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What’s On in Cornwall: Events This Month
What’s on in Cornwall this month? Our local guide to the best events coming up across Cornwall: fireworks, Christmas markets, light switch-ons, concerts, family days out and festivals, with dates, venues and tips. We update this page every month so you always know what’s coming up.
Good to know: dates come from organisers, venues and local listings, checked on 5 November 2026. Always check with the organiser before you travel.
Bonfire weekend
Fireworks in Cornwall
Newquay Fireworks & Drone Show
Newquay Sports Centre · Friday 6 November 2026
Newquay’s big bonfire-weekend display, with fireworks and a drone light show over the town, organised by WAX Events.
Things to do in Newquay →Looe Firework Show
Tencreek Holiday Park, Looe · Saturday 7 November 2026
A popular fireworks display on the edge of Looe, with views across the south-east Cornwall coast.
Shop local
Markets and fairs
Makers Cornwall Christmas Fair
Penryn Campus Sports Centre · 6–8 November 2026
One of the first big Christmas fairs of the season, with Cornish makers selling ceramics, prints, jewellery, textiles and more.
BIG Newquay Market
Bank Street and the Killacourt, Newquay · Saturday 7 November 2026
Street food, local produce and stalls across the town centre and the Killacourt green above Towan Beach.
BIG Truro Market
Lemon Quay, Truro · Saturday 14 November 2026
Local food, drink and makers on Lemon Quay in the heart of the city.
Christmas Craft Fair at Wheal Martyn
Wheal Martyn, near St Austell · Saturday 14 November 2026
Festive crafts at the china clay museum, the same day as a make-your-own ceramic gingerbread house workshop.
Wheal Martyn guide →Healeys Christmas Markets begin
Healeys Cyder Farm, Penhallow · weekends 14 November to 20 December 2026
Six festive weekends of stalls, food and drink at Cornwall’s cider farm near Perranporth.
St Mellion Christmas Fair
St Mellion, east Cornwall · Sunday 15 November 2026
A large Christmas shopping fair in east Cornwall; free tickets are released by the organisers ahead of the day.
Cornwall Christmas Fair at the Eden Project
Eden Project · 18–19 November 2026
A big indoor gift fair inside the Eden Project, with a preview evening and a daytime shopping day.
Eden Project guide →Truro Christmas Market opens
Lemon Quay, Truro · daily 21 November to 24 December 2026
Wooden chalets of Cornish food, drink and gifts every day until Christmas Eve, with extra Boscawen Street markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Truro Christmas website →Cornish Winter Fair and Bedruthan Christmas Fayre
Wadebridge and Bedruthan · 21–22 November 2026
Two festive fairs on the same weekend: the free Cornish Winter Fair in Wadebridge and the Christmas Fayre at the Bedruthan Hotel.
Truro Cathedral Christmas Market
Truro Cathedral · 25–28 November 2026
Local makers and gifts inside Cornwall’s cathedral.
Truro Cathedral guide →St Minver Christmas Market
Trewint Playing Fields, St Minver · Friday 27 November 2026
A village Christmas market near Rock and Polzeath.
St Ives Christmas Market and Mylor Bridge Gift Fair
Polmanter, St Ives and Tremayne Hall, Mylor Bridge · Saturday 28 November 2026
Two smaller festive markets on the same day, in west Cornwall and near Falmouth.
Padstow Christmas Fayre
Padstow · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026
Around 50 chefs giving live demos, masterclasses, an artisan market on Main Street, a lantern parade, fireworks and carols.
Padstow Christmas Fayre website →Pixel Xmas Market
Pixel, Penzance · Saturday 5 December 2026
An independent Christmas market in Penzance.
Cornwall Christmas Market
Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge · 11–13 December 2026
A big indoor market with hundreds of stalls, food and entertainment.
Falmouth Festive Weekend
Falmouth · 12–13 December 2026
A festive weekend in Falmouth town centre.
Things to do in Falmouth →Getting festive
Christmas light switch-ons
Newquay Lantern Parade
Newquay · Friday 20 November 2026, early evening
Hundreds of handmade lanterns wind through the town, with the Trenance Cottages lights switched on the same evening.
Truro and Camborne switch-ons
Truro city centre and Commercial Square, Camborne · Saturday 21 November 2026
Truro’s lights go on the afternoon the Christmas Market opens, and Camborne switches on in Commercial Square the same day.
Newquay at Christmas
Killacourt and town centre, Newquay · 27–29 November 2026
Three days of free festive events with the Christmas lights switch-on, live music, fireworks on the Friday and a festive market.
Redruth in Lights and Grotto
Fore Street, Redruth · Saturday 5 December 2026
Redruth’s town centre switch-on with a Christmas grotto.
Mousehole Harbour Lights
Mousehole · 10 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
Cornwall’s most famous Christmas lights fill the harbour with sea creatures, boats and a glowing tree. Dimmed on 19 December in memory of the Penlee lifeboat crew. Park in Penzance or Newlyn and take the bus.
