Golowan 2026 returns to Penlee Park!

Published: 17th June 2026 in category: Events, Golowan, Penlee Park

After a brilliant debut in 2025, Penlee Park will once again play host to Golowan’s family-friendly hang out in 2026

We are so excited to welcome back Golowan and PZN Youth to Penlee Park for the 2026 festival – it’s going to be bigger, brighter, and bursting with family fun!

What’s on & when?

Please note: all the information provided below has been taken from the 2026 Golowan Programme and is subject to change

Mazey Day – Saturday 27 June

Lower Field
  • 11am – 6pm: Qube Records in the Park – catch the incredible musical talent from Mounts Bay Academy, showcasing the next generation of local artists with fresh sounds and festival spirit!
  • All day – Food stalls, ice cream, quality coffee, local crafts, inflatables (and of course, our popular inclusive children’s play park!)
  • 6pm: Bagas Fellyon – Get ready to move! Bagas Fellyon bring the rhythm of a Nos Lowen to Penlee Park with tradition Cornish music and dancing to round off Mazey Day in true local style!
Upper Field
  • 11am – 4pm (on the ‘Big Tree Stage’): Sea Shanty Festival – the park will come alive with the rousing sounds of Cornwall’s finest sea shanty crews, sing along and soak up the maritime spirit!
  • 11am – 5pm (elsewhere in the Upper Field): PZN Youth’s Tree Lounge – a chill-out zone packed with activities and space to relax, created especially for younjg people.
  • 2pm: Seamus Carey – Community Service – Join Seamus for his brand-new show, blending humour, heart and music in true Golowan style!

Quay Fair Day – Sunday 28 June

Lower Field
  • 11am – 6pm: Qube Records in the Park – come along for a full day of next-gen sound! Qube Records brings the stage alive with the rising stars of Mounts Bay Academy, bold beats, fresh voices, and unstoppable festival energy filling Penlee Park!
Upper Field Big Tree Stage (timings subject to change – check announcements on the day!)
  • 11:30am: The Believe Academy
  • 12:15pm: Fox Rox Choir
  • 12:45pm: Minack Theatre – The Rising Stars
  • 1:30pm: Penzance Makaton Signing Choir – Keur Arwodha Kemeneth
  • 2pm: Burning Embers Choir + Joe Doyle
  • 2:30pm: Seamus Carey – Community Service
  • 3:30pm: Goldie Fiasco

Elsewhere in the Upper Field:

  • Hotch Potch Circus Skills Workshop
  • Penzance Fencing Club

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Find out more about the spaces Penlee Park has to offer, the play park, opening times and much more here: More about Penlee Park

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