What's On in Cornwall

Pooch Passport at Lanhydrock

Venue: Lanhydrock

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/pooch-passport

Collect stamps from participating places on your days out and your dog(s) will receive a special treat

Ice Skating at Eden Project

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Cornwall's only ice rink is open for the winter season with sessions to suit all ages and abilities

Wind In The Willows

Venue: Sterts Theatre

Website: www.tickets.sterts.co.uk

Stage performance of the much loved story performed by the Sterts Theatre Company

Heligan Night Garden

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Become immersed in an enchanting lantern experience set amidst the atmospheric lsot gardens

Plymouth Winter Wonderland 2024

Venue: Central Park

Address: Plymouth

Website: www.plymouthwinterwonderland.co.uk

Real ice rink, Santa's Grotto, big top with live music, festive food stalls and rides and attractions

Plymouth's Winter Wonderland

Venue: Central Park

Address: Plymouth

Website: www.plymouthwinterwonderland.co.uk

Real ice skating rink, meet Santa in his Enchanted Forest Grotto, refreshments, live music, character appearances, rides and family-friendly activities

Frozen Jr

Venue: Devonport Playhouse

Website: www.plymouththeatrecompany.com

Stage performance based on the Disney film and Broadway and West End musical bringing Elsa, Anna nd the magical land of Arendelle, onstage from Plymouth Theatre Company

Christmas Artisan Fair

Venue: Pencarrow House and Gardens

Website: www.pencarrow.co.uk

Artisan fair - under 16s are free

Christmas in Truro

Venue: Truro

Website: www.visittruro.org.uk

See the website for details of events happening across Truro this festive season

Arty Afternoons: Wild Hedgerow Collage

Venue: Penlee House Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.penleehouse.org.uk

Explore the exhibition and seek out Kurt Jackson's painting named Bioblitz. Taking inspiration from this work, create a wild hedgerow collage full of creatures and flora

Back Garden Forest Tree Giveaway

Venue: Newquay Library

Choose a free tree to plant in your front or back garden

Christmas at Cotehele: The Garland in the Hall

Venue: Cotehele

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

See the 60ft long Christmas gardland using thousands of flowers grown on the estate. The kitchen, breakfast room and Victorian Library will also be open

Christmas Craft Fayre

Venue: Museum of Cornish Life

Website: www.museumofcornishlife.co.uk

Craft stalls, refreshments, storytelling and Santa's Grotto

Christmas Fayre Bedruthan

Venue: Bedruthan

Website: www.bedruthan.com

Annual Christmas Fayre with local craft makers, homemade goods and more

Cornish Winter Fair

Venue: Royal Cornwall Events Centre

Website: www.royalcornwalleventscentre.co.uk

Annual celebration of farming and food in Cornwall. Over 150 trade stands covering food, drink, crafts and more. Educational discovery zone, rare breeds exhbit, Santa's Grotto. Parking and entry is...

Craig Barr Green Storytelling Event

Venue: Newquay Library

Free event as part of Be Newquay Festival

Garland in the Hall

Venue: Cotehele

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

60ft long Christmas gardland using thousands of flowers grown on the estate

Lantern Parade Workshop - Liskeard

Venue: Liskerrett Community Centre

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Make a costume, headdress or lantern

Mylor Christmas Gift Fair

Venue: Tremayne Hall Community Centre

Website: www.mylorandflushing.org.uk

Over 20 stalls of gifts for families and friends

Night Before Christmas Family Trail

Venue: Cotehele

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

Recreate the magic of the night before Christmas in gardens, help Father Christmas call out all his reindeer on the winter lights walk between Cotehele Quay and Cotehele Quay and Cotehele Mill and round...

