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PITSO Kenton — Acrylic Urban Landscapes (Night & Day)

Part of PITSO — Painting In The Style Of. A friendly day painting in the style of Paul Kenton in acrylic — dramatic, atmospheric urban landscapes.

Tue 28 Jul11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Arts & Culture

PITSO Sidaway — Watercolour

Part of PITSO — Painting In The Style Of. A friendly day painting in the style of Ian Sidaway in watercolour — clean, controlled Mediterranean scenes.

Tue 28 Jul11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Paint In The Style Of — David Hockney (Tribute Day)

Community

Around £49

Paint In The Style Of — David Hockney (Tribute Day)

Paint In The Style Of — David Hockney: a tribute day for one of the great colourists, who left us in June 2026, and an exercise in learning from a modern master. With Damian Sémonin we borrow Hockney’s eyes for the day and paint the way he did — bright, flat pool-and-splash acrylics: clean edges, bold colour, water you can almost hear. You’ll finish your own acrylic painting in Hockney’s style on the day. All materials provided and refreshments included; all levels welcome — small group. Tuesday 28 July · 10am–3pm · £49 · Cornish Craft Barn. Booking is on damiansemonin.art — the Book button takes you straight there.

Tue 28 Jul11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Community

Bag Club - July Monthly Meet-up

Bag Club at The Cornish Craft Barn Calling all sewists, makers, and “I-need-more-pockets” enthusiasts! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or have never touched a sewing machine, we’re launching a brand new monthly Bag Club. Every month, we’ll gather at the Barn to: Work on Your Own Projects: Bring that half-finished tote or that favorite repair you’ve been meaning to get to. The Group Project: We’ll sometimes also work together on a simple, fun bag project—perfect for learning new skills in a relaxed environment. Talk Shop: Hardware, fabrics, patterns, and inspiration—all things bag-related! Access our resources, patterns, industrial sewing machine, overlocker, rivet press etc to help your bag making get that professional edge.

Tue 28 Jul11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Arts & Culture

Art in Nature: Watercolour

We take the paints outside — capturing light, landscape and the feel of a place in watercolour.

Wed 29 Jul11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Children & Family

Children's Book — Monthly Meet-Up

Our friendly monthly get-together for everyone working on a book — bring what you have and we will move it forward.

Fri 31 Jul11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Likely freeChildren & FamilyReligion & Spirituality

EFGI Summer Messy Church

Join us at EFGI Church for our Summer Messy Church – a fun-filled event for children and families packed with creativity, adventure, and plenty of summer fun! This special gathering is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together, enjoy hands-on crafts, exciting activities, games, and messy fun in a welcoming and friendly environment. Date: 1st August 2026 Location: EFGI Church Eventbrite Registration: https://bit.ly/4wYHz2B This event is completely free to attend. While tickets are not required, we encourage you to register through Eventbrite to help us prepare enough activities, materials, and refreshments for everyone attending. EFGI Summer Messy Church

Sat 1 AugEFGI Cafe Central Pool Redruth(4.2mi)

via EFGI Cafe Central Pool RedruthLocal gem

Festivals & Events

St Agnes Carnival

The post St Agnes Carnival appeared first on Lanner & District Silver Band.

Sat 1 AugLanner Band Centre and Function Rooms(4.6mi)

via Lanner Band Centre and Function Rooms

Wheal Treasure Stitch Club - 1st Tuesday Monthly

Community

Around £17.50

Wheal Treasure Stitch Club - 1st Tuesday Monthly

Welcome to one of our many Cornish Craft Barn Stitch Groups. We run several regular groups that meet once a month. If you’re interested in joining one everyone is welcome! All levels of skill and project are welcome. This is an all-day session where you can work on quilting projects on machines or by hand with other quilters who are looking to share ideas and experience and can provide guidance for each other – plus lots of lovely chat, cake and coffee! It is not a ‘tutored’ session but a room filled with abundant expertise from which to seek assistance. We can offer short demonstrations or mini projects from time to time if this is something the group decides they want! The session runs from 10am – 4pm but feel free to attend as much of this as you can to fit in with your other commitments. Lunch can be bought from the cafe with a 10% discount. Plenty of parking outside and we can give you a hand to get your machines upstairs to the training room if needed. We have several new Janome quilting sewing machines available to borrow for the day if you need one or find it easier than bringing one in from home. Please book ahead or let us know if you need one so we make sure we have enough available. We ask for payment quarterly in advance £17.50 per session, so £52.50 which covers three sessions for you. If you can’t make a session you can use a credit up on any of the other Wheal monthly groups we run, or carry one session over in any 6 month period.

