Following a two-year break due to the covid pandemic Porthleven Food Festival is back this weekend with a packed schedule of food and music.

From Friday 22nd April-Sunday 24th April - you'll find top chefs, amazing food providers, and musicians from across the South West all situated on the harbourside.

The theme for this year is Food for Thought – which is all about mental health and some of the steps we can all take to help improve it. The festival has teamed up with mental health charity Sea Sanctuary, one of the world's leading exponents of blue health.

Familiarise yourself with the Porthleven Food Festival map.

There are some new things to expect this year including:

The Diner's Club - The much-loved Chef's Theatre, the heart of the event, returns to the tent on the Harbour Head, welcoming the best of the South West and beyond. Plus a brand new food space The Diner's Club - offering a place to sit and enjoy taster pots from our street food stalls, alongside acoustic music performances and talks.

More fun for families - Plenty of circus skills, parades, and crafting activities on the playing fields, and a visit or two from Porthleven's own mermaid and friends.

The new Ann's Pasty Lounge, which replaces the Literary tent this year, will bring family-focused entertainment including comedy, choirs, cocktail masterclasses, crimping workshops, and more.

And Busk Stops across the Festival bring the sounds of daytime music right across the site.

No tickets - The Festival is free for anyone who can't afford it. However, the festival is still asking for donations via their Just Giving page or at donation points throughout the festival.

Friday 22nd April

Ann's Pasty Lounge

10am-3pm - Breakfast pasties and bloody mary's, Sea Sanctuary workshops, and winner of the pasty flavour competition announced.

3pm-6pm - Pasty and a pint with live music from Hedluv and Passman.

The Harbour Head Stage

12pm - Dan Bowden.

1pm – Michael Caines MBE and Stuart Shaw.

Followed by musical performances in the afternoon. Doors open at 6:30pm for evening music in The Chefs' Theatre. First-come, first-served. Friday's music sees performances from Guilty Pleasures followed by Company B.

Origin Roastery down on Treysa Place have put on a whole fringe event for Food Festival weekend - well worth the short meander from the main festival site.

Friday:

Brunch / Food from Kaupeka 4pm - Coffee Cocktail Course 5pm - Cocktails in the courtyard 7:30pm - Sit down feast with tasting menu from Kaupeka 11pm - close.

Saturday 23rd April

Ann's Pasty Lounge

10am-1pm - Breakfast pasties and bloody mary's, Sea Sanctuary workshops, pasty crimping workshop with Ann from Ann's Pasties, and best in show award.

1pm-6pm - Pasty and pint with live music, Oggymen, Ben Bowden (acoustic), all day breakfast band.

The Harbour Head Stage "Chefs' Theatre"

10:15am – Antony Worrall Thompson and Jude Kereama

11:15am – Stewart Eddy and Bryok Williams

12:15pm – Mick Smith

1:15pm – Stephane Delourme

2:15pm – Hylton Espey

3:15pm – Dorian Janmaat

Evening music in The Chefs' Theatre

Smokey's King Shufflers - Smokey's King Shufflers are a Chicago blues band comprising some of the best players on the local scene with frontman Smokey from The Big Sets.

Sandy Acre 7 - An entertaining and dynamic 6-piece band who'll get your toes tapping and your hips swinging from their first number to the last.

Origin Roastery on Saturday:

Brunch / Food from Kaupeka 10am - Latte Art Coffee Course 1pm - Cocktails in the courtyard 4pm - Coffee Cocktail Course 5pm - Food served from the container by Homage to the Bovine (no bookable seating) 11pm - close.

Sunday 24th April

Ann's Pasty Lounge

9am-1:30pm - Breakfast pasties and bloody mary's, Sea Sanctuary workshops, breakfast cocktail workshops, Q&A with Ann from Ann's Pasties.

1:30pm-6pm - Pasty and pint with live music (DJ set), 5L1NK7, General Vibez, Tom from Helston and Lady K.

The Harbour Head Stage "Chefs' Theatre"

10:15am – Pete Almond

11:15am – Guy Owen

12:15pm – Ben Tunnicliffe

1:15pm – Andrew Tuck

2:15pm – Jeff Robinson

3:15pm – Bruce Rennie

Evening music in The Chefs' Theatre

The Disappointments - Melodic country, folk and rock & roll in a fusion the band call Folkabilly. The Disappointments are Thor House (guitar & vocals), Vicki Cox (double bass & vocals), Antony Ashton (drums) and Sascha House (melodica & vocals).

Go Go Skank - Food Festival favourites Go Go Skank rain down a hailstorm of get up and Go Go!

Origin Roastery on Sunday:

Brunch / Food from Kaupeka 10am - Home Espresso coffee course Midday, Workshop from Philleigh Way, 3-hour bookable cookery workshop hosted in the courtyard 1pm - Cocktails in the courtyard 5pm - Food by Philleigh Way (bookable dinner).

Diners Club - The Shipyard

By day: The finest catering outlets serving taster dishes, pitched around a stretch tent with bar and seating. Sample taster pots from different stalls or a full portion from your favourite.

By night: Chilled sundowner DJ sets from 4pm on Friday and Sunday with Jazz on Saturday sandwiched in the middle.

Evenings from 4pm

Friday NYC Soundsystem

Saturday Jumping Out Jazz

Sunday Postman Joe

Followed by the funkiest southwest DJs spinning the tunes from 8pm.

Friday evening - Mongolian Disco Show

Saturday evening - Pete Isaac and Jelly Jazz

Sunday evening - Nigel Pengelly and Tim Dwelly

Around Porthleven

Twisted Currant Tearoom

Fancy a cream tea? Twisted Currant on Fore Street are turning their tea garden into a cream tea garden offering traditional cream teas and some with a twist – chocolate cream teas and gentleman's cheese cream teas.

The Harbourside Refuge

Michael Caines will appear on our Chefs' Theatre stage on Friday and the restaurant will be open with a special Food Festival menu all weekend.

Skate Jam

Prizes to be won at the annual Food Fest skate jam on the skate park on Saturday from noon - 4pm, in association with Sessions Surf and Skate Shop, Coach Frank, Shiner and Mount Hawke Skate Park.

Customs House Gallery

The Heather Howe exhibition at Customs House Gallery opens on Saturday 23rd April and runs right through until Monday 2nd May.

The Harbour Inn

The Harbour have music across the weekend. On Saturday Loverage will play at 1pm and the Oggymen at 4pm then on Sunday The Stowes from 5pm and Helston Town Band from 6:30pm.

The Ship Inn

The Ship is hosting an oyster and prosecco bar between 2pm and 7pm on Saturday and they'll be selling jug cocktails on the outside bar. They'll also have the Sharp's Land Rover bar on-site and Pocket of Stones gin company selling gin cocktails from their horse box.

The Atlantic Inn

There's three evenings of music at the Atlantic Inn with The Roosters ultimate party band on Friday, Akustek (Cornish for acoustic) songs from 50's 60's 70's and beyond on Saturday and Sammy Jonas acoustic chill down on Sunday.

FREE SUP lessons with Vertical Blue

Each day during the festival Vertical Blue Adventures are helping us promote the incredible positive impact that feeling the saltwater on your skin can have by offering FREE SUP taster sessions at 10:30am each day and lasting 1 hour. All you will need is a swimsuit and a towel. Boards and wetsuits will be provided. Please arrive in plenty of time to suit up. Spaces for these sessions will be limited to 8 each day so booking is highly recommended.

Click here to see the full schedule for the festival and more details.