Clothing, jewellery, art, crafts and more can be found in our festival market on Cathedral Green.

A colourful feast of traditional dance around the town all day - you won't fail to notice that Mayfest is on! English border and Cotswold morris, lively high-kicking American-style Appalachian dance and traditional clog and step dancing are among the styles on offer.

A perennial favourite with the children, Gary Nunn once again brings his Ticklish Allsorts show to Mayfest. Natural joker, puppeteer, storyteller, spoof magic, silly songs with guitar, action songs, games and general mayhem.

A chance for children of all ages to learn the traditional art of maypole dancing. In the afternoon you can show off your new skills with a maypole dance display on Cathedral Green.

Contraband have been playing bluegrass since the early eighties, evolving from a straight "hardcore" bluegrass via a number of other influences (country, blues and acoustic folk) to its current rootsy approach to the music. An acoustic mixture of ballads and upbeat songs feature some amazing banjo and mandolin solos. The music 'moves', as they say!

The legendary Mayfest session - just turn up and play. Likely to keep going all day so come along any time.

Share traditional and contemporary songs with other singers.

What is Pure Acoustica? Simply it's a collection of artists who perform totally acoustically without the use of microphones, amplifiers or PAs. Musicians, singers, poets and comedians are all part of the Pure Acoustica experience. Acoustic music gives the musician and performer freedom and control. There is no distortion of the sound from a PA system and no worry that the balance will be wrong. The music and voice is pure and free and the audience’s reaction is amazing, loving the intimacy of the pure acoustic sound. It's a wonderful experience and how music should be, raw and untouched. Imagine sitting round a bonfire on the beach, listening to people singing and playing - this is Pure Acoustica!

Bewitching dance tunes from all around Europe

Presented by Brian Hooper and Jeff Henry, this concert showcases some of the best performers on the local folk scene in the beautiful setting of historic St Lawrence's Church.

The Youth Ceilidh Project is for 10 to 18 year old players of all instruments and offers you the chance to learn all the skills you need to play in a ceilidh band. You'll be taught some great dance tunes, work out arrangements and harmonies and learn how to work with a band to produce music that people just can't resist dancing to. Participants will be invited to play along for some of the dances in the evening ceilidh with the Bursledon Village Band, one of the most respected bands in the business.

With two acoustic guitars, a double bass and a clarinet doubling saxophone, Easy Street play a lively yet sophisticated selection of swing music with more than a hint of the gypsy jazz sound of Django Rheinhardt.

Bring along your uke and play with members of the Southampton Ukulele Jam. We welcome absolute beginners.

The Southampton Ukulele Jam have been meeting in Southampton since summer 2008 to share their love of playing the ukulele. They play everything from folk to punk - literally!