Awenek! The Great Cornish Heritage Festival

Awenek is a one-day festival packed with an array of hands-on activities, demonstrations, re-enactments and performances showcasing everything that makes Cornwall special. 

Try your hand at Cornish wrestling, explore an Early Medieval encampment or see the endangered craft of Cornish hedging in action with our friends from CREST. You can even sit back and watch Ed Rowe, ‘The Kernow King’ regale you with stories of Cornish heroes and heroines or cheer on our Cornish warriors in an exciting battle at the end of the day!

The festival has been organised by Cornwall Heritage Trust, a small independent charity whose mission is to protect and strengthen Cornwall’s unique heritage for everyone. It is kindly sponsored by Coodes Solicitors.

The festival is included in the garden admission ticket price, and free for Heligan Local Pass and Membership. Cornwall Heritage Trust members can also enjoy free entry to The Lost Gardens of Heligan on this day.

Awenek! is a huge undertaking which comes at considerable cost to Cornwall Heritage Trust, so if you are able to make a donation to support the event, the charity would be hugely grateful. 

Please note that by adding a donation to your basket, you are not automatically booking tickets for Awenek!. Tickets for Awenek! must be booked in addition to your donation to secure entry to the festival. To book your tickets, please click the ‘Book Tickets’ button once you reach the ‘Shopping Basket’.

There’ll be the chance to see Early Medieval warriors fight (Photo credit - Keith Larby, Cornwall Heritage Trust Volunteer)