The Newquay Events Diary below is an eclectic mix of events in Newquay that might appeal to you whether you’re a resident or a holidaymaker, or visiting your second home. 
As with all things, it’s biased – biased towards events I know are occurring, events I see posted round town – and events that are well-known. But then I need to remember to add them once I’ve found them. If I see a poster strapped to a lamp-post there’s a chance I will remember, but I don’t always 🙂
If I think an event is exceedingly dull, or I just take a personal dislike to it, it won’t be included 🙂
We’re not biased here, but sometimes things have to be dropped. The aim is to have a bit of a mix though, across all dates… but this isn’t always possible.
Newquay U3A Monthly Meetings, Newquay
The Newquay U3A has a monthly General Meeting at the Lane Theatre on the second Tuesday every month (except August). There’s a guest speaker and refreshments available. Comfy seating and free parking right outside the door. For a £1.50 donation, visitors are welcome to attend.
St Columb Major Hurling 2016 Dates, St Columb Major, United Kingdom
The St Columb Major Hurling 2016 dates are:
Shrove Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Saturday 20 February 2016.
The Hurling at St Columb Major is always on Shrove Tuesday, then the Saturday following the next Saturday (so 11 days later). The date of Shrove Tuesday varies every year.
Hurling Start Time: 4.30pm in the Market Square.
Starting Point: Market Square, St Columb Major, near Newquay, Cornwall, TR9 6AN
The game of Hurling is a traditional Cornish sport where teams compete to gain control of the specially made silver ball and get it to the end point. It’s very rough and tumble!
The game starts with the ball being tossed up in the Market Square at 4.30pm. The first hour or so is very playful, with the crowd getting opportunities to touch the ball. Then things take a turn as the teams are then hell bent on getting the ball into THEIR goal, with the goals being about two miles (3km) apart, this is no mean feat.
The winner, who manages to get the ball into their goal, is then carried back to the Market Square, with the winning team’s anthem song being sung.
At 8pm they all meet at the Market Square again – and it’s off for a pub crawl, with the ball being dunked into one gallon jars of ale at each pub on the route, before the beer is consumed by those present.
It is a free event, free to watch the hurling in the streets of St Columb Major.
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Please do not rely upon the information here if you’re setting out on a long journey. Sometimes events are changed, or cancelled, so always check that things are still scheduled before you set off.
