Events and what's on in Truro
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22 Sep 2018 to 23 Sep 2018
Eden Arts Festival
St Austell, Cornwall
Back for its second year, our Arts Festival features a great line-up of music, theatre, hands-on arts and crafts workshops and much more, including two hit shows from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
21 Sep 2018 to 23 Sep 2018
Henry's Little Big Gig
Helston, Cornwall
Henry’s Little Big Gig is a fantastic live music and ale festival based at the award-winning Henry’s Campsite, here in the Lizard.
Celebrating Cornwall’s creative talent, in music, beer making and much more.
Festival organisers have put together a festival with a different edge to most. Have a look at the online festival programme for more information.
As well as the music on stage, festival goers are invited to share and explore their creative talents at various workshops and ...
20 Sep 2018 to 23 Sep 2018
Looe Saves the Day
Looe, Cornwall
We are very excited to announce the first acts for our community event. The acts that have confirmed so far include The Huckleberry Finns who will be performing on the Friday evening; Mad Dog Mcrea, Kernow King, Falmouth Soul Sensation and KING CREATURE who will taking to the main stage on the Saturday, with The Viewers playing on Sunday.
Work is continuing to secure other acts for the programme, with exciting discussions taking place with some high profile names to headline each of the ...
21 Sep 2018 to 23 Sep 2018
Newquay Beer Festival
Newquay, Cornwall
Organised and run by NEWQUAY TOWAN BLYSTRA LIONS CLUB, Newquay Beer Festival is a charity event which, since it started, has raised over £30,000 to support good causes locally and further afield. Boasting over 70 real ales and ciders from throughout the UK, lagers, wines, food and soft drinks, plus music throughout the three days.
The event is great value, with an early-bird three-day ticket costing just £12 when booked in advance. There’s also the opportunity to stay in your caravan, ...
24 Sep 2018 to 28 Sep 2018
Chicago, The Musical
Penzance, Cornwall
The BTA are thrilled to be producing one of the most iconic musical of all time, the multi award winning Chicago at the Minack Theatre.
Inspired by the jazz music from the 20s, Chicago is a slick and saucy production that gives us an insight into the lives of the murderesses of the Cook County Jail.
Featuring Iconic songs such as ‘All That Jazz‘ and ‘Razzle Dazzle‘.
29 September 2018
Polruan Bay Autumn Fair
The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
Join us on Saturday 29th September for our ’Beside The Sea’ themed Autumn Fair
With free entry our fair has lots for the whole family to enjoy, including a BBQ, welly-wanging, a sea themed fancy dress competition, kids games, face painting, prize raffle, sea shanties from The Suitcase Singers, Mark’s Ark and his wonderful animals, mini spa treatments, kids Olympics and more...
Come rain or shine we’ll be having fun at the fair and we look forward to seeing everyone, dogs welcomed on ...
29 September 2018
Proud Eden
Eden Project,
St Austell, Cornwall
Our celebration of LGBTQ culture returns by popular demand for a second year, with an evening of music, performance, and talks at Eden.
Proud Eden returns with a special evening packed with acclaimed speakers, and live performances and spoken word – headlined by Heather Peace, brought to you in association with Penguin and Gay Times, and supported by Cornwall Pride.
On the night, get involved in the hilarious Faceback game, a festival favourite, to meet new people. And while you're ...
29 September 2018
Whitegold Festival of Clay
St Austell, Cornwall
A three-day festival celebrating St Austell’s china clay history with a exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops.
29 Sep 2018 to 30 Sep 2018
Proms at the Minack
Penzance, Cornwall
Presented by Mount Charles Band and friends. Performances September 29 & 30 at 7.30pm and September 30 also at 2pm.
Bring your flags, horns and whistles to help create the traditional Proms ambience.
A great party atmosphere brings the curtain down on another Minack season.
04 October 2018
Charity Fire Walk
Bodmin Jail,
Bodmin, Cornwall
Set yourself the challenge of all challenges! Be empowered to walk across 20 feet (approx. 8 steps) of hot wood embers and give yourself the motivation to take on other things you previously thought impossible. Transform fear into inspiration, if you can do this just think what else you can achieve!
