Activities festivals and events
There's always something going on in Looe, whatever the season! Throughout the year there are numerous events celebrating Looe’s unique historic and cultural links to the sea.
The Festival by the Sea is a carnival of music and colour every other year with entertainment, competitions, treasure hunt, dancing, food and drink tastings and it’s all free! On a warm summer’s evening local choirs, including the Polperro Fishermen’s Choir, St Piran Singers or The Looe Valley Singers often entertain with open air concerts in the Rose Garden by the Guildhall and on the seafront.
Looe Carnival at the end of July is a week of fun and activities including the traditional ‘Furry Dance’, pavement artists, sandcastle modelling, dancing on the seafront and the Grand Carnival Procession.
Looe is well served with Golf Clubs, and has a sports centre at the Community School.
The pride of the fishing fleet is at stake at the annual Trawler Race. There are trophies for the best dressed boat, crew fancy dress and the first boat over the line. It’s a fantastic sight to see, over 20 trawlers under “full steam”, racing round Looe Bay, bedecked with flags, bunting and crew in fancy dress.
Looe is illuminated over the festive period and is renowned nationwide for its Christmas and New Year festivities and is regularly voted one of the top five UK destinations to see in the New Year. The winding narrow streets throng with revellers, where fancy dress is obligatory! Close to midnight the crowds make their way to the seafront or Millpool to welcome in the new year.