Upcoming events.
Wellington Christmas Lights
Kick off the festive season with WaveMe in Wellington!
We are absolutely thrilled to be trading at the spectacular Wellington Christmas Lights Turn On on Saturday 28th November 2026.
Taking over Wellington High Street and South Street from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, this magical street market turns the historic town centre into a winter wonderland. It brings together the finest independent Somerset craft stalls, holiday food vendors, and family entertainment, culminating in the official big switch-on at 5:00 PM by the town Mayor.
Come find our festive stand to pick up the ultimate premium winter gifts, feel the exceptional quality of our independent designs, and keep warm while enjoying the Christmas cheer! Festive Entertainment, Food & DrinksWellington is pulling out all the stops for an unforgettable festive day out.
The Main Stage & Street Performers: Enjoy a full day of live entertainment! The street stage will host incredible local school choirs singing carols, live bands, and festive music to keep the Christmas spirit soaring. Look out for the beautiful street entertainers walking through the crowds!
Festive Treats & Street Food: Keep the winter chill away with an exceptional array of hot, seasonal food. From luxury hot chocolates and festive mulled ciders to artisan bratwursts, wood-fired pizzas, and local Somerset bakes, there is something to satisfy every craving.
Santa’s Grotto: Perfect for families, the local church and community spaces will be hosting a magical Santa's Grotto alongside festive craft workshops for kids.
Beat the Holiday Rush with WaveMe: Our Brand New Premium Raincoats: Give the gift of ultimate comfort. Explore our newly arrived, tailored waterproof Fest raincoats—perfect for winter dog walks and unpredictable British weather. The StayDri Collection: The perfect luxury present for the outdoor enthusiast or wild swimmer in your life. Check out our high-quality, flexible post-swim hoodies and sherpa-lined robes. Exclusive WaveMe Fest Coats: Need a show-stopping festive gift? See our stunning, hand-printed, hand-stitched statement coats made sustainably from recycled materials.
Ice Water Swim Festival
WaveMe at the Ice Water swim Festival by The Wild Swim Co.
We are absolutely delighted to announce that WaveMe has been officially invited back to trade at another festival organised by the amazing team at The Wild Swim Co. Come and see us at the prestigious Ice Water Swim Festival in Dorset just before the New Year. This spectacular winter event is the absolute pinnacle of the UK cold-water swimming calendar, bringing together passionate ice swimmers, winter plungers, and outdoor enthusiasts from all over the country. The Wild Swim Co. Sold out of there 200 places very quickly for this event so have opened up another 60 spaces should you want to partake in any of their challenges and don’t forget to book your sauna in advance too.
This marks our third appearence at The Wild Swim Co. Events Over the last two years, WaveMe has been so greatly received by this wonderful community, and it has quickly become one of the absolute highlights of our journey. We can’t wait to set up our stand, showcase our independent designer quality, and catch up with many of our favourite regular customers!
If you are bracing yourself for the ultimate cold-water challenge this winter, post-swim recovery is your number one priority. Drop by the WaveMe stand to gear up, dry off, and stay completely insulated from the freezing elements.
❄️ Your Ultimate Winter Swim Recovery Arsenal:
• 🌊 The StayDri Collection: Meticulously engineered for serious sub-10°C drops and freezing ice lines. Come feel the unbelievable softness of our highly absorbent, premium tailored changing parkas and hoodies, designed to dry you off instantly and safely lock in your core body heat the moment you step out of the water.
• 🌧️ The Hybrid Pro Waterproof Jackets: Our heavy-duty, premium Sherpa-lined flagship coat. As praised by our marine and swimming community, its tailored, zero-bulk design offers complete arm flexibility and room to stretch, making it the perfect high-performance jacket to throw over your swim gear.
• 🎨 The Brand New WaveMe Fest Coats: Need a vibrant, unique statement piece to bring some color to the winter landscape? Explore our ultra-soft, hand-printed, and hand-stitched long coats made sustainably from 100% recycled materials. They pack down effortlessly into their own matching luxury
An electric atmosphere packed with inspiring cold-water panels, hot local food, and the most supportive community on earth.