Stones and Bones

Venue: Truro Community Library

Squashbox Theatre show with puppets, slapstick, songs, tall tales and crazy characters for ages 5+

The Cornish Winter Fair

Venue: Royal Cornwall Events Centre

Website: www.royalcornwallshow.org/cornish-winter-fair

Annual celebration of farming and food in Cornwall with over 150 trade stands covering food, drink, crafts and more, educational discovery

The Goat Show

Venue: Grampound Village Hall

Website: www.carntocove.co.uk

Performance mixing puppetry, storytelling and live music from Running Dog Theatre

Willow Angel Trail

Venue: Wheal martyn

Website: www.wheal-martyn.com

Find the beautiful angels around the historic grounds which have been individually decorated by the local community groups and partners

War Horse

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Theatrical experience based on Michael Morpurgo's novel. Recommended for ages 10+

Cornwall Christmas Fair

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

70 independent local stalls to look around

The Christmas Orchestra Early Concert

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Chamber orchestra performing compositions from your favourite Christmas films, as well as popular sing-along classics

Only Beasts and Beauty

Venue: Withiel Village Hall

Website: www.ruthernvalleyplayers.co.uk

Plymouth Christmas Market

Venue: Plymouth

Website: www.visitplymouth.co.uk

Food, drink and entertainment

Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Adaptation of Raymond Briggs story recommended for ages 3 to 7 years. Accessible performances available on selected dates

Raze The Roof Christmas Fayre

Venue: Raze The Roof

Website: www.razetheroof.co.uk

Christmas Fayre event with free entry into soft play when attending the fayre

Newquay at Christmas

Venue: Newquay

Free event with Christmas Market, live music, Christmas light switch on followed by fireworks and more

Reindeer Trail at Pentire

Venue: Pentire

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

Popular wooden reindeer are back with a fun new trial in the orchard

St Ives Christmas Market

Venue: Tregenna Castle

Website: www.artisanmarketscornwall.com

Market featuring local artisans

Adults and Child Mexican Day class

Venue: Truro School Cookery

Website: www.truroschoolcookery.com

Cook the perfect guacamole and tacos in this interactive class for parents or guardians and children

Alma Winter Arts Weekend Free Family Drop In

Venue: St Michael's Church hall

Website: www.

Drop-in creative sessions as part of the Be Newquay Festival with storytelling session, drop-in art session, clay workshop

Arty Afternoons: Mini Sketchbooks

Venue: Penlee House Art Gallery and Museum

Website: www.penleehouse.org.uk

Make a mini sketchbook and draw your own artist responses to the Newlyn School paintings

Autumn Fair at St Martins Church

Venue: St Martins Church

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Independent stalls, pasty lunch, tombola, raffle, cakes, craft and more

Christmas at Cotehele: Carols by the Tree

Venue: Cotehele

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

Join various musical groups for festive performances

Festive fun at the Library

Venue: Liskeard

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Christmas games, crafts and enchanted stories projected in the Library studio

Gans Kerensa Christmas at the Museum

Venue: Liskeard and District Museum

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Children's trails, winter crafts and festive events plus a family friendly festive photo backdrop

Nadelik

Venue: Helston Old Chapel

Website: www.minack.com

Performance based on children's book 'A Christmas in Cornwall' with live action, puppetry and festive cheer

The Christian Christmas Fair

Venue: Helston Light and Life Church

Website: www.facebook.com/events/helston-light-life-church

Selection of makers and designers with handmade gifts, Christmas cards and more

Treasure's Christmas Toy Swap Shop

Venue: Liskeard

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Take up to 10 items - toys, books, DVDs, games or even Christmas jumpers - swap them for comparable items for free

Wall-E

Venue: East Pool Mine

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/east-pool-mine

Screening of the much loved movie in the film room

Winter Wonderland at Carnglaze

Venue: Carnglaze Caverns

Website: www.carnglaze.com

Winter Wonderland themed walkthrough of the lower cavern

Candy Cane Trail

Venue: Newquay Zoo

Website: www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Complete the trail to receive a special treat and enter for the chance to win a Penguin Adoption

Cinderella

Venue: Club Argyle

Website: www.homeparkstadium.com

Family friendly pantomime. Every attendee will also be given a free ticket to watch Argyle Women take on Watford in the Women's National League Cup at hom

Free Christmas Fair - China Fleet

Venue: China Fleet Country Club

Website: www.china-fleet.co.uk

Christmas Fair with free admission - book your ticket online

Santas on the Run Eden Project

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.chsw.org.uk

Untimes 2k circular course where participants of any age can walk, jog or run dressed in their favourite Christmas themed costume raising funds for Children's Hospice South West. 4 Christmas themed costume...

