Penglaz - the Penzance town 'oss was revived in 1992 and appears late at night to beguile and frighten the Golowan revellers. Penglaz also visits the recently revived Montol Midwinter festival. Over the years Penglaz has become an iconic feature of the Solstice Festivals
St Pirans Day - St Piran is the patron saint of tinners. A play depicting the legend of St Piran is performed by people from the community of Perranzabuloe. Events in March 2009 at Perranporth. 
a short news story about St. Piran's day. St. Piran's cross dated 900 AD? St Piran's return to Cornwall. Children parade through Penzance for the first time to celebrate St Piran's birthday. The St Piran Trust hopes to uncover the remains of St. Piran church near Perranporth. A Cornish MP has asked the government to make 5th March a public holiday in Cornwall. Bodmin Town Council is giving its employees an extra public holiday to celebrate St Piran's Day. St piran's day e-petition.
Cornish Witchcraft - looking at the historical reality of witchcraft in Cornwall. There is a museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle Cornwall. The museum houses the world's largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts and regalia. a small BBC news story about the witchcraft museum. Archivists in have uncovered a spell at the Cornwall Record Offices. Gemma Gary - white witch offering witchcraft and cunning in Cornwall. Cassandra Latham village wise woman and Pagan councilor in St Buryan. Evidence of pagan rituals in the Cornish countryside in the 17th century have been uncovered by archaeologists. Devon and Cornwall Pagan Federation Regional Website. Evidence of age-old spells in an archaeologist's front yard in Cornwall. Chants in the Wood - is an online resource for Pagan and earth-inspired news and events from around Devon and Cornwall
aberfest 2010 in Falmouth and Penryn, 3rd - 5th April 2010. It is a celebration of Cornish and Breton culture in music and dance. Aberfest takes place every Easter, the venue alternating between Brittany and Cornwall
Jack The Giant Killer legend says he lived near Lands End in the days of king Arthur
St Ives September Festival is starting Saturday 6th to Saturday 20th September 2008. Artists and visitors from around the world converge on the town to join the local community for one of the biggest arts festivals in Cornwall
Cornwall Film Festival 2009 will take place 12th - 15th November 2009
Helston Flora Day is held every year in Helston on May 8th except when this date falls on a Sunday or Monday. Helston Flora Day Association. The furry dance is one of the oldest surviving customs in the country. a 1921 short film of the furry dance from British Pathe. Flora Day 2007. Flora Day 2008 DVD. a short video of Flora Day 2008.
The Amazing Story Of The Floral Dance is a book by Cornish musician Ian Marshall. The book traces the history of this world famous ballad. 
and George Baker singing in a 1932 film of the Flora Dance. a 1955 film of the Furry dance from British Pathe. Helston Town Band home of the Flora Dance. Helston Flora Day Music
The Daphne du Maurier Festival of Arts & Literature is an entertaining 10 days of star names, guided walks, talks, drama, local events and free entertainment. The festival is being held on the 7th - 16th May 2009 in Fowey. The historical parish of Tywardreath is where The Tywardreath Players are based. It was Daphne Du Maurier's own local village, and literally means, ‘The House on the Strand’
St Endellion Music Festival is held in the church of St Endellion near to Port Isaac. Dates for the Easter and Summer Festival 2009 . An iconographer has been commissioned to produce an icon of Saint Endelienta
Lowender Peran Festival of Celtic Culture in Perranporth is the festival of the Celts. It is being held on the 14th - 18th October 2009. Roseland Festival - art, literature, poetry, music and dance, Saturday 18th October - 2nd November 2008
Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival is a unique festival of male voice choir singing, workshops, competitions, socialising and sightseeing. The 2009 festival will take place on the 30th - 4th May
King Arthur is believed to have been a Cornishman who defeated the Saxons. An account of Arthur from Clare's Cornish pages. Ancient manuscripts telling the story of the King Arthur are to go online. Death of a legend. King Arthur's last battle
the King Arthur Stone is a stone bearing a 6th century inscription to the name Arthur and has been unearthed at Tintagel Castle
Cornish Legends - the legend of St Michael at St Michael's Mount, and the legend of of St Ives.
