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That’s not all folks…

An eclectic line-up of live music, DJs, cabaret acts, dance and other performers set to fire up the Port Eliot party will be announced just after Easter. From big-name musical legends to fresh new talent, these additions will inject yet more fun, intrigue, laughter, dancing and general raucousness to our diverse line-up.

On another note, check out this beautiful photograph of the Port Eliot Estate taken in the middle of the latest burst of gorgeous spring weather. We call it the view from heaven…

Photography by Barry Gamble ([email protected]), part of a series of aerial photographs portraying Devon and Cornwall’s world-class mining heritage. Please www.cornish-mining.org.uk for more information.

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Friday, April 17, 2009

Monica Ali just confirmed

Monica Ali, author of the highly acclaimed Brick Lane and one of Granta magazine's 'Best of Young British Novelists' has just been confirmed to appear at this year's festival.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Music and madness!

This summer's best garden party just got better – we're thrilled to announce that Evan Dando, Noah and the Whale, Richard Strange, Murray Lachlan Young, Mik Artistik's Ego Trip, My Window Faces South, The Lani Singers, Dulwich Ukulele Club and a string of other fantastic live music, DJs, cabaret, dance and other acts will also be coming to play at the 2009 Port Eliot Festival.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Host of new authors added to the bill

Eight highly acclaimed authors have just been added to the Port Eliot Festival line-up, promising yet more colour to the festival's diverse programme. From a literary pub quiz to a show-and-tell of Judy Garland mementoes; a moonwatching session in the Walled Garden to a comic take on Sartre and Kafka, these authors' performances perfectly reflect Port Eliot's "doing something different with words" ethos.
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Featured Performer

Alexander Waugh

Alexander Waugh, grandson of Evelyn and son of Auberon, is a writer, publisher, cartoonist, presenter, producer and award-winning composer. His books include the best ...