Falmouth will be the proud host of the National Armed Forces Day celebrations that will take place over the weekend of the 24th of June.

The town will be the centrepiece for a spectacular military village and days of ceremony, which will see a parade, live music, an air display and flypast, military showmanship, fireworks, sports events, a proms style concert at Pendennis Castle, and much more.

Although a few details still need to be finalised, organsiers have released an events guide for the whole weekend which you can find here: Events Guide - Armed Forces Day.

Louis Gardner, Cabinet Member for the Economy, and himself a Veteran Royal Navy Submariner, is Cornwall Council's Armed Forces and Veterans Champion, he said: "Weeks of community celebrations and a flag relay across the length of Cornwall and Scilly are already under way, and the culmination will be a weekend of breath-taking events in Falmouth centred on 24 June.

"There will be a Military Village where you can experience forces equipment up close, and a Proms-style outdoor concert and firework display in the magical setting of Henry Vlll's Pendennis Castle."

Cornwall Council are now working on traffic and travel measures as they say working assumptions for this exceptional event are that, over the main weekend, Falmouth might see 100,000 + extra visitors.

To minimise traffic congestion and business disruption in Falmouth's town centre, the Council will be laying on a one-day Park & Ride service on Saturday 24 June based at Falmouth University's Tremough campus. There will be closures of car parks, some roads will become pedestrian-only, and others will have temporary 'no stopping' orders.

Cllr Gardner added: "Our first priority is everyone's safety and ensuring easy journeys into and out of Falmouth on what will be a very busy Saturday. The plan also focuses on helping businesses, deliveries, emergency services and public transport to continue unhindered, and to help them plan ahead to meet the needs of residents and the thousands of visitors expected.

"So, if you intend to travel to Falmouth for the main events on 24 June please avoid driving into town. Follow the signs and take advantage of the special Park & Ride service from the University. Remember - car parks in Falmouth will be closed.

"Let's make this a green and stress-free event by using public transport, avoiding traffic jams and the unnecessary search for parking in the town centre. As our Veterans and Cadets and marching bands will tell you, for one day only Falmouth will belong to pedestrians, and to happy families here enjoying outstanding displays and extraordinary exhibits."

The Maritime Line rail link has trains every half hour from Truro Station to Falmouth Docks, only a short walk from all the action. There is also, a £10 'Dayrider' family bus ticket now allowing two adults and any number of accompanying children multiple bus journeys on all Cornish bus routes for the whole day (this excludes Park & Ride buses).