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IT'S BACK!!

Friday 4th - Sunday 6th July 2008

Hartlepool Maritime Festival is now established as one of the major events in the Tees Valley and this year it promises to be an awesome appetizer to the Tall Ships' Races in August 2010.

The festival will be a giant piece of harbour-side entertainment, attracting tens of thousands of people to join in a celebration of the rich past, present and future maritime heritage of Hartlepool.

Expect to enjoy:

• A wide-ranging programme of music
• Surprising and hilarious street theatre
• Exhilarating watersports
• Breath-taking aerial and trapeze performances
• Continental market, selling an abundance of delicious produce
• Comedy, dance, and much much more

Most of the entertainment is completely free!

New for 2008 :

• Evening entertainment amid the bars and restaurants of Navigation Point
• Big Dance' event
• Veterans Day event
• A Taste of Hartlepool... Experience