Sunday Opening in Penzance

Aladdin

Venue: Acorn Theatre

Website: www.crbo.co.uk

Performance by Hopeful Monsters: A Wadebridge Theatre Company

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: The Lane Theatre, Newquay

Website: www.lanetheatre.co.uk

Pantome performance of the classic story from Wonder Pantomimes

The Star Who Danced

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Sensory non-verbal show recommended for ages 0 to 3 with dance, live music and light. The performance will end with space for fruther exploration, play and festive photos

Christmas market at Cornwall Gold

Venue: Cornwall Gold

Website: www.cornwall-gold.com

Over 26 local stalls, food, free family fun and visit from Santa

Elf The Musical

Venue: The Regal Theatre, Redruth

Website: www.redruth.merlincinemas.co.uk

Musical adaptation of the much loved festive film presented by R.A.O.S.T

Lostwithield Dickensian Evening

Nadelik - Schools Performance

Venue: The Parkhouse, Bude

Website: www.northcoastarts.co.uk

Performance based on 'A Christmas in Cornwall for school groups - see website for details

Jack and the Beanstalk

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Pantomime of the classic story with songs, jokes and fairy-infused fun

Squashbox: The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmasness

Venue: Helston Old Chapel

Website: www.trevowhelston.co.uk

Celebration of everything Christmassy

The Poly Christmas Market 2024

Venue: The Poly

Website: www.thepoly.org

Selection of unique crafts created by local people

Arty Afternoons: Christmas Cards

Venue: Penlee House and Art Gallery

Website: www.penleehouse.org.uk

Design and make personalised Christmas cards using festive stencils

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Christmas at Botallack - Penzance Guizers

Venue: Botallack

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/botallack

Traditional Cornish folk dance workshop and demonstration - see website to book

Christmas Cornish Makers

Venue: Tre,Pol and Pen

Website: www.trepolandpen.co.uk

Christmas market featuring new and returning local artists and festive food as well as a choir performance

Christmas Craft Fair

Venue: Falmouth

Website: www.falmouth.co.uk

Family fun, live music and snowy streets! See the website for the performance schedule

Christmas Craft Fair

Venue: Lanivet Community Centre

Website: https://bookwhen.com/thecornishcraftingcottage

Christmas themed arts and crafts for your friends and family - different sessions for different ages

Christmas Shopping and Family Fun

Venue: St Austell

Website: www.staustelltown.co.uk

Live music, free children's ride, face painting and balloon modelling

Family Christmas Craft Making

Venue: Pengenna Manor

Website: www.pengennamanor.co.uk

Get creative decorating baubles, gingerbread man, making Christmas crackers and more. Save £2 on the full ticket price with the code PM Primary

Festive Weekend in Falmouth

Venue: Falmouth

Website: www.falmouth.co.uk

Family fun, live music and snowy streets! See the website for the performance schedule

Paper Snowflake Workshop

Venue: Liskeard and District Museum

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Young visitors can learn how to create snowflakes by cutting shapes into a variety of coloured paper

Saltash Christmas Festival

Venue: Saltash

Website: www.facebook.com/saltashchristmasfestival

See the website for details

Santas On A Bike

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.visitliskeard.co.uk

Watch dozens of Santas ride through Ivybridge, Saltash, Liskeard, Lostwithiel and St Austell on their way to Little Harbour Children's Hospce raising funds for Children's Hospice South West

St Erth Christmas Market

Venue: St Erth School

Website: www.facebook.com/friendsofsterthschool

Christams market event with local makers, Christmas grotto, family fun and crafts and delicious food and drink

Christmas at Botallack - Tir Ha Havas

Venue: Botallack

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/botallack

Join Tir Ha Havas on a seasonal journey of songs and words about Cornwall

A Christmas Carol

Venue: Wadebridge Town Hall

Website: www.northcoastarts.co.uk

One person performance of the Charles Dickens festive classic

Naughty or Nice Heritage Tour

Venue: Bodmin jail

Website: www.bodminjail.org

Festive jaunt through the Victorian period focusing on Christmas crimes and criminals

Nadelik

Venue: St Wenna's Church, St Wenn

Website: www.carntocove.co.uk

Interactive festive show for children and their families based on the children's book 'A Christmas in Cornwall' with live action, puppetry and a heap of festive cheer

Christmas Food and Craft Market

Venue: Solomon Browne Hall

Address: Mousehole

Website: www.

