April brings the start of the season as businesses open for the first time this year and everybody’s focussed on giving great experiences to locals and visitors.
The official start date of the tourist season is Easter, which is in mid April 2017 – so the weather has a chance of being quite warm. Local businesses will be dusting off their wares, rolling up their sleeves – and starting to gauge what the public will want from them this year, so they can then look at finalising their planned events for the year ahead in more detail.
Taking a look at what’s ahead, here are some local events occurring in Newquay in April 2017 of interest to residents of Newquay and visitors alike:
1, April 2017
Natty Surf Jam 2017, Newquay
A Festival of Music and Surfing to raise awareness and support for young adults struggling with mental health related illnesses. In memory of local surfer Nathaniel Loney, who tragically lost his life at the age of 25.
There will be a Longboard Competition at Fistral Beach, Newquay and other surfing events throughout the day. Lots of prizes. There’s an after party at Whiskers, Newquay, from 5pm onwards, tickets from £8.
When: Saturday 1 April 2017.
Where: Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall, England.
Website: http://www.carvemag.com Natty Surf Jam
2, April 2017
Weekly Table Top Sale, St Columb Minor, St Columb Minor
On Sunday mornings there is an indoor table top sale at St Columb Minor Memorial Hall.
Stalls, local produce/food to buy – and refreshments.
Times: 8:15am – 12 noon
Postcode: TR7 3EY
While these sales are regularly held, it is always possible that any event can be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, so always check if you’re travelling far.
E&OE
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Cornwall Wildlife Trust, with Newquay Marine Group, invite you to join them on Towan Head, Newquay to look for cetaceans (that’s sea life to you and me! Whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
When: First Sunday of the month, 11am to 1pm. Free event.
5, April 2017
Goonhavern Indoor Car Boot Sale Wednesdays, Goonhavern
Goonhavern hosts two indoor car boot sales on two Wednesdays each month – and one on the last Saturday of each month, just 2-3 miles from Newquay.
Table top sales are on the first Wednesday and the third Wednesday each month and include a variety of bric a brac, new and used goods as well as crafts stalls and handmade goods.
There’s also an outdoor car boot area weather permitting.
Free Parking. All proceeds go towards funding the Village Hall. 
This table top sale is in Goonhavern Village Hall and well signposted from the main road. There’s also a cafe area where you can sit and have coffee/tea and a slice of cake.
8, April 2017
Porth Beach Clean April 2017, Newquay
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in partnership with Ecover, have organised a Beach Clean up at Porth Beach on Saturday 8 April 2017.
There’s another beach clean on the same date at 11am at Great Western Beach.
Start time: 9am
Organiser: Sam Carr
Details: Porth Beach Clean April 2017
There is a beach clean up at Lower Gannel, Newquay, organised by Newquay Marine Group on Saturday 8 April.
Start Time: 10am, for 2 hours.
Meet at the Lower Gannel Car Park.
Website: Gannel Beach Clean
Great Western Beach Clean April 2017, Newquay
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are organising a Beach Clean up at Great Western Beach on Saturday 8 April 2017.
There’s an earlier beach clean on the same date at 9am at Porth Beach.
Start time: 11am
Website: SAS
9, April 2017
Weekly Table Top Sale, St Columb Minor, St Columb Minor
On Sunday mornings there is an indoor table top sale at St Columb Minor Memorial Hall.
Stalls, local produce/food to buy – and refreshments.
Times: 8:15am – 12 noon
Postcode: TR7 3EY
While these sales are regularly held, it is always possible that any event can be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, so always check if you’re travelling far.
E&OE
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Indoor Car Boot Sale, Sundays,
On every second Sunday of the month an indoor car boot sale is held at the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre between Newquay and Wadebridge. 
This is an indoor event – with plenty of free on site parking.
Dogs are not allowed inside the car boot area, but there is a free small dog walking area outside you can use to exercise your dogs and make them comfortable.
