GOLOWAN PROGRAMME OF FESTIVITIES 2022

Golowan Goes Back To The Future
Programme of Festivities 2022
WEDNESDAY 22 ND JUNE
Dy’Mergher 22 mis Metheven
7.30 – 10.30 pm @ADMIRAL BENBOW
An evening of Cornish music, songs and dance
hosted by the new champions of Cornish music
Jackson’s Claret and featuring Penzance
Guizers, Tros an Treys, Steve Kaniok and Sibs
Riesen. FREE ENTRY
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THURSDAY 23 RD JUNE
Dy’Yow 23 mis Metheven
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MAZEY EVE - FRIDAY 24 TH JUNE
Dy’Gwener 24 mis Metheven
8.00 pm – till midnight @THE MARQUEE, St
Anthony’s Car Park - Sandy Acre 7 will have
your toes tapping and your hips swinging from their
first number to their last plus the smooth sounds of
Groovelounge, Penzance’s finest DJs supplying
the funky soundtrack to get you in the Mazey mood.
£10 Tickets available online at Eventbrite or visit
www.cornishcrown.co.uk
or call in at The Crown Inn, Penzance or
Fishboy, Penzance
9.00 pm @THE LUGGER
RUDI’S MESSAGE FREE
Photograph by John Stedman
6.00 – 11 pm MOCK MAYOR ELECTION
@THE MARQUEE, St Anthony’s Car Park
Come and meet the candidates, hear their
manifestos and cast your vote for the Mock Mayor
of Penzance. The election will be at 8pm, with
free performances from Night Motor and Work’us
providing the musical ciabatta to the crazy filling that
is the Mock Mayor!
7.00 – 10.00 pm @REDWING GALLERY,
36a Market Jew Street - RUMBA
DIABOLO GOLOWAN LATIN NIGHT -
Entry £7.50 in advance from Redwing Gallery or
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/golowanlatin-nighttickets-325718000307
Photograph by John Stedman
10.45 – 11.15 pm FIREWORK DISPLAY
@PENZANCE HARBOUR, from Albert Pier Free –
donations to Golowan welcome.
Display supported by Penzance
Town Council. Followed by the
Serpent Dance around the harbourside alleyways.
Please check the website for last minute changes to the programme www.golowanfestival.org

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Photograph by John Stedman
MAZEY DAY - SATURDAY 25 TH JUNE
Dy’Sadorn 25 mis Metheven
PARADES, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
MAZEY DAY PARADES –
EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT
10.00 am - GOLOWAN CIVIC
PROCESSION - From St John’s Hall, up
Clarence Street, round and down Causewayhead
and down Market Jew Street to the Market House
where the Town Mayor and Mock Mayor address
the crowds
11.00 am - CROWST PARADE
1.00 pm - DINNER PARADE
3.00 pm - CRIB PARADE
These three parades all start from St John’s Hall
go to the bottom of Market Jew Street and back
up again.
4.45 pm - MEN AND MAIDS – Dance the
Serpent Dance through the streets of Penzance with
the Golowan Band. Starting at St John’s Hall and
ending….down by the Quay somewhere!
(Schools parades generously
supported by the Arts Council
and Hugh Scantlebury)
12.00pm @HUMPHRY DAVY STATUE
Musicians from local school bands perform between
the parades from 12 noon..
10.00pm @FESTIVAL SQUARE (GREENMARKET
CAR PARK) ON THE FOLK STAGE
From 10 am Pensans Morris, 10.40 John
Warburton, 11.10 Du Glas, 11.50 Silver Ghost
Band 12.30 Whippletree Ceildh Band 1.10 Tros
An Treys, 1.50 Bagas Crowd, 2.30 Kemysk/
Tan Ha Dowr, 3.10 Red River Singers, 3.50
Jackson’s Claret, 4.30 Caracana – surrounded
by a host of mouth-watering catering stalls
Street entertainment around the town
12.00pm @CO-OP, QUEENS SQUARE – 12.00
Abbey Thomas, 1.00 Du Glas, 2.00 Louella
Jade-Eke, 3.00 The Tribunes, 4.00 Ella Turk-
Richards & The Rogue Tones, 5.00 Toni & the
Televised Mind
12.00 @ACORN THEATRE STEPS –
12.00 Foxes Fair (Johanna & Grace),
12.50 Rick Chappell & Barry Hunt,
1.40 Nina Martin 2.30 Fishing for Compliments
3.15 Archie Ray 3.50 John Warburton
11.00 to 5.30 THE GOLOWAN YOUTH
STAGE (Proudly sponsored by HeadStart Kernow)
@CHAPEL STREET METHODIST CHAPEL ON
THE FORECOURT – Entry: FREE.
