Diary of Events for  Cornwall 2012

shows, craft fairs, fetes and festivals.

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01297 553142  

 

Pencarrow House, Cornwall 

Tel: 01208 76616

Saltash Music, Speech & Drama Festival 
Tel: 01752-843073.

Royal Cornwall Museum.

 Tel: 01872 272205.

Trelissick Garden. Truro. 

Contact: Tel: 01872 862090.

Helford Theatre. Truro. 

 Tel: 01872 267006

Hall For Cornwall. Truro. 

 Tel: 01872 262466.

Falmouth Arts Centre. 

 Tel: 01326 314566.

Newlyn Art Gallery. Porth. 

Tel: 01736 363715.

Sterts Theatre. Liskeard.

Tel: 01579 362382.

Royal Cornwall Museum. Truro. Tel: 01872 273939.

Lostwithiel Community Centre. Tel: 01208 872207

 

Cotehele House, Saltash. Tel: 01579 352711

St Cleer Church 

Tel: 01579 340851

 

Lostwithiel. Boconnoc

Tel: 01208 872507.

 

Chase Art Centre,  

01208 816880.

 

Lanhydrock House & 

01208 265211.

Cotehele House

01579 351346

 

Penlee House & Museum,

01736 363625.

 

Royal Cornwall Museum, 

01872 272205.

 

National Maritime Museum 

01326 313388. 

 

Falmouth Arts Centre.

Tel: 01326 212300.

 

Pencarrow House, Bodmin. 

01840 214220.

 

Pendennis Castle,

01326 316594.

Trelissick Garden & House,  01872 862090

 

Cotehele House, Saltash.

01579 351346 

 

Falmouth Arts Centre. 

01326 212300.

 

Hall For Cornwall, Truro. 

01872 262466.

 

Keay Theatre, St Austell. 

01726 226777.

 

RSPB Marazion Nature 

01736 711682.

 

Acorn Theatre, Penzance.  01736795582.

 

Sterts Theatre, Liskeard. 

01579 362382

 

Carnglaze Slate Caverns near Liskeard.  (coming from Plymouth turn right before Tragos) Open 10am till 5pm (8pm during August) Mondays to Saturdays. Wander around 6.5 acres of shaded woodland filled with wonderful bronze status of faeries, dragons and hobbits! Take a picnic and make a day of it! Fun for all the family all year round. Guided tours, to the spectacular underground lake in Carnglaze Caverns. Take home a piece of Cornwall, Slate paintings of local towns and villages available in the cabin gift shop. 01579 320251

 

Cornwall events Cornwall attractions Cornwall shows 2012 . All dates are correct at time of being published, please confirm date and event details before making travel arrangements out of season. Yearly events are shown at the beginning of each month in light blue. The diary follows. Events may be cancelled or event dates may be subject to alteration...

 

 

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4th February 2012
Craft and Gift Fair at St.Stephens Church, Saltash. Saturday 4th February 9.30am to 1pm In aid of the new St Stephens Community Hall. Great Ideas for Valentines Day, Mothers Day and Birthdays. Refreshments Available. Free Entry.

6th  February 2012
St Ives Feast / Hurling the Silver Ball
A procession through the town is followed by the blessing at St Ia Well near Porthmeor Beach. After which a boisterous game of Cornish Hurling takes place.
 

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5th March 2012
St.Piran’s Day Events held throughout the county to commemorate St.Piran, the patron saint of tin mining. The modern observance of St Piran's day as a national symbol of the people of Cornwall started in the late 19th and early 20th century when Celtic revivalists sought to provide the people of Cornwall with a national day not unlike those observed in other nations. Since the 1950s, the celebration has become increasingly observed.

!0th March 2012

Craft & Gift Fair in support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer Saturday March 10th. 10am-2pm St Breward Village Hall, St Breward. Nr. Bodmin. Cornwall. Local hand made Cornish crafts including Jewellery, Glass Ware, Artwork, Jams, Chutneys, Relishes, Cakes & Pastries, Cards, along with Body Shop and Avon Cosmetics with up to 75% off. Raffle and Tombola. Hot & Cold refreshments, disabled access, free entry, parking, toilets. Please come along and support Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

12th - 17th March 2012
Cornwall Music Festival
The Cornwall Music Festival includes a wide range of competitions for both young people and adults; soloists and groups. It includes singers, musicians and storytellers. The week concludes with a Gala Concert at 7.30pm on Saturday 17th March. The festival is held at Truro Methodist Church, Union Place, Truro.

31st March – 8th April 2012
St.Endellion Easter FestivalWorld-class classical music festival at St.Endellion, near Port Isaac.

