Overview
The Lizard Pirate & Shanty Festival 2026 place from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September. This year sees an important change to the festival, with our main stage moving to The Lizard Football and Social Club. The new venue gives us considerably more space and allows us to bring even more performers and audiences together over the weekend.
On Saturday, the festival will also spread further into the village, with four additional venues hosting live music from 3pm:
- The Witchball
- Top House Inn – The Lizard, Cornwall
- Chimichangas Tex-Mex Cornwall
- Ann’s Pasties (Lizard Village)
It means that Saturday’s shanty trail will take you right through the village, with plenty of opportunities to stop, listen and enjoy the music.
There’s also the Pirate Parade at 2pm on Saturday, along with family entertainment and performances from groups travelling from across Cornwall and beyond.
The festival remains completely free to attend. Donations throughout the weekend will support
- Fishermen’s Mission
- The Lizard RNLI Lifeboat Station
- The Lizard Community group.
Three days, a village full of music and a lot of pirates.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Lizard.