This year’s Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival will take place from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June, filling the town with singing and merriment…
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Redruth celebrates inventor with day of special events
On Saturday 16th June, Redruth in Cornwall will be celebrating Murdoch Day with free, family friendly events, including processions, art, live music and dancing…
Mock elections, parades and serpent dances at Cornwall’s Golowan Festival
The 28th annual Golowan Festival, celebrating midsummer, will take place in Penzance, Cornwall, from Friday 15th to Sunday 24th June, with processions, art, music and fairs…
Floating assault courses and films on ferries at Fal River Festival
Fal River Festival, Friday 25th May to Sunday 3rd June, promises ten days of diverse events including gin cruises, a hidden cinema, films on ferries, floating assault courses and a flotilla of boats, known as the Beer Fleet…
Historical dances and Medieval battles in Cornwall
On Sunday 20th May, the quirky LostFest will take place in Cornwall with an eclectic mix of music, dance, demonstrations and activities…
An alternative garden festival in Chelsea
Chelsea Fringe, the alternative garden festival, will run for nine days from Saturday 19th to Sunday 27th May, with hundreds of eclectic events expected to take place across London and the rest of the UK…
Celebrate spring with The Floral Dance
On Tuesday 8th May, Helston in Cornwall will be celebrating spring with a day of dancing through the town, as the annual Flora Day takes place…
Join a brave Knight and a pesky Giant in St Agnes for an unusual pageant
The Bolster Pageant is a curious annual event which takes place in St Agnes, with a lantern procession, bonfire, street theatre, giant puppets and a unique pageant…
A fun dog show and a tea party for whippets in Cornwall
If you are looking for a dog-friendly day out, then you can’t get more friendly than the annual Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party, which will take place on Saturday 5th May…
A Pie & Ale Festival in the idyllic Cornish countryside
The 19th annual Pie & Ale Festival will be taking place from Thursday 3rd to Monday 7th May at the Smugglers’ Den Inn, situated in the heart of the Cornish countryside…
Celebrate ‘Obby ‘Oss Day in Cornwall
Every May Day, Padstow in Cornwall celebrates the spring holiday a little bit differently to the rest of us. Known locally as ‘Obby ‘Oss Day, the quirky event sees the town come alive with processions and revelry…
Dancing, steam engines and Cornish culture at Trevithick Day
Camborne’s Trevithick Day is a one-day festival, celebrating Cornish engineering and mining heritage with steam engines, traditional dances and music…
Parades, dancing and pasty eating for St Piran’s Day
On 5th March, the annual celebration of St Piran’s Day takes place in Cornwall with parades, music, dancing and pasty eating. Read our round-up of quirky events…
Cornish chefs do battle at the World Pasty Championships
Competitors are expected to come from all over the world to take part in the 2018 World Pasty Championships at Cornwall’s Eden Project on Saturday 3rd March…
Throwing pennies and hurling silver balls in Cornwall
On Monday 5th February, the town of St Ives in Cornwall will celebrate the Feast Day of St Ia by hurling a special silver ball and throwing pennies to children…