East Devon Soul Festival

Start: Saturday, July 4, 2026 11:00AM
End: Saturday, July 4, 2026 11:55PM

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, 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. Thanks to Arts Council England and Arts and Culture East Devon for funding to help support the festival.