Cornwall · 13 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Newquay
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 4 |
| Venues tracked | 20 |
| Open mics | 10 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 6 gigs |
13 gigs listed in Newquay over the next 28 days across 4 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 6. In total we track 20 grassroots venues and 10 regular open mics here.
Only Friday to Sunday: the 3 gigs on in Newquay this weekend. Look out for Kid Kapichi, Hyphen at Princess Pavilion (Friday) and The Amy Winehouse Band at Truro Hall for Cornwall (Saturday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 23 gigs listed in and around Newquay - fourth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Bristol area (247). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
| # | Place | Gigs |
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| 01 | Bristol area 86 venues · 35 open mics | 247 |
| 02 | Cardiff area 63 venues · 34 open mics | 159 |
| 03 | Exeter area 48 venues · 24 open mics | 49 |
| 04 | Newquay area This page 20 venues · 10 open mics | 23 |
| 05 | Swansea area 34 venues · 22 open mics | 23 |
| 06 | Plymouth area 34 venues · 14 open mics | 16 |
| 07 | Weymouth area 18 venues · 12 open mics | 6 |
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Newquay has 13 gigs listed at 4 venues - Saturday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts19:00 Kid Kapichi, HyphenPrincess Pavilion · Falmouth Arwenack · Newquay 
Slip-NOT, Chopsuey, A7XperiencePrincess Pavilion · Falmouth Arwenack · Newquay 19:00Sat 14 Nov 
The Amy Winehouse BandTruro Hall for Cornwall · Truro Moresk & Trehaverne · Newquay 19:30Sat 14 Nov 
Alison MoyetTruro Hall for Cornwall · Truro Moresk & Trehaverne · Newquay 19:00Mon 16 Nov 
Tony HadleyTruro Hall for Cornwall · Truro Moresk & Trehaverne · Newquay 18:45Tue 17 Nov 
Nick HeywardTruro Cathedral · Newquay 18:45Wed 18 Nov 
What's Love Got to do With it - Tina Turner TributeTruro Hall for Cornwall · Truro Moresk & Trehaverne · Newquay 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Omega Nebula Live @ Princess Pavillion, CornwallPrincess Pavilion · Falmouth Arwenack · Falmouth 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
The Best Of Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, QOTSA)Project 83 · Newquay Central & Pentire · NewquayTickets 19:30Fri 27 Nov 
Rum JunglePrincess Pavilion · Falmouth Arwenack · Falmouth 19:00Sat 28 Nov | Search every Newquay gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Which Newquay rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.
| # | Venue | Gigs |
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| 01 | Truro Hall for Cornwall | 3 |
| 02 | Princess Pavilion | 2 |
| 03 | Truro Cathedral | 1 |
All 20 grassroots rooms we track around Newquay, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.
Photo: Google 150 cap Project 83Newquay 
WhiskersNewquay 200Cap 
ChintzHigh Street · FalmouthHouse PA 100Cap 
Grampound HallTruro 60Cap 
Hall for CornwallBack Quay · TruroHouse PA 1,300Cap 
Old Bakery StudiosCity Centre · TruroHouse PAEngineer 300Cap 
Princess PavilionFalmouth 600Cap 
The Acorn PenzanceTown Centre · PenzanceHouse PA 100Cap 
The Betjeman Centre, WadebridgeWadebridge Cap tbc 
The Central BarTruroFull kit Cap tbc | All 20 Newquay venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 10 open mic nights in and around Newquay. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
Kick-offTBC WhiskersTown centre · NewquayNo fee The Western Hotel (Kettle 'n' Wink)Town Centre · St IvesNo fee 20:30Tonight The Working BoatFalmouthNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon Union HotelPenzanceNo fee 20:00Tue The Central BarCity Centre · TruroNo feeFull kit 20:30Tue The Cornish Bank34 Church Street · FalmouthNo feeFull kitMonthly 19:30Wed The ChainlockerFalmouthNo feeFortnightly 20:00Wed The Moth & The Moon31 Killigrew Street, The Moor, TR11 3PW · FalmouthNo feeHouse PA TBCWed The Old Ale HouseTruroNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Thu The FrontCustom House Quay · FalmouthNo feeHouse PA 20:30Thu | All 10 Newquay open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Newquay still has 20 of them.
