What's On in Cornwall

Resilience

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Evocative, multi-media exhibition on the resilience of Cornwall's coastal communities past, present and future

Sunbeam

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Exhbition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sunbeam one-design keelboat boat racing in Falmouth

John Lyons: Carnivalesque

Venue: The Box

Address: Plymouth

Website: www.theboxplymouth.com

See the first major retrospective exhibition of Caribbean British artist and poet John Lyons and discover the contribution he's made to British art, literature and art education over the last 60 years

Surf!

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Major exhibition celebrating a century of surfing in Cornwall

Me and Mine - art installation

Venue: East Pool Mine

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/east-pool-mine

Multi-media art installation

Make a Mossy Pom Pom Family Activity at the Tamar Bridge

Venue: Bridging The Tamar

Website: https://www.bridgingthetamar.org.uk/events/

Build LEGO railways in this family workshop

See the bluebells at Godolphin

Venue: Godolphin

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/godolphin

Enjoy the annual carpet of bluebells at Godolphin and find out how you can help protect the native bluebells for generations to come

Roseland Festival

Venue: Roseland

Website: www.roselandfestival.co.uk

Folk, jazz, history, art, films and photography, choirs and quartets, walks and talks

Porthleven Food Festival

Venue: Porthleven

Website: www.porthlevenfoodfestival.com

Visit the website to find out more

Bluebell Festival

Venue: Enys Gardens

Website: www.enysgardens.org.uk

See website for details

Truro Art Society Exhbition at Trelissick

Venue: Trelissick

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trelissick/events

Exhibition featuring work from a numberof local amateur and professional artists, including a range of media in the display

Bluebell and Wild Garlic Sunday

Venue: Pencarrow

Website: www.pencarrow.co.uk

Witness the beautiful splendour of the bluebells and wild garlic around the gardens - café open. Normal garden entry fees apply, under 16s free

Top Secret - The Magic of Science

Venue: The Keay Theatre

Website: www.keaytheatre.co.uk

Brand new production of the much-loved family favourite with accessible performances on selected dates

Perranporth Airfield inflatable theme park

Venue: Perranporth Airfield

Website: www.facebook.com/inflatablethemeparkscornwall

Unlimited access to 12 large inflatables, under 5s inflatable area with a small bouncy castle and soft play

Fearlessly Taylor

Venue: St Austell Arts Centre

Website: www.staustellartstheatre.org.uk

Multi-format Taylor Swift tribute show

Fearlessly Taylor

Venue: The Acorn Penzance

Website: www.theacornpenzance.com

Multi-format Taylor Swift tribute show

Sam O'Shanty

Venue: Warleggan Jubilee Hall

Website: www.carntocove.co.uk

Nautically comic performance for all the family crammed with facts, fantasty and farce

The duMaurier Fowey Literary Festival

Venue: Fowey

Website: www.foweyfestival.com

Programme of events is still to be announced

Cornwall Pretty Muddy 5K

Venue: Stithians Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org

Climb, crawl and slide your way around the obstacle course at your own pace - riase funds for Cancer Research

Cornwall Pretty Muddy Kids

Venue: Stihians Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org

Fun-packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6 to 12 raising funds for Cancer Research

Jacqueline Wilson - The Seaside Sleepover

Venue: The Parkhouse Centre, Bude

Website: www.

Part of Bude Literary Festival with much-loved author Jacqueline Wilson chatting all things friendship, bullies, sleepovers and dogs as well as answering questions from the audience - see the website to...

Angelina Sprockets Pockets

Venue: The Parkhouse Centre, Bude

Website: www.

Fun-filled show with live music, puppetry, audience interaction and madness for ages 3 to 10 - part of Bude Literary Festival

Isabel Thomas - The Bedtime book of Even More Impossible Questions

Venue: Bude Library

Website: www.

Help explore answers to interesting questions with interactive experiments and take your own bamboozling brainteasers for a chance to star in Isabel's next book. Part of Bude Literary Festival

St Ives Food and Drink Festival

Venue: St Ives School of Painting

Website: www.stivesfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk

Food traders, chef demos, live music and more - see the website for details

Writing workshop with Charlotte Bradman

Venue: Bude Library

Website: www.

Workshop ideal for Home Educated children and their adults focusing on fun creative prompts and storytelling with practical activities around 'feeling the words' and exploring how different words with...

Beach Clean - Stinkers Cove, Talland

Venue: Stinkers Cove

Website: www.looemarineconservation.org

Beach clean event - free event but donations to Looe Marine Conservation group are welcome

Pirates Weekend - Plymouth

Venue: Plymouth

Website: www.visitplymouth.co.uk

Enjoy two days of swashbuckling fun inspired by the high seas with activities for the whole family to enjoy across Plymouth's waterfront

Play Story with Rachel Walden and Becky Rowland

Venue: The Bandstand at the Castle

Website: www.