Towednack Cuckoo Feast has a fiddler leading the proccesion from the church door. The parish feast takes place on the nearest Sunday to the 28th of April
Montol Festival will take place in Penzance from the 12th - 20th December 2008. The Montol festival aims to revive some of the core traditions of the Christmas period in Penzance. There will be a lantern procession for children, stalls and music in the town centre, a civic church ceremony and storytelling in pubs. The word Montol is a Cornish word dating from the 17th century meaning 'winter solstice'. Penwith festivals. Christmas in Penzance
dive fest 2009 is a brand new festival taking place at Pentewan Sands Holiday Park on May 15th - 17th 2009. It will offer trips to wrecks in dive boats, as well as hosting trade stands, music, a treasure hunt and a chance for novices to try diving for the first time
cornwall pride festival - Saturday 8th August 2009. The first ever Pride to be staged in Cornwall was in 2008. Organisers of the festival are billing it as a celebration of diversity for any sexuality, race or religion. The day starts with a parade through the streets of Truro. Police officers from Devon and Cornwall are to officially support this gay pride event in Cornwall.
Looe Festival of the Sea has always been about Looe's considerable links to the sea. 27th, 28th, 29th June 2008
Pasty Day Festival in Morvah takes place on the first Tuesday of August. Originated to raise money for church funds. Festivals and events in Cornwall 2009 from the Cornwall Tourist Board. Festivals and events in Cornwall 2009 from Cornwall in Focus. Diary Of Events for Cornwall 2009. Festivals in West Cornwall
gunnislake festival - 30th July - 2nd August 2008. The festival began in 2001 as a celebration of the regeneration works carried out in the village
Cornwall Food and Drink Festival in Lemon Quay, Truro, 25th - 27th September 2009. Celebrating the very best of Cornish food and drink. The Boscastle Food Arts and Crafts weekend is on the 4th and 5th of October 2008. What's On This Week
Cornwall Wonderful Words Festival happens every two years and is for grown-ups and children
Kithill - since 1929 the Old Cornwall Society has lit an annual Midsummer's Eve Bonfire at the summit
the 3 wishes faery fest at Colliford Lake Park Bodmin Moor on the 19th - 20th - 21st June 2009. A gathering of faery fans for three days of music and magical entertainment
the camborne music festival is an annual competitive festival for amateur musicians of all disciplines, ages and abilities. The Festival is held each November (usually the second or third week) and runs from Monday morning through to Saturday evening. 9th - 14th November 2009
Jan Tregeagle - the legend of a cruel early seventeenth century magistrate who haunts Bodmin moor
Falmouth Festival Of Literature And Arts is being held on 5th October - 7th October 2007. September 2003 was the first Falmouth Festival of Literature & Arts, taking place in the grounds of Pendennis Castle Cornwall
port eliot lit fest - 24th - 26th July 2009. The third festival of words, music, magic, dancing, food and film at Port Eliot house and grounds St Germans. The event is held in acres of 18th century parkland and hosted by the Earl of St Germans. a news story about Port Eliot house
Lafrowda Festival - the festival is to provide a showcase for all the talent that abounds in the community and to bring into the community new concepts and skills. The festival is being held on July 10th - 18th 2009 in St. Just Penwith
Gorseth Kernow exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall. Gorseth Kernow events 2009. a short film from British Pathe of a 1946 Cornish Gorsedd procession to Perran Round with Arch Druid Grwys of Wales. a video of Cornwall's Arch Druid Ed Prynn. Cornish Gorsedd 2004
Dehwelans Festival of Cornwall - 1st - 7th September 2008 will be held in Looe. 2002 was the first ever Dehwelans and was held over 3 days and was based at Pendennis Castle. The festival attracted hundreds of people from all over the world, including many local people. Activities, food and entertainment celebrated everything Cornish. Dehwelans is Cornish for 'homecoming'. Dehwelans 2004 took place in Cornwall’s largest all year round resort Newquay
The Legend Of The CheeseWring - the cheese ring is one of the standing stones of Cornwall and legend says that the Cheesewring was formed in the time of Saints and Giants. cornish legends. The Legend of Tamara
Cornish Christmas - the Old Cornish Christmas Card. Festive Towns 2008. Christmas events in Cornwall 2008. Cornish Christmas carols. Carol singing and Wassailing. The Bodmin Wassailers. Find Christmas events at National Trust properties in Cornwall and Devon. The Mousehole lights are switched on 15th December - 4th January 2008. Tom Bawcock's Eve is celebrated on the 23rd December in Mousehole at the Ship Inn. City of Light Parade in Truro is on 19th November 2008 at 7pm. The switch on of Truro Christmas Lights is the 19th November 2008. West Cornwall Christmas events 2008. South East Cornwall Christmas events 2008. Christmas events at the Eden Project. Newlyn Christmas Lights are a display of town and harbour lights every year from December through to January. Makers of the hit cartoon series The Simpsons contacted Cornish speakers and asked for help in making a Christmas Day special for the UK which was broadcast on Christmas day 2004. Cornish charity christmas cards. . Charity Cornish Christmas cards from Sarah Lay. Christmas Fairs and Markets 2008
