SPLASH 2012

7-16 SEPT 2012. SPLASH 2012, 

Twitter hashtag: #SplashFalmouth


Celebrating creativity in Falmouth. Art installations, poetry, drama, comedy, dance - we'll be celebrating all and more in September this year at Falmouth's newest festival. So what is happening? Here's a taster:

BOOK FESTIVAL - the first weekend 7-9 September will see the likes of leading illustrator Michael Foreman, Michael Morpurgo and Philip Moran headlining. Look out for Chick Lit evening, illustration workshops, Warhorse talks and more


TRAIL! - six leading South West artists are being commissioned to create light, sound and sculpture installations throughout the town throughout the week. You'll be able to grab the SPLASH brochure and follow...


EXHIBITIONS - Falmouth Art Gallery will be launching a huge new Surrealist exhibition...


IN FOCUS - art and photography exhibitions by leading local artists in shop windows...

BIG DRAW! - this will be biggest community draw project ever seen in Falmouth! Schoolchildren from Falmouth will be painting sections of a 40m work of art that will be installed after the arts festival along Grove Place. The complete 40m masterpiece will be unveiled to the public on The Moor on Sat 15th Sept at 1pm.


FALMOUTH PLAYS THE BLUES - a series of live performance in pubs across Falmouth throughout Festival week celebrating the fantastic music scene that exists in Cornwall.

LIVING HERITAGE WALKS - the Scary Little Girls will delight you with their quirky and irreverent take on Falmouth’s artistic, maritime and literary history. Join one of their walks through the town and discover the many hidden surprises along the way. All inspired by Falmouth people’s tales and stories. Saturday 15 Sept. Time: from 12.15pm, every 15 minutes to 2.15pm

OPEN DESIGN WEEK - Falmouth is one of the creative and design hubs of the South West with many of the county’s leading graphic design, interior and image agencies based here. Add to that the multi-million pound facilities at Tremough campus. Throughout Festival week some are opening their doors to allow you privileged access into the creative heart of business Cornwall.

ALLOTMENT - follows the complex and quirky relationship between sisters Dora and Maddy as they live out the seasons on their allotment, playing out their rivalries among the plants, and when the unexpected rocks their uneasy balance, it’s time to do something radical. Join Dora and Maddy for a cup of tea and a homemade scone and ponder: Do flowers matter as much as vegetables? Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Fringe First winner 2011. Venue: Gyllyngdune Gardens

MORE ON ITS WAY...