St. Just's Lafrowda Festival
Once a year St Just comes to life, exploding into colour for the Lafrowda Festival, a celebration of the community's heritage and traditions. Although the festival was only born in 1996, it has gone from strength to strength and is now a major attraction for the town, bringing in thousands of people from the West Cornwall area and beyond.
The main square and Plain-an-Gwarry play host to an eclectic range of music throughout the day and night. Market stalls line the streets and street performers entertain the crowds. Unquestionably, the highlight of the day is the magnificent processions which make their way through the lined streets to the sound of beating drums.
The towns children work for months to produce amazing giant sculptures which they parade, accompanied by a host of performing artists. In the evening, a torch-lit procession is held where hand made lanterns are carried through the streets.
To find out more information about this years festival, please visit www.lafrowda-festival.co.uk
Videos of the Lafrowda Festival
Photograph by Tom Corser
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