Camborne Trevithick Day is an annual day of celebration for the town of Camborne. The streets are closed for the festival on the last Saturday in April. Trevithick Day 2009 will be on the 25th April. End of line for Trevithick Parade. Steam traction engines will return to the Trevithick Day parade in Cornwall on Saturday 30 April 2005 after the event was banned in 2004. Saltash Brunel Festival - throughout April 2006. The Liskeard Steam and Vintage Club - Boconnoc Steam Fair will be held on the 24th to the 26th July 2009
rescorla festival is an annual event showcasing the customs and traditions of the Clay Country through music, dance, food & drink, walks and talks and much more. Friday 26-Sunday 28 June 2009
nude fest - held at Newperran Holiday Park Newquay Cornwall 18th to 21st June 2009. Nude Fest 2007
On The Edge Festival 2006 running from Saturday 13th May – Sunday 21st May 2006. The 1st festival formed part of the Sea Britain 2005 celebrations. A week's celebration of the scenery & wildlife, arts and culture, history and atmosphere of West Cornwall's mining coast
Polperro Festivals and lights is a mix of art, music and drama. Dates of this years festival 20th to 28th June 2009
The 19th British Juggling Convention is being held at the Dragon Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall - from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd April 2006
Zennor Mermaid is the mermaid who fell in love with Mathew Trewella and lured him away. There is a carving of the mermaid on the 15th century bench ends in Zennor Church. A diver from Cornwall has been turned into a mermaid. a BBC news film about the mermaid. Ingo is a childrens book written by Helen Dunmore. It is set in modern day Zennor and inspired by the Zennor mermaid legend
Dozmary Pool is well known as the receiver of the sword excalibur just before King Arthur's death
Golowan Festival - 22nd - 29th June 2008 is the midsummer feast of John Gol-Jowan. Its central event 'Mazey day' now attracts tens of thousands of people to the Penzance area in late June. a short video about Mazey Day
Land of Lyonesse is Cornwall's own Atlantis. Lyonesse is said to have stood between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Ghost Stories - Cornwall has been described as the most haunted county in the British Isles. Charlotte Dymond, a domestic servant aged eighteen, was murdered near Roughtor Ford on Bodmin Moor on Sunday 14 April 1844. The murdered Charlotte is said to haunt Bodmin moor. The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond by the Cornish poet Charles Causley. Near the footbridge leading to Rough Tor is a stone monument to Charlotte Dymond. Truro ghosts. Pengersick Castle in Cornwall has aquired a reputation for being one of the most haunted buildings in the country. A team of ghost investigators are going to Pengersick castle to try and find evidence of haunting. A map of haunted Cornwall. Spirits of Cornwall. The church of St Bartholomew in Warleggan is famous for its ghost stories. Ghosts at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin moor. A group of ghost hunters has said there is "definitely something" at Bodmin jail which is believed to be haunted. New survey has found Cornwall to be the spookiest place in the country. The Penzance triangle experts say you are three times more likely to see a ghost in Penzance than in the rest of the UK. Ghostly echoes from the past were said to have been heard at Lanhydrock House. Cornwall Investigation Reports from the paranormal research organisation UK. Haunted locations in Cornwall
This Haunted Land is the web area for the paranormal investigations carried out by Jonathan Boakes, a member of the Cornish (Looe area) and the 'This Haunted Land' team. Established in 2002 the team have been searching for evidence of paranormal activity across the country, with special attention in Cornwall and the South West
Pengersick Castle has aquired a reputation for being one of the most haunted buildings in the country. The castle features very prominently in Cornish folklore and legends.The castle must have existed on the site since the Middle Ages. A night at Pengersick. a video about the haunted castle
Morgawr is a giant sea creature that people claim to have seen in the Falmouth Bay area
A Guide to Cornwalls Mysterious Sites - hauntings, folklore, legends, burial mounds, wells and sea monsters. tommyknockers played a part in the early mining industry
Mousehole Christmas Lights - every christmas the people of Mousehole decorate their houses and the harbour with lights and decorations to raise money for charity. The lights will be switched on 13th December 2008 - 2th Jan 2009. View a panorama of Mousehole Christmas lights
