Cornwall

Whatever you’re into there’s a festival for you this year – forget skidding in a muddy field with a plastic cup, festivals now are slick events both inside and out. With gourmet food to award winning music artists, there’s something for every age and interest. Lanyards on… let’s do this!



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-rattler-fest-2025"><a href="https://rattler-fest.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rattler Fest 2025</a></h2>



■ Healeys Cider Farm ■ 25 &#8211; 26 April



Annual adults-only music festival kicking off the season &#8211; headliners include Toploader &#8211; get ready for some Dancing in the (Cornish) Moonlight.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nbsp-the-great-estate-festival">&nbsp;<a href="https://greatestatefestival.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Great Estate Festival</a></h2>



■ Scorrier ■ 30 May &#8211; 1 June



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“The most rambunctious Garden Fête!” Expect major international headline acts and a mix of comedy, theatre, music and the arts, all within the beautiful grounds of Scorrier Estate, with headliners Supergrass (on their 30th anniversary tour) and the Happy Mondays and Leftfield announced so far. Look out for&nbsp;the vintage fairground, woodland silent disco, secret gin garden, The Whispering Woods, burlesque sessions, Madame Wong’s House of Wrong, classical corner, glamping, hot tubs, The Sanctuary and the Swamp Circus and&nbsp;much more.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-tunes-in-the-dunes"><a href="https://tunesinthedunes.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes in the Dunes</a></h2>



■ Perranporth ■ 6 &#8211; 8 June



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The UK’s biggest festival on a beach held on the white sands of Perranporth has reverted to June, with the lineup including a whole host of 90s and 00s fun including Busted, Vengaboys, Dub Pistols, Jess Glynne, Daniel Bedingfield plus more on the main stage and more local acts on the second.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-live-at-nbsp-the-wyldes">Live at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thewyldescornwall.com/whats-on-1">The Wyldes</a></h2>



■ Bude ■ various June and July



No one yet added to the line-up at north Cornwall’s much-loved party venue, The Wyldes, near Bude, but watch this space.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-eden-sessions"><a href="https://www.edensessions.com/line-up/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eden Sessions</a></h2>



■ The Eden Project ■ various June&nbsp;and July



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Gary Barlow (18 June), Madness (12 July), Texas (12 June) and The Deftones (26 June) are the latest acts announced for 2025&#8217;s <a href="https://www.edensessions.com/">Eden Sessions</a> &#8211; they join The Script as the first five in the line-up.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-falmouth-international-sea-shanty-festival"><a href="https://www.falmouthseashanty.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival</a></h2>



■ Falmouth ■ 13 – 15 June



A busy and loud weekend of performances by shanty groups from across the UK, Brittany and beyond including Cornwall’s own groups including The Fishermen’s Friends, filling up pubs and stages across the town with often free performances.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bands-in-the-sands"><a href="https://bandsinthesands.co.uk/">Bands In The Sands</a></h2>



■ Perranporth ■ TBC June



Perranporth’s Watering Hole usually plays hosts to a series of one-off events, watch this space.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-paradhis-festival"><a href="https://www.paradhis.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paradhis Festival</a></h2>



■ Boconnoc ■ 4 – 6 July



Morcheeba headlined the first Paradhis Festival, pronounced ‘para-dees’ and named after the Cornish word for ‘paradise’ in 2024; a unique blend of mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and other wellness activities, complemented by an eclectic mix of music to create an experience never before seen in Cornwall.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-arts-on-the-beach"><a href="https://www.watergatebay.co.uk/events/arts-on-the-beach/">Arts on the Beach</a></h2>



■Watergate Bay ■ 5 &#8211; 6 July



This free family weekend of whale theatre, aerial performance, dance, music and creative workshops plus a 13-foot roaming puppet was a great hit last summer with families from across Cornwall and now moves to a new July weekend for 2025. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-tropical-pressure-festival"><a href="https://www.tropicalpressure.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tropical Pressure Festival</a></h2>



