based where the river sid meets the sea,
the ham is our main concert marquee venue
The centre-piece for festival concerts, The Ham marquee provides a comfortable seated venue for three first class concerts each and every day of the festival – lunchtime, afternoon and evening. Most concerts feature a headline act playing 60-90 minutes plus a support act playing 30-40 minutes before an interval.
first names announced include
Richard Thompson, Sharon Shannon, Dervish, Flook, Steve Knightley, Banter, The Rheingans Sisters, Kerr Fagan Van Eyken.… the list is still growing.
tickets
All-in-One and Season Tickets are now on sale, along with the first line up announcements.
An All-In-One ticket gives you access to all events and workshops for the whole festival. You can also get discounted tickets to the three Pre-Festival concerts held at The Ham. Week, Weekend and Day season tickets give access to all events except Ham Evening concerts from Saturday to Thursday for the period of your ticket. These season tickets give a discount for those Ham Evening concerts.
facilities
There’s a well-stocked Foyer Bar and dedicated toilets for concert patrons including disabled facilities. Outside the venue you’ll find the Ham Lawn which hosts the Festival Merchandise and artists’ CD stall. Circling the lawn, there is a range of tasty food and drink outlets and a bar area with picnic benches. A great area to soak up the festival atmosphere!
The Ham is close to Port Royal at the eastern end of the Esplanade. Further venue details including accessibility.
did you know?
The area of Sidmouth now called The Ham was previously a water meadow known locally as ‘The Marsh’. The name Ham is probably derived from the old Saxon word Hamm or Ham, meaning water meadow or settlement surrounded by water.
Ham Field, which originally included land now occupied by the swimming pool, car park and cottages in Riverside and Mill Street was a peaceful and attractive area, where cows grazed and violets grew.