Weston Super Mare Market - Itallian Gardens
Catch WaveMe at the Weston Market! 🌊⛺
Get ready to shop our premium, eco-conscious outdoor wear in person! WaveMe is packing up the van and heading to the vibrant Weston Market. As a British brand built for wild swimmers, campers, van-lifers, and outdoor enthusiasts, we love getting out into the community to meet fellow adventurers who share our "give back" mindset.
It’s our first time trading at Weston Market so we are excited to meet you all.
Whether you are local to North Somerset or planning a coastal weekend trip, this is your perfect opportunity to feel the premium quality of our gear firsthand.
Event Details
• 🗓️ Date: Sunday 25th October
• ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• 📍 Location: Italian Gardens, Weston-super-Mare
• The StayDri Collection: Touch and try on our signature, exquisitely soft Sherpa micro-towelling lined long hoodies and swim robes. Find your perfect fit to stay warm and dry off in style after your next salty sea dip.
• The Hybrid Pro Coat: Check out our ultimate UK weather-engineered waterproof coats, featuring our standout khaki green and bright orange contrast.
• Mini-Wavers Gear: Keep your little explorers cozy with our kids' sustainable hoodies, t-shirts, and ultra-warm swim robes in vibrant Red and Happy Yellow.
• Exclusive Market Treasures: Browse our range of sustainable gifts, accessories, and unique upcycled jewellery crafted from plastic collected during our beach cleans just locally over at Brean Beach.
Say Hello & Join the Wave
At WaveMe, we don’t do fast fashion. Everything we create is designed by independent UK designers, ethically manufactured using recycled materials (like RPET fabrics from plastic bottles), and built to last. By shopping with us at the market, you are directly supporting our Eco-Wave promise—including local beach cleans and marine conservation charities.
Come by the Italian Gardens, check out the vibrant vibe, and don't forget to give a wave!
WaveMe Pop-Up-Shop, Wiveliscombe Square
WaveMe Expanded Pop-Up Shop: Saturday Live on The Square, Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe, we are coming home! We are absolutely over the moon to announce that WaveMe is popping up right in our hometown this coming Saturday. You can find us right in the historic heart of the town centre on The Square, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
We have some incredibly exciting news for our local outdoor community: we have officially expanded and doubled the size of our pop-up shop layout! This means more room for you to browse, more stock to explore, and a complete showcase of our brand-new autumn releases.
Come down between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM (weather permitting) to meet the designer, try on our pieces, feel the premium quality materials, and take your favorites home on the spot!
Showcasing the Brand New WaveMe Fest Coats
This Saturday is the official physical debut of our highly anticipated WaveMe Fest Coats. Crafted sustainably from 100% recycled materials with a flawless hand-printed and hand-stitched finish, these coats are a statement piece for the outdoor enthusiast. They are uniquely long, incredibly soft, and cut to fit frames over 5ft 7" with absolute comfort.
The ultimate layering trick: They are designed with a roomy, relaxed silhouette to throw straight over your thickest winter clothing—including our beautiful Sherpa-Lined StayDri Hoodies. When the Somerset downpour clears, the coat packs right away into its own matching luxury printed travel bag, giving you ultimate portability, warmth, and style. We are fully stocked this weekend in both our striking Funky Fest Print and classic Navy Blue!
Make a Day of It: Support Wiveliscombe’s Fantastic Independent Scene!
Wiveliscombe is famous for its thriving independent shops and warm community spirit. Turn your Saturday morning pop-up visit into a proper weekend outing by supporting some of our absolute favorite local businesses right around The Square:
☕ Fuel Up at Whelans Cafe: Before or after you browse our coats, pop over to Whelan’s on the corner of The Square. It is the ultimate spot for a bustling community atmosphere, a perfectly brewed pot of tea, and a hearty, delicious breakfast to kickstart your Saturday.
