Welcome to the Pembroke Festival 2008. This sixth annual festival will provide a backdrop of entertainment for the flotillas of heritage boats visiting Castle Pond during Sea Fair Milford Haven 2008. Most importantly, however, the events will showcase local talent and be a reason for the community to come together to celebrate Pembroke’s unique sense of place.

The main events, based on our historic South Quay, will go on until 11pm and, appropriately, the theme is maritime. The Festival will begin, promptly, at 5.30pm on Thursday 19th June when maroons will go up to start a spectacular procession led by a huge sculpture of Poseidon made, as ever, by the fantastic Sand Palace Arts. He will be followed by local school children carrying sea monsters and fish and accompanied by local musicians.

Over the following three days you will be able to enjoy music in all forms, dance, drama, talks, pavement art, food and drink, model boats, walks, bike rides, competitions, quizzes, photos, exhibitions, circus skills and, of course, boats, boats and more boats! Most of the events are free to make them accessible to everyone.

We want the town’s shops to dress their windows for a Best Dressed Shop competition on the theme, and anyone and everyone is invited to dress up as pirates - there will be prizes for the most outrageous costumes. We will bedeck the town with bunting and our distinctive lamp post banners.

The Festival will end late on the evening of Sunday 22nd June with music from Wonderbrass – the boldest funkiest band in Wales, and a firework spectacular from the Castle ramparts. So make a date to join us from 19th to 22nd June – let’s celebrate!

The Pembroke Festival Group