St Ives Food & Drink Festival 2026

Name: St Ives Food & Drink Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-05-17T23:59:59.000Z
Location: Porthminster Beach

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15–17 May 2026 · st ives

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Where to stay for St Ives Food & Drink Festival 2026

14 May 2026 - 18 May 2026 in St Ives. Live availability and prices.

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Set on the golden sands of Porthminster Beach with St Ives harbour as a backdrop, this festival celebrates the best of Cornish produce on one of the finest stretches of sand in Cornwall. Chef demonstrations, sunset music sessions, beer tastings, and champagne and oyster bars run across three days.

Free entry to the main food festival, with ticketed music events in the evenings. It’s the kind of event where you end up staying far longer than planned - sampling local cheeses, watching a chef break down a whole fish, then settling in for live music as the sun drops behind the headland.

Where to Stay

Mid-May in St Ives is shoulder season - better availability and prices than summer. Treloyhan Manor Hotel has parking (a genuine advantage in St Ives) and sea views. Arghanti is dog-friendly in the town centre. Browse places to stay in St Ives.

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