WHAT'S ON IN CORNWALL – FEBRUARY
St.Pirans Day at Perranporth
The largest St.Piran's Day event is the march across the dunes to St.Piran's cross.
Oyster Gathering and seafood Harvest
Celebrate the last weekend of the season, the gathering, on the last wild oyster beds in the South West for the last fleet in Europe working under sail and oar.
Trereife Easter Fine Food and Craft Fair
Inspiring tours of Trereife House, a delectable selection of locally produced food and drink, exquisite art and crafts to browse and buy, children’s Easter Egg Hunt and live music performances…these are just a handful of the attractions to be found at Trereife’s Easter Fair. 6th - 9th April 2012.
Art in the City Festival
Visit Truro and see all the art exhibitions and fairs with the Art in the city festival.
Porthleven Food and Music Festival
Food resourcefulness and re-skilling children and adults in the kitchen are themes for Porthleven Food and Music Festival, as well as providing even more action-packed all-day, all-evening music and enertainment for everyone.
Trevithick day in Camborne
On the 28th April this local town holds an annual celebration of local engineering genius and inventor Richard Trevithick.
Flora Day
Visit Helston and see the whole town decorated with local greenery and bluebells and watch the local dance parade through the town.
Daphne Du Maurier Festival
Celebrating Dame Daphne Du Maurier who lived and wrote in the area, its a sparkling mix of star names, guided walks, talks, drama, community events and free entertainment.
9th - 20th May
St.Ives First Food and Drink Festival
Taste, try, meet, buy, and enjoy the finest flavours and tastes that Cornwall has to offer and see some of the best chefs in the county giving cooking demonstrations. From the 21st - 28th May.
The Fal River Festival
The 9 day festival encompasses over 130 events which range from music and drama, the arts and heritage to rowing races, triathlons and walks.
Run to The Sun
Run to the Sun is a 3 day event spread over 2 sites in Newquay. From 1st - 4th June 2012.
Royal Cornwall Show
For three days each year the showground at Wadebridge is transformed into a living town, bustling with life, energy, agriculture, entertainment and trade. It is a significant event on the Cornish calendar with well over 110,000 people attending.
Padstow Carnival Week
Padstow celebrates canival week in style with activities, quizes, music and much more.
30th July - 5th August
The Relentless Boardmasters 2012
The Relentless Boardmasters is Europe’s most famous surf, skate and music festival! It has welcomed the biggest names in those fields. Nowhere else in Europe can you find the best of the best at one event.
8th - 12th August
Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week
Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week has grown into the largest sailing regatta in the South West with more than 450 yachts racing over eight days, and a lively programme of shoreside events.
11th - 19th August
West of England Steam Rally, Stithians
The largest steam rally in the South West with over 50 full size steam engines plus stationary and scale steam engines.
17th - 19th August
Fowey Regatta and Carnival Week
The Fowey Regatta is one of the best local regattas in the country and includes daily races plus other themed events.
County Fair at Trereife
Explore the summer fayre at Trereife Park with a range of attractions giving an atmosphere of a traditional country fayre.
Portscatho Regatta
A traditional regatta with a full programme of sailing over an exciting and highly visible course in beautiful Gerrans Bay and featuring a passage race from the Fal, plus various water-sports (swimming, canoeing, raft-racing), together with shore-based fun activities such as sandcastle-building and races for all ages on Tatam’s Beach.
Newlyn Fish Festival
Celebrate all things fishy in one of Cornwall's most distinctive and original fishing villages.
St.Ives September Festival
Enjoy the activities on offer on this two week long festival from the 9th - 23rd September.
Newquay Fish Festival
Visit Newquay and explore the harbour. Practical cookery demonstrations, and local fish available to purchase.
Falmouth Oyster Festival
Celebrating the start of the oyster dredging season - enjoy free seafood cookery demos and much more. 11th - 14th October
Fowey Christmas Market Weekend
Spend a weekend in Fowey to do all your Christmas shopping, the unusual and unique shops in Fowey will be complimented by many more Cornish specialist traders offering art, crafts, local produce, gifts and much much more, mainly based in marquee's on the Town Quay.
2nd - 4th December