🎁 Discover Eco-Artisans at Secret Island: Take a stroll down North Street to visit Secret Island, a beautiful, plastic-free eco-artisan gift shop and gallery. They showcase incredible local craft talent (and are a proud stockist of the WaveMe StayDri collection!). It’s the perfect place to pick up unique, sustainable treasures.
🍺 Unwind at The Bear Inn: Finish your Saturday afternoon with a visit to our absolute favorite 17th-century coaching inn just down the road. The Bear serves up amazing, locally produced food in a wonderful dog-friendly environment. Even better, they pour exceptionally fresh cask ales crafted right on-site at their own Black Bear Brewery. If you love small-batch local ale, we highly recommend trying a pint of the deeply hoppy, tropical Nanook pale ale or the perfectly spiced, rich Bearserker special bitter!
Event Details & Logistics:
📅 Date: Saturday 17th October
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: The Square, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 2JT
🐾 Perks: Completely free to attend, outdoor-friendly, and dogs are incredibly welcome!
Support independent designers and local Somerset trade this weekend. We cannot wait to see you there!
Taunton Independent Market
Catch WaveMe live in the heart of Somerset! We are thrilled to be popping up at the award-winning Taunton Independent Market on Saturday 26th September 2026. Located at the vibrant Castle Green in Taunton town centre, this incredible destination street market brings together the absolute best independent artisan makers, designers, and local businesses from across the South West.
Come find our stand between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM to feel the exceptional quality of our gear in person, meet the designer, and chat all things outdoor adventure!
Live Music & Global Street Food:
Make a full day out of your trip to the market! Castle Green will be alive with incredible atmosphere, featuring:
The Music Stage: Expect a fantastic, vibrant line-up of live local music throughout the day, ranging from energetic street bands and traditional brass to flute, trumpet, and acoustic talent.
Artisan Food & Drink: Feast on flavours from around the world. The market features an exceptional array of street food vendors serving up fresh, hot dishes alongside local Somerset bakes, cheeses, craft ales, and small-batch ciders with ingredients sourced as close to home as possible.
🏰 Soaked in Somerset History: The market takes place on truly historic ground. Castle Green forms the ancient heart of Taunton, situated right alongside the beautiful medieval Taunton Castle, which dates back to the 12th century.
While you're visiting our stand, you can step straight into history at the Museum of Somerset (housed right within the castle gates). For this special event, the museum is hosting a completely free child-friendly interactive experience alongside boardgame-inspired museum trails, making it the perfect day out for the whole family!
What We’re Bringing to the Market:The Brand New Raincoat Drop: 🌧️ The Brand New Raincoat Drop: Be the absolute first to see, try on, and purchase our highly anticipated, tailored premium Fest raincoats landing just in time for autumn.
The StayDri Changing Robe Collection: 🌊 The StayDri Changing Robe Collection: Say goodbye to massive, oversized changing robes. Explore our premium, flexible post-swim hoodies and sherpa-lined swim robes designed perfectly for wild swimming, sea swims, camping, and walking the dog.
WaveMe Fest Coats: 🎨 Exclusive WaveMe Fest Coats: Get a close-up look at our unique, gorgeous funky print statement coats. Sustainable, hand-printed, hand-stitched, and made entirely from recycled materials.: 🎁 Christmas Hamper Prize Draw Sign-up: Drop your email at our stand to get a free entry into our massive festive raffle to win an exclusive, hand-sculpted ocean waste camper van sculpture!
Wivey Show
It’s the 110th year of this wonderful show.
Wivey show has an abundance of family fun activities, music, food, drink and traders.
A wealth of home grown produce, flowers and art will fill the marquees.
WaveMe are trading again this year at the Wivey Show after a hugely successful year in 2025.
We are proud to be part of this fun filled horticultural society annual show and look forward to seeing you all there for 15th August 2026.
For more information, you can visit the Wivey Show website here: https://www.wiveyshow.co.uk/about-us
Chard Rock
One of our favourite family rock festivals of all time.
