Day -1 Pirates in the Port and our last venue visit is to The Cab in Cambrian Road! The Cab is a brilliant music venue and community space specialising in punk & hardcore shows and a Community space hosting a variety of workshops. For this weekend, they have very kindly opened their doors to shanty and folk music and will host some brilliant bands in their fabulous and welcoming environment, set up for vibrant live performances, The bands come from Wales (Dragons Breath, Pres

We are just about there! Tomorrow it all starts at 11am, when the Mayor of Newport, Councillor Debbie Harvey, in one of her first official acts, steps on stage in front of Bois y Bryn to open the weekend's musical extravaganza! So at this late point, it's appropriate that we dish out some thank you's. We could not do this with a bit of money to get things going, and we have some wonderful friends who have helped us this year and last year. A huge shout out to Robin and Simon

Just when you thought Pirates in the Port could not get any bigger........ A huge welcome to our 19th amazing venue The Market Kingsway is joining us literally at the last minute with 2 days to go. You can find this great venue at https://themarketkingsway.co.uk/about/ Barry tells us 'The Market at Kingsway Centre is Newport’s answer to the ordinary. We’re a bold, proudly Welsh celebration of everything that makes this city tick; supercharged with real food, real music, real

Here are the final band and venue listings for Pirates in the Port (well we think this is final - its version 10.2 so far....). Choose which are your preferred venues, get comfy with a drink and stay all day. Or look up your favourite bands, get out and about and follow them round the festival area using your MAP (click here) Click HERE for Saturday Click HERE for Sunday Bois y Bryn are the organising band, and you will see us out and about. We're the ones in pirate dress plu

Day -4 (Part 2) Scroll down for all schedules for these venues There's a real pub buzz happening at the top of Newport High Street these days! In addition to amazing venues like the Corn Exchange (for band list see previous Facebook post) and lovely old pubs like the Murringer, there are vibrant pubs and venues running from the Old Green Crossing down to The Market and beyond. Carpenters The Carpenters Arms dates back to 1403 and even has its own original prison cells where c

Pirates in the Port Festival is proud to support and be supported by some of Newport's finest and friendliest bijou, boutique venues! Last year, you loved The Lamb and this year you'll love it even more as it's been taken over and totally refurbed - it's gorgeous!!! The Andrews will give you a warm welcome! Also last year, Julie and Michael at the Continental Coffee Lounge and Greek Restaurant on Corn Street opposite the Potters were great cheerleaders for the festival! They

Day 4, or rather, Day -5 to Pirates in the Port. Whatever, it's Bank Holiday Monday, and if you think it's hot today, wait till you see what brigands Jack at Fire and Ice has lurking in wait for unsuspecting seafarers! Pirates in the Port Festival goers love a great venue, and we have somewhere really special lined up in Fire and Ice on Cambrian Road. A great stage, with great sound kit managed by our friend Saul from SD Music (sdmusic.co.uk), and some of the nicest people in

Sorry I missed yesterday's Day 3 announcement as I had a date with Tottenham...... Something really different for today's update, brought to you by our lovely Folk Music festival partners in the Upstairs Market which is going to be our Folk Hub for the weekend. Just see what's happening on the Sunday for starters - A Grand Irish Session And there's more - here's the full market Upstairs schedule (Left ) and Downstairs in Sips Cafe (Right) where a host of shanty and Pirate mus

As we have kept adding new venues (by popular demand) over the last few weeks, we thought it only fair for you to have a new map showing where all the 52 bands will be playing over the weekend! So here it is. For those unfamiliar with Newport City Centre, the festival hub is at venue 1, The Corn Exchange, which is at the top of High Street, directly opposite Carpenters, McCanns and Le Pub. The hub will feature bands playing from 11am till 10pm on Saturday, and 12 till 6 on Su

The countdown has started to Pirates in the Port 2026......AND IT'S ALL FREE!!!! Pirate gear is coming out of the wardrobes...... Posters for band timetables are going up..... The map has been updated......... Festival Tshirts have been delivered...... Programmes are being printed.... All we need now is YOU!!!! Saturday 30th May - Corn Exchange from 11am & 17 other venues from 12 midday.

