A line-up of over 150 events has been announced for the annual ten-day Falmouth University Fal River Festival this month, with a variety of arts, music and drama events taking place around the Fal River.

The Festival will start on Friday, May 23, with an opening party at Events Square in Falmouth - an evening filled with local food, music and entertainment to which everyone is invited.

A whole host of musical talent will kick off the festival from 6pm, including Splann; a barn dance band sure to get your feet tapping and the return of the fantastic Falmouth Soul Sensation; playing a mix of classic and modern soul music.

The subsequent days will be packed full of popular longstanding events, alongside a range of exciting news ones, resulting in a mix of festivities suitable for all ages to enjoy.

The Festival's title sponsor, Falmouth University, have worked closely with Falmouth Art Gallery to incorporate a variety of creative workshops for festival goers.

Kirsty Davies, UK Recruitment and Outreach Co-ordinator, Falmouth University said: “We have worked really hard to organise some new and exciting arts based events for this year's festival. Over the ten days there are a range of activities in keeping with the innovative art and design that the university is renowned for. No matter what your background, we invite everyone to come along and bring out their creative sides at one of our workshops."

She concluded: "We are also excited to extend the Festival into a second week so festival-goers can enjoy the students' graduation shows at the Falmouth Campus.”

Key creative arts events include an Art and Crafts Exhibition showcasing over 30 stalls, alongside a new Art in a BOX project which is part of Flushing Arts Week and Doodle Time at Falmouth Art Gallery, which takes place each year as part of the Festival.

For more information visit http://www.falriver.co.uk/whats-on/fal-river-festival or Facebook /FalRiverFestival or Twitter @FalRiverFest