Free and fun storytelling session for 3 to 5 year olds and their grown ups - part of Bude Literary Festival

Adult and Child Sushi and Gyoza

Venue: Truro School Cookery

Website: www.truroschoolcookery.com

Cook the perfect sushi and gyozas in this interactive class for parents or guardians and children

Family Morning: Sea Flower Creative Session

Venue: Jackson Foundation

Website: www.jacksonfoundationgallery.com

Create a sea flowe watercolour and get to know some of the amazing coastal plants

Garden Open Day

Venue: Pentillie Castle

Website: www.pentillie.co.uk

Explore this historic woodland garden this Spring as they raise money for Saltash community Kitchen

Horrible Histories 3D: Awful Egyptians

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Theatre show of the history of Egypt with the nasty bits left in

Horrible Histories 3D: Terrible Tudors

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Theatre show of Tudor history with the nasty bits left in

Falmouth Food Festival

Venue: Falmouth

Website: www.falmouthfoodfestival.com

4 day celebration of food, culture and entertainment with free entry

Kindred Spirits Festival

Venue: Waterloo Farm, North Petherwin

Website: www.kindredspiritsfestival.couk

Three day family friendly festival

May half term at Bedruthan

Venue: Bedruthan

Website: www.bedruthan.com

Find out more at the webiste

Run To The Sun

Venue: Newquay

Website: www.rtts.co.uk

Volkswagen, Custom Car and Music Festival

Surya Yoga Festival

Venue: Chyan Cultural Centre

Website: www.surya.org.uk

Yoga festival with workshops and campting - children welcome

Bodmin Pride

Venue: Bodmin

Website: www.cornwallpride.org

See the website for details

Green Man Weekend

Venue: Mount Edgcumbe

Website: www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk

Traditional family activities, food and refreshments, and lots of gifts and crafts

Heligan Wild Week

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Hone your survival skills and enjoy a week of creative outdoor play in Heligan

Hey Babies

Venue: National Lobster Hatchery

Website: www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk

Meet the latest arrivals, learn more about lobsters, other marine life babies and enjoy a peek into the busy season at the hatchery

Illyria: The Wind in the Willows

Venue: Coronation Park, Helston

Website: www.minack.com

Outdoor performance of the classic story from Illyria

Launceston Steam and Vintage Rally

Venue: Fivelanes, Near Altarnun

Website: www.launcestonsteamrally.com

Steam engines, Miniature Steam, Horticulture, Motorbikes, Classic Cars, Camping, Fairground, Trade Stands, Craft Tent, Model Tent, Punch and Judy, Food Outlets and more

May Half Term at Glendurgan Garden

Venue: Glendurgan Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/glendurgan-garden

Collect an activity booklet and pencil from the garden entrance and set off to explore

May Half Term at Lanhydrock

Venue: Lanhydrock

Website: www.nationaltrust.org..uk/visit/cornwall/lanhydrock

Follow the trail around the garden as you discover clues about Lanhydrock's Antwerp Cabinet. Can you put the clues together to solves the puzzle

May the Fun Be With You Trail

Venue: Wheal Martyn

Website: www.wheal-martyn.com

Half term trail inspired by space

Plymouth Inflatable 5K

Venue: Central Park

Website: www.ukrunningevents.co.uk

Inflatable 5K obstacle course- see the website for details

Rock Pool Explorers

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.Nmmc.co.uk

See The Rock Pool Project's mobile rock pool and discover the curious creatures found on the Cornish coast, get creative in Make and Take and join the Museum trail to help find all the hidden rockpool...

The Farmer and The Clown

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Adaptation of the picture book

May half term Family Fun at Trengwainton

Venue: Trengwainton Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trengwainton-garden

Collect a stick from the reception and gather fallen flowers as you explore the garden, then pop them in the ground to create a collective piece of wild art

May half term Tudor week and falconry displays

Venue: Trerice

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trerice

Falconry displays, archery, Tudor games and a costume day - see the website for the schedule of activities

Tales From The Trees

Venue: Endelienta Arts at St Endellion Church

Website: www.endelienta.org.uk

Show with puppetry, storytelling, live music and comedy and a theme that embraces natural history and ecology - for children aged 5+

Teddy Bear Picnic

Venue: Pencarrow

Website: www.pencarrow.co.uk

Follow the bear trail in the gardens, find the bears, then claim your prize. Storytelling for under 7s too. Under 16s are free but adult garden entry charges apply

