Things to do in Cornwall: Events

Bude & Stratton Folk Festival

A small, friendly and very welcoming folk festival in the picturesque seaside town of Bude and nearby Stratton in North Cornwall. The emphasis is always on enjoyment and participation and features a great range of sessions, dances and dancers and ‘sing-arounds’. What happ... [Read more]

Run to the Sun Festival 2013

Run to the Sun has grown into one of the largest custom car, VW and dance festival in Europe since its conception a quarter of a century ago. The long weekend is billed as nothing corporate or cumbersome - a proper festival, an anything goes festival. What happens? Expect lot... [Read more]

Fal River Festival

What’s it all about? The festival was established in 2006 and embraces the places, people, history, culture and industry connected to this very Cornish river. With its diverse mix of events taking place at dozens of locations around the water, the festival gives a real chance to... [Read more]

Open Studios Cornwall

During this event artists and craftspeople all over Cornwall throw open the doors to their studios for a week at the beginning of the summer. The event showcases the best art the county has to offer, breaking the mould of traditional Cornish art with visitors able to see a range of contempor... [Read more]

Trereife Whitsun Food and Beer Festival

  The historic Queen Anne manor house, Trereife, and its spectacular grounds located near Penzance, is sure to prove an atmospheric venue for visitors to soak up a heady dose of festive spirit, while picking up some unique Cornish gifts. With large marquees of art and c... [Read more]

Launceston Steam & Vintage Rally

Celebrating its 30th year, the Launceston Steam and Vintage Engine Rally is now very much a fun day with numerous attractions for the whole family spread over the Whitsun bank holiday weekend. Expect to see enthusiasts showing off their huge steam powered traction engines and displays of gle... [Read more]

The Pasty Cup - British Kitesurfing Championships

The Pasty Cup sponsored by the National Marine Aquarium. Round 1 of the 2013 British Kitesurf Race Championship. What happens? There will be six fast paced races each day as close to the shore as winds will allow. Cornwall, and especially Marazion, is regarded os a top kitesur... [Read more]

St Agnes Victorian Street Fayre

St Agnes Victorian Street Fayre takes place every Whit Monday and has lots to offer to all age groups. The colourful stalls lining the main street are each run by a charity with stallholders dressed in authentic Victorian costume. What happens? This good old fashioned event h... [Read more]

Eden Sessions: Eddie Izzard

    What is the event all about? The Eden Sessions are one-day festivals, where world-class bands and artists perform in front of the beautiful Biomes using the amazing acoustics created by our natural amphitheatre. On 3 June it is the turn of Comic genius E... [Read more]

Royal Cornwall Show

What’s it all about? For three days each year the dedicated showground at Wadebridge is transformed into a living town, bustling with life, energy, agriculture, entertainment and trade. It is a significant event on the Cornish calendar with around 130,000 p... [Read more]

Charles Causley Festival

What's it all about Often referred to as the gateway to Cornwall, Launceston is the Duchy’s ancient capital. Nestling under the watchful gaze of a fine Norman castle, the town plays host to a festival celebrating the very best in poetry, prose and the performing arts. Wh... [Read more]

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival

The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival was founded in 2003 by Falmouth Shout, a group of singers whose mission is to keep alive the history of Tall Ships and the days of sail by performing sea shanties, songs of the sea and Cornish songs. The Festival’s aims are to raise money ... [Read more]

Falmouth Classics Regatta

  What is the event all  about? Classic wooden hulled yachts, dinghies, pilot gigs and other classic and vintage boats create a spectacle on the water that can be appreciated by sailors and landlubbers alike. The Falmouth Classics Regatta has a reputation for being ... [Read more]

Looe Lugger Regatta

  What’s it all about? This bi-annual regatta in the busy seaside town of Looe is a celebration of the area’s fishing heritage. Traditional Luggers, small, two masted sailing boats once common along the coasts of England and France, head to the town for the t... [Read more]

Polperro Music and Arts Festival

  What’s it all about? Revived in 1996, Polperro Festival is based on a much older tradition dating back centuries which celebrates the coming of summer and was born from a mixture of known old traditions, and the community’s wish to attract more people to th... [Read more]

Murdoch Day

  What’s it all about? Each year Redruth celebrates its most famous citizen, inventor William Murdoch (1754 – 1839) when the town is packed with events and entertainment throughout the day for the whole family. Murdoch, although not born in Cornwall, is rever... [Read more]

West of England Bandsmen's Festival

  What’s it all about? This major musical festival was established in 1912 when the gramophone was in its infancy and the wireless had not been invented. Back then, live performances were the only opportunity of enjoying music and it was against this backdrop that ... [Read more]

Saltash Regatta and Waterside Festival

  What is the event all about? Saltash Regatta is one of the most colourful and popular waterside festivals in South East Cornwall. You will find traditional gig rowing championships and fun rowing events as well as entertainment on the shore. What happens?... [Read more]

Maker Festival 2013

  Maker Festival is an annual weekend camping event featuring live music, cabaret, DJs, workshops and fun in our breathtakingly beautiful location on the Rame Peninsula of South East Cornwall. What is the event all about? Maker Festival is a family friendly, susta... [Read more]

Rock Oyster Festival

What’s it all about? Rock Oyster Festival is one of the leading artisan food festivals in Cornwall and takes place at the stunning venue of 17th century Dinham House overlooking the Camel Estuary near Wadebridge. What hap... [Read more]

Ultra Trail South West

This June the Ultra Trail South West returns to Watergate Bay for the finish of the off-road footrace billed as the toughest in Britain. The Ultra Trail South West is a non-stop point to point race which follows the South West Coast Path from ... [Read more]

Fowey Mussel Fest

What's it all about? Fowey's first Mussel Fest offers a weekend of cooking demos, pirates live music, exhibitions, boat trips, Jack "The Sparrow", hot seafood, oysters and champagne, crepes, wet fish, live mussels, strawberries and cr... [Read more]

Golowan Festival

  What’s it all about? In the late 1800s, Golowan was one of the last surviving midsummer festivals practiced in Cornwall. Traditionally, blazing tar barrels were paraded around the town’s streets and bonfires were lit on the surrounding hills which could be ... [Read more]