Revellers partied for just 90 minutes at the world’s shortest festival.
The Low Tide Event took place on a sandbar between two islands in the Atlantic at low tide.
The patch of sand is usually 20ft under the sea.
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The celebration began at about 11:40am and featured picnic benches, bars on the back of tractors and food served straight from a boat.
Hundreds attended the festival, which is between Tresco and Bryher, in the Isles of Scilly, on Tuesday (29 April), as reported by Luxury Travel Daily.
Tom Matthews, the event’s co-organiser, said: “It’s been running since 2015 – usually twice a year.
“There were several hundred people there this time.
“It’s a really spectacular event.
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“It usually lasts about 90 minutes – depending on the air pressure.
“The air pressure dictates how far the tide goes out and how long we can stay on the sandbar.
“We do have a klaxon because we have to say at some point, ‘You really do need to go now’.
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“Shortly after everyone’s left and the tide is in you can see boats travelling over the spot where the festival was held.
“I spoke to an 87-year-old lady out enjoying the event with her granddaughter and the next minute I was chatting to a mum and her six-month-old baby.
“It’s an event that really brings the islands together.
“We have stalls from both sides of the Tresco and Bryher channel, and people travel from across Scilly, Cornwall and beyond to attend this event.
“We’re really proud of what the event has become, and what it brings to the islands, and to people’s holidays.
“I’m sure it creates memories to last a lifetime.”
Mr Matthews said the low tides affect the two islands, which are about 656ft apart, in spring and autumn.
The first Low Tide Event was held in 2015.
Mr Matthews said: “We’ve found ourselves in the position that we couldn’t stop if we wanted to because people plan their holidays around it now.
“It must be the world’s shortest pop-up festival.”
