February 2026 Update
Hey Lafrowda friends!
As we head into 2026 we bring great news that Lafrowda will be back in full effect this year! Watch this space as we will be announcing the theme for 2026 later this month.
We want to reflect on what has been achieved by our dedicated voluntary committee and you the wonderful community since the last Lafrowda in 2024 to ensure we can go ahead in 2026.
Before reflecting we’d like to highlight that there is still more to be done to achieve the income needed for this years festival. This will come from – Traders income, advertising in the programme, sponsorship packages, fundraising events, Friends of Lafrowda badges and merchandise sales and donations. If you are able to support the festival through any of the above whether being a sponsor, having an advert in the programme or buying a Friends of Lafrowda badge or a tshirt, it all really helps to achieve our aims.
2025 flew by, however, looking back we planned and delivered some amazing community events and fundraising activities to get us to a stable place for 2026.
Here is a list of what happened in 2025. We’d like to thank all that were involved and that did stuff to fundraise and support our charity’s aims of providing a broad range of Arts and Cultural activities in our community.
January 2025 –
Burns Night @ The North Inn
February 2025 –
Jumble sale at – WI Hall
Nos Lowen @ Old Town Hall – joint fundraiser for Lafrowda, Bosavern Farm and Ordinalia
Café @ St Just Market – WI Hall
March 2025 –
Coffee Morning
Indie Disco @ WI Hall
Lafrowda Film Festival
60’s Night @ Old Town Hall
April 2025 –
Marshalling @ Stations of the Cross – Various locations in St Just
Good Friday and Bank Holiday Monday Golf & Food fundraisers @ Cape Cornwall Club
Earth Day Film Night @ Lafrowda Club
St Just Earth Day and Local Food Links @ Plen an Gwarry and around St Just
Nos Lowen Cornish Dance night @ Old Town Hall
May 2025 –
Euchre Drive @ Old Town Hall
Buggy Race, Dog show and Car boot @ Tregeseal and St Just Rugby Club
Art Auction @ The Commercial
July 2025 –
Euchre Drive @ Old Town Hall
Sound Waves @ Sennen Surf Club – Jacob Harvey
Miracle Theatre – Twelfth Night @ Plen an Gwarry including Lafrowda Café
Cape Singers Lafrowda fundraiser – Tour of St Just pubs
Ceilidh @ Old Town Hall
Barbed Choir @ Old Town Hall
September, October and November 2025 –
Meat Raffle fundraiser @ The Star x 3
Snapped Ankles @ Old Town Hall
Marshalling @ St Just Feast Parade
Marshalling @ St Just Remembrance Parade
December 2025 –
Christmas Tree Festival @ Miners Chapel
Marshalling Santa Fun Run
Near Ta Theatre @ Old Town Hall
Meat Raffle fundraiser @ The Star
Jan 2026 –
Daraa Tribes (Moroccan band) @ Old Town Hall
Meat Raffle @ The Star
Burns Night @ The North Inn
Flats and Sharps @ Old Town Hall
Phew! Thanks again to our wonderful community for supporting us to achieve Lafrowda Festival. It means so much to know we are going to have Lafrowda – the best day of the year – back in 2026!
Lafrowda committee statement
**Important announcement from the Lafrowda Committee**
As brilliant as the 2024 Lafrowda Festival was, the bottom line is that it cost £44000 to deliver. Just to give you an idea of why the Festival costs so much – the hire of Portaloos alone costs £1000, the hire of the stage in Market Square was £1550, PA for stages was over £1700 and Performers were £4358….
So the Lafrowda Committee, which is made up entirely of dedicated, unpaid volunteers, has taken the decision that Lafrowda will take a year off in 2025.
This will give the Committee time to do all we can to raise the estimated £50000 that will be needed to run the Festival in 2026, without asking too much of St Just who all contribute so generously, or running the risk of overstretching financially and not being able to do the festival again going forward.
To raise this money we will organise fundraising events over the next 18 months, including music gigs, theatre, community events, art auctions and we would also like to support members of the St Just community to organise their own fundraisers for Lafrowda. Please keep an eye on the press and social media for information about upcoming events.
Just as important as raising the money we need to run the Festival is our need for new Committee members to help contribute to the huge task of organising and running Lafrowda. In particular we are looking for people with experience of writing funding bids, running schools workshops and to help with community events, stage building, lighting and tech stuff. If you would like to contribute to Lafrowda 2026 fundraising, or to join the Committee, please contact us on info@lafrowda.co.uk
A little snippit into what went on in 2023