Art Explorers: May half term

Venue: Tate St Ives

Website: www.tate.org.uk

Have fun exploring the galleries with Explorer Backpacks and Tate Shapes activities

Claytime

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Play with clay for 3 to 6 year olds where the audience are invited to participate

Costume Day at Trerice

Venue: Trerice

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trerice

Join in with the volunteers and get the whole family dressed up in Tudor-inspired costumes made by the volunteer costume group

Journey To The Stars

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Space themed show blending puppetry, storytelling, live music and comedy with science and astronomy facts

Journey To The Stars

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Show blending puppetry, storytelling, live music and comedy with science and astronomy facts

The Wind In The Willows

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Staging of the classic story

Heligan Wild Week - Relaxed Session

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Relaxed sensory session - see website for details

Skillywidden

Venue: Coronation Park, Helston

Website: www.discoverhelston.co.uk

Outdoor performance by Squashbox Thetatre

The Wind In The Willows

Venue: Pentillie Castle

Website: www.pentillie.couk

Outdoor theatre perfromance by Illyria

The Wind in the Willows

Venue: Pentillie Castle and Estate

Website: www.pentillie.co.uk

Outdoor performance of the classicstory from Illyria

Adult and Child Simple Baking Skills

Venue: Truro School Cookery

Website: www.truroschoolcookery.com

Simple skills class to introduce children to the wonderful world of baking

All About The Horse Family Day

Venue: Newton Abbot Racecourse

Website: www.newtonabbotracing.com

See the website for details

Coastal Clean Up: Firestone Bay

Venue: Firestone Bay, Plymouth

Website: www.plymouthsoundnationalmarinepark.com

Friendly and relaxed clean up - see the website to book

Mini Mess Makers

Venue: Trebah Garden

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Sessions designed for children aged 4 and over with messy play and hands-on crafts and creative, sensory-rich activities in a beautiful outdoor setting

Open Gardens: Higher Locrenton

Venue: St Keyne

Website: www.findagarden.ngs.co.uk

Open garden event

Print an Art Deco tote bag

Venue: RAMM Exeter

Website: www.rammuseum.org.uk

Look at the ' Devon in the 1920's' display then sketch, swipe and swirl your own design into a template that will then be printed onto a tote bag

Storytellers Craft Session

Venue: Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life

Website: www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk

Fun family craft session as part of their May Half Term activities

The Pirate Tram

Venue: Seaton Tramway

Website: www.tram.co.uk

Pirate themed tram ride

Pop Up Radio Roadshow Presents: '2B of Not 2B' Drawn to Storis

Venue: The Writer's Block, Redruth

Website: www.thewritersblock.org.uk

Join Cornwall's most famous hamster actor Hammy and his theatrical suitcase of stories

Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: '2B or Not 2B, Drawn to Stories'

Venue: The Writer's Block, Redruth

Website: www.thewritersblock.org.uk

Join Cornwall's most famous hamster actor Hammy and his theatrical suitacase of stories

Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: The Monster Museum Workshop

Venue: The Writer's Block, Redruth

Website: www.thewritersblock.org.uk

Papercraft making and storytelling workshop for ages 7 to 12

Pop-Up Radio Roadshow Presents: The Monster Museum Workshop

Venue: The Writer's Block, Redruth

Website: www.thewritersblock.org.uk

Papercraft making and storytelling workshop for ages 7 to 12

Scratchworks Theatre Company: The Mushroom Show

Venue: AMATA Arts Centre

Website: www.falmouth.ac.uk/arts-centre/whats-on

Show filled with interactive games, playful music and laughs for all the family

Scratchworks Theatre Company: The Mushroom Show

Venue: AMATA Arts Centre

Website: www.carntocove.co.uk

Show packed full of interactive games, playful music and laughs for all the family

The Launceston Poetry Festival

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.causleytrust.org

Celebration of the diverse and inspiring poets of the UK with performances, concerts, children's workshops and more. See the website for the full line-up

Scratchworks Theatre Company: The Mushroom Show

Venue: Sancreed Village Hall

Website: www.carntocove.co.uk

Show packed full of interactive games, playful music and laughs for all the family

Penzance Pride

Venue: Penzance

Website: www.cornwallpride.org

See the website for details

Trail Pursuit Cornwall

Venue: St Agnes

Website: www.trailpursuit.com

Coastal trail half marathon, 10K, 5K and kids 1 mile, wellness activities, DJ, Street Food, Sports Expo

Sam O'Shanty

Venue: Coronation Park, Helston

Website: www.discoverhelston.co.uk

Nautically comic performance from Angel Heart Theatre

Sam O'Shanty

Venue: Helston Old Chapel

Website: www.carntocove.co.uk

Nautically comic performance for all the family crammed with facts, fantasty and farce

