It is no secret that Cornwall truly comes alive in the summer time. From food festivals, music gigs and more.
St Agnes Carnival
3rd August
There can be no better place to immerse yourself in true Cornish community culture than a carnival adorned with floats and costumes meandering through a Cornish village filling the streets with colour and cheer. The St Agnes carnival dates back more than 100 years and thanks to the bustling local community, the carnival is still as full of life as when miners, bal-maidens and fishing folk lined the streets to watch the floats.
Take a chance on us – ABBA tribute
Every Wednesday until the 28th August
The ultimate ABBA party. Funky suits and platform boots essential. Held at Newquay’s Lane Theatre, this ABBA tribute promises to be a fabulous night out for all in attendance. Showings are every Wednesday evening, what better place to have a mid week party!
Boardmasters
9-12th August
Let’s face it, we can hardly create a What’s On August guide without mentioning Boardmasters. The epic 4 day surf, skate and music festival will see world class acts including Sam Fender and Stomzy take to the stage on the cliffs of Watergate Bay. Discover the acts on the secret stage, enjoy good food and good drinks, and dance in the fields as the sun sets over the bay. Festival locations don’t get much better than Boardmasters.
Newquay Lifeboat Day
17th August
A day dedicated to raising money for the charity that saves lives at sea and discovering the amazing work that RNLI volunteers and rescue services do within Cornwall. This event is free to attend and includes theatrical rescue demonstrations, live music and food stalls all based at Newquay Harbour.
Fowey Royal Regatta
18th-24th Aug
Arguably Britain’s most up-market sailing event–people travel from far and wide each year to attend the Fowey Royal Regatta. There’s a full programme of races on the water from Fowey Rivers to Falmouth Working Boats. For the land dwellers, there’s also a whole host of activities to fill your boots with. From a carnival procession, fireworks, flora dancing and even a giant pasty ceremony.
Cornwall Folk Festival
22-26th August
You can’t beat a bit of folk music, especially if there’s more than just the music! This year will be the 51st anniversary of this festival celebrating all the joys that folk music brings. Festival goers can expect folk bands and artists including Lady Maisery, The Trials of Cato, James Dixon, Tarren and many more. When you are not enjoying the folk music, various clubs, workshops, street music and dancing will fill the streets of Wadebridge.
You can get your tickets here.
The BIG summer market, Truro
19th-20th August
Truro Farmers market will be joining forces with Cornwall Shop Small Market to bring the BIG summer market to Truro’s Lemon Quay. The streets will be lined with fresh summer produce on a grand scale, from the ripest fruits and veg, artisan cheeses and craft beers and wines. When you are not sampling rich cheeses and delectable baked goods, arts, pottery and vintage stalls are there for your perusal.
RNS Flower Show, Torrington
19th August
The ultimate Summer day out. The RHS Flower is not to be missed for the budding gardeners. There will be decadent floral displays to capture your heart and scenes to ignite all the senses. The theme for this year’s show is Great Garden Adventure.