Set in the grounds of the impressive Bodmin Jail, we’re asking you to handle the heat and raise vital funds for Cornwall Hospice Care.
06 October 2018
Eden Beer Festival
St Austell, Cornwall
Join our annual celebration featuring a huge range of craft ales and speciality ciders. There'll also be great live bands and delicious gourmet festival food.
Your entry fee includes three free beers or cider samples (a third of a pint each), and a commemorative pint glass to keep. Additional tokens cost £1.35 per third of a pint.
04 Oct 2018 to 06 Oct 2018
Falmouth CAMRA Beer Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall
The festival will be housed in two large marquees that will cover the whole of Events Square and overlook the River Fal. Events square is located on the Quay at the busy area of Falmouth waterfront where there are a mix of shops, restaurants and the National Maritime Museum.
Events square helps to host Falmouth Week, Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival, Falmouth Spring Festival and Falmouth Oyster Festival and now the Annual Kernow CAMRA Beer Festival. It is within easy reach of hotels and bed ...
04 Oct 2018 to 07 Oct 2018
North Cornwall Book Festival
Port Isaac, Cornwall
The sixth North Cornwall Book Festival – running from October 4-7 2018 – offers something for everyone, from life writing, to storytelling, from poetry to folk song, from narrative illustration to spectacular Cornish impressionism, from household names to the big names of the future. And we can’t wait to share it all with you in St Endellion, in north Cornwall.
14 October 2018
Eden Marathon & Half Marathon
St Austell, Cornwall
Cornwall’s biggest running event, the Eden Marathon and Half Marathon returns on 14 October 2018, with a multi-terrain route through spectacular countryside. Register your place online.
A firm fixture in the running calendar, the Eden Project Marathon and Half Marathon offers hilly multi-terrain courses around the famous site, following a challenging route through areas of spectacular mining heritage and beautiful countryside landscapes.
11 Oct 2018 to 14 Oct 2018
Falmouth Oyster Festival
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster dredging season, the diversity and quality of Cornish Seafood and, in particular, the last remaining traditional oyster fishery in Europe still dredging by sail and hand punt.
Venue: Events Square.
06 Oct 2018 to 14 Oct 2018
Heligan Harvest
Heligan Gardens Ltd,
St Austell, Cornwall
Join us to celebrate another triumphant gardening year with our annual Heligan Harvest Event.
With the traditional principles of farming, food provenance, sustainability and taste at the forefront of our culinary being, expect an exciting programme of talks, demonstrations and tasters as the Gardens and Estate unite in bringing the bounty of produce and traditional skills together in our weeklong harvest celebration.
You will have the opportunity to try some of Heligan’s unique and ...
20 Oct 2018 to 21 Oct 2018
Victorian Weekend
Bodmin & Wenford Railway,
Bodmin, Cornwall
A chance to showcase our Victorian engine and coach.
24 October 2018
Flambards Halloween Firework Spectacular
Flambards Theme Park,
Helston, Cornwall
Watch the sky light up above Flambards!
Enjoy a full day out at Flambards followed by our Firework Spectacular in the evening.
Rides & Attractions close 30/60 minutes before firework display at 7.30pm.
24 October 2018
Murder Mystery Evening
Bodmin, Cornwall
Solve a murder mystery whilst enjoying a steam train journey through the beautiful Cornish countryside.
Watch and listen as the professionally staged murder plot unfolds before your very eyes. Question the cast for those extra clues. View the murder scene - choose your suspect. Win yourself a prize!
Presented by 'Murder by Appointment', our very popular Murder Mystery trains return for the 24th summer season in 2018 – the original and still the best!
A bar offering a selection of ...
25 October 2018
Spooky Stones
St Austell, Cornwall
Join us at Wheal Martyn on Thursday 25 October and paint your own spooky stones! Hide them for someone else to find or keep as a memento. What will you decide to paint? Small charge of 50p.
26 October 2018
Halloween Disco at Paradise Park
Hayle, Cornwall
The popular Halloween Disco returns from 3-6pm on Friday 26th October with fancy dress competition, spooky food and pumpkin soup!