■ Mount Pleasant Eco Park, Porthtowan ■ 12 – 14 July



A small, family friendly festival with a global theme, celebrating the rich music, dance and food of 3 Tropical continents,&nbsp;in the beautiful Cornish countryside. Enjoy an incredible line up of music, free workshops and amazing food.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wild-garden-festival"><a href="https://wildgardensfestival.co.uk/">Wild Garden Festival</a></h2>



■ Port Eliot ■ 17 – 20 July 



Shy FX and Dizzee Rascal are among the headliners announced for this dance festival with a&nbsp;main stage in the Port Eliot gardens, with the party carry on in the quarry &amp; woods through the weekend.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-rock-oyster-festival"><a href="https://www.rockoysterfestival.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rock Oyster Festival</a></h2>



■ Rock, Nr Wadebridge ■ 24 &#8211; 27 July



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Celebrating the best of music and food, Rock Oyster Festival, held at&nbsp;Dinham House near Wadebridge, is a north coast favourite for everyone, including yours truly.&nbsp;Expect live music – Rag &amp; Bone Man and UB40 are among the headliners announced for 2025 following The Human League, Sugar Babes, and Bombay Bicycle Club rocking the main stage in 2024, as well as local favourites, circus acts, yoga&nbsp;and a chance to&nbsp;try some of the best oysters, mussels, and&nbsp;artisan produce around, as well as demos from chefs including Emily Scott, Nathan Outlaw, Tom Brown and Jack Stein. This family-friendly event also&nbsp;offers lots of fun for kids and includes loads of wellbeing activities like SUP, surfing, yoga and hot-tubs taking in the gorgeous view of the Camel Estuary.&nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-boardmasters"><a href="https://www.boardmasters.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Boardmasters</a></h2>



■ Newquay ■ 6 &#8211; 10 Aug



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Cornwall’s biggest one! The Boardmasters line up for 2024 included Stormzy, Chase + Status and Sam Fender, The Streets and many more including Cornish talent across the three days. In 2025 stand by to watch Raye, The Prodigy, Nellie Furtardo, Franz Ferdinand and more, with more to be announced.



The live music and pro surfing on the stunning Cornish coast is hosted across two&nbsp;beautiful locations, and while it’s a must on the teenage bucket list, don’t let that put you off. The festival site sits on the cliff top at Watergate Bay, home to arguably the world’s best festival view. Expect twelve stages, with a collection of acts ranging from local acoustic talent, to mind-bending visual performers, to international headliners. Oh and over at Fistral there’s one or two things too … pro surf comps, skating, BMX, live music, the Surf Village and much more.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-tunes-in-the-park"><a href="https://tunesinthepark.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunes in the Park</a></h2>



■ Port Eliot ■ 21 – 24 Aug



McFly, Palmoma Faith and Busted headlined the 2024 festival in St Germans, which used to host Port Eliot fest and early bird tickets are now on sale for 2025 to watch Craig David and Jess Glynne with more to be announced soon.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-cornwall-folk-festival"><a href="https://www.cornwallfolkfestival.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cornwall Folk Festival</a></h2>



■ Wadebridge ■ 21 &#8211; 25 Aug



The bank holiday weekend is all about folk music in Wadebridge, with four nights and three days of concerts, sessions, folk clubs, dancing, workshops, craft fairs and children’s events in the beautiful market town.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-little-orchard-cider-and-music-festival"><a href="https://www.cornwallciderfestival.co.uk/">Little Orchard Cider and Music Festival</a></h2>



Penhallow ■ 12 &#8211; 14 Sept



In 2024 Dub Pistoles, The Wurzels and Land of the Giants provided a little 90s nostalgia and in 2025 The Wurzels are back again alongside Cyderfex.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kernowfornia-festival"><a href="https://www.kernowforniafestival.com/">Kernowfornia Festival</a></h2>



Looe Beach ■ 26 &#8211; 28 Sep



Rounding out Cornwall&#8217;s festival season is new for 2025, held on Looe beach. Headliners include Marillion, Nick Mulvey and Jordan Rakei, with local bands Land of the Giants, Haunt the Woods and Wille and the Bandits taking to the stage at this new net zero, uncommercial beach festival.

Muddy’s 2025 Cornwall festival guide – avoid FOMO, book early bird tickets!

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