Welcome to the Newlyn Fish Festival 2011!
The next Newlyn Fish Festival takes place on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August 2012. If you wish to trade or exhibit at the Festival, please check the Trade Information page in February/March 2012.
Celebrate all things fishy on August 29th in one of Cornwall's most distinctive and original fishing ports.
Satisfy your appetite with the best seafood you can get whilst enjoying great cooking demos, live entertainment or bidding at the seafood auction.
August Bank Holiday Monday sees the annual Cornish celebration of the sea, fishing and seafood at the 21st Newlyn Fish Festival, where you will find more fish than you can shake a mermaid’s tail at!
Quick Links:
Click here for information and entry times
Click here download the official programme for this year
Watch out for:
Chef Paul Ainsworth to open this year's festival!
Renowed and TV celebrity Chef Paul Ainsworth will be opening the Newlyn Fish Festival at 10:00 am. Paul was selected to compete to represent the South West in the finals of the Great British Menu against some of the most respected chefs in the country.
Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011
Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 sponsored by Seafood Cornwall Training. Seafood Cornwall Training will host the first ever "Cornish Fishmonger of the Year Competition" at this year's Newlyn Fish Festival, taking place on the 29th August at Newlyn Harbour.
Fish Tales Tent
New this year is the Fish Tales Tent, where you will be treated to the best of the spoken word by the very best of local story-tellers and poets. The Tent will also display many prints from the Newlyn School of Art generously lent by Penlee House and Gallery.
A great day for kids!
Camborne Pondhoppers will have their display of model boats next to the RNLI building, and, with bouncy castles, face-painting, wet-sponge throwing and a coconut shy with a difference, there will be plenty of fun for kids, too, including the return of the popular Fishy Trail.
The Lugger race
In the afternoon, a small fleet of luggers will take part in a strenuous and very unique rowing event not seen in Newlyn before. Few have seen these heavy boats being rowed, but rowed they were before the days of engines and some still do. So watch them and give them a cheer as the crews heave on their heavy sweeps..
Cooking demonstrations
Cooking demonstration will take place inside the Fish Market throughout the day. Renowed chefs Paul Ainsworth, Sanjay Kumar, Keir Meickle, Robert Wright and Justin Ashton will show you the art of making the perfect fish dish with some great local ingredients. Forks and plates will be provided!
The legendary fish display!
Don't miss the stunning display of locally caught fish and seafood is a showcase of the best our region has to offer. Sue and Duncan Lucas, of Passionate about Fish, will be at hand to show how handle, prepare and cook the perfect fish dish!
The great fish auction
Come along to the Charity Fish Auction, one of the highlights of the Newlyn Fish Festival, and bid for your supper - all for a good cause! Robin Turner, fish auctioneer extraordinaire, will be taking bids in the fish market and all the proceeds of the auction will to to the Fishermen's Mission. Do not miss!
Arts and crafts at the Festival
You can wander among the many arts and crafts stalls displaying a variety of beautiful things, from siver jewellery, to pottery, photographs, hand-printed fabrics and more. Also watch out for Richard Ede, one of the few remaining withy pot maker, who will be selling his lobster pots in the main festival square.
A wealth of food
We have many different food stalls with a variety of offering, from cakes, strawberries and cream, grilled and roasted meats, preserves, olives, salads, liquorice, sweets assortment, falafels, chips, curries, good coffee, fine tea, ice creams... and, of course, Cornish pasties!
