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Elephant Fayre (St Germans)

Contains 1 performance.

Outdoor music festival. Ran from 1980 to 1986, having evolved from a smaller event at Polgooth, near St Austell. Was reborn in 2003 as the Port Eliot Festival, which acquired its first dedicated poetry stage in 2017.

  • Joolz, Surfin’ Dave, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Zolan Quobble

    Performance: Joolz, Surfin’ Dave, Emile Sercombe, PR Murry, Zolan Quobble

    27 July 1984 - 29 July 1984 at 
    Elephant Fayre (St Germans) (1)
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