Newquay St Piran's Festival — Cornwall 365 What's On

Tickets

Unless shown, events are FREE ENTRY £

Location

Town Centre, Newquay | View on Google Maps

Dates

Sun 1st March, 2020 — Sun 8th March, 2020
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Various venues, dates and times

About this event

Supporting and celebrating the culture and environment that is our Celtic heritage.

2020 Programme

Sunday 1st March

2.30pm Trenance Cottages – Pulling Together – Story of the Gigs – Chris Blount + NRC Singers
8.00pm Travellers Rest, Trevarrian, “St Piran’s Cornish Shanty Night” Oll an Gwella + Friends

Monday 2nd March

10.30-11.00am Oll an Gwella songs in Lighthouse Cinema Lobby also Display by Heritage Museum
11.00am “Bait” Lighthouse Cinema Cornish B/W BAFTA-nominated film (Entry free – by ticket)
4.30-6.00pm NOCS Presentation and talk (5.30pm) – St Columb Minor Church
7.30pm at ‘UrbanKelt – Gwerthji Koffi Keltek’ Cornish Language ‘Taster evening class event’

Tuesday 3rd March

2.00-4.00pm Cornish Bingo at the Griffin Inn

Wednesday 4th March

7.00pm ‘St Piran’s Eve Concert’ at St Michaels Church, featuring “Cornwall Youth Chamber Choir”, “Newquay Male Voice Choir” + Harp/Fiddle Duo “Sea Strings” FREE ENTRY

Thursday 5th March

All Day St Piran’s Open Golf Competition – Newquay Golf Club ENTRY £5 Members £15 Visitors
12.30pm “The Central Sing” Newquay Rowing Club Singers outside The Central Hotel
4.00pm ‘St Piran’s Day Parade’ (from Victoria Hotel to the Walkabout in Gover Lane). Led by Cornish Piper Merv Davey, with Gorsedh Kernow Grand Bard (Elizabeth Carne) + Mayor & Town Crier, U3A, OCS, Schools, Councillors, Celtic Congress, Churches, St Piran Angels, Cornwall Pride + other community, music & dance groups. All welcome! Bring your St Piran Flags!
4.30-5.30pm ‘‘Troyll Yowynk An Kerdh-Adro” at Walkabout, a Cornish Ceilidh for Schools with choral performances with Oll an Gwella & dancing from local schools with Maggi Biddle & U3A.
7.00pm ’Troyll Klub Revya’ at Newquay Rowing Club Including Cornish Singing (Oll an Gwella & NRC Singers), Cornish Dancing (U3A) + Cornish Heritage Talk (OCS) + ‘Trelawny Shout’.

Friday 6th March

2.30-4.00pm Newquay Library “Community Tea Event” Legends of Cornwall + NOCS storyteller
7.30pm at the Griffin ‘St Piran’s Cornish Beer & Gin event’ with Archie Ray UrbanKelt music

Saturday 7th March

11.00am-11.00pm ‘St Piran’s Cornish Beer, Food, Music & Heritage Festival’ at the Griffin Hotel – Celebration of Cornish Crafts & Produce with Cooking demos, Pasty-Making & Oll an Gwella Singing + Celtic music & dancing (with trad session, Mad Jack of the Boneyard & Hevva Cornish Dance group + “Fer Ertach Kernow” (10.00am-4.00pm), Heritage stands & Cornish Language slot – see programme/website for full details
7.30pm Celtic Music, Dance & Ceilidh at Griffin Inn with Joe Hurworth, Brother Sea Music, Baptiste, Black Friday, UrbanKelt acts
7.30pm St Michaels Church Hall Newquay-Dinard Twinning Assn. St Piran’s Party (Guests Welcome): with Oll an Gwella

Sunday 8th March

9.30 for 10.00am The Wave Church ‘St Piran Churches Together’ Service – all welcome
10.00am-4.30pm Newquay Zoo “A Celebration of everything Cornish” – Family fun activities – (Standard Entrance Fee)

In addition, Newquay Library, Lighthouse Cinema and Newquay Heritage Museum will be offering Cornwall-focussed presentations, running through the week.