Awenek! The Great Cornish Heritage Festival

Please visit https://www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/event/awenek-the-great-cornish-heritage-festival/ to purchase tickets from the Cornwall Heritage site.

Come and experience Awenek! 2026, a family-friendly celebration of Cornwall’s heritage, bringing together fascinating demonstrations, live performances, traditional skills, stories and activities for all ages.

I will be at the event this year demonstrating bow making all day.

Throughout the day, watch Cornish heritage come to life. See Cornish wrestling, living history and weapons displays, prehistoric crafts and flint knapping, traditional blacksmithing, weaving, pottery, woodturning and stone carving. Discover how people lived and worked in Cornwall through historic artefacts, mining displays, archaeology, storytelling and exhibitions with experts and craftspeople on hand to share their knowledge and answer your questions.

There’s plenty for families to enjoy too, with children’s trail activities, games, storytelling, puppetry, creative workshops and hands-on experiences, as well as opportunities to meet the people keeping Cornwall’s traditions alive today.

There will also be food and drink available to…