Treasure Island

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Swashbuckling, smash-hit comedic adaptation from Le Navet Bete

Royal Cornwall Show

Venue: The Royal Cornwall Events Centre

Website: www.royalcornwallshow.org

Return of the Primary Times Star Award-winning event with entertainment, agriculture, shopping and competition

Murdoch Day 2025

Venue: Redruth

Website: www.discoverredruth.co.uk

Celebration honouring the legacy of William Murdoch, with exhibits, performances and more - see website for the schedule

The Colour of Dinosaurs

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Prehistoric Science pop gig packed with music, fun and mind-blowing discoveries. Song and storytelling with a live band

Art for All

Venue: Liskerrett Community Centre

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Suitable for all ages and abilities - relaxed, fun space to create. Free with donations welcome

Pondlife! At Cotehele Quay

Venue: Cotehele

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

Discover weird and wonderful creatures in the pond at Cotehele Quay with monthly drop-in pond dipping sessions

Saltash Regatta and Waterside Festival

Venue: Saltash

Website: www.saltashregatta.co.uk

See the website for details

Magical Tots - Dance Performance

Venue: The Castle Lawn, Bude

Website: www.thecastlebude.co.uk

Afternoon of dancing and songs from the musicals. Free to attend - not ticketed and no booking required

Open Farm Sunday 2025

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.farmsunday.org

Return of the annual event - see the website for local events

Nansledan Arts Festival

Venue: Nansledan

Website: www.nansledanfestival.org.uk

Arts, crafts, comedy, music and more

Falmouth Classics

Venue: Falmouth

Website: www.falmouthclassics.org.uk

Three day regatta of racing, parades and onshore events

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival

Venue: Falmouth

Website: www.falmouthseashanty.co.uk

See the website for the line-up

Heligan Homecoming Festival

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Festival exploring the themes of home and belonging with farm walks, family foraging sessions, beaver tours, art classes and ocean view morning yoga sessions, speakers, performances and more

Polperro Festival

Venue: Polperro

Website: www.facebook.com/polperro.festival

See the website for details

Railway 200 Gala

Venue: Lappa Valley

Website: www.lappavalley.co.uk

Special gala where all the available locomotives will be in service as part of the Railway 200 celebration

Torpoint Fest

Venue: Torpoint

Website: www.facebook.com/torpointtownpartnership

Live music, entertainemnt, fireworks, community groups, stalls, activities, face painting, bouncy castle, food and more

Father's Day at Trengwainton

Venue: Trengwainton

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trengwainton-garden

See website for details

Fathers Day Open Day at The Flicka Foundation

Venue: The Flicka Foundation Donkey Sanctuary, Penryn

Website: www.facebook.com/theflickafoundation

Cream teas, light lunches and hot and cold drinks available, Adopt a Donkey opportunities and donkeys to hello to

Mount Edgcumbe Triathlon

Venue: Mount Edgcumbe

Website: www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk

See the website for details as well as the kids events

Pride and Prejudice

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Outdoor theatre performance of the Jane Austen classic by Illyria

Around the World in 80 Days

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Madcap production of the classic story

Around the World in 80 Days

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Performance of the classic story from Ha Hum Ah Theatre

Annie The Musical

Venue: Liskeard Public Hall

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Performance of the classic musical from Caradon Youth Theatre

Hootenanny Fayre

Venue: Port Eliot

Website: www.hootenannyfayre.co.uk

Music festival with camping available - see website for details

Humphry Davy School Concert

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Evening of music showcasing the talent of local students

Bing's Birthday

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Brand-new live stage show to celebrate Bing's birthday in the theatre

Hayle Carnival (TBC)

Venue: Hayle

Website: www.facebook.com/haylecarnival

Date to be confirmed - see the Facebook page for updates

Liskeard Carnival

Venue: Liskeard

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Week of events - see the website for schedules

Menheniot Cherry Fayre

Venue: Menheniot Parish Hall

Carnival processions, stalls, refreshments, bar, BBQ and more

St Merryn Steam and Vintage Rally

Venue: St Merryn

Website: www.stmerrynrally.com

Return of the annual event celebrating history and craftsmanship while continuing to raise money for various local charities. See the website for details

Summer Solstice Fayre at the Castle M|arket

Venue: Cattle Market Canopy, Liskeard

Website: www.