Time: 10am to 1pm. Sellers should arrive by 9am
Address: Cornish Birds of Prey, Winnards Perch, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9 6DH
Holywell Bay Big Spring Beach Clean April 2017, Holywell
As part of the Big Spring Beach Clean, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are organising a Beach Clean up at Holywell Bay Beach on Sunday 9 April 2017. Meet at the car park.
Start time: 11am. End time:2pm
Organiser: Maren Sheldon
Website: Big Spring Beach Clean, Holywell
15, April 2017
Viola Recital, Crantock Church, Newquay
This is a fundraising event for the Wave Project – a three hour viola recital at Crantock Church – free entry, donations requested to go towards the Wave Project.
Adam Pearson on the Viola and Margaret De Valois on Piano, playing Joplin’s The Entertainer, Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, Massenet’s Meditation, and more.
Free admission, with donations accepted for the Wave Project.
Adam and Margaret have a wealth of experience on different instruments in different locations and are delighted to be collaborating on their first classical recital in Cornwall.
The Wave Project helps children and young people at risk from lifelong mental health issues: Wave Project, Newquay
When & Where: 1-4pm at Crantock Church, Crantock – registration required for entry, see website.
Event Website: Viola Recital, Crantock Church
16, April 2017
Weekly Table Top Sale, St Columb Minor, St Columb Minor
On Sunday mornings there is an indoor table top sale at St Columb Minor Memorial Hall.
Stalls, local produce/food to buy – and refreshments.
Times: 8:15am – 12 noon
Postcode: TR7 3EY
While these sales are regularly held, it is always possible that any event can be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, so always check if you’re travelling far.
E&OE
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Newquay Lions Easter Egg Hunt 2017, Newquay
On Easter Sunday only, bring a spade to the beach for a free Easter Egg Hunt organised by Newquay Lions Club, supported by Sainsburys. Prizes to be won – everybody welcome, age 1-101.
Where: Towan Beach
When: Easter Sunday 16 April 2017, 1pm to 2.30pm
19, April 2017
Goonhavern Table Top Sales Wednesdays, Goonhavern
Goonhavern hosts indoor table top & car boot sales on two Wednesdays each month – and one on the last Saturday of each month, just 2-3 miles from Newquay.
Table top sales are on the first Wednesday and the third Wednesday each month and include a variety of bric a brac, new and used goods as well as crafts stalls and handmade goods.
There’s also an outdoor car boot area weather permitting.
Free Parking. All proceeds go towards funding the Village Hall.
This table top sale is in Goonhavern Village Hall and well signposted from the main road. There’s also a cafe area where you can sit and have coffee/tea and a slice of cake.
22, April 2017
Weekend Plants & Produce Sale, April, Mawgan Porth
There is a plants and produce sale, with craft stalls and refreshments at Mawgan Porth Village Hall over the weekend.
On site parking available.
- When: Saturday 22 April 2017, 10am to 5pm and Sunday 23 April 10am to 4pm
- Where: Mawgan Porth Village Hall.
23, April 2017
Weekly Table Top Sale, St Columb Minor, St Columb Minor
On Sunday mornings there is an indoor table top sale at St Columb Minor Memorial Hall.
Stalls, local produce/food to buy – and refreshments.
Times: 8:15am – 12 noon
Postcode: TR7 3EY
While these sales are regularly held, it is always possible that any event can be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, so always check if you’re travelling far.
E&OE
Image © PDPics
Weekend Plants & Produce Sale, April, Mawgan Porth
There is a plants and produce sale, with craft stalls and refreshments at Mawgan Porth Village Hall over the weekend.
On site parking available.
- When: Saturday 22 April 2017, 10am to 5pm and Sunday 23 April 10am to 4pm
- Where: Mawgan Porth Village Hall.
27, April 2017
Art8 Newquay 2017 Arts Festival,
This is the 6th Art8 Arts & Culture Festival, running over the May Bank Holiday 2017 from Thursday 27 April to Monday 1 May. 
