Sea Rising Festival 2024

Aim: Support the Sea Rising Festival - a free music and environment festival in Portobello on 22 June 2024

We did it!

Thanks for coming!

And..  now can you help with THREE wee things: 

1. FEEDBACK

 It's a free festival, friends - there's no way we can keep doing this stuff unless we get your engagement! It's only 9 very short questions:

https://forms.gle/D4bXvoj52J2VtVP87

2. PHOTO COMPETITION 

And we'll be judging the photo comp in the next couple of days. So if you took a good one please do share it with #searisingfestival on social media channels and you’ll be in with a chance to win a Sea Rising Festival t-Shirt!

3. FUNDING

This Crowdfunder is nearly there. If you had a lovely time please support it. If everyone just gave £3 it would cover costs, and more would really help. We’re dipping into reserves to cover costs. Only 2 days left to go, and every pound really helps! 🙏😘

#freefestival #feedback #SeaRisingFestival #portobello

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On the 22nd June 2024 Porty Community Energy a free music and environment festival on the promenade and beach in Portobello, Edinburgh (near the bottom of King's Road) between 1-6pm.

With the festival we hoped to highlight one of the immediate impacts of climate change for our coastal community, the rising sea.

We chose this day as it is midsummer and a full moon, and are expecting a high spring tide...

You can join us at the selkies sea stage, to listen to the music with the waves lapping at your ankles, to be part of a chorus of voices, and dance in the water.

On dry land there will be the landlubbers stage, where you can join in a ceilidh. Visit markets and workshops, and try out different bikes.

The Sea Rising Festival sounds amazing doesn't it?

With your help we can make it even better!

Via this Crowdfunder you can preorder Sea Rising Festival t-shirts and prints designed by local artist KMG, and other goodies

Your support will help the running of the festival, largely done by volunteers, and allow us to include additional artists, workshops, and publicity.

What to expect at the Sea Rising Festival 

• A Landlubbers stage on the prom with performances by local musicians and bands
• A Selkies Sea tidal stage on the beach with performances by acoustic musicians and choirs 
• A makers market with a variety of local businesses
• Stalls by climate and local community groups
• Arts and craft activities
• Family-friendly activities
• Bike demos
• Special artist commissions

A ceilidh with Auld Lang Syne at the end

Performances include:

Workshops include:

Contributing artists:

• KMG
• Juliana Capes
• Deborah Shaw
• Eilidh Scott

Market, stalls and workshops:

• Support the Makers
• Sparklewear
• BMX School
• Knitting for All
• Tool Library
• Queer by Nature
• Porty Water Collective
• Cargo Bike Movement
• Spokes Porty
• Greenpeace
• Stitches for Survival
• Edinburgh Climate Coalition
• Climate Cafe

The Sea Rising Festival is FREE but we welcome donations from those who are able to help cover the additional costs... see you at Midsummer!

Accessibility 

We would like to help anyone who has accessibility barriers in attending the festival. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help. Please email [email protected]