Funnily enough, rather than being a stealth attempt to kill off the festival, the move to Glasson is a desperate attempt to save it!
As well as the pubs there will be a marquee set up for performances and street theatre in a "For Easter Weekend Only" Canalside Village.
The newly named "Lancaster District Maritime Festival" will still provide lovers of all things nautical with the worlds largest gathering of sea-song and shanty singers and the team who organise this brilliant event will be doing their all to ensure that the festival runs as smoothly and successfully as possible - in circumstances which they themselves know to be less ideal.
The political situation surrounding this festival is bizarre and it remains to be seen what effect the move will have on the Lancaster Quayside businesses not to mention the Maritime Museum...