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New Years Eve Giants Parade
Wednesday 31st December 2025, 11:30am
Location: Central Lostwithiel
On New Year's Eve a buzzing carnival parade takes place in the streets of Lostwithiel to see in the New Year.
The tradition started in 1990 when a group of local musicians and craftspeople began making giants to celebrate the coming of the New Year. The New Year's Giant Procession has become a significant part of Lostwithiel’s identity and cultural heritage.
Starting at around 11.30pm outside the Kings Arms, the parade of Giants, drummers, pipers, carnival dancers and revellers makes its way down Fore Street, across the Medieval bridge and up Grenville Road to arrive at the Earl of Chatham around midnight.
Image Credit: David Guiterman