Lancaster Maritime Festival was always mostly free - you just paid £2 daily admission to the Maritime Museum (ticket re-useable throughout the day) and there was a charge for the Last Night concert - but that was modest. All the other venues were free admission. Last year, at Glasson, it was all free, apart from the Last Night concert. This year the Saturday night concert had a £3 charge and the Last Night concert was a tenner. Everything else free.