Maryport’s fabulous Taste of the Sea festival is bringing food, drink, music and more to the town’s lovely waterfront this weekend, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August.
This year it promises to be even bigger and better, with two sites, two stages and even more entertainment for all the family.
Head to the new Harbourside event space, created as part of Cumberland Council’s £12 million regeneration projects, for the Demo Stage where international expert Jack Stein, son of TV chef Rick Stein, and Cartmel’s Masterchef winner Irini Tzortzoglou, will both be showcasing their skills. They will also be joined over the weekend by Scottish seafood ambassador CJ Jackson.
There will also be a stage featuring live entertainment including sea shanty singers and storytelling, and the Teenage Market and the TEG Retail entrepreneurs market.
Over on the Marine Road showfield, there’s the big Producers’ Market and Hot Food Court, the main music stage, Maryport Round Table’s Rum Bar, and the fairground. The Chelaris fishing boat team will be selling their catch, and there will also be an oyster bar – both sold out quickly last year so visitors are advised to find them early on the Saturday.
Throughout the town there will be a Postcard Trail featuring scenes from old Maryport and the chance to win a Samsung tablet, a free family pass to the forthcoming Maryport Maritime Museum, and a Maryport print by talented young artist Chloe’s Chateau.
The Taste Cumbria events are a huge team effort. They are organised by Cumberland Council and Taste of the Sea’s major sponsor is Maryport Town Council. Thank you also to the other 2025 sponsors, Milburns Solicitors, Grants Oak Smoked, Thomas Armstrong Construction and Forth Engineering, and our supporters Maryport Business Group, Maryport Round Table and Maryport Harbour Authority.
Councillor Anne Quilter, Cumberland Council’s Executive Member for Vibrant and Healthy Places, said:
“It will be fantastic to see Maryport host another Taste of the Sea festival this weekend. The Taste Cumbria festivals are firmly in food lovers’ diaries and promises to be another extravaganza of local produce and talented entertainers.
“I hope everyone takes the time to visit some of the Council’s £12 million regeneration projects too, whether that’s the new Prom café, Shipping Brow Gallery, the Shiver Me Timbers play area and splashpark, or the great Maryport businesses in premises improved by shopfront grants. This is a really exciting time for this lovely town.”
For the latest information on all the Taste Cumbria events visit www.tastecumbria.co.uk