We are the largest most diverse arts fes­ti­val in East Loth­ian. Now in its sixth year, the 3 Har­bours Arts Fes­ti­val has over 100 venues, over 100 artists and over 50 events.

Visual art, music, work­shops, tours, trails, lit­er­a­ture, film, pho­tog­ra­phy and drama abound in Pre­ston­pans, Cocken­zie and Port Seton dur­ing the fes­ti­val week.

Art in unusual places — sculp­ture in the har­bour, pho­tographs on har­bour rail­ings, an origami instal­la­tion in a scrap­yard and much more. See the high­lights page for a taste of the festival.

The fes­ti­val sup­ports and encour­ages pos­i­tive com­mu­nity activ­ity in Pre­ston­pans, Cocken­zie and Port Seton. This is partly attained through a week-long fes­ti­val of art which cre­ates a fan­tas­tic fes­ti­val atmos­phere from har­bour to har­bour. We put on a show, we hope the sun shines and we guar­an­tee a wealth of cre­ative activ­ity which vis­i­tors can enjoy at a relaxed and wel­com­ing pace.

Com­mu­ni­ties within the 3 Har­bours area are noted for their pas­sion­ate com­mu­nity spirit, they vol­un­teer through­out the year and are com­mit­ted to this part of the coast they live in. Schools, com­mu­nity cen­tres, libraries, com­mu­nity groups, art clubs and indi­vid­u­als all take an active part in the fes­ti­val. Cuthill Park in Pre­ston­pans, is a beau­ti­ful tran­quil space, close to the Firth of Forth and the John Muir Way which lay neglected for many years. The Friends of Cuthill Park now care for the site and sev­eral events through­out the year such as the Big Lunch, Mural Fest and the Coastal Food Fair are held there.

Fur­ther along the coast to the east in Cocken­zie, is Cocken­zie House. The beau­ti­ful house and gar­dens have a long and intrigu­ing his­tory and the Cocken­zie House Her­itage Group wants to secure its future within the com­mu­nity for many more gen­er­a­tions. A vis­i­tor to Port Seton Har­bour would likely see row­ers set­ting off in their skiff in sun, rain or snow. The Boatie Blest Com­mu­nity Row­ing Club based at the har­bour is an enthu­si­as­tic group which built two St Ayles skiffs in 2010 as part of the Scot­tish Coastal Row­ing Asso­ci­a­tion project. It has an ever increas­ing num­ber of row­ers and just as active a social side.

This is only a taste of the activ­i­ties in the area, there are many more and we would encour­age you to take the time to visit their events.