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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…

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…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Lip-sync challenges and live street art at Another Fine Fest
Another Fine Fest 2017 - Ulverston - Cumbria - Contrary Life

Today and tomorrow, Ulverston will come alive with everything from live street art to lip sync challenges as Another Fine Fest returns to the Cumbrian town…

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