An audience of all ages came together to watch acrobats tumble, jugglers perform, and hear a swashbuckling tale in song and dance on a sunny Friday afternoon in Penryn.

Members of the public were on Exchequer Quay to watch the Pirate Queen, a free Swamp Circus led performance which which is the precursor to this year's Kemeneth - meaning community - events programme in the town.

Brett Jackson from Swamp Circus said: "A fantastic turnout in the sunshine at Penryn port with over 800 visitors to the launch of Kemeneth Festival 2017 with the Pirate Queen.

"Students from Cornwall's Circus School - Circo Kernow performed alongside a couple of Swamp Circus professionals and many volunteers helped support the show and event. Students from Falmouth University and The University of Exeter were among the volunteers."

As well as the performance, there were representatives on hand from the seven strands of Kemeneth, community workshops and projects happening this summer, which include: The Ordinalia, Cornish song and dance, Penryn stories, Penryn women's history - or Herstory, film, photography and documenting Kemeneth, fabric and its history locally and procession puppets and mask making.

The Penryn Youth Project Trei brought large numbers of local young people to the Pirate Queen, and children took part in the show and in the Cornish dancing.

Kemeneth 2017 will take place on October 14th as the culmination of the summer courses and projects celebrating the rich heritage and culture of Penryn and Cornwall.