Local events in Cornwall

Callington Honey Fair is one of the largest street fairs in Cornwall, with hundreds of people visiting the town to enjoy the one-day event. The modern-day fair is held annually on the first Wednesday in October and each year has a unique theme. That same theme is used for the Shop Window Competition and the Children’s Art Competition, which attracts entries from eleven primary schools in the region. As the only town in Cornwall that still retains a Honey Fair, the streets of Callington are given over to craft stalls, a town crier competition, live music, a fun fair and those all important honey competitions. Always a friendly community event, many local charities and organisations participate and the town’s churches join in with exhibitions. Callington Town Hall is used for the central thrust of the fair where you’ll find the traditional honey and honey products competitions. The town hall also hosts the now famous Honey Fair cream teas (Teas with the Bees), organised by the Callington Lions Club ladies and friends. Refreshments are also available from the two churches and various catering outlets in the town

Tavistock plays host to an annual fair dating back to the 12th Century. Farmers brought their geese for sale, and drove them through the streets to the Market. Although this practice has virtually stopped, it is still possible to obtain goose lunches at the various restaurants and cafes in the town on that day. The fair attracts market traders and showmen from all over the Country. Stalls and side-shows are set up in the centre of the Town, and the adjacent roads are filed with over 200 traders.

The annual festivities celebrate the start of the oyster dredging season, the native Fal Oyster and the diversity of Cornish seafood, with four days of feasting, cooking demos, live music and craft stalls.

This half-term we bring you a spooktacular special that will delight children and grown-ups alike…nearer the time they’ll post more details on their website of the activities on offer.