Here are all the events and activities for the 2026 edition of the Esedhvos Kernow Festival of Cornish Culture.
Programme Bodmin 2026
Tuesday 1st September
20:00 – 22:30 The Old Library Cornish Music Session with Cornish Tunes Club *
Wednesday 2nd September
09:30 – 16:30 The Old Library Intensive Cornish Language School
14:00 – 15:00 The New Library Meet the Author with Kerensa Warleggen
17:15 – 19:10 Merlin Cinema Rose of Nevada by Mark Jenkin
19:00 – 22:30 The Old Library Ymprovisa
Thursday 3rd September
09:30 – 16:30 The Old Library Intensive Cornish Language School
10:30 – 12:00 The New Library Bardhonieth / Poetry with Sam Ruane-Brown
14:00 – 16:30 The Old Library Cornish Diaspora Meet-Up with films and conversations *
17:00 – 19:00 The Mason’s Arms Boos hag Yeth an Werin / Food and Cornish Language *
19:30 – 21:30 The Mason’s Arms Shout *
Friday 4th September
09:30 – 22:30 Shire House Suite Gorsedh Awards Exhibition
10:30 – 12:30 Shire House Suite Gorsedh Seminar
14:00 – 15:00 Kerdroya Bardic tour of Kerdroya labrynth
19:00 – 21:30 Shire House Suite Gorsedh Awards Ceremony followed by Nos Lowen
Concert with Salt & Sky
20:00 – 22:30 St Petroc’s Parish Bodmin Folk Club presents Mike O’Connor &
Centre Barbara Griggs
Saturday 5th September
10:30 – 16:30 Priory Car Park Stalls
11:00 – 13:30 Narissa Lawn Entertainment with Gwerin, The Horners, Berrycombe
School, Bodmin Town Band, Mazed Tales, Cornish Wrestlers
14:00 – 15:00 Priory Park Bardic Ceremony
16:30 – 18:00 Shire House Suite Bardic Tea
19:30 – 22:30 Shire House Suite Gorsedh Concert with Hireth, Jen & Toby Kessell,
and Ralph Nel
Sunday 6th September
10:30 – 12:00 Mount Folly Heritage Walk
15:00 – 16:00 St Petroc’s Church Gorsedh Service led by Jane Kneebone
* to be confirmed