Mevagissey Feast Week has run since 1754, making it Cornwall’s longest-running festival. The week-long celebration honours St Peter, patron saint of fishermen, and the village’s deep connection to the sea.
Festivities kick off with Fish Sunday - fresh fish cooked on the harbour quay, with a fish auction and live music. The week that follows brings brass bands, flora dances, raft races across the harbour, children’s entertainment, craft stalls, and a grand finale fete with fireworks over the water.
The setting is hard to beat: Mevagissey’s twin harbours and narrow lanes make a natural stage. This is a community event run by volunteers, and the atmosphere reflects it - welcoming, unpretentious, and thoroughly Cornish.
Free to attend throughout the week.