The weather hit the right note with Dartmouth's annual music festival.

Thousands of music lovers flooded into the town for the three-day festival of free concerts.

And festival committee chairman Pam Braakenburg said afterwards: 'It has just been the most fantastic weekend and the town is really buzzing with it all.

'Obviously the weather being so wonderful really helped but the spirit of joy and celebration was in evidence throughout the whole town.'

A total of 18 police officers drawn from across Devon and Cornwall were drafted into the town for each day of the musical event.

Afterwards, Sgt Iain Simons said: 'It was a really enjoyable event – thousands of people having a great time and enjoying themselves. It was a great family event.'

This year's Dart Music Festival hosted some 140 concerts covering all kinds of music in venues across the town.

For the first time the Britannia Royal Naval College staged its open day to coincide with the festival – giving visitors the chance to look around the naval college, watch displays and a concert before heading back into the town for yet more music, said Mrs Braakenburg.

'The BRNC were great,' she said. 'They worked closely with us so that our events would complement one another. It was a wonderful addition to our weekend.

During the weekend one man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and urinating into the River Dart from the embankment near the station cafe.

Another man in his 20s was taken to hospital with a cut hand after being found drunkenly trying to get into his 'mother's' home in Victoria Road, then remembering that she had moved away some months ago.

A 16-year-old girl from Paignton was found drunk in Royal Avenue Gardens and collected by her parents after the police contacted them and a man in his 20s was given an £80 fixed penalty fine after he was found 'minesweeping' in town pubs – allegedly pinching and drinking other people's pints of beer while they are not looking.

Police also confiscated various quantities of alcohol from youngsters in line with their zero tolerance policy when it comes to underage drinking.

Sgt Simons said: 'Details of the young people were taken and they are being sent to the South Hams Council anti-social behaviour officer who will be notifying their parents by letter.'

Meanwhile, Mrs Braakenburg revealed that all the music venues had reported great crowds of people as she added the highlights of the weekend included the Electric Swing Circus and the Moscow Drug Club – both performing in the Guildhall.

'The stunning Red Priest and their beautiful vocal harmonies wowed a packed St Savour's while at the bandstand the sight of Dartmouth performing bhangra dancing with the sensational RSVP Bhangra was quite something to behold,' she added.

Crowds in he Royal Avenue Gardens, which consisted mostly of families, were treated to a variety of performances as they sat and soaked up the sun.

Organisers are still counting up the cash raised through the various collecting tins.

Mrs Braakenburg said: 'We are exhausted but elated.

'We are so grateful to everyone who helped make it happen, including our build team who must be the most overqualified build teams in the world – a surgeon, a lawyer, a fireman, a commodore and a deputy mayor – among others – all putting up our staging.

'That's Dartmouth for you. Community is everything and it is weekends like this where that really shows.'

She added: 'Thank you to everyone involved in making the music festival such a success this year.

'Without the help and support of our sponsors and those who made donations we simply could not continue.

'I have had nothing but positive feedback over the weekend which really does make all the hard work done by my committee worthwhile.

'Thank you to all the townspeople who give us such help and enthusiasm.

'Finally, thank you to all those who helped with construction, organising venues, collecting and all the many tasks that were needed.'