City of Lights parade is held each year in Truro. View pictures of the parade. This years parade is on November 19th 2008 starting at 7pm in Truro. City of Lights Parade Fills the Streets. a short film about the city of lights parade. The switch on of the Tree in Lemon Quay is 19th November 2008. Winter Festival Park & Ride. the Truro School of Samba at the City of Lights Parade on youtube. City of Lights Parade from Look Around Cornwall
festivals and events in cornwall - diary of events for Cornwall 2009. What's On in Cornwall from the Cornish tourist board
Truro City Carnival - a celebration of music, entertainment and spectacle, September 12th 2009. The day will culminate in the evening with a magnificent finale on Lemon Quay including the now traditional firework display. Pictures of the Truro carnival 2006. Truro School of Samba
Obby Oss is a world famous May day celebration held in Padstow. May Day was originally a pagan festive holy day marking the first spring planting before later becoming a working class festival. a short film clip of the Obby Oss from The South West film archives. a 1932 film from British Pathe. There used to be only one oss, the red oss, but now there is also the blue ribbon oss which represents peace. 'Unite and unite let us all unite, for summer is acome unto day, and whither we are going we will all unite in the merry morning of May'. These are the words to the May day song. 2006 obby oss celebration in Padstow. a BBC news story about the 2007 May day Obby Oss celebrations. Obby Oss celebrated 2009
The Beast Of Bodmin Moor is a black panther like creature who is believed to inhabit the moor. Since 1983 there have been over 60 reported sightings of a big cat on the moor. The British Big Cats Society watch a short video of a 'big cat' in Cornwall. Midsummer Music and Burning Festival. A Celtic midsummer myth is being revived at a moorland park in Cornwall. Big cat sighting in North Cornwall
Giant Bolster is the story of a bad tempered giant who lived in the Penwith area and fell in love with a saintly woman. The story of Bolster Day has been acted out high above St Agnes Chapel at Chapel Porth cove for the past 13 years by street theatre groups. Giant Bolster Weekend 2 - 3 May 2009. a video of Bolster Day
St. Agnes Carnival Week starts on the first Saturday in August with a large evening procession. The tradition dates back well over a hundred years to the time when the village streets would have been lined with miners and fishermen
Maker Festival - music and entertainment suitable for everyone at Maker on the Rame Peninsula.The Maker Sunshine Festival is planned to go ahead on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August 2008. Maker Festival on MySpace. There is no festival in 2009
Beach Break Live student festival 16th - 19th June 2009 overlooking Polzeath Beach in Cornwall. Music festival with surfing, canoeing, absailing and kite surfing. Beach Break Live festival finds new site in Kent
Run to the Sun festival - the event, which started life as a meet for Volkswagen enthusiasts, has grown in popularity over recent years. Extra police for Run to the Sun 2006. This years event 22th - 25th May 2009, Trevelgue Holiday Park, Porth Newquay. Run to Sun 2008 success for police
Rip Curl Boardmasters surf, skate and music festival in Newquay 5th - 9th August 2009
Wadebridge Folk Festival - 28th - 31st August 2009. Three days of folk music, song, dance and street entertainment set in the riverside town of Wadebridge. Bude Jazz Festival - 23rd - 30th August 2008. Bodmin folk club
Cornish Hurling this is an ancient game now only played in St. Columb Major on every Shrove Tuesday. It is also played in St. Ives. a 1948 short British Pathe film of hurling in St Columb. another short film clip of hurling
Cornish Customs And Traditions - Customs of the people of Cornwall. a short 1961 British Pathe film of old superstitions and rituals. Crying the Neck is an old harvest custom observed in several Cornish villages around Helston and the Lizard Peninsula. Cornish music and customs in Calstock parish
Knill Ceremony a ceremony requested by John Knill mayor of St Ives in 1767. The ceremony takes place every five years on the 25 July. a short 1926 British Pathe film of the Knill ceremony. The 2001ceremony marked the 200th anniversary of the date of the first one to be held
Falmouth Week Festival 8th - 15th August 2009. A sailing regatta featuring 8 days of top class racing and 8 nights of live music. Fal River Festival 2007. Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta in Falmouth 10th - 13th September 2008. The Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival - Friday 13th June - Sunday 15th June 2008
The Mousehole Cat picture book by Antonia Barber tells the legend of the cat that saved Mousehole. A cat from Cornwall is believed to be the world's oldest cat and has celebrated his 125th birthday
Tom Bawcock's Eve - Mousehole villagers celebrate every year on the 23 December in the Ship Inn. Tom sailed out in the stormy seas and brought back fish for the starving villagers. The fish was made into a pie called 'stargazy pie'. to Tom Bawcock's eve song