Find out what, where and when on their Facebook page for up to date events and happenings.
Art, events, music, performances and more.
Facebook Page: Art8 Newquay 2017
28, April 2017
Art8 Newquay 2017 Arts Festival,
This is the 6th Art8 Arts & Culture Festival, running over the May Bank Holiday 2017 from Thursday 27 April to Monday 1 May.
Find out what, where and when on their Facebook page for up to date events and happenings.
Art, events, music, performances and more.
Facebook Page: Art8 Newquay 2017
Pie & Ale Festival 2017, Smugglers' Den, Newquay
The 18th annual Pie & Ale Festival will be held at the Smugglers’ Den, Cubert, Newquay over the May Bank Holiday Weekend 2017.
Over 80 fine ales and 20 ciders and a vast range of homemade pies and fresh food available. Live entertainment in the Festival Marquee.
When: Doors open at 6pm on Thursday 27 May, then runs all day Friday 28 May to Monday 1 May
Facebook Page: Smugglers’ Den Pie & Ale Festival 2017 – with details of camping at Trebellan Park campsite next door.
29, April 2017
Art8 Newquay 2017 Arts Festival,
This is the 6th Art8 Arts & Culture Festival, running over the May Bank Holiday 2017 from Thursday 27 April to Monday 1 May.
Find out what, where and when on their Facebook page for up to date events and happenings.
Art, events, music, performances and more.
Facebook Page: Art8 Newquay 2017
Pie & Ale Festival 2017, Smugglers' Den, Newquay
The 18th annual Pie & Ale Festival will be held at the Smugglers’ Den, Cubert, Newquay over the May Bank Holiday Weekend 2017.
Over 80 fine ales and 20 ciders and a vast range of homemade pies and fresh food available. Live entertainment in the Festival Marquee.
When: Doors open at 6pm on Thursday 27 May, then runs all day Friday 28 May to Monday 1 May
Facebook Page: Smugglers’ Den Pie & Ale Festival 2017 – with details of camping at Trebellan Park campsite next door.
Fistral Beach Clean (Monthly) 2017, Newquay
Every month, every year, an enthusiastic group of volunteers meet up for two hours and give Fistral Beach a good clean up, removing anything that’s considered rubbish from the beaches on the last Saturday of the month.
Working with Cornwall County Council and other interested organisations the Fistral beach clean up has been running successfully for several years and there’s always an enthusiastic turn out.
Goonhavern Car Boot Sales Saturdays, Goonhavern
Goonhavern holds a car boot sale and indoor table top sale on the last Saturday of the month, February through to the end of November.
There are also two table top sales on the first Wednesday and the third Wednesday each month with a variety of bric a brac, new and used goods as well as crafts stalls and handmade goods.
The outdoor car boot area is weather permitting. Free Parking. All proceeds go towards funding the Village Hall.
This table top sale is in Goonhavern Village Hall and well signposted from the main road. There’s also a cafe area where you can sit and have coffee/tea and a slice of cake.
Newquay Marine Trail, Towan Blystra, Newquay
Learn about the coastal history of Newquay on a guided Marine Walk and Talk, lead by an expert historian from the Newquay Old Cornwall Society and local community museum.
Take in the landmarks of the Newquay coastline including the Fish Cellars, Huers Hut, Newquay harbour and the old Lifeboat house and slipway – all brought to life with the aid of early photographs to illustrate the various aspects of life in the olden days in Newquay.
The walk is expected to last two hours and is part of the Newquay Art8 Arts & Culture Festival events over May Bank Holiday Weekend.
When & Where: Saturday 29 April 2017, 10.30am. Meet at Newquay Heritage Archive and Museum.
Suggested donation: £3 adults, £1.50 children.
Tickets from Newquay Heritage Museum and Archive in advance or on the day.
Start Point: Newquay Heritage Archive and Museum, 10 yards from the Lighthouse cinema entrance, next to Newquay Bus Terminus.
Event Page: Marine Walk April 2017
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