Along with the world famous tall ships the celebration will feature four days of live music across a number of stages, with indie rock band and North East legends Maximo Park headlining on Friday and the most Iconic Reggae band on the planet, Grammy-nominees, The Wailers, headlining on Saturday.
Some of the finest emerging and established local and regional bands Holy Moly & The Crackers, The Young Un’s, She Drew The Gun, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra and Hartlepool’s own Michael Gallagher will also perform, with more acts and an exciting, fun packed family festival programme to be announced in the coming weeks!