Truro St Piran’s Day

Every year across Cornwall residents and others come together to march in parades to celebrate the Patron Saint of Cornwall St Piran.

Truro City Council are delighted this year to be hosting a St Piran’s Day virtual celebration on Friday 5^th March 2021.

Kicking off the fun is a Childrens St Piran’s Day webinar party at 12.30 hosted by Lauren. There will be some fun family challenges including dancing and a practice sing of ‘Oggy, Oggy’ ready for later in the evening.

Families who would like to join in should register in advance with Suzie West, Tyller A Nerth project leader by emailing [email protected] .

At 1.00pm the St Piran’s Day Celebratory Film commissioned by Truro City Council will be released via the Truro St Piran’s Day Facebook page and on the Cornwall Channel You Tube Channel. The film will feature memories, photos & film of past St Piran’s Day’s in Truro, short dance clips of local Children doing the St Piran’s day dance at home and a few words from Bert Biscoe, Mayor of Truro, The Bishop Philip, High Sheriff of Cornwall Kate Wild, the Lord Lieutenant Edward Bolitho and the Grand Bard of Cornwall Elizabeth Carne.

Next up is the Oggy, Oggy shout, residents are being encouraged at 6pm to come together outside there homes, or from windows to join in with the shout or tune into the Truro St Piran’s Day Facebook page at 6pm for a live post with two of Truro’s well known residents.

To finish off the day as is tradition on St Piran’s Day at 9pm, the City of Truro Male Voice Choir will sing the Trelawny Shout.