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29 March - 29 September
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Minack Theatre Summer
Season
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The Minack is Cornwall's world famous open air theatre carved
into the cliffs at Porthcurno.
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22 May - 15 July
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Marking the Line
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Marking the line: A festival of Ceramics and Architecture with
work by Nicholas Rena, Carina Ciscato, Clare Twomey and
Christie Brown curated by Joanna Bird at, Port Eliot, St Germans,
Cornwall. A group of leading contemporary ceramic artists
will fill some of Sir John Soane’s finest rooms with brand new
works inspired by the architect, his creations and collections, as
a new exhibition tours Soane designed buildings in 2013.
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14-16 June
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Falmouth International Sea
Shanty Festival
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The festival celebrates its 10th year and with 36 groups over 20
venues this promises to be a great weekend.
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15 June
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Murdoch Day
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Redruth's annual celebration remembers its famous former
resident William Murdoch and his numerous inventions. Street
entertainment, children's parade, street market and fair.
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15 June
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West of England Bandsmen's
Festival
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89th annual West of England Bandsmens Festival to be held at
Molinnis Park in Bugle.
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15-16 June
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Saltash Regatta and Waterside
Festival
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Saltash Regatta is the most popular annual Regatta in South East
Cornwall Gig racing is hosted by Saltash based Caradon Pilot
Gig Club. But Saltash Regatta is not just about water sports,
there is so much more ashore to keep everyone in the family happy.
There are myriad bands of all types, street entertainers and
children’s rides and entertainment, a wide range of market stalls
and food vendors to suit all tastes and budgets, and quirky and
interesting craft stalls. This year the regatta invites you to
come dressed as a pirate!
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15-23 June
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Polperro
Festival
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Nine days of art, music, dance, food and drink!
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21-22 June
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Mylor Summer
Sessions
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If you only go to one summer gig, this is the one! Held at
Restronguet Barton, Mylor, in a Big Top in a stunning setting,
looking down over the cornfields to the water. Big bar, fab food,
great music. We have a stellar line up of international artists to
celebrate midsummer in Mylor. Martin Harley Band....Cara Luft…..Tom
Cary....Larry Carlton Quartet.... Good Lovelies….Martin Skews….The
Grace Notes… All Mylor Sessions events raise funds for local
causes.
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21-13 June
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Fort Fest
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The Fort Inn, Newquay, TR7 1HA 01637 875 700 Three days of great
bands, tasty food and real ales from all over the South West. This
will be the first of hopefully many yearly events that we will be
putting together in aid of the Macmillan Cancer trust. At least 18
guest beers and six guest ciders will be on offer, as well as the
usual range of award-winning St Austell draughts and a hearty hog
roast. Ten bands will perform over the three day festival and there
be an opportunity for budding musicians to get on stage in between
acts for open mic sessions. Music (including acoustic, rock and
jazz) will start at 12pm and go through until 10pm on the Friday
and Saturday and 8pm on the Sunday.
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21-23 June
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Wishes Faery Festival
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Fairy-themed arts festival taking place at Mount Edgecumbe
country park near Torpoint
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21-23 June
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Rock Oyster Festival
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Come and sample delicious seafood, watch cooking demos,
take part in competitions and enjoy live music and more.
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22-30 June
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Golowan Festival
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Golowan, the feast of St John, is a large annual community arts
festival in Penzance that includes the Mazey Day celebrations on
29th June. Enjoy a diverse programme of activities including
music, dance, parades and entertainment.
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5-7 July
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Padstow Vintage Rally and Country
Fair
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Enjoy exploring a vast range of vintage vehicles together
with a food hall and beer festival.
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17-21 July
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Penzance Literary
Festival
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First held in 2010 the festival has grown into a
major event in the local book-lovers' calendar. The 2013
festival features around 80 individual events including talks,
workshops, debates and performances planned at venues across
Penzance.
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30 July - 9 August
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St Endellion
Summer Festival
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The St Endellion Music Festivals take place at Easter and in the
Summer every year in the Collegiate Church of St Endelienta,
bringing together a wide range of exciting musicians from all over
the world. St Endellion is near Port Isaac and about a mile from
the glorious North Cornwall Coast.
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31 July - 3 August
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Gunnislake Festival
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The festival features village walks, live bands, barbeques, film
screenings and concerts. Local pubs put on a variety of events each
evening with the main festival day ending off the week in a
community jamboree.
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31 July - 4 August
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Cornwall Circus Camp
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An exciting new Cirucus Camp is taking place at Chyan Farm
in Penryn, Cornwall with a big top, outdoor high wire rig, swinging
trapeze rig and indoor training spaces. The site of the Surya Yoga
Camp for the last 3 years, this popular farm and environmental
centre is an ideal spot for focussed training, fresh air and fun!
We have professional tutors from the UK and abroad and offering a
packed program of training from beginner to master class level. The
camp includes; camping space, breakfast and evening meals, solar
heated showers, sauna, woodland walks, entertainments, off road
unicycle track, high wire and swinging trapeze rigs, climbing and
canoeing next door, nearby swimming and surfing. Families are
welcome and non trainees can negotiate their fee with us, though we
prioritise trainees first. Tickets Early Bird Tickets: £200
(available until June 1st) Week Pass: £250 (includes 2 meals per
day and camping)
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3-12 August
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Charlestown Regatta
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A week long celebration including a sailing regatta alongside
live music and other shoreside events.
