Local events in Cornwall

Now in its 15th year the Newquay Fish Festival celebrates the heritage and cuisine we have on our doorstep, right at the start of the supply chain for the very best that seafood has to offer. Top chefs from across the region show how to make the most of this bounty, with a chance to watch learn and try some delicious seafood.

Running for over a decade now, the South East Cornwall Walking Festival is a week-long festival of walks around south east Cornwall taking in seaside villages, rural hamlets, the Tamar Valley and edge of Bodmin Moor. Putting the ‘East’ back into the walking festival. This year’s festival will see the emphasis on walks in the eastern part of South East Cornwall. It also goes to show that there are walks going on around the area all year round organized by volunteer’s groups such as the Ramblers. There are two walks being arranged for the South West Coast Paths Great South West Walks festival that we are including this year, these take place the week after.

St Ives will come alive once again as one of Cornwall’s richest cultural experiences delivers a full spectrum of arts from classical to world music, folk and jazz to flamenco, from poetry to theatre, talks and art exhibitions.

Richard, Earl of Cornwall granted a charter to Liskeard in 1266 which allowed the town to hold a fair on the feast of Matthew every year. The origins of the fair have been lost over the passage of time but in 1976 The Lions Club revived the fair and have carried on the tradition to this day. Today there’ll be market stalls, music, a town crier competition, the Sealed Knot re-enactment group visiting Stuart House and children’s entertainment…