Set over the 3rd and 4th July 2026, East Devon Soul Festival is a community-driven music event in the seaside town of Seaton, championing sustainability, creativity, and cultural regeneration. With an eclectic mix of soul-infused genres, East Devon Soul features Dr Meaker, Kaya Fyah, The Egg and Tomorrow’s Warriors presents. Seaton will be transformed into a resonating mass of beautiful music, crossing jazz, electronica, DnB, ska and even some surf rock. Street bands and DJ’s will perform across the town on 4th July, Seaton’s own independence day.
The festival starts on Friday eve, 3rd July, with The Rumble-O’s rocking the Old Picture House, whilst DJ’s will be perfrming at various venues around the town.
Across Saturday daytime, there will be live music and DJ’s in town or by the beach, local artists, curated by Sustainability Live Radio, B Sharp, schools and community groups. Wander around Seaton, grab some fresh and natural food from local businesses and head to the Gateway Theatre for 3 headline acts from the late afternoon, crossing jazz, funk, ska, soul and DnB borders, culminating with the awesome Dr Meaker. At the Tramway there will be 3 female led jazz acts featuring the cream of UK talent, in association with Tomorrow’s Warriors, legendary home of Ezra Collective and Nubya Garcia. After this, walk over the road to the Old Picture House for some live electronic music, including festival favourites The Egg and rounded off by future mega star Kaya Fyah. Finish the day here or at the beach, enjoying sunset with a lovely cocktail/ beer and music spun by DJ’s at Tide, The Vault and Hideaway venues until the early hours.
Date: Saturday 4th July 2026
Entry: £12
Doors open: 8pm
Date: 3rd and 4th July, 2026
Entry: £32 Early Bird £20 Gateway £10 Tramway £12 The Old Picture House
Date: Saturday 4th July 2026
Entry: £20 entry £32 second release festival ticket
Doors open: 5pm
Date: 4th July 2026
Entry: £12 or £32 early bird as part of the whole festival ticket
Doors open: 7.30pm
Seaton in East Devon is a town with multiple underused venues, containing an infrastructure to support a creative ecosystem. Sitting between the more vibrant towns of Lyme Regis and Sidmouth, Seaton has currently been left behind but East Devon Soul aim to help remedy that.
The aim of the East Devon Soul Festival is to bring music to the town to support socioeconomic enhancement, providing culture and economic life, encouraging people to come in and support local businesses. East Devon Soul Festival will generate an uplift in culture for the town, providing hope and opportunity for future events to occur and release the creative potential of the region, benefitting a wide demographic, including young people, families, older residents, and those who may otherwise have limited access to arts and live music due to financial, geographic, or social barriers.
Tickets are available for individual venues or as full festival passes.
The festival emphasises “green transport“ and local connectivity.
East Devon Soul is a festival you can experience for the day or make a weekend of it, stay overnight or just pop in.
Seaton and the surrounding East Devon coastline offer a variety of accommodation ranging from modern seafront hotels to traditional country inns and expansive caravan parks.