Things to do in Mousehole →Days out
Family days out
Heligan Night Garden
The Lost Gardens of Heligan · selected dates from 13 November 2026 to 2 January 2027
An after-dark lantern trail through the Lost Gardens. November dates: 13–15, 20–22 and 27–29; December: 4–6, 10–13, 16–23 and from 26 December.
Heligan guide →Christmas at the Eden Project
Eden Project · selected dates 20 November 2026 to 2 January 2027
Festive evenings in the lit-up biomes (entry 4pm–8:30pm on selected dates), a Father Christmas show, and an ice rink open until 21 February 2027.
Book on the Eden website →Cotehele Christmas Garland
Cotehele, Tamar Valley · 21 November 2026 to 5 January 2027 (closed 25–26 Dec)
A 60-foot garland of estate-grown flowers in the Tudor Great Hall, a family trail and a Wassail on 19 December.
Cotehele guide →Father Christmas at Lappa Valley
Lappa Valley, near Newquay · selected dates 28 November to 24 December 2026
A steam train ride to meet Father Christmas.
Lappa Valley guide →Christmas wreath making at Trerice
Trerice, near Newquay · 28–29 November 2026
Make your own festive wreath at the Elizabethan manor. Trerice also has Christmas events from 5 December.
Trerice guide →Truro Father Christmas Parade
Boscawen Street, Truro · Wednesday 2 December 2026, 6pm
Rock Choir Cornwall from 6pm, then the parade sets off at 6:30pm, on a late-night shopping evening.
Christmas at Godolphin
National Trust Godolphin, near Helston · from 3 December 2026
Festive decorations and activities at one of Cornwall’s oldest country houses. Check the National Trust website for days and times.
Nights out
Shows and concerts
Cornwall My Home: Will Keating & Special Guests
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · Sunday 8 November 2026, 7:30pm (family concert 2pm)
An evening of Cornish songs from one of Cornwall’s best-loved folk singers, with a family concert in the afternoon.
Hall for Cornwall tickets →Chris Packham’s World of Wonder
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · Monday 9 November 2026, 7:30pm
The naturalist’s live show, A Planet on the Edge.
Tickets →Tristan & Isolde: Cornwall’s Greatest Story
Endelienta Arts, near Port Isaac · Friday 13 November 2026
Cornwall’s great medieval love story, retold in north Cornwall.
Things to do in Port Isaac →The Amy Winehouse Band
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · Saturday 14 November 2026, 7:30pm
The Back to Black 20th anniversary tour.
Tickets →Alison Moyet
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · Monday 16 November 2026, 7:30pm
Songs of Yazoo, the minutes and more.
Tickets →Tony Hadley: The Christmas Big Band Tour
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · Tuesday 17 November 2026, 7:45pm
Festive swing classics with a big band.
Tickets →Russell Howard: Don’t Tell the Algorithm
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · Saturday 21 November 2026
Stand-up from one of the UK’s best-known comedians.
Tickets →Stuns’ls Candlelit Concert
Wheal Martyn, near St Austell · Thursday 3 December 2026
A candlelit Christmas concert at the china clay museum.
Dick Whittington & His Mousehole Cat
Hall for Cornwall, Truro · 4 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
Hall for Cornwall’s Christmas show, a Cornish twist on the classic panto.
Book tickets →Handel’s Messiah (Part 1)
St Martin’s Church, Liskeard · Saturday 5 December 2026
Seasonal choral music in east Cornwall.
Questions
What’s on in Cornwall: FAQs
What’s on in Cornwall in November 2026?
Highlights include the Newquay Fireworks & Drone Show (6 Nov), Makers Cornwall Christmas Fair (6–8 Nov), Heligan Night Garden (from 13 Nov), the Newquay Lantern Parade (20 Nov), Truro’s lights switch-on and Christmas Market (21 Nov) and Newquay at Christmas (27–29 Nov).
What’s on in Cornwall in December 2026?
December brings the Truro Father Christmas Parade (2 Dec), Padstow Christmas Fayre (3–6 Dec), Hall for Cornwall’s Christmas show (from 4 Dec), Mousehole Harbour Lights (from 10 Dec), the Cornwall Christmas Market at Wadebridge (11–13 Dec), Montol in Penzance (21 Dec) and Tom Bawcock’s Eve (23 Dec).
Where are the fireworks in Cornwall this year?
Displays include the Newquay Fireworks & Drone Show on 6 November and the Looe Firework Show on 7 November, plus New Year’s Eve fireworks in Truro, Looe and St Ives.
How often is this page updated?
We update What’s On in Cornwall every month with events for the month ahead.
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Sources: event organisers and venues including Hall for Cornwall, Visit Truro, Visit Newquay, Heligan, Eden Project, Padstow Christmas Fayre and Cornwall 365. Last checked 5 November 2026.