Falmouth's free community festival Parklive is back for its 10th year, with the first of the six events taking place next Sunday (30th of April) from 12:00 to 17:30.

The family-friendly festival that rakes place in Kimberley is organised and produced by Source Fm, the town's community radio station that is made by and for the people who live and work in and around Falmouth and Penryn.

Lots of fun for the whole family (Image: Parklive)

Although there has been a slight change in the number of acts this year, Parklive will still have a great selection of music across two stages, food and crafts, children's entertainment, and stalls from charities like the RNLI.

In a conversation with Simon Neild a presenter at Source Fm and organiser of Parklive, I got to hear about one of the small changes this year, he said: "We've reduced the number of acts this year down to nine as in previous years we had run on too late but also this allows some of the main acts to play for longer which people should enjoy."

Parklive stage (Image: Parklive)

The nine acts will be split across two stages, the Parklive stage and the Parklite stage. Simon could also confirm the acts this year with the headliner being the country rock band The Disappointments.

The confirmed acts for Parklive 2023

Simon was happy to share that the team will also be aiming to provide even more activity in the park and make sure there was something for the whole family.

There will be plenty of family fun activties (Image: Parklive)

As Parklive is family and community focused there is no alcohol served but there is plenty of fun to be had including family yoga, a raffle, and an ecstatic dancing session.

With all 6 events free to enter and Source FM being a non-profit community organisation that relies on funding from a variety of sources, the team is always looking for people to support them and Parklive.

There will be the chance to donate in person at each of the Parklive days but you can also make a one-off donation online or become a friend of Source FM which helps keep your community station running and opens up a number of benefits: Become a Source FM Member.

Source Fm also offers the opportunity to sponsor them, you can contact [email protected] or call the office on 07966989021. 

Not only does Parklive depend on donations and sponsors but also the help of volunteers, musicians, and food/craft vendors.

Helen Read is a presenter and team member of Source Fm and explained that they are still looking for more people to run stalls and encouraged anyone looking to get involved to contact her at [email protected] or on 07547 571934.

Helen also added just how important it is for people to donate, she said:" Parklive is Falmouth's own celebration of summer and is a great way for the community to raise money for their local radio station and help support local musicians."

After the first event on the 30th of April there will be another 5 events; 28th May, 2nd July, 30th July, 27th of August, and the 24th of September.

You can find more information about future and past Parklive events here: Parklive Falmouth

You can also follow them for updates on social media: Source FM Parklive Festival and Source FM

Another way to stay updated on all things Parklive is by downloading the Source Fm app on the app store or Google store.