NEWQUAY is staging its annual festivities for St Piran’s Day to show its Cornish pride.

The Newquay St Piran’s Festival planning group is organising various activities to mark the occasion, which will include singing, dancing and the annual grand parade.

The celebrations will get underway with Stories & Songs being held at Newquay Library on Saturday, March 1 at 1pm.

The event will be led by Jo Carter together with choir Oll an Gwella.

A Cornish language taster class led by Liz Carne with Gareth Horner will be held at the library at 2pm.

Newquay Rowing Club’s famous egg and bacon pie competition will be staged on Sunday, March 2 at 3pm.

Entries to be in for judging by 3pm.

Newquay St Piran’s Trail fun activity will be held on March 1 and 2.

Maps can be collected from Visit Newquay or downloaded from the group’s website.

A St Piran’s Eve concert will be staged at the Great Western Hotel and Steam Bar on Tuesday, March 4.

Oll an Gwella will be performing at 7.30pm, The Countrymen at 8pm and Newquay Rowing Club Singers will lead the closing shout at 9.30pm.

The St Piran’s Day parade, the centrepiece of the festival, will depart Beachfield Avenue on Wednesday, March 5 at 4pm.

A children’s Ceilidh supported by Oll an Gwella and U3A Dancers will be held at St Micheal’s Church at 4.30pm.

A Cornish quiz will be staged at the Central Inn at 7pm and the Trelawney Shout will be held at the venue at 9pm, which will be led by Oll an Gwella.

A Trelawney Shout will also be held at 9pm at Newquay Rowing Club, which will be led by the Newquay Rowing Club Singers.

Newquay Rowing Club Singers will perform at The Cornishman in Crantock on Saturday, March 8 at 8pm.

Jim Christophers, the festival secretary, said: “There will be several opportunities to be loud, proud and passionate about all things Cornwall and Cornish.”