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The Newlyn Fish Festival will once again be celebrating the Cornish Fish Industry on Bank Holiday Monday 25th August, amongst the wonderful surroundings of Cornwall’s largest fishing port. The Festival is organised in aid of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen which provides care, compassion and support to working, retired and disabled fishermen and their families.

This year’s event aims to promote the Diversity, Quality and Sustainability of Fish and Shellfish landed in Cornwall by a fleet of vessels from 49 ports, harbours’ and coves around the 326 mile Cornish Coastline. Visitors will be able to buy locally caught fish and shellfish, learn about current fishing methods and enjoy a wide array of seafood from the region’s producers. The Festival will also host over 100 Trade, Craft, Art and Charity stalls, as well as open Fishing Vessels, a Navy War Ship, Cornwall Sea Fisheries Patrol Vessel, Gig Racing, Helicopters and the RNLI Penlee Lifeboat. All this and more will take place to an uplifting programme of music from Sea Shanty singers; ‘The Rum and Shrub Shanty Men’ and ‘The Falmouth Shout’, the award winning ‘Camborne Youth Band’, ‘The Cornish Worzels’, ‘The Newlyn Male Voice Choir’, Newlyn’s very own ‘Heart and Soul,’ plus Janette Eathorne and Jill Abbott singing Cornish songs and popular ballads.

Special guest Pete Goss will be opening this year’s event. Pete and his traditional wooden lugger “Spirit of Mystery” shall follow in the wake of seven Cornishmen who made a heroic journey to Australia 154 years ago. The 37ft “Mystery” was an open Mounts Bay Lugger built in Newlyn. Times were hard and the seven Cornishmen made the decision to try their luck at the Australian gold rush over a pint in the Star Inn, Newlyn.

Now, 153 years later, Pete has built “Spirit of Mystery” to celebrate their amazing achievement. The vessel will be as true to the original “Mystery” as possible and, although there will be concessions to safety, they will not use an engine and there will be no modern electrical and navigational systems. “Spirit of Mystery” and her crew shall set sail on their voyage during October but shall be open for visitors at the Newlyn Fish Festival.  

Further highlights of the Festival will include the Seafood Cornwall Fish and Shellfish Master Class with champion fishmonger Duncan Lucas, Fish Smoking demonstrations with the award winning Kipperman, traditional Withey Pot making with Richard Ede and the popular Fish Display and Charity Auction with Robin Turner. To ensure all ages are entertained, there will be plenty of activities and workshops to encourage children to learn about our coast and sample our wonderful Cornish Seafood.

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