Music, song and dance featuring,
amongst others, Big Dance
Company, students from Mounts
Bay Academy Qbe Records and other local
young talent with lively contributions from Methodist
Chapel stalwarts. And look out for contact juggler
Tree Stewart who will be roaming around town to
surprise and entertain you on Mazey Day!
11.00 – 4.00 pm @MORRAB GARDENS
Music, food, entertainment and children’s activities
with Swamp Circus and Raymonds Funfair,
Cymbalology (one man’s obsession with cymbals
– enjoy the performance, have a go yourself!) and
music and entertainment from the bandstand from
11.00 David Rowland 12.00 Cape Cornwall
Singers 1.00 Kelsey Michael 2.00 Fox Rox
Choir 3.00 Red Apple Honeys 4.00 Stuart &
Pat Tizzard 5.00 Cath Navin &
Hannah Johnson
5.00 @THE CROWN , VICTORIA SQUARE
LOUELLA JADE-EKE: FREE
12.00 till midnight @THE LUGGER
SIR VINYL DJ MASH UP
12 30 – 6.45 pm @THE FARMERS ARMS , TOP
OF CAUSEWAYHEAD – THE FARMERS ARMS
STAGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STUDIO
BAR – 12.30 Malcolm Star Tribute Band, 1.35
Broken Down 2.40 Diet Spangle 3.50 Viva
Valentine 5.00 Work’us
1.00 onwards @THE DOCK INN – 1.00 The
Beauty of Diagrams 3.00 The Tremoans
7.00 BandeKoot
2.00 – @THE WHITE LION, GREENMARKET
hosts the Cape Cornwall Singers.
4.00 pm – 7.00 pm @THE MARQUEE,
St Anthony’s Car Park – Free – Live music and
mayhem from Die Spangle, Hedluv & Passman
and True Foxes.
5.00 – 8.30pm @BEER GARDEN at the rear of
THE VAULT, (weather permitting) – 5.00 Dan
Aston 5.40 Frank Bryant 6.20 Joe Duke 7.00
ZethTownsend 7.40 John Gorton
7.30 pm – 1.00 am @THE MARQUEE, St
Anthony’s Car Park – MAZEY SOIREE £15
The Nextmen, Alex Conrad (Mongolian
Disco Show), King Louis & Robbins
Tickets available online at Eventbrite or visit www.
cornishcrown.co.uk or call in at The Crown Inn,
Penzance or Fishboy, Penzance
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QUAY FAIR DAY
SUNDAY 26 TH JUNE
Dy’Sul 26 mis Metheven
10.00 am – 4.00 pm FOLK STAGE
ON THE SOUTH QUAY
10.00 The Woodcarts 10.40
Penzance Guizers 11.20 Jaycee
& Bee 12.00 Hayle River Band, 12.40 Tros An
Treys 1.20 Pendans, 2.00 Davey & Dyer, 2.40
Anne & Hilary,3.20 Shindig Cloggers, 4.00
Raffidy Dumitz Band – very kindly sponsored by
Penzance Folk Club
C O R N ISH C R O W N BREW E R Y
PRESEN T S...
S t A n t h o n y ’ s G a r dens, P enzanc e
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M O C K M A Y O R !
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F O X E S
G R O O V E L OUNG E
W T W T A
2 X T O W B A R S
+ M U C H
M O RE!
