2010

Every Tuesday, throughout the year the St Ives Jazz Club (www.stivesjazzclub.com) hosts gigs bringing modern live Jazz to St Ives
 

Every Thursday - St Ives Farmers' Market 9.30 am - 3.00 pm at The Backpackers, St Ives (just up from Royal Square).
 

Various dates, throughout the year, see performances at the Kidz R Us Theatre (www.kidzrus.net). Performances in 2010 include Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Bugsy Malone
 

Various dates, throughout the year, St Ives Art Club (www.stivesartsclub.org) host events including various poetry, prose and music events and club exhibitions in May and September
 

Art courses are available all year round at the St Ives School of Painting

From May to September, Monday-Friday you can see various performances at the  Minack Theatre (www.minack.com). For show dates & times please visit the website. Local Theatre group Kidz R Us will be performing Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Minack Theatre 2nd-5th and 10th-12th April 2010.
 

January

The Leach Pottery exhibitions Hamada St. Ives 1920 continues until March 2010 and ‘White’ runs until 6th January 2010 and features white pots by Jack Doherty, Kaori Tatebayashi, Rebecca Harvey, Ashley Howard, Carina Ciscato, Susan Disley and Ikuko Iwamoto.
(www.leachpottery.com)

The Tate St Ives winter exhibition The Dark Monarch Magic and Modernity in Bristish art continues until 10 January 2010 (www.tate.org.uk/stives)

The Tate St Ives exhibition Dexter Dalwood and the Tate Collection opens on 23rd January 2010 (www.tate.org.uk/stives)

On 24th January Miracle Theatre will be at Kidz R Us St Ives Theatre with The Revenge of Rumplestiltskin. See www.kidzrus.net

February

Feast Sunday February 7th - 11:00am Mayor's Parade and Church Service. The Pendeen Silver Band will lead the procession from the Guildhall to the Parish Church.

Feast Monday February 8th -
9:30 am Mayoral Procession from The Guildhall to Venton Ia Well, Porthmeor.
10:30 am - Hurling of the Silver Ball. This old custom will begin on the beach below the Parish Church
11:30 am - Distribution of pennies to children under the age of 7 at The Guildhall steps.
Noon - The person holding the Silver Ball will return it to the Mayor at The Guildhall and will receive a reward of a silver coin.
7:30 pm - Feast Monday Rugby match at Alexandra Road Rugby Football Ground between St Ives RFC and Cornwall Clubs XV

The Leach Pottery exhibitions Hamada St. Ives 1920 continues until March 2010 (www.leachpottery.com)

The Tate St Ives exhibition Dexter Dalwood and the Tate Collection continues until 3rd May 2010 (www.tate.org.uk/stives)

From 15th to 20th February at St John's Hall, Penzance the Penzance Amateur Operatic Society will be performing Brigadoon. Performances start at 7:30 pm with a Matinee on Saturday 20th at 2:30pm. Tickets £9.50 will be available from the box office at St John's Hall (Open from 27th January from 10am-2pm) or by phoning 01736 363244.

Friday 26th February 'Medical Maelstrom' will be staging a concert in St Anta Church, Carbis Bay at 7pm for 7:30pm. Tickets cost £10 with proceeds going to the Rotary International campaign to eradicate Polio throughout the world. Tickets will be available from our offices shortly.

Friday 26th February Late at Tate St Ives - Tate Film: Rebecca 1940. For booking details and cost see www.tate.org.uk/stives

March

The Leach Pottery exhibitions Hamada St. Ives 1920 continues until 31st March 2010 (www.leachpottery.com)

The Tate St Ives exhibition Dexter Dalwood and the Tate Collection continues until 3rd May 2010 (www.tate.org.uk/stives)

Friday 26th March Late at Tate St Ives - Look Group Social. For details see www.tate.org.uk/stives

April

24th April, Trevithick Day will be celebrated in Camborne and will reflect local steam and mining history and heritage

The Tate St Ives exhibition Dexter Dalwood and the Tate Collection continues until 3rd May 2010 (www.tate.org.uk/stives)

Friday 30th April Late at Tate St Ives - Make with Young Tate. For details see www.tate.org.uk/stives

May

Various events will take place over the May Bank Holiday including:

The St Ives Festival of Literature will run from 1st - 8th May 2009
 

8th May, Helston will celebrate the annual Flora Day. The festival features the Early Morning Dance, Hal-an-Tow, the Children's Dance, the Ancient Furry Dance and Evening Dance.
 

Friday 28th - Monday 31st May, St Ives Music in May (www.stivesmusicinmay.co.uk) concert series will take place in St Ia's Church (St Ives Parish Church).
 

Bugsy Malone - Half-term show at the Kidz R Us Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).

The Tate St Ives exhibition Dexter Dalwood and the Tate Collection continues until 3rd May 2010 (www.tate.org.uk/stives)

June

From 10th-12th June the Royal Cornwall Show (www.royalcornwallshow.org) will include three days of show jumping, best of breed, music, dancing, trade stands, display teams, hot air balloons, ferret racing, forestry demonstrations, steam engines,  beer tents, food of every description and much much more.

July

Bugsy Malone and Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Summer shows start at the Kidz R Us Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).

August

Bugsy Malone and Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Summer shows continue at the Kidz R Us Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).

TBC, The annual raft race (www.stivespilotgigclub.co.uk)

Thursday 19th August will see the annual St Ives Lifeboat Day.