All the fun returns to Penryn for the 38th town fair day this bank holiday weekend as the main streets become a hive of activity with this year's theme of bees and butterflies.

Before the fair starts there will be a ceremony at the Cornish Prayer Book Rebellion stone on Quay Hill at 12.30pm, with bards from around Cornwall, ahead of a parade from the Memorial Gardens at 12.50pm, and Donna Birrell of Radio Cornwall will open the fair shortly after.

There will be over 40 stalls of information stalls, along with neighbourhood groups and the chance to have your say on community issues.

The donkey's from the Flicka Foundation will be at the Memorial Gardens, where there will also be a Punch and Judy show, children can get their faces painted, or have a ride on the Octopus, while the giant slide and bouncy castle will be near the top of Lower Market Street, with chair-o-planes at Fish Cross.

Returning this year will be steam up rides for children at the bottom of Lower Market Street, and there will be more children's games near the gentlemen's shelter.

Lots of dancing with Flannigan's Irish School of Dance and Penryn's very own CO-ACT, who will be performing throughout the afternoon.

The Bingo Bus is back, and with a raffle afterwards, visitors could be taking home the £100 first prize, train tickets, and a lot more.

There will be plenty of sound, with the Blues Brothers bringing jazz from Newquay, Falmouth's Soul Sensation, and Daka Doum samba band drumming and dancing through the town.

The chapel will be holding an exhibition of photos and film, titled a Blast from the Past, with home-made refreshments on offer.

In the Temperance Hall there will be a Bee and Butterfly afternoon tea, served by the ladies of Penryn Federation, and in the museum volunteers will be on hand to talk visitors through the vast array of artifacts which are housed there, and there will also be a book launch.

The Town Hall will be taken over by Exeter University with the Festival of Discovery, with the chance to learn about family crests, shields and Cornish landmarks.

Fair day this year includes two competitions: a sunflower competition, to be judged at around 3pm, and the chance to win £20 by taking the best photograph of the event itself.