Live music and dance, craft stalls, crystals, storytelling and more

The Three Musketeers

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Family friendly performance of the much loved story from This Is My Theatre

Truro Children's Day

Venue: Lemon Quay

Website: www.trurobid.co.uk

Entertainment and activities for families to enjoy

Caribbean Family Fun Day

Venue: Mount Edgcumbe

Website: www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk

Day filled with excitement, music and delicious Caribbean flabours

High Wood Open Day

Venue: High Wood, Liskeard

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Annual open day with lots of activities - see the website for the full line-up

King Arthur Play in a Day Workshp

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Works with professional directors, choreographers, a musical director and makers to explore a mythical world of adventure - open to anyone age 7 to 11 years (school year 3 to 6)

Looe Raft Race

Venue: Looe

Website: www.lboa.co.uk

See the website for details

Open Garden - Suffree Farm

Venue: Suffree Farm

Website: www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk

Cornish farmhouse surrounded by two acres of garden with views over a valley of ancient woodland - no charge for children under 16 years

The Tempest

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Production of the Shakespeare play from This Is My Theatre

The Wind In The Willows

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Production of Kenneth Grahame's timeless take from Illyria

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Venue: Penlee Park Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Production of the Shakespeare play from Sun and Moon Theatre

Historic Magic Workshop

Venue: Bude Library

Website: www.thecastlebude.co.uk

See the website for ticket details

Liskeard Pride

Venue: Liskeard

Website: www.cornwallpride.org

See the website for details

Newlyn Downs Branchline 30th Anniversary

Venue: Lappa Valley

Website: www.lappavalley.co.uk

Weekend of activities celebrating the 10 1/4" gaugue Railway turning 30 this year

Sherlock and Cinders

Venue: Chacewater Village Hall

Website: www.ticketsource.co.uk/stagezone-youth-theatre

Musical mystery show from Stagecoach Youth Theatre and featuring Cinderella and Sherlock Holmes

Once Upon A Time

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Magic of storytelling brought to life through dance in a showcase of artistry and creativity

Royal Marines Summer Proms

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Musical afternoon

Minnows Makes

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Craft sessions designed for under 5s

Penzance Litfest

Venue: Penzance

Website: www.pzlitfest.co.uk

See the website for details

Exeter Craft Festival

Venue: Cathedral Green

Website: www.exetercraftfestival.co.uk

Event with arts, crafts, food and entertainment

Balloons and Tunes

Venue: Penhale, Fraddon

Website: www.balloonsandtunesuk.com

Day of activities and entertainment including tribute acts, Saturday balloon launch (weather permitting), funfair, stunt shows, animal shows and more

Paradhis Festival

Venue: Boconnoc Estate

Website: www.paradhis.co.uk

Music, wellness and nature festival

Food Jam

Venue: Enys Gardens

Website: www.enysgardens.org.uk

Food event - see the website for details

Redruth Pride

Venue: Redruth

Website: www.cornwallpride.org

See the website for details

Monster Country

Venue: Penhale, Fraddon

Website: www.monstercountryfestival.com

Day of country music, monster trucks, kids activities, stunts, thrill rides and more

Stones and Bones

Venue: Squashbox Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

New show from Squashbox Theatre mixing history and mystery and suitable for ages 5+

Truro Classic Car Show

Venue: Truro City Centre

Website: www.trurobid.co.uk

See a wide variety of classic and vintage cars and motorcycles

Miracle Theatre presents Twelfth Night

Venue: Trelissick

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trelissick

Performance from Miracle Theatre

Newquay Food Festival

Venue: Killacourt, Newquay

Website: www.newquayfoodfestival.com

4 day celebration of food, music, art and culture

Tropical Pressure Festival

Venue: Mount Pleasant Eco Park

Website: www.tropicalpressure.co.uk

Line-up of music, food and workshops that celebrate the vibrant cultures of Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean

Liskeard Show

Venue: Merrymeet, Liskeard

Website: www.liskeardshow.org

See the website for details of activities

The Great Baldini Family Magic Show

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Family magic show performance

Kidz 4 Cornwall

Venue: Keay Theatre

Website: www.keaytheatre.co.uk

Music, song and dance extravaganza showcasing rising talent across the county

Myths and Monsters

Venue: Squashbox Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Ancient Greece themed show with a blend of puppetry, storytelling, live music and comedy

St Austell Festival of Children's Theatre

Venue: St Austell

Website: www.staustellfestivalofchildrensliterature.com

See the website for details

This Is Me

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Story full of song, dance and drama will take you on a rollercoaster of emothions as a young teen discovers who they really are

Stithians Show

Venue: Stithians

Website: www.stithians.show

Displays and demonstrations, animals, fairground, vintage vehicles, food and crafts and trade stands and local producers

2023 Cornish Wildlife Photography Exhibition by Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Photographic Wildlife Photography Exhibition by Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Acts of Gathering

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Exhibition bringing together a number of artworks that celebrate and interrogate the nature of food culture in a rapidly changing world, inviting us to consider the ceremony and symbolism that shape our...

