Redruth hosts a busy calendar of free festivals and events throughout the year, run in-house by the Town Council team working with the community. Full listings, dates and booking information are held on Discover Redruth, the town’s dedicated visitor website.
Celebrations across the year
Here are some of the headlines and highlights you can look forward to across the year in Redruth.
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Festivals & EventsSt Piran's Festival
Held each March, St Piran's Festival celebrates the patron saint of Cornwall's tin miners, Redruth style. The day celebrates all things Cornish, including live music, performance, and family entertainment.
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Festivals & EventsMurdoch Day
Murdoch Day takes place each June and was originally a celebration of Redruth-born innovator William Murdoch. It has grown into a wider celebration of everything that makes the town special, and is truly the highlight of our year.
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Festivals & EventsVictoria Park Fun Day
Victoria Park Fun Day is hosted in collaboration with the Friends of Victoria Park and is a day of community summer fun for all the family.
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Festivals & EventsYouth Fest
Youth Fest is led by Redruth Youth Council and celebrates the town's young people. Held at East End Park, the free event features live music, performing arts, workshops and activities, all designed by young people themselves.
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Festivals & EventsRedruth's International Mining and Pasty Festival
Held each September, this festival celebrates Redruth's history and heritage, and its connection to the global Cornish diaspora. It is a three-day celebration which features Friday's Smoking of the Stacks storytelling walk. Saturday brings the festival to the heart of the town with Pasty competitions, international music, heritage activities and a market. Sunday offers a chance to reflect with a memorial service.
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Festivals & EventsRemembrance Sunday Parade
The Remembrance Sunday Parade supports the Redruth branch of the Royal British Legion, leading the parade and inviting the community to remember all those who have served and are serving their country.
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Festivals & EventsRedruth in Lights and Redruth Wassail
Redruth in Lights counts down to Christmas with the town's own wassail and lantern parade, a Christmas market, and the switching on of the festive lights.
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Charity Christmas Grotto
The free charity Christmas grotto will take place over two weekends, with a chance to meet Father Christmas while helping raise funds for a local charity.
Redruth Town Markets
To find out more about any of Redruth’s festivals and events, or to get involved, contact the Communications Team.For enquiries about the town markets on the first Saturday of each month and at council-run festivals (Murdoch Day, St Piran’s, Mining & Pasty Festival, Redruth in Lights), contact markets@redruth-revival.org
In addition, markets are held at Youth Fest at East End Park and Victoria Park Fun Day. For more info, contact rtcevents@redruth-tc.gov.uk
If you are interested in applying for a stall at Redruth in Lights, please use the following application form. Applications close at 23:59 on Monday 16th of November.
Have your voice heard
The Festival Changemakers project gives residents, local businesses and artists the chance to help shape Redruth’s festivals and have their say. Get in touch to find out more about you can become a part of this.
Get in touch
Email: rtcevents@redruth-tc.gov.uk
Telephone: 07902 753283
