20/08/2026
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Summer's not over - Cornwall's September lineup might be even better than August's?
Screenshot this before it's gone. Share it with anyone still holidaying here this month. Most of these events are free or cheap, only a few are proper ticketed treats worth planning around:
Free & next to nothing:
🍽️ Penzance Food Festival, 3–6 Sept (Pictured!) - 50 local vendors, live music, and wellness sessions including yoga and sauna, all with a strong sustainability and locally-sourced focus.
🎉 Penzance Pride, Sat 12 Sept - free entry, parade through town at 12 noon starting Market Jew Street, finishing on the Promenade. Colour, music, celebration.
🎶 Gaudion Sundowner Session, L***y Glaze Beach, Newquay, Wed 2 Sept - free outdoor live music right on the sand as the sun goes down.
🎵 Preston Gate, Bude - keep an eye on one of Cornwall's best music venues September gig calendar, always worth a look if you're up this end of the county.
🎭 St Ives September Festival, 12–26 Sept - two weeks of art, music and culture across the town, much of it free to wander into.
🏔️ International Mining & Pasty Festival, Redruth, 20–21 Sept - heritage, parades, and (obviously) pasties. A proper only-in-Cornwall event.
🍴 Truro Food Festival, 23–27 Sept - Cornwall's food scene at its best, right in the buzzy city centre.
Worth the ticket price:
🎤 Elton John Experience, Polurrian on the Lizard, Fri 18 Sept - a full tribute show in one of Cornwall's most stunning clifftop settings.
🎬 Goodnight Mr Tom, Minack Theatre - running until the first week of September, so catch it now if you haven't already. Watching a show with the Atlantic as your backdrop never gets old.
Let us know if there is anything we haven't come across and have missed?
