Every May Day, Padstow in Cornwall celebrates the spring holiday a little bit differently to the rest of us, with their quirky ‘Obby ‘Oss Day…
Archives for Cornwall events
A celebration of Cornish culture in Camborne
This weekend, Camborne will come alive with dancing and music, in celebration of Cornwall’s culture and heritage…
St Piran’s Day, a feast of Cornish Culture
Celebrate St Piran’s Day in Cornwall (and beyond) with parades, pasties, plays, music, dancing and ale this March…
Competitive crimping at the World Pasty Championships
Bakers from across the globe are perfecting their crimping, ready for the Eden Project’s World Pasty Championships in Cornwall…
Silver ball hurling and penny throwing in Cornwall
St Ives in Cornwall will celebrate the Feast Day of St Ia with a day of quirky events, including hurling a silver ball and throwing pennies to children…
A unique Christmas display in Mousehole
Head to Mousehole in Cornwall, between Saturday 15th December and Saturday 5th January, for their unique annual Christmas display…
A night of Remembrance at the City of Lights in Truro
Every November, the city of Truro in Cornwall holds a community lantern festival, with more than 600 handmade lanterns on display…
A celebration of seafood in Cornwall
Falmouth Oyster Festival takes place from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th October in Cornwall, championing the native Fal Oyster with parades, shucking competitions and sea shanties…
Cornwall’s traditional honey fair
The 40th annual Callington Honey Fair will take place on Wednesday 3rd October in Cornwall, with honey themed competitions, Teas with the Bees, and street entertainment…
The World Belly Board Championships return to Cornwall
The World Belly Board Championships 2018 will take place on Saturday 8th September at Perranporth Beach in Cornwall, celebrating the nostalgia of surfing culture…
A gigantic pasty and a great pasty pursuit in Cornwall
Redruth International Mining & Pasty Festival will take place in Cornwall from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September, with games, tours, activities and a gigantic pasty…
Celebrate the sea with a trio of maritime events in the South West
This September, Devon and Cornwall will be hosting family-friendly maritime events, promoting sustainability and the sea…
Raft races, pasty making contests and knobbly knees at Charlestown Regatta Week
Charlestown Regatta Week will take place from Saturday 21st to Friday 27th July in Cornwall, with a whole host of nautical and quirky events…
A maritime festival in Mousehole
Sea, Salts and Sail, Mousehole’s maritime festival, will take place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July in the Cornish fishing village…
Traditional dance, processions and buggy racing at Lafrowda Festival
Lafrowda, the community arts festival in St Just, Cornwall, takes place from Friday 6th to Saturday 21st July, with shadow puppets, buggy racing and freestyle dancing…