In Newquay Whiskers is the beating heart, with music Monday, Tuesday and at weekends, Project 83 takes the tribute acts, and Truro and Falmouth hold Cornwall's bigger rooms.
In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 13 gigs in Newquay over the next four weeks, plus the 20 grassroots venues and 10 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed. Princess Pavilion, Truro Hall for Cornwall and Project 83 have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Newquay listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The Whiskers open mic on Mondays is an easy first night out.
Between now and 11 Dec there are 13 gigs in Newquay, and 20 grassroots venues and 10 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. If you only go out once, Saturdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Newquay
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Newquay. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Newquay's week of live music from the 6 venues with gigs on, alongside 10 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four Newquay gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Rooms like Princess Pavilion (4 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Right now Newquay leans rock and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Newquay are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.
| All Newquay gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Newquay venues20 grassroots rooms | |
| Newquay open mics10 regular nights | |
| The Newquay sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you | |
| Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily | |
| UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig | |
| UK open mic finderStage time near you | |
| UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs |
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Plymouth, Torquay, Exeter, Swansea
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 13 Newquay gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Newquay
Live music in Newquay over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 13 gigs listed in Newquay over the next 28 days across 4 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 6. In total we track 20 grassroots venues and 10 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Newquay gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Newquay
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Newquay. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Newquay
Only Friday to Sunday: the 3 gigs on in Newquay this weekend. Look out for Kid Kapichi, Hyphen at Princess Pavilion (Friday) and The Amy Winehouse Band at Truro Hall for Cornwall (Saturday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
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How Newquay Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 23 gigs listed in and around Newquay - fourth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Bristol area (247). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
- #1 Bristol area 86 venues · 35 open mics 247
- #2 Cardiff area 63 venues · 34 open mics 159
- #3 Exeter area 48 venues · 24 open mics 49
- #4 Newquay area This page 20 venues · 10 open mics 23
- #5 Swansea area 34 venues · 22 open mics 23
- #6 Plymouth area 34 venues · 14 open mics 16
- #7 Weymouth area 18 venues · 12 open mics 6
Gigs in Newquay
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Newquay has 13 gigs listed at 4 venues - Saturday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
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Where It's On This Week
Which Newquay rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.
- #1 Truro Hall for Cornwall 3
- #2 Princess Pavilion 2
- #3 Truro Cathedral 1
Venues in Newquay
All 20 grassroots rooms we track around Newquay, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.
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Open mics in Newquay
Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 10 open mic nights in and around Newquay. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.
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Support grassroots music in Newquay
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Newquay still has 20 of them.
In Newquay Whiskers is the beating heart, with music Monday, Tuesday and at weekends, Project 83 takes the tribute acts, and Truro and Falmouth hold Cornwall's bigger rooms.
In the year to July 2025, 78 UK grassroots venues stopped putting on live music and 30 closed outright, while pubs shut at about two a day in early 2026. Each one was somewhere a band played its first paid gig or a songwriter tried a new song on a room of strangers.
Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 13 gigs in Newquay over the next four weeks, plus the 20 grassroots venues and 10 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed. Princess Pavilion, Truro Hall for Cornwall and Project 83 have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Newquay listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. The Whiskers open mic on Mondays is an easy first night out.
Go to one this month
Between now and 11 Dec there are 13 gigs in Newquay, and 20 grassroots venues and 10 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. If you only go out once, Saturdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Newquay
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Newquay. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
One email, once a week. Noon on Monday, Newquay's week of live music from the 6 venues with gigs on, alongside 10 open mic nights, capped at two gigs a night so it stays readable. When fewer than four Newquay gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Rooms like Princess Pavilion (4 dates coming up) are easy to miss in a social feed; the email puts them in one place. Right now Newquay leans rock and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Newquay are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.
What's on in Newquay — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Newquay, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Plymouth, Torquay, Exeter, Swansea
Play or put on gigs in Newquay?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 13 Newquay gigs are already on GigXchange this month.