The Cratchit's Christmas Cracker

Venue: Tolmen Centre

Website: www.tolmencentre.co.uk

Festive feast of seasonal silliness for adults and children 10+

Christmas at Ebbingford

Venue: Ebbingford Manor

Website: www.northcoastarts.co.uk

Carols with Bude Metric Brass and Lizzie Hobbs and a Festive Treasure Hunt - all proceeds to Bude Foodbank and Shelterbox

Cornwall Christmas Market

Venue: Royal Christmas Market

Website: www.cornwallchristmasmarket.co.uk

Santa, reindeer, giant Christmas tree, entertainment, festive food and drink, Christmas gifts,

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Pantomime brought to life with comedy, song and dance numbers, costumes and stunning scenery. Accessible performance available on selected dates

Arty Afternoons: Christmas Tree Decorations

Venue: Penlee House and Art Gallery

Website: www.penleehouse.org.uk

Decorate wooden haning ornaments in traditional in traditional Christmas shaped and the hang your ornaments at home

Boconnoc Christmas

Venue: Boconnoc

Website: www.boconnoc.com

Craft activities, tractor trailer rides, refreshments

Christmas at Botallack- Alasdair Hoswell Storytelling and Workshop

Venue: Botallack

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/botallack

Storytelling and interactive workshop with arts and crafts, counting games, singing and imaginative play

Christmas at Paradise Park

Venue: Paradise Park

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Christmas activities and see Santa in his grotto on selected dates. Save £4pp on admission with code 'PRIMARY'

Christmas Market

Venue: Wave House Café

Website: www.wavehouse.org.uk

Selection of stalls selling a range of artworks and gifts from independent Cornish artists and vendors in a beautiful kid friendly environment. Soak in the festive season while you indulge in the Christmas...

Christmas Market

Venue: Carnglaze Caverns

Website: www.carnglaze.com

Craft market

Christmas Market in Penzance

Venue: St John's Hall

Address: Penzance

Website: www.lovepenzance.co.uk

See the website for details

Mount Edgcumbe Christmas Fair

Venue: Mount Edgcumbe

Website: www.missivyevents.co.uk

50 quality food and gift exhbitors, choirs and live music, festive entertainment, gnome trail, festive bubble wonderland, street food and more

Nadelik

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Interactive festive show based on A Christmas in Cornwall, featuring original live music and songs, live action and puppetry

Old Man Winter

Venue: St Ives Library

Website: www.stives.ticketsolve.com

Old Man Winter will be sharing festive tales to help keep your spirits high before directing you to the elves workshop to make decorations to be added to the tree and later to take home

Truro Cathedral: Rejoice and Be Merry

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Selection of festive music performed by the Cathedral choir

Around The World In 80 Sleighs

Venue: The Box Plymouth

Website: www.theboxplymouth.com

Festive spectacular incorporating the traditions of a range of different countries through music and song

Christmas at Botallack

Venue: Botallack

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/botallack

Performance of traditional Cornish carols

Santa's Christmas Cracker

Venue: The Regal Theatre, Redruth

Website: www.redruth.merlincinemas.co.uk

Fun, festive musical adventure particularly suitable for ages 2 to 7 with the chance to meet Father Christmas and receive a special wrapped present

Tea With the Elves

Venue: Newquay Zoo

Website: www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Enjoy a festive buffet, enchanting storytelling and receive a special gift for the kids. Tickets must be booked online in advance

Kids Christmas Decoration Workshop

Venue: The Poly

Website: www.thepoly.org

Make and take Christmas decoration workshop for ages 3 to 14 using airdry clay, paint and glitter

