Newquay Festive Festival 2018

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Newquay’s Festive Festival is ready to light up the town on Friday 30th November in a spectacular start to the festive season.

Organised and funded by Newquay BID and Newquay Town Council, this year’s event is set to be bigger and better than ever before!

Line Up:

4pm: Live music and entertainment in the high street, including fire breathers, stilt walkers, dancers, and choirs.

5.30pm: Performance from Oll an Gwella

6.15pm: Newquay’s very own Joe Hurworth will be performing at Marcus Hill

6.30pm: Lantern Parade 

The Lantern Parade will be the biggest yet, with even more community members taking part alongside local school children: look out for The Wave Project, the RNLI, Newquay Zoo and representatives from other local community groups! The parade starts at Cliff Road and wends its way through the town to Fore Street: this year, an artist has been running workshops with the local schools and community groups on how to make the lanterns so expect them to be even more eye-catching and bigger than previous years!

7pm: The Christmas Lights Switch On with some very special guests, including Joe Hurworth and Pirate FM.

8pm: The evening then reaches a Christmassy crescendo, with a spectacular firework display, provided by Newquay Town Council, set to explode over the harbour.

Newquay Christmas Market - Saturday 1st December

Don't forget that the following night is the Newquay Christmas Market! Brought to you by Newquay Town Council, this year's Community Christmas Market will be held on Saturday 1st December from 10am to 6pm. It will take place on two separate sites in the town - Fore Street car park & the Piazza opposite the cinema. The NCC (old Wesley Church) will also be joining in with the festivities and Newquay Town Band will be performing outside of the Central Inn. Expect food, music and stalls all day, plus an exciting music event in the evening! 

​​​​🎅 Santa's Grotto 🎅

Santa's Grotto was so popular last year that we simply had to do it again this year! Once again it will be *FREE!* The elves are busy getting ready for the grand day so make sure you come along, this year it will be located on the Piazza opposite the cinema from 10am - 4pm. Booking is essential. Head to the Newquay Town Council Events website to book: nqy.events

Newquay Late Night Shopping!

There’s also Newquay Late Night Shopping across the town on both Friday and Saturday night: if you haven’t thought about Christmas presents yet then this is a perfect opportunity. Newquay’s eclectic high street has both chain stores and independent retailers offering a wide variety of shops, from health foods to pet shops, jewellery stores to bags and accessories, and of course a great variety of quality surf shops selling beanies, mittens, scarves, and other brilliant stocking filler ideas. Why not take advantage of Newquay’s wealth of cafes, restaurants, bistros, and bars, selling everything from Pan-Asian fusion and seafood to stacked burgers with a festive twist and tasty vegan dishes. There’s also fish and chips and pasties of course! 

FREE PARKING IN ALL CORNWALL COUNCIL CAR PARKS FROM FRIDAY 30TH NOVEMBER AT 4PM - SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER AT 9AM