Adrift: Lost at Sea

Venue: Royal Cornwall Museum

Address: Truro

Website: www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

Exhibition inspired by the curious tale of LEGO lost at sea

Aladdin

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Address: Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Disney's spectacular Broadway and West End musical. Recommended for ages 6+ with captioned BSL, audio described and relaxed perfromances as well as Touch Tours available

Anthony Gormley - Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large sclae installations across the grounds and in the house

Antony A to Z

Venue: Antony

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/antony

Pick up your activity card to find an object around the house and garden for every letter of the alphabet and challenge your friends and family to see who can complete their list quickest

Antony Gormley's Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large scale installations featuring 100 lifesize scultures distributed across 300 acres of the park

Automata at Animate Helston

Venue: Museum of Cornish Life

Address: Market Place, Helston

Website: www.museumofcornishlife.co.uk

See these mechanical moving marvels

BEAR HUNT SCULPTURE TRAIL

Venue: Various locations in North Devon

Website: www.chsw.org.uk/event/bear-hunt-sculpture-trail

Find 25 5 foot bears painted by a local artist around Bideford, Barnstaple, Great Torrington and Ilfracombe. Use the Bear Hunt app or download the trail map and make a donation to support Children's Hospice...

Big Schools' Birdwatch

Venue: Everywhere

Website: www.rspb.org.uk/funand- learning/for-teachers/schoolsbirdwatch/

Count birds in your school grounds and submit results online. See the website for helpful ID resources and handy survey sheets

Bing Activity Trail

Venue: Newquay Zoo

Website: www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Follow Bing's fun activity trail to learn about the animal in the Zoo and help the zookeepers complete their checklist

Carols In The Courtyard

Venue: Pentillie Castle

Website: www.

Outdoor event with winter refreshments available to purchase. £5 per vehicle which will donated to the foodbank

Catapult Building at Powderham

CHINESE ZODIAC TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay,

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org.uk

Find all the Zodiac animals around the Museum

Cocomelon Song Time

Venue: Sea Life Great Yarmouth

Website: www.visitsealife.com/great-yarmouth

Join JJ and all the little ones from Melon Patch Academy to meet incredible animals and discover how to keep them safe in the oceans and find the missing words to complete the exclusive SEA Life song

Cornish Cinema Club at Pendennis Community Centre

Dame Magdalene Odundo at Houghton Hall

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Exhibition showcase existing and new works spanning Odundo's 30 year career

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Website: www.timeandtide.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition looking at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Website: www.timeandtidenorfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

Discover Sharklife

Venue: Sealife Hunstanton

Website: www.visitsealife.com/hunstanton

Fun activitiy trail and challenges throughout the aquarium, enjoy visual games

Earth Treasures Trail

Venue: Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Website: www.wheal-martyn.com

Follow the trail and discover the clues to piece together your own summer treasure

Easter Activities at World of Country Life

Time: 1080624:00

Venue: World of Country Life

Address: West Down Lane, Sandy Bay, Exmouth

Website: https://www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk/event/easter-holiday-family-fun/

Special Easter arts and craft sessions, Easter Egg Trail as well as their programme of daily activities and play areas

Easter Trail at Truro Cathedral

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Address: St Mary's Street, Truro

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Search for colourful Easter eggs leading to 7 stations with things to read, look at or do. Suitable for all ages, free and welcome to all

Falmouth's Bouncy Castle Kingdom, Inflatable Park

Venue: Falmouth Rugby Club

Address: Falmouth

Website: www.facebook.com/inflatablethemeparkscornwall

Difference session times are available with unlimited access to 15 large bouncy castles, under 5's soft play zone, hot food and refreshments. Suitable for ages 1 to 11.

Falmouth's Bouncy Castle Kingdom, Inflatable Park

Venue: Falmouth Rugby Club

Address: Falmouth

Website: www.facebook.com/inflatablethemeparkscornwall

Difference session times are available with unlimited access to 15 large bouncy castles, under 5's soft play zone, hot food and refreshments. Suitable for ages 1 to 11.

Follow the Sensory Trail at Seaton Wetlands

Venue: Seaton Wetlands

Website: https://eastdevon.gov.uk/wildeastdevon/wild-east-devon-events/february-2023/follow-the-sensory-trail-at-seaton-wetlands/

New sensory trail - follow the trail and each board highlights an activity to help you connect to nature

Fowey Christmas Market

Garden Trail of Heritage Camelias and Rhododendrons

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Experience the awakening of the collection of historic shrubs and explore the National Collection of Camelias and Rhodoendrons

Guess Who Adoption Donkey Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/events

Put your knowledge about the Sanctuary's adoption to the test in their new summer trail combining fun, exercise and brainpower - £5 per trail. Open daily until 9am, general admission and parking is free....