WHAT A LINE UP FOR 2026…
It is with great pleasure we can announce that WaveMe will be returning to the ultimate festival for all rock lovers 2026 - WHY? Because we love the vibe, the music and the people; we love to have fun and trade at the same time and we like to be open with you all - we love the owners. John Arnold who runs the fest is a very close friend of ours so we just want to hang around. The ale and cider is great, the food is just exquisite (and we love to eat) and I just can’t stop rocking. Hope to see you guys there. You can book your tickets here (but they are very limited as they like to keep the festival intimate and chaos free with a family friendly vibe, which is another reason why we love it so much. You feel safe with the kids and the adults can let their hair down too - if you have any that is!).
Wild Swimming Festival
We are super excited to be coming back to the Wild Swimming Co Festival this year in Swanage, Dorset. With a fantastic vibe, great live music, food and wonderful people, what more could you ask for? Oh yeh, for it to be free? Well, your wish is granted, it’s free and the entire family can enjoy that vibe and come and try on the very latest of WaveMe quality, designer garments which are of course loved by the entire South West.
Don’t forget the wood fired sauna, sandy beaches and unforgettable challenges. Whether you are new to wild swimming or a complete enthusiast, The Wild Swimming Co have catered for all your needs. With Lifeguards and coaches and an abundance of support and enthusiasm, you are in for an experience you’ll always remember.
You can also book into some of the wild swimming events of course over at the Wild Swimming Co website, or click the link below:
https://thewildswimming.co.uk/pages/festival-2-0?srsltid=AfmBOorrbLQsIsw6zC1moTRaFU2YNxcQT04ewHGxe4X0lEqrY3ClzePF#gCKmnywQwP
The Jurassic Swim Challenge is a choice of a 4km or a 2km timed swim challenge around the bay but there are many other events and challenges taking place, so don’t forget to check it out.
10 Parishes Festival Wiveliscombe
The 10 Parishes Festival runs bi-annually offering you, a huge variety of art throughout the 10 Parishes area (Wiveliscombe and its surrounding parishes). 2025 will see the return of the festival since 2023 and WaveMe Ltd is very excited to be a part of that, trading in Wiveliscombe on Sunday 14th September with a new range of garments for you to try on, feel the quality and even take home with you. There will be many talented artists showcasing along with the work of new talent as well. All types of artistic disciplines will be represented, from painting and textiles, photography, jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, music, installation and carving – this festival has it all amd as WaveMe was born in Wiveliscombe and all our garments designed in this beautiful country Somerset town, we wouldn't miss it for the world. This year the festival theme is “Trees of Hope”, a way of appreciating the connection between art and nature.
As well as art exhibitions and open studios there is a wide range of events including music concerts, talks, dinner and workshops. On Sunday September 14th we end the festival with a Carnival and Street Market in the centre of Wiveliscombe. There will be music and street entertainment along with stalls selling crafts and artworks, and the very best of local foods to taste and buy.
We hope to see you there as a part of this wonderful family day out.
Pop-up-shop Coombesgate Woolacombe
It is with great pleasure that WaveMe get to make an appearance again at the beautiful Coombesgate beach. On the green at the top of the steps. We very much enjoy meeting the wonderful holiday makers and locals who have supported this amazing beach brand since the very start. Catch us on your way to Woolacombe from your Twitchen House forest walk or on the way to Woolacombe from the stunning Morthoe. There are so many reasons why this is one of our favourite spots - the views are out of this world to name just one.
Pop-up-shop Downend Car Park Croyde
One of WaveMe's favourite iconic surfing spots ever. This exciting new beach brand has been very welcomed by the wonderful holiday makers and locals of Croyde and surrounding areas that it is always a pleasure travelling to be with Downend Car park in Croyde, Devon. The views as you travel in are breathtaking and the vibe is most certainly that of joyful beachlife.
It's always a pleasure just admiring the wonderful vans and camper-vans but we figure there will be even more now their pop-up-campsite is open for the summer. Can't wait!
Come and say ‘Hi’, take a look around and enjoy one of the most beautiful beaches in the UK.
