Events Around Falmouth 2012
There are a wide variety of events staged in and around Falmouth all year round. Falmouth's natural harbour is the third largest in the world and the port has a maritime tradition dating back several hundred years, so is a natural home for a wide range of marine events. In addition, there are numerous other events including flower festivals, air shows, music and dance events.
| Spring Festival - 17th - 25th March | www.falmouth.co.uk |
| Come and enjoy Falmouth's newest festival! With guided walks and talks, a Spring fashion show, garden spring clean events, Gardeners Question Time and a Spring Fair all aimed at celebrating Falmouth's beautiful open and green spaces. | |
| Finn Festival - 3rd - 18th May | www.falmouthfinnfestival.com |
| A spectacular sailing festival for the Finn Class heavyweight dinghys first used at the Olympics in 1952 in Helsinki and used at every Olympic regatta since. | |
| Fal River Festival & Fish Festival - 1st - 10th June | www.kingharryscornwall.co.uk/festival |
| This fantastic ten day festival is a not-for-profit community festival which encompasses over 150 events varying from music and drama, the arts and heritage to gig racing, swimming, walking and lots more. | |
| Sea Shanty Festival & Cornwall Boat Show - 15th - 17th June | www.falmouthshout.com |
| A festival of Sea Shanties, Songs of the Sea and Cornish Songs together with the spectacle and interest of Falmouth Boat Show. | |
| J Class Regatta - 26th - 30th June | www.jclassfalmouthregatta.com |
| A festival of sail featuring around eight of the large J Class Yachts, each around 140 feet in length and with a crew of up to thirty. These are some of the most spectacular yachts in the world. | |
| Pendennis Cup - 2nd - 7th July | www.thependenniscup.com |
| Another spectacular yacht racing event staged over several days and complemented by a range of shore based entertainment. | |
| RNLI Dragon Boat Challenge - 22nd July | www.cornishdragonboat.co.uk |
| The Dragon Boat Challenge features a crew of sixteen with paddles in a forty foot canoe complete with a drummer and a professional helmsman. A spectacular day of fun for all. | |
| Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week - 11th - 19th August | www.falmouthweek.co.uk |
| Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week has grown into the largest sailing regatta in the south west with more than 400 yachts racing over eight days. There is also a lively programme of shoreside events. | |
| Falmouth Oyster Festival - 11th -14th Oct | www.falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk |
| Falmouth Oyster Festival celebrates the start of the oyster dredging season, the diversity and quality of Cornish Seafood and in particular, one of the last remaining traditional oyster fisheries, dredging by sail and hand punt. | |
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