Heritage Open Days: Liskeard Unlocked - Decorative Liskeard - do you know where

Venue: Stuart House Arts and Heritage Centre

Address: Liskeard

Website: www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Exhibition of photographs of decorative details on Liskeard's building with clues to help identify them, I-Spy trail map and family art and craft sale in the Gallery

Hide and Sheep AR trail

Venue: Powderham Castle,

Address: Kenton, Nr Exeter

Website: www.powderham.co.uk

Explore this historic Estate with an Augmented Reality Trail. See the website for details on how to access the app before arrival

Hollywood Rome Trail

Venue: Torquay Museum

Website: 530 Babbacombe Road, Torquay

Explore the Hollywood Rome: Reel Life in the Ancient World exhibition and fill out the trail sheet. Also take part in an activity sheet called My Favourite Roman.

https://www.powderham.co.uk/events/view/medieval-month-1

Ice Skating at Eden Project

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Ice rink with bookable sessions for all ages and abilities including ice-play for toddlers and special sessions for families

INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HG.

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org/events

Explore the Made To Be Played: A Festival of Musical Instruments exhibition and answer the questions on your trail sheet and get a prize on completion.

Inspired by Lanhydrock Exhbitition

Venue: Lanhydrock

Address: nr Bodmin

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/lanhydrock

See creations from artist Hitomi Hosono which have been inspired by Lanhydrock's ceramic and botanical collections

Lamb Feeding and Lambing Live

Mail Trail 2023

Venue: Various locations across Exmouth

Website: www.hospiscare.co.uk/events/mail-trail-2023

Find over 40 decorated postboxes with maps available in aid of Hospiscare

Making The Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses Told In Textiles

Venue: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

Mini Keeper Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Address: Trelissick Road, Hayle

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Do the quiz, test your knowledge and claim your special badge.

New Exhibition - Going Mobile

Venue: PK Porthcurno

Website: www.pkporthcurno.com

Exhibition on the 40 year history of the mobile phone

Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.nnfestival.org.uk

Arts and cultural festival - see the website for more details

Otter Spotter Special Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

See their new otters, seek out the special otter info and spot the answer to the Otter Spotter Special quiz and claim your exclusive badge plus a chocolate fish

Paddington TM The Story of A Bear

Venue: Torre Abbey

Address: The King's Drive, Torquay

Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk

Touring exhibition from the British Library with books, documents, film clips and original artwork and more associated events to be announced

Pirates

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Address: Falmouth

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Major exhibition exploring how popular culture has shaped how we think of pirates and unearth the harsh and terrifying truth

Read to a Dog

Session to encourage children and teenagers to read - book onto a session with Rafa who has been assessed and is registered with Pets as Therapy.

Red Squirrel Ramble Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Address: Hayle

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Discover what makes them unique, who shares their habitat and the Park's role in breeding them for reintroduction into the wild. Complete the quiz and claim your chocolate reward

Rediscover Church - Family Easter Trail - Cranbrook

Venue: Younghayes Centre

Address: Cranbrook

Website: https://www.rediscoverchurch.com/cranbrook-eastertrail

Organised by Rediscover Church and starting and ending at the Younghayes Centre.  Free to take part but booking essential.

Reimagining Reality

Venue: Discovering 42

Address: Narisa Hall/Old Band Stand, Priory Park, Bodmin

Website: www.discovering42.co.uk

Interactive artworks crafter from waste materials that ignite curiosity in science and sustainability. Book in a bubble for 8 or fewer people. Book online

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

Spring Nature Spotted Trail

Venue: Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Address: St Austell

Website: www.wheal-martyn.com

Celebrate the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside and complete the Spring Nature Spotters handbook

Spring Wildlife Hunt

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Spot the wildlife that has thrived thanks to the stewardship of the land, aided by the donkeys. Seek out some of the many species by finding the wildlife boards located around the sanctuary and matching...

Spring's Blossoming at Blickling Estate

Venue: Blickling Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blickling-estate

Celebration of spring flowers, birds and blossom with a family trail and other ways to explore spring in the House

Stories of Sanctuary Spirit Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: The Donkey Sanctuary, Slade House Farm, Sidmouth,

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Uncover the spirit of the sanctuary in their wonderful winter trail. Reveal your donkey spirit word this winter. This entertaining family activity combines fun, exercise and brainpower and is just £5...