Wild Swimming Festival Dorset
It is with much pleasure, we are proud to say we will be trading at The Wild Swimming Festival 2025 in Dorset. Hope to see you there.
Pop-up-shop Wivey
WaveMe was born in the beautiful little country town of Wiveliscombe so it is with great pleasure that once a month the pop-up-shop appears on The Square outside co-op and the best cafe we know. Wheelans Cafe, offer a hearty proper full English breakfast along with coffee, cakes and other delights. A fantastic spot for people watching and re-couping after a cycle, hike or swim at the iconic heated outdoor pool here. Have a wonderful around and check out the local market, have a bite to eat for breakfast and don't forget to visit The Bear Inn for lunch or dinner. Serving wonderful food (The pizzas are delicious), their very own ale (which we personally highly recommend - our all time favourite beer is the Black Bear Bitter and Nanook) and often putting on some fantastic live music in their great outdoor space. There are many reasons to visit us in our hometown, not to mention the fact that you can try on the latest of beach wear for your adventures.
Pop-up-shop Downend Croyde
Downend Car park, the home of surf is one of our favourite spots in the country. With gorgeous food being served, the sunset bar and some of the most beautiful sunsets, it's no wonder why we love this Pop-up-shop spot. A surfers paradise and fantastic location in the heart of Devon between some of the most iconic coastal paths and beaches.
We hope to see you there.
Pop-Up-Shop
The travelling WaveMe shop pops up in many places but we are on The Square in Wiveliscombe (home to the WaveMe brand) once a month.
Pop-up-shop
An extra pop-up date on The Square, Wiveliscombe this month as a Valentines Day special ❤️ 💕
Pop-Up-Shop
Back on the Square in Wiveliscombe, the home town of WaveMe. Supporting are chosen local charity, Wivey Pool. Come along and take a browse, try on and even make a donation to help support our local pool and even our local beach clean ups. WaveMe has a strong focus on sustainability, quality and outdoor living.
Pop-Up-Shop
Back on the Square in Wiveliscombe, the home town of WaveMe. Supporting are chosen local charity, Wivey Pool. Come along and take a browse, try on and even make a donation to help support our local pool and even our local beach clean ups. WaveMe has a strong focus on sustainability, quality and outdoor living.
Pop-Up-Shop Wiveliscombe
Come and take a look and even try on the latest WaveMe Collection at The Square in Wiveliscombe, Somerset - Home to WaveMe
Rock The Ocean UK
We just can’t wait. They do it in Kenya and have a great beach vibe while doing it.
Let’s Rock The Ocean tooJoin us for Rock The Ocean UK at Brean Down Beach this summer.
BUY TICKETS
Event organised by WaveMe, supported by National Trust & Behaviour Change Cornwall and inspired by our great Kenyan friends from Ocean Sole who Rock The Ocean across the seas.
Saturday 13th July 2024.
Take part and make an impact on our shores and marine preservation with the very first annual Rock The Ocean UK event in Somerset. What a great location for it too, with plenty of space to dance, run around and have fun while next to an iconic landscape full of history.
All equipment is provided for you to collect your own family bag of plastic ocean waste which you can then follow on it’s journey of transformation. WaveMe has teamed up with Behaviour Change Cornwall who will receive our waste once it has been washed and sorted to then transform it into beautiful products from jewellery to coasters which will then be available to purchase from our website as a keepsake and memory of the day.
Come party with us as we rock the ocean with music, food and games - there’s even a sandcastle competition and bubbles.
A great fun day out for the entire family.
Tickets cost:
£8 per car - Non National Trust Members
£5 per car - National Trust Members
Ticket costs cover your parking for the day and funding UK beach cleans. We advise that you car share to keep fuel costs and emissions low and arrive early for a space.
National Trust members can benefit from a discounted ticket but must display a National Trust car park ticket on the day.
Litter collecting is done so at your own risk and we advise that you use the litter pickers and bags provided.
Don’t forget to join our Newsletter to stay up to date with the progress of your collection and we will then show you youre very own Brean Down creation.