Enjoy some ghoulish fun as you get into the spirit of things by joining staff for the Halloween Disco with loads of JungleBarn play and prizes for the best fancy dress. Ticket price, child (aged 3 to 15) £5 and adults are £3.99 each, or use your Return Tickets or Season Tickets.
25 Oct 2018 to 26 Oct 2018
Halloween Tours
Falmouth, Cornwall
A terrifying treat just for Halloween! Join us at Pendennis Castle on an eerie evening tour for an after-hours journey back into the castle's creepy past. Meet our spine-tingling storytellers and discover tales of ghostly apparitions, dastardly deeds, and ghoulish goings-on. Not for the faint hearted!
Family Tours at 6pm and 7pm (you must be 5 years old or older to take part).
Adult Tour at 8pm (you must be 16 years old or over to take part).
22 Oct 2018 to 26 Oct 2018
Trebah Terrifying Tentacle Trail
Falmouth, Cornwall
Navigate the garden on the “Terrifying Tentacle Trail” to discover creatures with horrible horns and spine chilling stingers!
£2 per trail, includes a prize.
22 Oct 2018 to 26 Oct 2018
Tricks and Tonics
Falmouth, Cornwall
Thrilling tricks and tasty treats await at creepy Pendennis Castle this half term! Join the potion master and weave your magic as you make your very own potion to take home! Discover some amazing and simple tricks. Show off your spooktacular costumes and frighten our fearless staff - will you win the fancy dress competition? A perfect day out for the family this Shocktober half term!
27 October 2018
Halloween Zombie Crawl
Newquay, Cornwall
Children of Newquay are invited to join the Newquay BID’s FREE Zombie Crawl on Saturday 27th October starting from 1pm. Wearing gory get-ups and ghoulish glad-rags they will parade through the town in a spook-tacular Halloween extravaganza not to be forgotten.
Starting off at 1pm get ready to see the amazing Titan the Robot perform at the Piazza then followed by a family disco and face painting at Cribbar.
Then at 2pm learn some monster moves for a dance workshop at Cribbar before ...
20 Oct 2018 to 27 Oct 2018
Trick or Treasure
Pirate's Quest,
Newquay, Cornwall
The bravest buccaneers must head to Pirate’s Quest in Newquay this October Half Term for some fiendish family-friendly fun. The piratical walk-through experience will be packed with plenty of tricks and a few treats – but there’s no need to fear, the LIVE Pirate guides are guaranteed to keep visitors on the safe path throughout the journey.
Visitors will be transported back almost 300 years, where they’ll begin their adventure on board a Pirate Hunter’s Ship. A real LIVE pirate will ...
27 Oct 2018 to 28 Oct 2018
Half Price & Kids Go Free @ Bodmin Railway
Bodmin, Cornwall
What better way to spend a weekend than a trip on a steam train! We’re giving you even more excuse to visit with half price tickets to travel and FREE travel for children on the 27th & 28th October 2018.
Explore six and a half miles of track with a Freedom of the Line ticket – and you still just pay once and travel all day!
Whether you’re nostalgic for the glorious era of steam train travel or looking for some family-friendly fun including new activity and colouring sheets, we’ll look ...
20 Oct 2018 to 28 Oct 2018
Halloween Owl Prowl
Hayle, Cornwall
The ‘Owl Prowl’ trail is sure to give you goose bumps as you explore the grounds of the Park hunting out the clues about these creatures of the night. And when you complete all the answers your skills will be rewarded with a lovely sweet treat… yum!
And remember during half term there will be feeding times for the animals on the Fun Farm, the penguins and otters, and the colourful lorikeets in the walk through Australian Aviary.
So for some ‘chilling entertainment’ head on down to ...
20 Oct 2018 to 28 Oct 2018
Nocturnal Nature
Newquay, Cornwall
Join us at Newquay Zoo this October half term for some spooktacular fun:
Take part in our Nocturnal Nature Trail and receive a special treat when completed.
Watch our animals go wild over some spooky enrichment.
Dig out your spookiest fancy dress and be in with a chance to win a fearsome adoption.
20 Oct 2018 to 31 Oct 2018
Dead of the Night Dance
Camborne, Cornwall
A Halloween celebration in the heart of the woods.
