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All Year Round Events

Penzance Farmers Market - Every Friday 9.00am - 2.00pm, St Johns Hall. Fresh and seasonal local food and drink. For more information visit www.penzancefarmersmarket.co.uk

St Ives Farmer's Market - Every Thursday 9.30am - 3.00pm, The Backpackers St Ives. Local and seasonal food and drink, including vegetables, fruit, meat, bread, cakes, cheese and more. For more information contact Tim on 01736 795387

Pendeen Farmer's Market - Every first and third Saturday of every month, indoors at the centre of Pendeen, 10am - 1pm. For more information contact Yvonne Bristow on 01736 788202.

2011 Events

April

9th - Porthleven Food and Music Festival, a great free, family day out. Come and see the vast selection of local Cornish food and drink producers, selling and sampling their products. Live music will be played all day and well into the evening. For more information visit www.porthlevenfoodfestival.co.uk

TBC - Trevithick Day, Camborne. For more information visit www.trevithick-day.org.uk

May

TBC - Isles of Scilly World Pilot Gig Championship

TBC - May Day St Ives

TBC - Helston Flora Day

June

TBC - Murdoch Day, Redruth

TBC - Golowan Festival, Penzance. For further information visit www.golowan.org

TBC - Mazey Day, Penzance. For further information visit http://www.golowan.org  

July

TBC - Lafrowda Day, St Just - For further information visit www.lafrowda-festival.co.uk

TBC - Stithians Show

TBC - RNAS Culdrose Air Day

TBC - Heyl Fest

TBC - Hayle Carnival

August

TBC - Morvah Pasty Day

TBC - Goldsithney Charter Fair - A Cornish festival for one and all, music, dancing, circus skills workshop, Cornish Wrestling, Dog Show and much more. For further details visit www.goldsithneycharterfair.org

TBC - Mousehole Carnival

TBC - Mining Villages Festival. The mining villages festival is a programme of events organised by villages steeped in the history and culture of Cornish mining but each with its own distict character. The festival is a chance for visitors and residents alike to explore and find out more about these fascinating communities. Includes events at St Day, Lanner, Portreath, Caharrack, Troon and King Edward Mine. For further information visit www.miningvillagesfestival.org.uk

TBC - St Ives Lifeboat Day

TBC - Porthleven Lifeboat Day

TBC - Newlyn Fish Festival - the festival promotes the diversity, quality and sustainability of fish and shellfish landed in Cornwall . On offer is a wide selection of seafood, cooking demonstrations, children’s workshops, fish auctions, art and trade stalls together with a full programme of music and harbour entertainment. Don't miss it! For further information visit www.newlynfishfestival.org.uk 

September

TBC - St Ives September Festival - a festival of music and arts in St Ives, for further information visit www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk   

Please note these dates may, due to unforseen circumstances, change. We have sourced this information from reliable sources, but please always check with the contact provided prior to planning your holiday dates around them.

These are the major events in 2011. There will be many other events in Cornwall. Always look in the local paper for the area you are staying in for a full list of 'Whats On' at the time.

TBC = TO BE CONFIRMED, PLEASE CHECK WITH NUMBER PROVIDED IF THERE IS ONE