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Home > Archives for St Piran’s Day

Archives for St Piran’s Day

St Piran's Day 2017 - Cornwall

Parades, plays and pasties for St Piran’s Day

5th March is St Piran’s Day and in recent years parades, festivals and pasty eating have become a popular way to honour Cornwall’s patron saint…

St Piran's Day 2017 - Cornwall

Celebrate St Piran’s Day in Cornish style this March

Contrary Life brings you a round-up of events taking place this year to celebrate St Piran’s Day (5th March), in Cornwall and beyond…

St Piran's Day in Redruth

Celebrate St Piran’s Day and St David’s Day this March

The beginning of March sees the celebration of St David’s Day (1 March) & St Piran’s Day (5 March). Read our round-up to find out what events are taking place…

Eden Project - World Pasty Championships - Cornwall

Outlandish Cornish creations at the World Pasty Championships

To celebrate St Piran’s Day, the national day of Cornwall, the Eden Project are hosting the World Pasty Championships on 1st March 2014…

St Piran's Day in Redruth

Show your love for Cornwall on St Piran’s Day

St Piran’s Day takes place on 5th March and is celebrated in Cornwall with festivals, parades and the flying of the St Piran’s flag…

St Piran's Day in Redruth

St Piran’s Day in Redruth

Join the fun in Redruth for St Piran’s Day on 5th March 2011…

Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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