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Lobster & Crab Feast - Clovelly

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…

Ships in Charlestown harbour By Nilfanion

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…

Mousehole Sea, Salts & Sail 2018 - Cornwall 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…

Lafrowda Festival - Cornwall

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…

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival

Music and merriment at Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival

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…

Redruth Murdoch Day

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…

Golowan Festival - John Stedman

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…

Fal River Festival 2018 - Cornwall

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…

LostFest - Lostwithiel - Cornwall

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…

Thrive Battersea Park Chelsea Fringe

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…

Helston Flora Day 2015 - Cornwall

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…

St Agnes Bolster Pageant 2015 - Photo: Jon Crwys Williams

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…

Port Eliot Dog Festival & Whippet Tea Party - Cornwall

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…

Pie & Ale Festival - Smuggler’s Den Inn - Cornwall

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…

Padstow Obby Oss May Day event - Visit Britain

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…

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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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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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