Candlelight Carols with Canoryon Lowen

Venue: Boconnoc

Website: www.boconnoc.com

Carol evening

Chyan Winter Magic

Venue: Chyan Cultural Centre

Website: www.circokernow.co.uk

Festive celebration with The Toyshop Fairy circus performance, market and food, Chyan Magic Grotto and Santa's visit

Nadelik

Venue: St Ives Library

Website: www.stives.ticketsolve.co.uk

Festive themed performance based on A Christmas in Cornwall

Made In Cornwall Christmas Fair

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Fair featuring stalls from genuine Cornish makers, creator and artisans

A Cornish Christmas 2024

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Lobster Pot Christmas Tree from 28th November to 5th January, Charlie Chough's Cornish Christmas trail from 7th December to 5th January, Make and Take from 21st December to 5th January

Arty Afternoons: Christmas Bunting

Venue: Penlee House Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.penleehouse.org.uk

Create vibrant and cheerful Christmas bunting using felt to enhance your holiday decorations at home

Montol

Venue: Penzance

Website: www.lovepenzance.co.uk

See the website for details

The Christmassy Christmas Show

Venue: Sterts Theatre

Website: www.tickets.sterts.co.uk

Christmas themed show from Squashbox Theatre

Wassail

Venue: Cotehele

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/cotehele

Return of the annual event where participants scare away the evil spirits from the orchard to ensure a bumper crop next year. Meet outside the reception for 11am

A Christmas Carol

Venue: The Acorn

Website: www.theacornpenzance.com

One-person performance of the Charles Dickens classic. Pay what you can

Art Explorers

Venue: Tate St Ives

Website: www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives

Have fun exploring the galleries with Explorer Backpacks and Tate Shapes activities, get creative with the Sketchbook or pick up an Art Explorer card. 'Wonderful People' collage activity

Elf

Venue: East Pool Mine

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/east-pool-mine

Screening of the much loved movie in the film room

Wassail

Venue: Pentire

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/pentire/christmas-at-pentire

Toast the orchard and awake the apple tree spirits. Live music, apple themed activities and more

Space by Luxmarlish Immersive Light and Sound Show

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Immersive visual and audio spectacular experience allowing viewers to go on a journey through space and time

Robin Hood

Venue: The Regal Theatre, Redruth

Website: www.redruth.merlincinemas.co.uk

Pantomime performance from R.A.M.P.S

2023 Cornish Wildlife Photography Exhibition by Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Photographic Wildlife Photography Exhibition by Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Acts of Gathering

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Exhibition bringing together a number of artworks that celebrate and interrogate the nature of food culture in a rapidly changing world, inviting us to consider the ceremony and symbolism that shape our...

Adrift: Lost at Sea

Venue: Royal Cornwall Museum

Address: Truro

Website: www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

Exhibition inspired by the curious tale of LEGO lost at sea

Aladdin

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Address: Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Disney's spectacular Broadway and West End musical. Recommended for ages 6+ with captioned BSL, audio described and relaxed perfromances as well as Touch Tours available

Anthony Gormley - Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large sclae installations across the grounds and in the house

Antony A to Z

Venue: Antony

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/antony

Pick up your activity card to find an object around the house and garden for every letter of the alphabet and challenge your friends and family to see who can complete their list quickest

Antony Gormley's Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large scale installations featuring 100 lifesize scultures distributed across 300 acres of the park

Automata at Animate Helston

Venue: Museum of Cornish Life

Address: Market Place, Helston

Website: www.museumofcornishlife.co.uk

See these mechanical moving marvels

BEAR HUNT SCULPTURE TRAIL

Venue: Various locations in North Devon

Website: www.chsw.org.uk/event/bear-hunt-sculpture-trail

Find 25 5 foot bears painted by a local artist around Bideford, Barnstaple, Great Torrington and Ilfracombe. Use the Bear Hunt app or download the trail map and make a donation to support Children's Hospice...

Big Schools' Birdwatch

Venue: Everywhere

Website: www.rspb.org.uk/funand- learning/for-teachers/schoolsbirdwatch/

Count birds in your school grounds and submit results online. See the website for helpful ID resources and handy survey sheets

Bing Activity Trail

Venue: Newquay Zoo

Website: www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Follow Bing's fun activity trail to learn about the animal in the Zoo and help the zookeepers complete their checklist

Carols In The Courtyard

Venue: Pentillie Castle

Website: www.

