Cornwall Armed Forces Day

The Cornwall Armed Forces Day (CAFD) celebration is taking place in St Austell town centre on Saturday 20th June 2026 between 8am and 4pm. This is a County wide event with a purpose of encompassing all of Cornwall’s Armed Forces Community.
 

CAFD celebration will commence with a Parade forming up at Grants Walk and Biddicks Court St Austell at 10am to step off at 11am to parade around
the town centre, led by a small contingent from the Armed Forces, followed by Cadet Forces with Standards and Veterans following. There will be a
salute at the War Memorial taken by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho KCVO OBE.
 

Marquees and Stalls (Military Village) will be situated in White River Place and will offer information, entertainment in the form of Military Bands, the Dreckly Boys and Rachel Best will be present and perform at intervals during the afternoon in Aylmer Square, White River Place.