31st March – 1st April 2012
Cornwall Spring Flower Show Held at Boconnoc near Lostwithiel. Everything for the Garden, including displays, competitions, gifts and exhibits. Refreshments available all day.

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6th April 2012 - 23rd September
Minack Summer Season Cornwall’s open air theatre in spectacular surroundings. Pack a picnic and see a show.

6th – 9th April 2012
Trereife Easter Food and Craft Fair Inspiring tours of Trereife House, a delectable selection of locally produced food and drink, exquisite art and crafts to browse and buy, children’s Easter Egg Hunt and live music performances…these are just a handful of the attractions to be found at Trereife’s Easter Fair. One of the many attractions over the weekend will be the highly entertaining locally inspired cookery demonstrations by chefs from local restaurants and colleges as well as Sanjay Kumar from Slow Food Cornwall and Robin Turner from Newlyn’s fish industry. Visitors will have the chance to sample the dishes and purchase the ingredients which will be on sale in the food marquee.

28th April 2012
Trevithick Day, Camborne Trevithick Day is an annual celebration of the heritage of the Camborne area, with the focus on Richard Trevithick, pioneer of high pressure steam - power. This takes the form of a community festival of free entertainment in the streets of Camborne.

21st April 2012
Porthleven Food and Music Festival
Family-friendly festival with a wide range of food stalls, events, demonstrations and music.

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1st May 2012
Padstow ‘Obby ‘OssThe first day of May is Obby Oss day in Padstow. The Day celebrates the Celtic festival of Beltane - The spring festival dedicated to the return of the Celtic sun god Bel, that causes the crops to grow and the hours of daylight to lengthen. The town is decked with flags, greenery and flowers.

5th and 6th May 2012

Saltash May Fair will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 5th and 6th, 2012 at Warfelton Sports Field, Callington Road, Saltash. The event includes parade, competitions, live entertainment for all ages, food and market stalls, with the Saltash Half Marathon, Harding's Hike and It's A Knockout contest on the Sunday. 1752 417362

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5th – 6th May 2012
Saltash May FairStalls, live entertainment with street entertainers, bands and Morris dancers.

7th May 2012
St Ives Mayday Celebration of spring rooted in the ancient customs of the town.

8th May 2012
Helston Flora Day You'll find the town decked out with bluebells, gorse, laurel leaves and colourful flags. Dancing begins at 7.00 am, and at 8.30 there's the mummers' play known as the Hal-an-Tow, at several venues throughout the town. Watch St George and St Michael slay the Dragon and the Devil.

9th – 20th May 2012
Du Maurier Festival A festival of arts and literature in and around the town of Fowey

12th – 13th May 2012
Lost Fest Parades, exhibitions, music and art events take place around the town of Lostwithiel.

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6th – 8th July 2012
Sea Salts and Sail Held in Mousehole. Traditional fishing vessels visit the port alongside musical entertainment, stalls and displays.

14th July 2012
Liskeard Show An agricultural show with fun for the whole family.

16th July 2012
Stithians Show Cornwall’s biggest one-day agricultural show with a wide range of exhibits and activities.

20th –22nd July 2012
Boconnoc Steam Fair Steam rally held at Boconnoc near Liskeard. There will also be classic cars, vintage tractors and craft displays.

19th – 22nd July 2012
Port Eliot Festival Festival of arts and literature on the Port Eliot Estate near St.Germans

25th - 29th July 2012
Penzance Literary Festival The Penzance Literary Festival is a celebration of words! This year's theme is 'Journeys'. We take ‘journeys’ to include journeys through life, exploration of the works of authors, dramatists, story-tellers, poets and songwriters, and discovery of how other people feel about and make sense of what they read and hear and see.

31st July 2012 – 10th August 2012
St.Endellion Summer Festival World-class classical music festival at St.Endellion, near Port Isaac.

28th July 2012 – 3rd August 2012
Charlestown Regatta Events in and around the harbour plus an evening of Cornish fun on Tuesday night.
 

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Bodmin
Boscastle
Bude
Callington
Camborne
Camelford
Cawsand
Clovelly
Coverack
Crafthole
Cremyll
Falmouth
Forder
Fowey
Hayle
Helston
Hessenford
Lands End
Launceston
Liskeard
Looe
Millbrook
Mousehole
Newquay
Par
Padstow
Pentire
Penzance
Polperro
Portland
Portwrinkle
St.Austell
St.Ives
St. Just in Roseland
St.Germans
Salcombe
Saltash Cornwall.
Seaton
St.Austell
St.Germans
St.Ives
St Michaels Mount
Taunton
Tavistock
Torpoint
Totnes
Truro
Whitsand