Outdoor event with winter refreshments available to purchase. £5 per vehicle which will donated to the foodbank

Catapult Building at Powderham

CHINESE ZODIAC TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay,

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org.uk

Find all the Zodiac animals around the Museum

Cocomelon Song Time

Venue: Sea Life Great Yarmouth

Website: www.visitsealife.com/great-yarmouth

Join JJ and all the little ones from Melon Patch Academy to meet incredible animals and discover how to keep them safe in the oceans and find the missing words to complete the exclusive SEA Life song

Cornish Cinema Club at Pendennis Community Centre

Dame Magdalene Odundo at Houghton Hall

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Exhibition showcase existing and new works spanning Odundo's 30 year career

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Website: www.timeandtide.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition looking at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Website: www.timeandtidenorfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

Discover Sharklife

Venue: Sealife Hunstanton

Website: www.visitsealife.com/hunstanton

Fun activitiy trail and challenges throughout the aquarium, enjoy visual games

Earth Treasures Trail

Venue: Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Website: www.wheal-martyn.com

Follow the trail and discover the clues to piece together your own summer treasure

Easter Activities at World of Country Life

Time: 1080624:00

Venue: World of Country Life

Address: West Down Lane, Sandy Bay, Exmouth

Website: https://www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk/event/easter-holiday-family-fun/

Special Easter arts and craft sessions, Easter Egg Trail as well as their programme of daily activities and play areas

Easter Trail at Truro Cathedral

Venue: Truro Cathedral

Address: St Mary's Street, Truro

Website: www.trurocathedral.org.uk

Search for colourful Easter eggs leading to 7 stations with things to read, look at or do. Suitable for all ages, free and welcome to all

Falmouth's Bouncy Castle Kingdom, Inflatable Park

Venue: Falmouth Rugby Club

Address: Falmouth

Website: www.facebook.com/inflatablethemeparkscornwall

Difference session times are available with unlimited access to 15 large bouncy castles, under 5's soft play zone, hot food and refreshments. Suitable for ages 1 to 11.

Falmouth's Bouncy Castle Kingdom, Inflatable Park

Venue: Falmouth Rugby Club

Address: Falmouth

Website: www.facebook.com/inflatablethemeparkscornwall

Difference session times are available with unlimited access to 15 large bouncy castles, under 5's soft play zone, hot food and refreshments. Suitable for ages 1 to 11.

Follow the Sensory Trail at Seaton Wetlands

Venue: Seaton Wetlands

Website: https://eastdevon.gov.uk/wildeastdevon/wild-east-devon-events/february-2023/follow-the-sensory-trail-at-seaton-wetlands/

New sensory trail - follow the trail and each board highlights an activity to help you connect to nature

Fowey Christmas Market

Garden Trail of Heritage Camelias and Rhododendrons

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Experience the awakening of the collection of historic shrubs and explore the National Collection of Camelias and Rhodoendrons

Guess Who Adoption Donkey Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/events

Put your knowledge about the Sanctuary's adoption to the test in their new summer trail combining fun, exercise and brainpower - £5 per trail. Open daily until 9am, general admission and parking is free....

Heritage Open Days: Liskeard Unlocked - Decorative Liskeard - do you know where

Venue: Stuart House Arts and Heritage Centre

Address: Liskeard

Website: www.heritageopendays.org.uk

Exhibition of photographs of decorative details on Liskeard's building with clues to help identify them, I-Spy trail map and family art and craft sale in the Gallery

Hide and Sheep AR trail

Venue: Powderham Castle,

Address: Kenton, Nr Exeter

Website: www.powderham.co.uk

Explore this historic Estate with an Augmented Reality Trail. See the website for details on how to access the app before arrival

Hollywood Rome Trail

Venue: Torquay Museum

Website: 530 Babbacombe Road, Torquay

Explore the Hollywood Rome: Reel Life in the Ancient World exhibition and fill out the trail sheet. Also take part in an activity sheet called My Favourite Roman.

https://www.powderham.co.uk/events/view/medieval-month-1

Ice Skating at Eden Project

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Ice rink with bookable sessions for all ages and abilities including ice-play for toddlers and special sessions for families

INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HG.

