FAMILIES with a taste for adventure will be right at home at Poole’s first annual Seven Seas Festival from May 19 to 21.

The free event has three days and two nights of family-friendly international food, music and culture in partnership with Poole Maritime Festival, bringing a world of seafaring sounds, tastes and traditions to Harbourside Park.

Festival director Ben Dyas of Immense Events said: “There’ll be something for everyone no matter what their age with our international menu of great street food producers, incredible beers and ciders and some of the best global sounds around. What’s more it’s all for free!”

The festival site will be split into seven unique areas for a sensory tour of Planet Earth highlighting tastes, styles and sounds from around the world.

As well as the Seven Seas micro-sites there’s also the Southern Sea VIP hospitality arena where a range of internationally inspired bespoke food and drinks packages are available with waitress service.

At the heart of the festival is the Maritime Event Arena where every aspect of seafaring life in Poole is represented, from the festival’s four partner charities –

RNLI, Julia’s House, Diverse abilities and Greenpeace – to performances by local schools, circus and fire shows and even the odd sea shanty.

And to make sure the Seven Seas Festival strikes a chord with everyone there’s a fairground arena, amazing views from the Poole Harbour BIG Wheel and a full schedule of top tribute acts and crowd-pleasing local bands ready to rock their socks off on the Harry Rocks main music stage.

The Seven Seas Festival truly is the pearl in Poole’s packed summer of fun.