11.00 am – 4.00 pm THE GOLOWAN
YOUTH STAGE (Courtesy of Penzance BID &
proudly sponsored by HeadStart Kernow) ON THE
PROM towards the junction with Alexandra
Road. Entry: FREE Back after a very successful
debut in 2019, music, song and dance featuring,
amongst others, Believe Academy, Big Dance
Company, students from Mounts Bay , Qbe
Records, Humphry Davy School and other
young local talent
11.00 am – 4.45 pm @OPPOSITE THE
BOATSHED CAFÉ ON THE QUAY
11.00 Death By Skiffle 12.00 Alan & Lorraine
Furneaux 1.00 Soundless Exit 2.00 Karie
Meldrum 2.00 Karl Berger 4.00 Jaycee & Bee
11.00 am – 6.00 pm WONDERLAND
PRESENTS ‘THE QUAY FAIR DAY
ROLLER DISCO!!’ ON THE PROMENADE AT
THE BOTTOM OF ALEXANDRA ROAD Entry:
FREE Skate Hire £5.00 (Bookings from 11am on
the day). All ages welcome, kids
under 16 must be accompanied by
a responsible adult.

11.00 am – 4.00 pm – GOLOWAN KIDS ON
THE PROM ON THE PROMENADE JUST PAST
THE FAIR Entry FREE
A great line up of children’s activities including a
family fun workshop from PK Porthcurno , Cornish
Language activities with Kowethas an Yeth, circus
activities for children, storytelling from the muchloved
Story Republicans and much more!
Photograph by John Stedman
11.00 am – 5.40 pm @MORRAB GARDENS
BANDSTAND – 11.00 Maids of Melody,
12.00 Malcolm Star 1.00 Jackson’s Claret
2.00 Fishing for Compliments 3.00 Rumba
Diabalo 4.00 Sarah Menage & Friends 5.00
Golowan Band
3.00 – onwards @THE DOCK INN BEER
FESTIVAL & LIVE MUSIC with Sinpusher
2.00 – 11.30 pm - @THE MARQUEE, St Anthony’s
Car Park– THE BIG FINALE! Free live music
from 2 pm from Kizamba, Cool Marco &
Friends and Eleventh Hour with free DJ’s from
7 pm featuring Where The Wild Things Are,
Ry Spenceley, Thank Funk, Loose Joints and
Nigel Pengelly. A huge night in prospect full of
top tunes and assorted shenanigans!
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Check out the bustling activity, restaurants,
cafes and unique shopping experiences in
Penzance’s hidden gems – historic Chapel Street
and Causewayhead and don’t forget to visit our
very own Golowan shop (check website www.
golowanfestival.org for location) on Mazey Day
and our Golowan stall outside the Barbican by the
harbour on Quay Fair Day to see what’s going on,
collect a programme, or buy some lovely Golowan
souvenirs as a permanent reminder of a magical
Mazey weekend when Golowan came “Back to the
Future” in 2022!
1.00 @BY THE GATES OF THE DRY DOCK ON
THE QUAY - SINGING AT THE HARBOUR
WITH KOWETHAS AN YETH – pop up
Cornish singing by their stall. Free – turn up and join in!
1.00 - 4.00 pm @WHERRYTOWN SKATE PARK
GOLOWAN YOUTH SPACE – SKATE
JAM - supported by Sessions
plus Sky High Arts trapeze
workshop, craft stalls, and an Art
& Graffiti Art workshop with local
artists. Kindly sponsored by Feast
and supported by the team at CRCC
2.30 @OUTSIDE THE DOCK GATES
CORNISH COMMUNITY SINGING.
LET'S SING IN KERNEWEK
Gwren ni Kana yn Kernewek. Come and sing
the songs the Cornish love to sing. Songsheets
provided. No experience necessary. All welcome!
Deus ha kana kanow an werin Kernowyon a gar
kana. Folennow ganow proviys. Nyns yw prevyans
vyth res. Dynnargh dhe oll!
Photograph by John Stedman
Look out for our volunteers with Golowan buckets
- and card readers! - throughout the weekend and
please give generously – all proceeds support
the Golowan Festival…..and a big, big thank you
to all the Golowan volunteers who enable this
great community event to be back and delight
thousands once again!
A big thank you to the following businesses for their support of
the Golowan Festival – South West Water, Biffa, Lavenders,
Penlee Park Open Air Theatre, Acorn Theatre, Headland Printers,
Newlyn & Exchange Gallery & The Co-op.