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org/events

Explore the Made To Be Played: A Festival of Musical Instruments exhibition and answer the questions on your trail sheet and get a prize on completion.

Inspired by Lanhydrock Exhbitition

Venue: Lanhydrock

Address: nr Bodmin

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/lanhydrock

See creations from artist Hitomi Hosono which have been inspired by Lanhydrock's ceramic and botanical collections

Lamb Feeding and Lambing Live

Mail Trail 2023

Venue: Various locations across Exmouth

Website: www.hospiscare.co.uk/events/mail-trail-2023

Find over 40 decorated postboxes with maps available in aid of Hospiscare

Making The Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses Told In Textiles

Venue: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

Mini Keeper Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Address: Trelissick Road, Hayle

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Do the quiz, test your knowledge and claim your special badge.

New Exhibition - Going Mobile

Venue: PK Porthcurno

Website: www.pkporthcurno.com

Exhibition on the 40 year history of the mobile phone

Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.nnfestival.org.uk

Arts and cultural festival - see the website for more details

Otter Spotter Special Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

See their new otters, seek out the special otter info and spot the answer to the Otter Spotter Special quiz and claim your exclusive badge plus a chocolate fish

Paddington TM The Story of A Bear

Venue: Torre Abbey

Address: The King's Drive, Torquay

Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk

Touring exhibition from the British Library with books, documents, film clips and original artwork and more associated events to be announced

Pirates

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Address: Falmouth

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Major exhibition exploring how popular culture has shaped how we think of pirates and unearth the harsh and terrifying truth

Read to a Dog

Session to encourage children and teenagers to read - book onto a session with Rafa who has been assessed and is registered with Pets as Therapy.

Red Squirrel Ramble Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Address: Hayle

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Discover what makes them unique, who shares their habitat and the Park's role in breeding them for reintroduction into the wild. Complete the quiz and claim your chocolate reward

Rediscover Church - Family Easter Trail - Cranbrook

Venue: Younghayes Centre

Address: Cranbrook

Website: https://www.rediscoverchurch.com/cranbrook-eastertrail

Organised by Rediscover Church and starting and ending at the Younghayes Centre.  Free to take part but booking essential.

Reimagining Reality

Venue: Discovering 42

Address: Narisa Hall/Old Band Stand, Priory Park, Bodmin

Website: www.discovering42.co.uk

Interactive artworks crafter from waste materials that ignite curiosity in science and sustainability. Book in a bubble for 8 or fewer people. Book online

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

Spring Nature Spotted Trail

Venue: Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Address: St Austell

Website: www.wheal-martyn.com

Celebrate the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside and complete the Spring Nature Spotters handbook

Spring Wildlife Hunt

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Spot the wildlife that has thrived thanks to the stewardship of the land, aided by the donkeys. Seek out some of the many species by finding the wildlife boards located around the sanctuary and matching...

Spring's Blossoming at Blickling Estate

Venue: Blickling Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blickling-estate

Celebration of spring flowers, birds and blossom with a family trail and other ways to explore spring in the House

Stories of Sanctuary Spirit Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: The Donkey Sanctuary, Slade House Farm, Sidmouth,

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Uncover the spirit of the sanctuary in their wonderful winter trail. Reveal your donkey spirit word this winter. This entertaining family activity combines fun, exercise and brainpower and is just £5...

Sublime Symmetry: The Mathematics Behind De Morgan's Ceramic Designs

Venue: Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)

Address: Queen Street, Exeter

Website: www.rammuseum.org.uk

Exhibition investigating the use of mathematical principles in William De Morgan's beautiful ceramic designs

Sunlight: Roger Ackling

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.churchfarmstowbardolph

w/c 20th July - Ferret Week, w/c 29th July - Sheep Dog Week, w/c 5th August - Horse and Donkey Week, w/c 12th August - Bug week, w/c 19th August - sheep and goat week, w/c 26th August to 3rd September...

