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Essex, CT - The 5th Annual CT Sea Music Festival will drop anchor in historic downtown Essex on June 12-15, 2026. As Stroll Essex Village Magazine states, “This beloved weekend is a highlight of the season that brings our community’s nautical heritage to life.” The family-friendly weekend includes a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, free daytime workshops and concerts featuring local and regional maritime performers, a family stage, CT River sails, demonstrations of sailor skills and Irish currach rowing, a fife and drum parade and Revolutionary War reenactment, honoring America’s Semi-Quincentennial celebration, a hymn sing, and late night pub sings. Evening concerts at the CT River Museum are ticketed events: https://bit.ly/CTSMFTIX. For schedule and more information, visit the Festival website at https://ctseamusicfest.org, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CTSeaMusicFest, Instagram @ct_sea_music_festival, or contact@ctseamusicfest.org. The CT Sea Music Festival is a project of the Maritime Music & Tradition Society Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It receives sponsorships from The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA), The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc., The Paul Foundation, and support from The Griswold Inn and The Essex Corinthian Yacht Club.