St Ives Food and Drink Festival has unveiled this year’s full festival line up including live music, chef cooking demonstrations and fireworks.

The festival, which features a range of free activities that cater to all interests, will take place from Friday, May 12 until Sunday, May 14. 

Morris Dancing, sports games and much more will be on offer including a range of ticketed evening music sessions. Music for the evening sessions will come from The Scribes (Friday, May 12) Showhawk Duo (May 13) and a Queen tribute band The Good Old-Fashioned Loverboys (May 14). 

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The festival has also invited a line-up of culinary experts who will be showcasing their skills at the festival’s Asado Fire Pit Stage on Porthminster Beach. Guests can look forward to an impressive line-up of chefs including Jack Stein, Simon Stallard, Kathy Slack, Chris ‘Chops’ Taylor, Jude Kereama, Ana Ortiz, Karan Gokani, Andrew Tuck, Adam Banks, and Ross Geach.

Falmouth Packet: The festival is free during the day, with evening music events being ticketedThe festival is free during the day, with evening music events being ticketed (Image: St Ives Food Festival)

The festival’s Asado Fire Pit stage is set to be a highlight of the weekend, with chef proprietor of Porthminster Beach Café, Mick Smith, introducing the day’s fire cooking aficionados.

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The festival’s daytime programme features exciting and entertaining events including a beachside artisan market, interactive cooking demonstrations, live music, circus activities, walkabout acts, maypole dancing, Morris dancing, a bouncy castle and a giant slide, foraging walks and much more.

Falmouth Packet: Crowds flock to a previous event Crowds flock to a previous event (Image: St Ives Food Festival)

The free-to-attend festival has also confirmed the return of its firework display on Friday, May 12 at 9.30pm.

For more information on St Ives Food and Drink Festival, as well as to buy tickets for evening music sessions and get details about masterclasses, visit - https://stivesfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk/