Arts & Literature programme
Our 2012 arts & literature festival programme is currently being finalised and will be available in the early summer - watch this space!

The 2012 St Ives September Festival will take place between September 8th and September 22nd 2012.
Tickets for the Guildhall, Western and St Ives Theatre gigs listed below are now on sale! Click the links below to get your tickets. The full programme of talks, lectures, films, open studios, exhibitions, walks, theatre, recitals, poetry, drama, pub sessions and other gigs will be available at the start of the summer.
Karen Tweed accordion workshop: we're delighted to confim that Karen is going to do an accordion workshop before her gig at the Western Hotel in St Ives. Places are limited to 10 so don't delay if you'd like to participate! Click here for further info
Tickets are now available to buy:
Please note: for all web and credit card bookings there will be a £1.20 booking fee per ticket; and all tickets are non-refundable (we can sometimes resell tickets for sell-out shows but it is not guaranteed).
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Kate Rusby
Saturday 8th September
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Chris Wood and Steve Tilston
Sunday 9th September
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Juan Martin
Monday 10th September
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Billy Bragg
Tuesday 11th September
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The Blockheads
Wednesday 12th September
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The Backbeat Beatles
Thursday 13th September
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Peatbog Faeries
Friday 14th September
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Cara Dillon
Saturday 15th September
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Vin Garbutt
Sunday 16th September
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KAN plus Tim Edey & Brendan Power
Monday 17th September
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Dougie MacLean
Tuesday 18th September
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Fisherman's Friends
Wednesday 19th September
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Albert Lee & Hogans Heroes, support from The Bucket Boys
Thursday 20th September
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The Beat, support from Flats And Sharps
Friday 21st September
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The Counterfeit Stones
Saturday 22nd September
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Gypsy Jazz night with John Etheridge
Saturday 8th September
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Free music in the Kettle & Wink bar
Sunday 9th September
Comedy Night
Monday 10th September
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Gilad Atzmons Orient House Ensemble
Tuesday 11th September
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Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
Wednesday 12th September
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Earl Okin
Thursday 13th September
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Bluegrass night with The Whitetop Mountain Band
Friday 14th September
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Gwelhellin Goth
Saturday 15th September
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Free music in the Kettle & Wink bar
Sunday 16th September
Julie Murphy
Monday 17th September
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Liane Carroll
Tuesday 18th September
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Karen Tweed
Thursday 20th September
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John Renbourn & Wizz Jones
Saturday 22nd September
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Penzance Youth String Orchestra
Saturday 8th September
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The St Ives Song Project
Wednesday 12th September
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More details and more gigs to be announced soon...watch this space!
If you are travelling to St Ives for the September Festival in 2012, book your accommodation soon as it's an extremely popular two weeks.
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