Falmouth Events
Find events in Falmouth and the surrounding area in our annual events guide. With a rich maritime heritage and the third largest natural harbour in the world, Falmouth plays host to many events. Festivals throughout the year, both on and off the water. We have everything from the Falmouth Week yachting regatta and the Sea Shanty Festival to historic events at Pendennis Castle. Falmouth has a great community spirit and town events like the spring festivals are typical occasions.
Christmas is a great time to visit Falmouth with numerous exciting events taking place over the entire festive period from Christmas to New Year. We have Nadelik, a special Cornish Christmas event held at the historic Pendennis Castle. In addition, we have the Santa Fun Run, the Christmas Carol Concert and Falmouth Live Nativity.
Winter is also a good time to visit Falmouth as we have a mild sub tropical climate. So you can still enjoy a stroll along the sea front or a longer walk on the coast path. It is a good time to see Falmouth when it is quiet and peaceful.
Sadly the effects of Covid this past year or more have had a major impact on some of the popular events the town stages. But there is still plenty going on, so keep an eye out for what events there are in 2021. Details of which will be available on this page as soon as all of the relevant dates have been confirmed. Check back again soon.
Race For Life 5k Cancer Research UK
12 Sep 2021 11:00
We all have a reason to enter the Race for Life.
Whether cancer has affected you or someone close to you, you’re motivated to beat it – and that’s all you need. Stand at the start line with your friends and family and show cancer it won’t win.
Anyone can help beat cancer. Will you?
Enter now at raceforlife.org.
Tel: 0203 932 4556
Miracle Theatre in Falmouth
Thursday 16th - 25th September 2021
Miracle Theatre are on stage at the Princess Pavilion presenting
EVERYMAN, adapted by Carol Ann Duffy
When your time’s up, how will you account for your life on Earth?
Everyman is riding high. He works hard and plays harder. He has success, wealth, good looks and is living the dream… until Death comes calling. Forced to take a chaotic pilgrimage, Everyman becomes a man on the run, frantically attempting to justify his life choices – but who will speak in his defence before his time runs out?
Everyman holds an awkward mirror up to humankind and asks whether it is only in death that we understand our lives…
Miracle Theatre brings Carol Ann Duffy’s electric adaption of the fifteenth century English morality play right up to date, creating an intense, exciting, multi-media experience with live music, projection, choreography and a high-energy cast of 4.
Estimated running time: 1 hour 20 mins
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Falmouth Oyster Festival - CANCELLED
Thursday 7th - 10th October 2021
Sadly due to the uncertainties of covid this years event has been cancelled.
Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle hosts a wide range of exciting family events throughout the season including Medieval Jousting and the spectacular Explosion of History.
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Love Falmouth
Love Falmouth is a social media focused photography competition held over six months attracting over 800 entries with 30 winning shots.
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Falmouth Beer Festival
2021
Falmouth Beer Festival held this year in Events Square features over 245 Real Ales, 80 Ciders and Perrys plus great live entertainment.
What's on at Princess Pavilion
We host a wide range of events spanning live music, stand up comedy, theatre, arts, dance, lectures and exhibitions. Just have a look at the link below to see what's on.
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Cornwall Film Festival
DATE: TBC
From various locations the Cornwall Film Festival aims to showcase the best of film from within Cornwall and beyond!
The Falmouth Classics
June 2022 TBC
Three days of classic sailing craft and other traditional vessels which come from far and wide take to our local waters around Falmouth.
Racing on the 11th & 12th with a parade of sail on 13th June
Falmouth Spring Festival -- CANCELLED
Falmouth Spring Festival held from celebrates Falmouth's beautiful open and green spaces. The town is decked out in yellow and there are guided walks and a Spring Flower Show.
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Spring Flower Show -- CANCELLED
One of Falmouth's great traditional shows since 1910 the Show usually takes place the last week-end in March and is the first in a line of successive flower shows which take place around Cornwall to show case the best of Cornwall spring flowers. Many growers exhibit here.
The show is staged at the Princes Pavilion, Falmouth.
Fal River Festival -- CANCELLED
May 2020
Fal River Festival is a fantastic ten day festival held in May 2020 which encompasses over 150 events varying from music and drama, the arts and heritage to gig racing and walking.
Sea Shanty Festival
Friday 17th June 2022 6pm
Falmouth’s International Sea Shanty Festival was founded in 2003 with a mission is to keep the history of the sea alive; the days of sail by performing sea shanties, songs of the sea and Cornish songs. Spread across from Friday until Sunday, featuring pop-up bars and music stages throughout Falmouth town, bringing shanty groups from across the UK, Brittany, Holland, Spain, Canada and Ireland together in a celebration of all things nautical.
Here you will find all the latest Falmouth shanty news, as well as articles dating back to when the International Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival all began…
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Christmas in Falmouth
From early DECEMBER 2021
Continuing the successes of last years there will be a variety of activities, but due to the Covid restrictions there may be last minute changes.
Check out the website link below for all the details
Falmouth Week
6th - 15th August 2021
Falmouth Week has grown into the largest sailing regatta in the south west with more than 400 yachts racing over eight days. Live music each evening and loads more to entertain.