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7-8 August
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PlayFest
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PlayFest is Cornwall's biggest annual children and young
people's festival. We will be in Boscawen Park, Malpas Road in
Truro Cornwall on the 7th and 8th August from 10:30am until 5pm
each day. Supported by Truro City Council and FEAST Cornwall. We
will have music, dance, circus, yoga, play, arts, crafts, food
stalls, bouncy castles, a Green EcoZone and so much more! PlayFest
(part of National Playday) is a two-day festival to celebrate
children’s right to play, National Playday is a campaign that
highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. Playfest
continues the celebration over 2 days with circus skill workshops,
have-a-go sessions, dance workshops, circus performance shows,
entertainers, musicians, a variety of arts and crafts
workshops, stalls, face painting, music, dance, yoga, fairground
rides …. All based around the Swamp Circus Big Top, our Dance tent
and Art and Music tents and much more in Boscawen Park, Malpas
Road, Truro. PlayFest is free entry for all with an optional £3
pass which gives unlimited bouncy castle time, facepainting and
access to all the tent workshops, for £5 you can take part in all
the mornings circus workshops too! Come along and join in the fun,
suitable for all ages!
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7-11 August
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Boardmasters
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Situated across two legendary locations along the beautiful
Cornish coastline Boardmasters will once again return to deliver
the ultimate in the lifestyle we all love. The Fistral Beach site,
where surfing in the UK began, plays host to the best in action
sports including the ASP World Tour Surfing events and The Vans
Summer Sessions not to mention 9 stages of music!
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9-18 August
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Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week
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One of the South West's premier sailing events with a full
shoreside programme to enjoy as well.
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16-18 August
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Cornish Steam and Country Fair
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A traditional steam and country fair held at Stithians
Showground.
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16-18 August
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Cornwall Design
Fair
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The Cornwall Design Fair showcases the best of our local
designer makers.
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18-24 August
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Fowey Royal Regatta
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Held every August the Fowey Royal Regatta is one of Britain's
premier sailing events with plenty to keep landlubbers entertained
too!
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23-26 August
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Cornwall Folk Festival
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The festival is hosted in the town of Wadebridge with a range of
performances and events to enjoy in various venues.
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26 August
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Newlyn Fish
Festival
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August Bank Holiday Monday sees the annual Cornish celebration
of the sea, fishing and seafood at the 23nd Newlyn Fish Festival,
where you will find more fish than you can shake a mermaid’s tail
at!
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27-30 August
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Bude Jazz Festival
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Where the music is hot and stompin' in the greatest little town
in the West!
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31 August
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Electric Beach
Festival
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Electric Beach is returning to Watergate Bay, Cornwall on
Saturday the 31st August, playing to over 2,500 people. Headlining
are 80’and 90's RnB and Dance Legends SOUL II SOUL with ZION TRAIN
and more amazing support acts to be confirmed. Soul II Soul will
also be playing the after party being held at The Chy Bar, Newquay.
As well as these artists there will be an array of bands, local
artists and DJ's throughout the day.
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14-28 September
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St Ives September
Festival
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This popular festival showcases local talent alongside big
names.
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21 September - 5 October
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Roseland
Festival
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A festival of arts, walks and talks held around the beautiful
Roseland Peninsula
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27-29 September
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Looe Music Festival
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Come and enjoy a wealth of music at venues around Looe.
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2 October
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Callington Honey Fair
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A traditional street fair plus music, entertainment and honey
competitions.
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10-13 October
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Falmouth Oyster
Festival
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Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster
dredging season, the diversity and quality of Cornish Seafood and
in particular, one of the last remaining traditional oyster
fisheries, dredging by sail and hand punt.
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16-20 October
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Lowender Peran Festival
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Celebrating Cornwall's distinctive heritage of traditional
music, dance songs and our links with Brittany, Ireland, Isle of
Man, Scotland and Wales.
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8-10 November
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Cornwall Film Festival
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The Cornwall Film Festival is an annual celebration of Cornish
and international filmmaking. The Festival offers local and
national premieres, professional development workshops, lectures
and parties, providing the opportunity to network with the UK’s
leading industry professionals.
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13 November
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City Of Lights
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Nothing heralds the Christmas season quite like the warm glow of
festive lights at 7pm Truro will once again light up in spectacular
fashion as the hugely anticipated City of Lights festival and
parade brings in the crowds. This year spectators will see a
dazzling procession of withy and tissue lanterns float through the
streets, handmade and carried by professional artists, Cornish
school children and local community and youth groups. City of
lights marks the official switch on of Truro’s Christmas lights,
plus music and dance from Truro School of Samba and other local
bands.
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21 December
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Montol Festival
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This Winter Solstice event revives traditions in Cornwall but in
particular, in West Penwith. It originated as another wonderful
Penzance event to ‘balance’ with the Midsummer’s Golowan Festival.
Reflecting the ‘death’ and ‘rebirth’ of the sun, Rivers of Fire are
created. Lantern-lit processions from different areas of the town,
meet at the highest point, Lescudjack Hillfort, an ancient fortress
site. Here, the community gathers to watch The Lord of Misrule
light the beacon, fireplay, dancing, drumming and the magical,
mischievous Turkey Rhubarb Guise Band. The site is lit by natural
light from the numerous lanterns and torches, crafted in the
previous week at community workshops.
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