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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.

2010 Events

September

3rd - Celebrity Concert by Stephen Cleobury (King's College, Cambridge). St Ives Parish Church 7.30pm. Tickets £7.00 available from the St Ives Tourist Information Centre (Guildhall).

4th - 5th - Gorseth Kernow. This year St Ives will be hosting the Gorseth Kernow (Open Gorsedd), the Gorsedd exists to maintain the national Celtic Spirit of Cornwall. This organisation promotes the study of the Cornish language as well as Cornish literature, histrory, art and music. The ceremony will be held on the Island in St Ives.

5th - Botallack Country Fair, Botallack Count House Workshop, Botallack.
12pm - 5pm, Adults - £2 Children - free. Tin smelting, spinning, granite splitting,lots of local crafts and produce stalls. Traction engines and children's events. Phone 01736 788588 for more information.

11th - 25th - St Ives September Festival, a festival of music and arts in St Ives, for further information visit www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk 

October

23rd - 31st - Penzance Proms. Come to Penzance's first Music and arts festival. Prom along to concerts, art galleries, male voice choirs, drama, jazz and rock. It's all here, just a short walk from Penzance's magnificent promenade. Call 01736 362207 for further information.

November

8th - 13th - Camborne Music Festival

20th - 21st - Trereife Christmas Gifts Fair, Trereife House, nr Newlyn, 10am-5pm. The weekend kicks off in magical style with a series of demonstrations and a programme of entertainment, as well as an art exhibition in the Gallery. The Craft Fair will take place all under cover in heated marquees and over the course of the weekend, visitors may browse a range of quality art and craft. A selection of local food suppliers will be on hand to tickle your taste buds, making it the perfect opportunity to stock up on an array of fine foods and drinks for the festive season. Poet’s Cafe will also be serving a selection of homemade refreshments. Should you fancy a diversion from the Christmas gift buying and nibbles, Tim Le Grice will be conducting tours of his historic home, allowing visitors to absorb Trereife’s extensive history while supping on a glass of mulled wine. For further information visit www.trereifepark.co.uk

26th - Hayle Christmas Lights Switch On

TBC - Newlyn Arts Festival

December

3rd - St Ives Christmas Lights Switch On

4th - Hayle Illuminated Carnival starting at 7pm.

TBC - Angarrack Christmas Lights Switch On.

TBC - Camborne Christmas Lights Switch On.

TBC - Sennen Christmas Tree Festival.

TBC - St Just Christmas Lights Switch On.

TBC - Newlyn Christmas Lights Switch On.

11th - 2nd - Mousehole Harbour Lights Switch On. For details, phone 01736 361920 or visit www.mouseholelights.org.uk

TBC - Gulval Christmas Lights Switch On. 

21st - Montol Winter Festival Penzance, for full information on all the Montol events being held please visit www.montol.co.uk.

TBC - Winter Wonderland, Trevarno Gardens. For further information visit www.trevarno.co.uk.

23rd - Tom Bowcock's Eve, Mousehole.

TBC - Leedstown Lights Switch On.

TBC - Goldsithney Lights Swicth On.

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 2010. 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

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