit Comedy Club (HF 2024)

The Electric Palace King’s Quay Street, Harwich

We kick off the festival in style with a comedy night at the Electric Palace. (18+)Headliner: Mark ThomasMark Thomas, the UK's finest political comedian , probably best known for the political stunts as performed on his cult Channel 4 show, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product & BBC Radio 4 Manifesto shows. Mark has been performing...

£8

The Onion Band (HF 2024)

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Main Road, Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom

Legendary Folk Rockers The Onion Band formed in 1984 and have spent the last 40 years perfecting their unique brand of Folk/Rock. Stereotypical “finger in the ear” folkies, they are not. “We've played rock pubs, country pubs, city pubs & social clubs. We wouldn’t have lasted five minutes if we sang thirty verses about dead...

Free

Colne Endeavour Band (HF 2024)

Cliff Park Bandstand

We welcome the Colne Endeavour Band to Cliff Park as part of this year's Festival.This is a free show but donations are very welcome. You can all reserve a space at the show via the button below (at no cost) we'll send you a reminder the week before.----

Free

Lourdes Fernández Flamenco (HF 2024)

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Main Road, Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom

The Harwich Festival is delighted to bring you some of the finest Flamenco dancing from the award winning Lourdes Fernández Flamenco. This is one you won't want to miss!---

£15

Harwich Dovercourt Choral Society (HF 2024)

St Nicholas Church

Harwich and Dovercourt Choral Society was first mentioned in the press in 1891 and has continued in its present format since 1921 bringing pleasure to many people through its singing and social activities ever since. We sing a wide variety of genres from traditional choral pieces to medleys from the musicals and fun items such...

£15

Happiness Machine (HF 2024)

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre, Annexed to the Mayflower Primary School, Main Road, Harwich, Essex

THIRD THEATREDo you want to be part of creating a performance in one Day?THE HAPPINESS MACHINEAN INTERACTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN OURSELVES, HAPPINESS AND AN EMPTY SPACEA WORKSHOP FOR ANYONE INTERSTED IN EXPLORING THEIR POTENTIAL FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSIONSunday 23rd June 10amThe Harwich Arts and Heritage centreFull day workshopPrice £20Using techniques developed over 40 years of creating improvised...

£20

Jazz & Blues Day (HF 2024)

New Bell Inn Outpart Eastward, Harwich, Essex

We have a special treat for you! A whole day of the finest Jazz & Blues - all in one place and right next to the sea.Join us at the New Bell Inn for an unforgettable day.Jazz and Blues DaySunday June 23rd.1pm to 9.30pmNew Bell InnSponsored by: The New Bell Inn, Dougie Page, Ashwood PromotionsFree...

Free

Seaside Explorers (HF 2024)

Harwich Beach

Join Seaside Explorers on Sunday 23rd June at 4:30pm by the Harwich Time and Tide Bell for a beach-school session exploring the shores and getting creative. Use the wonders of the maritime world, the views across the water, the nature that we’re surrounded by and the company of other seashore explorers to inspire your creativity...

Free

Lizzie Gutteridge (HF 2024)

St Nicholas Church

Catch that catch canConsort of 1 – live-looped Early MusicThis programme takes its title from John Playford's publication of the same name. Playford (1623–1686/7) is probably best known these days for the his collections of country dances published in the many editions of his “Dancing Master”. However he also published divisions for both flute and violin, tutor...

Free

Film 183: Embrace of the Serpent (HF 2024)

The Electric Palace King’s Quay Street, Harwich

The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by the journals of the first...

£10