Tue 4 Aug11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Workshops & Classes

Wet Felted Seascape Picture

What You’ll Learn Create your very own unique seascape picture from wool This workshop will give you an introduction to the exciting and colourful world of felting. Wet felting is a technique that uses soap and water to bind the wool fibres together. I will take you through the process of creating your very own felted seascape picture (9×7 inches approx.) inspired by the Cornish coast to take home. You will learn how to lay out the wool fibres to create the base layer. After choosing the colours, I will introduce you to different ways of using wool to create different effects. Other fibres such as sari silk threads can be added at this stage. You will then be taken through the felting process using water and soap. Finally, the piece is rolled until fully felted. All materials will be provided Olive soap is used in the workshop, but you may bring your own soap if required. Also please bring protective gloves if handling wool is an issue. You will need to bring 2 towels (1 medium and 1 small) and a bag to take your work home as it will need drying at home.

Thu 6 Aug11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Likely freeCommunity

Speak Cornish at Kresen Kernow

Ever fancied learning a bit of Cornish? Come and join the Speak Cornish team on the first Thursday of every month from 2-3.30pm and learn some Cornish. It’s aimed at beginners or people with just a little Kernewek, but it’s open to all and it’s free! No need to book. Splann! You can also... Read more »

Thu 6 Aug15:00Kresen Kernow(3.4mi)

via Kresen Kernow

Children & Family

Children's Book — Monthly Meet-Up

Our friendly monthly get-together for everyone working on a book — bring what you have and we will move it forward.

Fri 7 Aug11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Community

Tour Calendar

Our full upcoming tour calendar covers fantastic destinations from all around the world, use our calendar to see trips that leave that month.

Sat 8 AugMagellan Motorcycle Tours(3mi)

via Magellan Motorcycle ToursLocal gem

Festivals & Events

St Columb Carnival

The post St Columb Carnival appeared first on Lanner & District Silver Band.

Sat 8 AugLanner Band Centre and Function Rooms(4.6mi)

via Lanner Band Centre and Function Rooms

Wheal Rose Stitch Club - 2nd Tuesday Monthly

Community

Around £17.50

Wheal Rose Stitch Club - 2nd Tuesday Monthly

Welcome to one of our many Cornish Craft Barn Stitch Groups. We run several regular groups that meet once a month. If you’re interested in joining one, everyone is welcome with any type of project and all levels! This is an all-day session where you can work on quilting projects on machines or by hand with other quilters who are looking to share ideas and experience and can provide guidance for each other – plus lots of lovely chat, cake and coffee! It is not a ‘tutored’ session but a room filled with abundant expertise from which to seek assistance. We can offer short demonstrations or mini projects from time to time if this is something the group decides they want! The session runs from 10am – 4pm but feel free to attend as much of this as you can to fit in with your other commitments. Lunch can be bought from the cafe with a 10% discount. Plenty of parking outside and we can give you a hand to get your machines upstairs to the training room if needed. We have several new Janome quilting sewing machines available to borrow for the day if you need one or find it easier than bringing one in from home. Please book ahead or let us know if you need one so we make sure we have enough available. We ask for payment quarterly in advance £17.50 per session, so £52.50 which covers three sessions for you. If you can’t make a session you can use a credit up on any of the other Wheal monthly groups we run, or carry one session over in any 6 month period.

Tue 11 Aug11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

Community

Tour Calendar

Our full upcoming tour calendar covers fantastic destinations from all around the world, use our calendar to see trips that leave that month.

Wed 12 AugMagellan Motorcycle Tours(3mi)

via Magellan Motorcycle ToursLocal gem

St Michael’s Mount in Mixed Media — impasto, inks & texture

Community

Around £49

St Michael’s Mount in Mixed Media — impasto, inks & texture

Spend a day painting Cornwall’s most iconic view — St Michael’s Mount — in bold acrylic mixed media with Damian Sémonin: impasto with the palette knife, acrylic inks for glow and atmosphere, and real texture you can see and touch. You’ll leave with your own St Michael’s and the techniques to keep going. All materials provided. All levels welcome — small group of ten. Wednesday 15 July · 10am–3pm · £49 · Cornish Craft Barn. Booking is on damiansemonin.art — the Book button takes you straight there.

Wed 12 Aug11:00Cornish Craft Barn(3.7mi)

via Cornish Craft Barn

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Venues with events near Porthtowan

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Magellan Motorcycle Tours3.0 miles away

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Cornwall, England

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