With all new dead good stories to tickle your ribs, thrill your spirits and chill your bones!
Spirits of all ages welcome.
The Dead of Night Dance is a wicked and wonderful Halloween celebration with theatre and adventure, thrills, frights, delights and dancing. Journey deep into the forest to the land of the rapturously dead where a collection of comic, wicked and sheer ghostly short stories play out on Mrs Logan’s stage in the ...
20 Oct 2018 to 04 Nov 2018
Halloweden at the Eden Project
St Austell, Cornwall
Join us in 2018 for an all-new Halloweden offer, as we invite you into a beautiful and mysterious world full of magical beasts and mythical creatures.
Come face to face with roaming creatures: Look out as you wander around Eden, as some of our magical friends will be roaming freely around the gardens. Who – or what – might you encounter?
Explore the Beastly Bazaar: Create a mysterious animal feed potion, and take away a precious amulet, an enchanted link to an animal friend. Have fun ...
29 Sep 2018 to 04 Nov 2018
Heligan Autumn Plant Sale
Heligan Gardens Ltd,
St Austell, Cornwall
This October the Heligan Plant Centre will hold its annual Autumn Plant Sale!
Heligan’s very popular end of season plant sale provides the perfect opportunity to pick up a unique selection of Heligan plants.
Our Autumn Plant Sale will be open from Saturday 29th September until Sunday 4th November.
All you need to bring is plenty of space in the boot!
20 Oct 2018 to 04 Nov 2018
The Good, The Bad, and the Bugly!
Heligan Gardens Ltd,
St Austell, Cornwall
This Heligan Halloween, experience the creepy but cool in a bug-tastic culmination of spooky Halloween activities set to make your spine tingle!
Creepy Crawly Trail 20th October – 4th November
Wander through the Gardens, following our Creepy Crawly Trail and discover what weird and wonderful creatures have made Heligan their home. Do you dare to enter the spider tunnel? Will you come face to face with Mama spider? And what else might you stumble across on the way?
The Barn
20th – ...
08 November 2018
Macmillan Christmas Fair
Eden Project,
St Austell, Cornwall
The Macmillan Christmas Fair, hosted in the sparkling Eden Project, heralds the start of the season of goodwill in the county, and features an abundance of gifts and home accessories, clothing and jewellery, through to an array of the finest produce in the Food Hall.
Heralding the start of the season of goodwill in the county, the Macmillan Christmas Fair features an abundance of festive treats, stocking fillers and local gifts.
Macmillan Christmas Fair will feature a plethora of ...
10 November 2018
Rock for Heroes
Liskeard, Cornwall
Any surplus monies after costs will be donated to Help for the Heroes.
On this the 100 year anniversary of the end of conflict in the First World War, we at Carnglaze Caverns are delight to host a concert raising funds for Help of Heroes in Cornwall’s unique underground concert venue The Rum Store.
Are you ready to ROCK! Immerse yourself in the incredible new live music experience with Rock For Heroes. Bringing the perfect combination of your favourite Rock & Pop artist across the ...
09 Nov 2018 to 11 Nov 2018
Bude Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival
Bude, Cornwall
The most ambitious line up since the festival's inception; with a mix of unforgettable names and terrific artists from the UK and around the world! With Focus, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado and Wishbone Ash headlining, plus 15 other acts.
15 November 2018
Eden Sleep Out
Eden Project,
St Austell, Cornwall
For the fifth year running, we’re hosting a Sleep Out outside the Biomes on Thursday 15 November 2018, to help support young homeless people across the country.
Sleep Out is a nationwide event organised by the End Youth Homelessness (EYH), a national collaboration of grassroots charities and companies that provide vital support to homeless young people across the UK. The EYH are continually working to raise crucial funds for as many of the 86,000 young people who experience homelessness ...
17 Nov 2018 to 18 Nov 2018
Model Engineering Showcase
National Maritime Museum Cornwall,
Falmouth, Cornwall
The Model Engineering Showcase will be an exciting event bringing together members of Cornwall’s varied and diverse modelling community and providing an exclusive spectacle for visitors to the Museum. Come along and see the full spectrum of model engineering, from steam locomotives and model boat building through to the more modern gadgets including aeroplanes and helicopters. There is an action-packed programme planned with exhibits from over 15 clubs and societies who will be present ...
