St Ives Food and Drink Festival
FAQs
St Ives Food and Drink Festival is a highlight in the region’s culinary calendar.
Below are answers to frequently asked questions. Please get in touch if you cannot find what you are looking for.
St Ives Food and Drink Festival
Below are answers to frequently asked questions. Please get in touch if you cannot find what you are looking for.
St Ives Food and Drink Festival
Below are answers to frequently asked questions. Please get in touch if you cannot find what you are looking for.
Friday 16th May 11am – 11pm
Saturday 17th May 10am – 11pm
Sunday 18th May 10am – 10pm
Dogs are allowed, on leads, during the day throughout the weekend (please do note it can be very crowded and there are no shaded areas should it be warm). They are not allowed within the music arena in the evening (6:30pm onwards).
The St Ives Food and Drink Festival is a FREE event, but tickets are needed for our evening music Sunset Sessions.
Children are welcome at the music events and under 12s go free with no ticket required.
Children aged 12 and over will need a ticket and all under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
You can purchase tickets to the Sunset Sessions here.
We advise purchasing tickets online ahead of the festival to avoid disappointment.
If tickets have not sold in advance, then there will be a limited number of tickets to purchase on the day.
The Sunsest Sessions are a ticketed event taking place in our open air venue.
You can find more details about our evening line-up here.
We’ve been working on some ways to make your journey to St Ives Food & Drink Festival this weekend as easy as possible. Please read the below information. If you have any questions, drop us a message and we’ll try our best to help!
The festival takes place on Porthminster Beach, St Ives. You can arrive by car, bus or train (on Sunday only due to rail strikes).
Strike action will affect rail services on Friday 12 May and Saturday 13 May across several train operators, including GWR. There will be no services to/from St Ives on these days. Services are scheduled to run as normal on Sunday 14 May. More information can be found at www.gwr.com/strike.
There are regular bus services from most destinations in West Cornwall to St Ives. Bus services 14, 17, 16 all arrive in St Ives. From Penzance take No. 17, Truro No. 14, Hayle No. 14.
Please visit our location page for more details on how to get here.
St Ives has several Cornwall Council public pay and display car parks and all are within a 10 minute walk to the town centre.
A huge thank you to St Ives Rugby Club (TR26 1ER) who have agreed to bring forward their summer Park and Ride service to accommodate additional parking for those travelling this weekend. Parking costs just £6 for the day and visitors can purchase either a single (£1.50) or return (£2.50) trip into town. The Number 6 Park and Ride drops off at Porthmeor Beach and the St Ives Food and Drink Festival is a pleasant short walk down the street front (roughly seven minutes and flat!).
The shuttle runs every ten to fifteen minutes and operates until 10pm.
There’s ample parking for up to 400 vehicles and you can prebook your parking space now for ease. www.parkingstives.co.uk
Trenwith, St. Ives, TR26 1DD – Long stay – 311 spaces (winter)
Park Avenue, St. Ives, TR26 1QE – Long stay – 77 spaces
Station, St. Ives, TR26 2BH – Long stay – 106 spaces
Sloop, St. Ives, TR26 1LT – Short stay – 42 spaces
Island, St. Ives, TR26 1SY – Long stay – 155 spaces
Porthmeor, St. Ives, TR26 1JU – Short stay – 45 spaces
Barnoon, St. Ives, TR26 1JD – Long stay – 154 spaces
Smeaton’s Pier, St. Ives, TR26 1PS – Short stay – 31 spaces
Stennack Car Park, St. Ives, TR26 1QX – Short stay
Stennack Surgery Car Park, St Ives TR1 1RU – Short stay
We have also worked with St Ives School (TR26 2BB) to free up additional parking spaces for Saturday 13 May and Sunday 14 May which can be prebooked now via Just Park.
There are no camping facilities at the festival. The St Ives Cornwall destination website gives you a window on our location and where you can stay.
Please click on the link to explore your extensive accommodation choices.
You can apply via our application form, here.
Absolutely, we are always looking for volunteers to help at the festival. Please contact stivesfoodfestival@gmail.com for more details.