August Bank Holiday Monday sees the annual Cornish celebration of the sea, fishing and seafood at the Newlyn Fish Festival - and this years is promising to be better than ever. With two music stages there will be the biggest line-up of local bands and performers that you'll find anywhere on one day in Cornwall - including Djazz Celtica, the Carn Brea Cloggers, Tom Dale, Halfway Harmony, Bob Devereux, the Clive Palmer Band, the Falmouth School Jazz Band, the Newlyn Male Voice Choir and the 40-strong Blazing Hearts Chorus.

Rick Stein opens the day and will be signing books on the Books Plus stand. Rick has done more than anyone else to reawaken our appreciation of seafood and he is also vice-patron of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, to which proceeds from the Festival are donated.

Cooking the fish in the Seafood Hall will be a trio of top local chefs: Kier Meikle from the Navy Inn, Sanjay from the Greenbank Hotel and Andy Appleton from the Jamie Oliver-inspired restaurant Fifteen Cornwall.

Pete Goss with his lugger 'Spirit of Mystery' returns to Newlyn after his epic journey to Australia last year. And look for the original 'Mystery', which made the voyage in 1854, in the Newlyn Archive display. Other luggers on display are 'Happy Return' from the Mounts Bay Lugger Association, 'Barnabas' from the Cornish Maritime Trust and Newlyn-based 'Ripple'.

Also on the water will be gig racing, open fishing boats, coastguard and lifeboats and an air-sea rescue display.

All around the harbour site, there will be the usual mix of great music, harbour entertainment, arts, crafts, charities, traditional lobster pot making, Bilbo the life-saving dog, lots of fun for kids and plenty of food - and, of course, all things fishy! A great day out for everyone!

For further details please telephone (01736) 366335 or visit http://www.newlynfishfestival.org.uk/

Monday 29 August 2011 8:00am 5:00pm