Blackbird Pie

22/07/2026

Happy Summer holidays! The summer issue of BlackbirdPie - Cornwall’s What's On magazine for families - IS FREE via www.blackbirdpie.co.uk
Blackbird Pie is bursting with things to explore this summer from enchanting outdoor adventures to hilarious & absorbing theatre shows.
Be inspired by living history – meet jousting knights, archaeologists, Bronze Age villagers & Cornish wrestlers, and dinosaurs return to Eden and Paradise Park!
Then get arty on the beach or in the park.
Vouchers, offers and free activities can be found throughout BlackbirdPie, including annual passes for locals which make repeat visits free.
The magazine also includes news on Cornish libraries Summer Reading Challenge and Kernow Health explain why vaccination is so important.

04/04/2026

Fairies and Giants this Easter in Perranporth and Porthcurno.
The Fairy Doors of Malabar have found a glorious new home at Cornish Lavender near Perranporth - Grand Opening EASTER SUNDAY!! Easter Monday - Egg Hunt.
At the Minack Thaeatre: GIANTS is riotous reimagining of the legend of Cormoran, the terrible giant of St Michael’s Mount, packed full of songs and fun, until 16 April.
More information on-line at www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

04/04/2026

There be DRAGONS in Cornwall!!
These blue beauties were spotted reading Blackbird Pie Easter issue this week! They were about to set off on a Mythical Creatures trail and listen to tall tales at the excellent new Myths & Legends exhibition at the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery in Truro. (You can dress up in dragon capes!!)
But there are more!
Delve into a dazzling domain of dragons at the Eden Project - hunt for rare eggs, make headdresses and venture into the quirky realm of the Cornish Dragon Museum...
What more?!!!!
Visit Enys Estate between Penryn and Mylor with caution! The Cornish Dragon Conservation Society have spotted nesting eggs! All eager young Dragonologists will be armed with an explorer's map and egg ID to solve the riddle of the dragons.
For more wondrous things to this this holidays you can read the latest issue at www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

03/04/2026

Happy Easter from Blackbird Pie magazine! There are so many brilliant things to do for families in Cornwall this Spring and Easter Holidays - just check out www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

03/04/2026

Happy Easter from Blackbird Pie magazine! For details on What's On for families in Cornwall this Spring and Easter Holidays just go to www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

03/04/2026

B2026 Olivier Award nominee for ‘Best Family Show’ comes to Hall For Cornwall!!
Head over to the Cornwall Playhouse from Tuesday 28 April to Saturday 2 May for The Boy at the Back of the Class - a show full of heart, bravery, and hope, that celebrates the best bits of being human. Can't wait to see it.
Adapted from the award-winning book by Onjali Q. Raúf, this spirited stage adaptation is for the whole family.
After learning that he has fled his own war-torn country, Ahmet’s classmates have ‘The Greatest Idea in the World’ – a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his family. An unexpected and often hilarious adventure follows, all topped off with a terrific twist.
Told from a child’s perspective, for ages 7+. Read more about the show and for a host of brilliant things things to do this Easter in Cornwall with Blackbird Pie magazine www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

03/04/2026

Happy Easter!
Blackbird Pie magazine - What's On in Cornwall this Spring and Easter Holidays 2026 available on-line at www.blackbirdpie.co.uk

11/12/2025

Winter issue! BlackbirdPie - Cornwall’s What's On magazine for families - IS FREE via www.blackbirdpie.co.uk.
The Blackbird has been busy uncovering wonderful winter activities, Christmas lights and lantern parades, Santa’s grottos, outdoor and indoor Winter Wonderlands, and a host of child-friendly theatre shows across the county. There are Christmas-themed books, low-cost events, free activities, & special offers dotted throughout the magazine.

11/12/2025

07/07/2025

PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications have an exciting programme of art and science-based summer workshops in their Clore Learning Space. These are separate charged-for events (not free as we reported mistakenly in the summer issue). Limited spaces so book early www.pkporthcurno.com/bbpm/
Mondays 28 Jul & 11 Aug: create a Zine mini magazine using drawing, collage, & storytelling, and learn about communication in a playful and imaginative way, 10 to 11.45am, age 7+. £8 for Mae and Paul’s workshops
Mons 18 & 25 Aug: 10 to 11.30am, build a wooden Morse Code key to take home, complete a circuit, & make your key buzz! £8, age 5+.
Wednesdays 30 Jul, 6 & 13 Aug: Puppet Lab, 10 to 11.45am, fun, hands-on workshop exploring communication through puppetry led by puppet maker, Mae Voogd, create puppets using recycled craft materials, £8, age 7+.
Weds 20 & 27 Aug: Deciphering Codes and Cryptography interactive workshop, 10 to 11.30am, shape Morse Code trees & build mini enigma coding machines, £8, age 5+.
Thurs 28 Aug: meet Alasdair Hoswell, author of the children’s counting book - Cornwall, The Land You Can Count On - focus on Cornish traditions, language, & creativity, 10 to 11.30am, £6.50, age 3+.
PLUS!!! Visit the Museum and if you pay with gift aid you get in free for the rest of the year! Go underground and experience the top-secret bunker, enjoy the sights and sounds of the WW2 underground telegraph station, and above ground explore the spacious galleries with interactive exhibits and displays. Parking is free with museum entry too.