Sunlight: Roger Ackling

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Exhibition of the artist's work prompting important conversations about the status of the object, the significance of material, the processes of making and the transformative power of display

Superhero Insect Trail

Venue: Torquay Museum

Website: 531 Babbacombe Road, Torquay

Wherever you find them, insects are carrying out vital jobs that make healthy ecosystems and help us by pollinating our food and cleaning up our environment. Follow the Superhero trail of these incredible...

Superworm's Summer Adventure

Venue: Lost Gardens of Heligan

Address: B3273, Pentewan, St Austell

Website: www.heligan.com/events

Brand new trail inspired by the much loved picture book with woodland play areas, iconic outdoor sculptures, challenges, workshops, Bugginghum Palace Bug Hotel and much mmore. Relaxed sessions for families...

Tate Create: Wild Art Garden

Venue: Tate St Ives

Address: Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Website: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives/tate-create-picture-my-world

Create a crazy creature and let it escape in the wild art garden

The Elf Who Lost Christmas

The Map That Led Me To You Reading/Workshop With Ella McLeod

Venue: Bude Library

Website: www.budelitfest.co.uk

Part of Bude Literary Festival. Join the author discussing their epic and ambitious fantasy about freedom, love and home - advised for ages 8+

The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour

Venue: Lynn Museum

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Moon themed exhibition wher eyou can discover the science and mythology behind our nearest neighbour, find out about historic discovery and exploration and encounter astonishing astonish objects incluidng...

The Polar Express: Pyjama Party (20th Anniversary)

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon Trail

Venue: Crantock, Liskeard, Maker With Rame, Newquay, Portreath, Saltash, Torpoint

Website: www.jubileebeacontrail.com

Free augmented reality story trail in and around town centres. Use your smartphone to discover characters along the route and take selfies and videos with them

THE TOM GATES MEGA MUSEUM CHALLENGE

Venue: PK Porthcurno, Easter House, Porthcurno, Penzance, TR19

Website: www.pkporthcurno.com

Go on your very own adventure and complete the activity sheet collect the Mega Museum Challenge from the front desk.

The Trebah Tree Hugging Trail

Venue: Trebah Garden

Address: Mawnan Smith, Falmouth

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Search the garden for game markers playing agains your friends and family to reach the highest branch. Each trail purchased supports the work of Plant One Cornwall

The Wizard of Oz Afternoon Tea at The Assembly House

Venue: Assembly House

Address: Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

THIRSTY FOR FASHION EXHIBITION

Venue: Killerton

Address: Broadclyst

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton

Exhibition exploring circular fashion from the 18th Century to the present day highlighting the techniques used to repair and reuse clothing throughout history

Tunnel of Lights - Autumn Experience

Venue: Shipwreck Treasure Museum,

Address: Quay Road, Charlestown Rd, St Austell, PL25 3NJ

Website: www.shipwreckcharlestown.co.uk

Tickets include entry to the museum. Immersive frozen adventure throughthe Museum's underground tunnels. Enjoy thousands of lights and Arctic Soundscapes

Vineyard Nature Trail

Venue: Sandridge Barton,

Address: Stoke Gabriel

Website: www.sandridgebarton.com

Family friendly nature trail set on the edge of the River Dart

Winter Fun at Woodlands

Venue: Woodlands

Address: Woodlands, Blackawton, Totnes,

Website: www.woodlandspark.com

Indoor areas and selected rides open

Winter Wood

Venue: Tehidy Woods, North Cliff

Website: https://rogueotherworld.co.uk/winter-wood-23/

Rogue returns to Tehidy Woods, North Cliffs this December with a wild-magic celebration of winter; Winter Wood! Follow the path into the Winter Wood and lose yourself in the dreamscape of nature. Gather,...

ZOG ACTIVITY TRAIL

Venue: Haldon Forest Park

Address: Bullers Hill, nr Exeter

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/haldon-forest-park

Brand new family activity trail and free app. See website for details

Zog Activity Trail at Cardinham Woods

Venue: Cardinham Woods

Address: Bodmin

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/cardinhamwoods`

Join Zog on his latest forest adventure with a brand-new family activity trail and free app