Newport's newest venue has just opened, and we have had a sneak preview! We visited Chapter (formerly Coco's) recently to carry out our usual review of venues and facilities and to match our bands to our venues, and it's looking great! Situated towards the top of High Street, Chapter will be hosting Pirates in the Port later this month, and we can't wait! There's a downstairs bar with a stage area, dancefloor and booth seating. Upstairs is another bar with another performance

Pirates in the Port are pleased to announce that our wonderful friends at The Riverfront Theatre and Newport Live will once again be putting on free Pirate-themed activities for children on Saturday 30th May as part of Newport's own Shanty and Folk Festival. After the great feedback we received from families at Pirates in the Port last year, we're doing it all over again! Come along with your children to our crafty Saturday session as part of Pirates in the Port 2026! Create

Pirates in The Port and Bois y Bryn are pleased to announce that the Festival Schedule involving 53 bands across 18 venues has now been published! Saturday and Sunday timetables for each venue can now be viewed by clicking the large buttons on the Front Page labelled 'Saturday Timings HERE' and 'Sunday Timings HERE'. You can also access the schedules here - Saturday, and here - Sunday. There is also a link to the Venue Map on the Front Page. With just 28 days to go, everythin

Pirates in the Port is pleased to announce that due to having so many bands signed up and in need of performance slots, we have broken through the 15 venue barrier - and added 2 new places where you can see and hear shanty and folk music on the weekend of 30th/31st May, taking us to 17 venues! Welcome Newport Arcade and Cakes & Cream! Courtesy of our good friends at Arcadia - Newport's premier Gothic coffee house, we will have groups serenading you from the gallery in Newport

Pirates in the Port are pleased to announce that for the festival weekend on 30/31 May, the Riverfront Theatre on Kingsway will host The Kymin Stage , sponsored by our good friends and Pirates in the Port Festival partners, Kymin - the leading Financial Planning firm based in Newport. Kymin tell us they were founded in Monmouth in 1993 with the aim of providing the combination of Financial Planning and Wealth Management. They are Independent Financial Planners which means

Pirates in the Port are pleased to be supported by leading Newport Financial Advisors, Kymin Financial Services for the second year, and we've just received some great news! Kymin are proud to announce that we have for a second year running been recognised as a VouchedFor Top Rated Firm for 2026, an award specifically presented to firms that consistently deliver an outstanding client experience. We look forward to seeing this years list of the Top Rated Firms in the UK, which

We are pleased to announce that our great friends, Harding Evans, Solicitors, will be teaming up with their newest neighbours to present The Harding Evans Stage at The Queens Academy for the weekend of Pirates in the Port. It’s good to know where to turn when the world throws you a curve-ball. Harding Evans are a full-service law firm, who provide advice to both individuals and businesses. From conveyancing and personal injury, family law and wills & probate, clinical neglige

(in rough geographical order from High Street to Kingsway) The Corn Exchange, High Street Carpenters' Arms, High Street McCann's Rock & Ale Bar Le Pub, High Street Coco's, High Street Market Upstairs - The Folk Hub! Market - Sips Cafe Hogarth's, High Street Fire & Ice, Cambrian Road The Cab, Cambrian Road Queen's Academy, Queen's Square The Lamb, Bridge Street The Continental, Corn Street The Mercure Hotel, Upper Dock Street The Riverfront Theatre, Kingsway Details of venue t

Pirates in the Port 2026 are pleased to announce prestigious additional venues for your enjoyment: The Carpenters Arms, High Street - this historic pub comes on board and (weather permitting) will feature bands playing in their outside area Coco's, High Street - Coco's is currently being refreshed under new management and is due for an exciting reopening in early March! Hogarth's, High Street - in the heartland of our festival, Hogarth's is a fixture of Newport's pub scene Fi