International Festivals of the Sea
international festival sea series maritime festival held various british port city festival intended celebration sea bringing together sailor musician artist entertainer ship boat point compass first international festival sea took place bristol key theme john cabot pioneering voyage discovery america part festival replica cabot ship matthew dedicated prior reenactment cabot voyage following year relative success first festival taken declining number visitor navy day encouraged royal navy invite festival portsmouth unlike bristol event portsmouth event strong naval component effectively combined maritime heritage aspect first festival naval public relation aspect old navy day event highly successful visitor festival held edinburgh port district leith international festival sea returned portsmouth part trafalgar sea britain festivity mark th anniversary battle trafalgar festival sea last major event type however poole maritime festival conjunction european maritime day set revive tradition popular maritime festival may international festival sea bristol international festival sea portsmouth international festival sea portsmouth international festival sea leith edinburgh international festival sea portsmouth