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Redruth Murdoch Day

Art and astronauts at Murdoch Day

This month, the town of Redruth in Cornwall will be holding their annual celebration of the inventor William Murdoch, with processions, music and dancing…

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival

Nautical singing and rum antics at Sea Shanty Festival

Falmouth will be taken over with the sound of singing and merriment, as the Cornish town plays host to the world’s largest free nautical song festival…

Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party - Cornwall

A dog festival with a tea party especially for whippets

If you are looking for a dog-friendly day out this weekend, then you can’t get more friendly than the annual Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party…

LostFest - Lostwithiel - Cornwall

Lostwithiel’s quirky one-day festival

LostFest is a quirky one-day festival that takes place in Cornwall with an eclectic mix of music, dance, demonstrations and activities…

Padstow Obby Oss May Day event - Visit Britain

Padstow’s lively May Day celebrations

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…

Camborne - Trevithick Day - Cornwall

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 in Cornwall

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…

World Pasty Championships 2019, Eden Project Cornwall

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…

St Ives Feast Day & Hurling the Silver Ball, photo by Colin Sanger

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…

Mousehole Harbour Lights

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…

Truro City of Lights 2016 - Photo: Ian Kingsnorth

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…

Falmouth Oyster Festival 2017 - Oyster Shucking Competition

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…

Callington Honey Fair 2016

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…

World Belly Board Championships

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…

Redruth International Mining & Pasty Festival 2018 - Cornwall events

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…

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Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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