01 Dec 2018 to 02 Dec 2018
Flambards Christmas Craft Fair
Flambards Theme Park,
Helston, Cornwall
On Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 December Flambards will host its Christmas Craft Fayre featuring local crafters and businesses all showcasing their wares.
Open 10am – 4pm.
01 Dec 2018 to 02 Dec 2018
Santa by Steam
Bodmin, Cornwall
Gather your family and friends and take a journey with the railway elves to visit Santa’s grotto. Arrive at Bodmin General Station for mince pies, seasonal drinks and carols on the platform, before climbing aboard for an hour-long return journey on a beautiful steam hauled train. During the trip you’ll visit Santa, with plenty of time for a photo, and gifts for each child. When he’s not driving the sleigh with Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer, Father Christmas travels by steam ...
08 Dec 2018 to 09 Dec 2018
Santa by Steam
Bodmin, Cornwall
Gather your family and friends and take a journey with the railway elves to visit Santa’s grotto. Arrive at Bodmin General Station for mince pies, seasonal drinks and carols on the platform, before climbing aboard for an hour-long return journey on a beautiful steam hauled train. During the trip you’ll visit Santa, with plenty of time for a photo, and gifts for each child. When he’s not driving the sleigh with Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer, Father Christmas travels by steam ...
15 Dec 2018 to 16 Dec 2018
Santa by Steam
Bodmin, Cornwall
Gather your family and friends and take a journey with the railway elves to visit Santa’s grotto. Arrive at Bodmin General Station for mince pies, seasonal drinks and carols on the platform, before climbing aboard for an hour-long return journey on a beautiful steam hauled train. During the trip you’ll visit Santa, with plenty of time for a photo, and gifts for each child. When he’s not driving the sleigh with Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer, Father Christmas travels by steam ...
14 Dec 2018 to 24 Dec 2018
Meet Father Christmas at Eden
Eden Project,
St Austell, Cornwall
There are letters to sort, presents to deliver, and a very important sleigh to prepare. Father Christmas is keen to meet you and your children, so they can help.
Inside the cosy tent you’ll get to see ‘behind the scenes’, including the elves’ bunkbeds, the pigeonholes full of children’s letters, and all the stockings laid out ready for the big day.
After settling down for a story beside an open fire, each child can enjoy a special moment with the man in red.
21 Dec 2018 to 24 Dec 2018
Santa by Steam
Bodmin, Cornwall
Gather your family and friends and take a journey with the railway elves to visit Santa’s grotto. Arrive at Bodmin General Station for mince pies, seasonal drinks and carols on the platform, before climbing aboard for an hour-long return journey on a beautiful steam hauled train. During the trip you’ll visit Santa, with plenty of time for a photo, and gifts for each child. When he’s not driving the sleigh with Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer, Father Christmas travels by steam ...
30 December 2018
Winter Steam Up
Bodmin, Cornwall
Enjoy our Annual Winter Steam Up on the 30th December with several of our locomotives in steam and an intensive timetable. Rides on both our steam-heated coaches and also in the brake vans of our Goods Train will be available.
The perfect day out and antidote to post-Christmas indulgence for all the family.
08 Mar 2018 to 09 Jan 2019
Exhibition: Titanic Stories
Falmouth, Cornwall
The exhibition examines the stories of the Titanic’s momentous sinking on 15 April 1912, re-appraising many of the myths, controversies and assumptions that still linger around one of the most well-known historic events of the 20th century.
Working in collaboration with private collectors from overseas and national museums in the UK, ‘TITANIC STORIES’ presents rare and never-seen-before objects and items, as well as retelling the personal stories of many of the survivors, victims and ...
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26 Mar 2018
The popular Resort Cornwall magazine for 2018 is out today. Our free title offers visitors the chance to discover all the best things to see and do across the county.
Resort is packed with great attractions, activities, food and drink, shopping, events and more ideas for great days out. You'll also find lots of money-saving vouchers!
Keep an eye out for the bright yellow dispensers and pick up your copy soon - they'll be found in many hotels, holiday parks, shops, ... Read more...