Sublime Symmetry: The Mathematics Behind De Morgan's Ceramic Designs

Venue: Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)

Address: Queen Street, Exeter

Website: www.rammuseum.org.uk

Exhibition investigating the use of mathematical principles in William De Morgan's beautiful ceramic designs

Sunlight: Roger Ackling

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.churchfarmstowbardolph

w/c 20th July - Ferret Week, w/c 29th July - Sheep Dog Week, w/c 5th August - Horse and Donkey Week, w/c 12th August - Bug week, w/c 19th August - sheep and goat week, w/c 26th August to 3rd September...

Sunlight: Roger Ackling

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Exhibition of the artist's work prompting important conversations about the status of the object, the significance of material, the processes of making and the transformative power of display

Superhero Insect Trail

Venue: Torquay Museum

Website: 531 Babbacombe Road, Torquay

Wherever you find them, insects are carrying out vital jobs that make healthy ecosystems and help us by pollinating our food and cleaning up our environment. Follow the Superhero trail of these incredible...

Superworm's Summer Adventure

Venue: Lost Gardens of Heligan

Address: B3273, Pentewan, St Austell

Website: www.heligan.com/events

Brand new trail inspired by the much loved picture book with woodland play areas, iconic outdoor sculptures, challenges, workshops, Bugginghum Palace Bug Hotel and much mmore. Relaxed sessions for families...

Tate Create: Wild Art Garden

Venue: Tate St Ives

Address: Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Website: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives/tate-create-picture-my-world

Create a crazy creature and let it escape in the wild art garden

The Elf Who Lost Christmas

The Map That Led Me To You Reading/Workshop With Ella McLeod

Venue: Bude Library

Website: www.budelitfest.co.uk

Part of Bude Literary Festival. Join the author discussing their epic and ambitious fantasy about freedom, love and home - advised for ages 8+

The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour

Venue: Lynn Museum

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Moon themed exhibition wher eyou can discover the science and mythology behind our nearest neighbour, find out about historic discovery and exploration and encounter astonishing astonish objects incluidng...

The Polar Express: Pyjama Party (20th Anniversary)

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon Trail

Venue: Crantock, Liskeard, Maker With Rame, Newquay, Portreath, Saltash, Torpoint

Website: www.jubileebeacontrail.com

Free augmented reality story trail in and around town centres. Use your smartphone to discover characters along the route and take selfies and videos with them

THE TOM GATES MEGA MUSEUM CHALLENGE

Venue: PK Porthcurno, Easter House, Porthcurno, Penzance, TR19

Website: www.pkporthcurno.com

Go on your very own adventure and complete the activity sheet collect the Mega Museum Challenge from the front desk.

The Trebah Tree Hugging Trail

Venue: Trebah Garden

Address: Mawnan Smith, Falmouth

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Search the garden for game markers playing agains your friends and family to reach the highest branch. Each trail purchased supports the work of Plant One Cornwall

The Wizard of Oz Afternoon Tea at The Assembly House

Venue: Assembly House

Address: Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

THIRSTY FOR FASHION EXHIBITION

Venue: Killerton

Address: Broadclyst

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton

Exhibition exploring circular fashion from the 18th Century to the present day highlighting the techniques used to repair and reuse clothing throughout history

Tunnel of Lights - Autumn Experience

Venue: Shipwreck Treasure Museum,

Address: Quay Road, Charlestown Rd, St Austell, PL25 3NJ

Website: www.shipwreckcharlestown.co.uk

Tickets include entry to the museum. Immersive frozen adventure throughthe Museum's underground tunnels. Enjoy thousands of lights and Arctic Soundscapes

Vineyard Nature Trail

Venue: Sandridge Barton,

Address: Stoke Gabriel

Website: www.sandridgebarton.com

Family friendly nature trail set on the edge of the River Dart

Winter Fun at Woodlands

Venue: Woodlands

Address: Woodlands, Blackawton, Totnes,

Website: www.woodlandspark.com

Indoor areas and selected rides open

Winter Wood

Venue: Tehidy Woods, North Cliff

Website: https://rogueotherworld.co.uk/winter-wood-23/

Rogue returns to Tehidy Woods, North Cliffs this December with a wild-magic celebration of winter; Winter Wood! Follow the path into the Winter Wood and lose yourself in the dreamscape of nature. Gather,...

ZOG ACTIVITY TRAIL

Venue: Haldon Forest Park

Address: Bullers Hill, nr Exeter

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/haldon-forest-park

Brand new family activity trail and free app. See website for details

Zog Activity Trail at Cardinham Woods

Venue: Cardinham Woods

Address: Bodmin

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/cardinhamwoods`

Join Zog on his latest forest adventure with a brand-new family activity trail and free app