Come, celebrate the magic of Samhain in a night of stillness, grief and ritual. Move into the spaces between the boundary of life and death at a time where it is at its thinnest, when the fields are fallow and there is an atmosphere of weirdness in the smoking colours of evening. Samhain, the pagan New Year, is a doorway to the hard months of winter to come.

Bring an open mind and a heart ready for stillness and meditation. Bring a journal, paper and pens (especially red ones), some sort of edible offering and, if you feel comfortable, a personal item of people lost, this could be a picture, a trinket or some paper with their name written on (these will be placed on the altar for the ritual).

This ritual will involve complex discussions of grief and loss. There will also be moments of meditation, communion and movement like dance. This is a space for emotional exploration but it is important to note that it is not a therapeutic space, please be mindful of this when preparing to enter the space.

The ritual will follow this loose structure:
1. Short meditation / quiet reflection (10 mins)
2. Communal discussions of spirituality, grief and lost loved ones (1 hour)
3. Ritual including recitation, moments of quiet remembrance, walking and moving around central altar, eating communion (40-50 mins)
4. Closing moments of discussion, journalling and quiet (10 mins)

Access and TW: there will be discussions of death, grief and loss. The Convivial has a small step to enter the space and then two more to get to the ritual room, the toilets are also accessed via steps.

Andi is a writer, activist and community leader living and working in Penryn. He is a practising witch, and his work is inspired by Cornish landscape and folklore. His is currently exploring the liminal connections between witchcraft, activism and transness for an edited book.

This ritual has been funded by the Penryn Town Council’s community grant scheme.

This is a limited capacity event. to book please email andi: andisearle0@gmail.com

An ecosystem of stories, from the end of the world. Exploring and discussing nature, mind and the spaces between.

Earth Write is a platform for writers of any ability, experience or confidence to showcase, discuss and develop their work, and explore ideas.

The theme is centered around ecology, mind and now. Psychology, nature and navigating an uncertain future. What does it mean, how does it feel - to live the human experience in this time of crisis, and wonder?

A 60 min class with Kasia Murfet to wake up your body, mind and spirit.

Sliding Scale available £1-£15

The inimitable Falmouth Trans Collective bring an afternoon of nutritious lectures to our doors! Come on in and cosy up with us to share & celebrate community and knowledge. And tea. 

This time’s theme is QUEER FUTURES.

Submit your proposal for a short (15-20 min) lecture in any form — from spoken word to choreographed performance, as formal or informal as you like.

A 60 min class with Kasia Murfet to wake up your body, mind and spirit.

Sliding Scale available £1-£15

The Convivial is heading into a new phase in September, with Sophie taking a leave of absence to undertake some study training in Devon for three months, and a new collective under formation to lead The Convivial into a new era of collective learning, care and love for place. And we want to CELEBRATE — all that has gone before, and all to come.

Come to The Convivial and mark a moment of transition while celebrating Summer's last rays. After a gorgeous first session at The Convivial, Herbie Hopkins returns with an evening of magical music, poetry, and dance in the Penryn woods (weather permitting) - featuring performances by a variety of artists from across Cornwall, all exalting the expressive freedom of improvisation! 

An ecosystem of stories, from the end of the world. Exploring and discussing nature, mind and the spaces between.

Earth Write is a platform for writers of any ability, experience or confidence to showcase, discuss and develop their work, and explore ideas.

The theme is centered around ecology, mind and now. Psychology, nature and navigating an uncertain future. What does it mean, how does it feel - to live the human experience in this time of crisis, and wonder?

How might a reimagining and remembering of our relationship to the European Eel foster a remembering of our role in the world as guardians of the forgotten ones?

Although an unlikely creature to be slightly obsessed with, our speaker this evening - storyteller, researcher and eel enthusiast, Hannah Moody - will take us through the meandering migrations and mysterious lives of the European Eel...

What does it mean to be kind? And how might we fall back in love with the world around us? In a time when so much can feel overwhelming, what happens when we make time to notice the small moments of care, connection, and everyday magic that are already woven into our lives?

In this gentle, interactive workshop, we will explore the powerful act of kindness. Together, we’ll reflect on the kindness that has stayed with us, the words we long to hear when we are struggling, and the ways we can create our own ripple effect of care…

Cornwall Poetry Library is a free poetry lending library founded in 2023. This evening we welcome three poets who join us from East Cornwall and Land's End…

Also known as Lammas, Lughnasadh marks the time of harvest thanksgiving, a celebration of our land and gratitude for the food it provides. It marks a time when summer is waning, it is time to take stock of new dreams and ambitions as we begin the winding down towards autumn.

Come and celebrate this sabbat with Falmouth Trans Collective in with some spell writing, walking and a ritual…

On Saturday 18th July 2026, 10-2.30pm, The Convivial will hold its first Annual General Meeting. This is an opportunity to hear more about what The Convivial wants to do going forward, feed in your hopes and dreams for the space and, if you wish, get more involved with the organising.

Whether you are a regular at The Convivial, a curious onlooker, a facilitator or user of the space, you are most welcome to come along and hear more about what’s in store.

What becomes possible personally, collectively and politically when pleasure is treated as a sacred and transgressive practice? Can embodied eroticism inform the ways in which we face the world we live in, and enlarge our lives with purpose and joy too?

Drawing on their practice as a somatic coach, bodyworker and occultist, Ellie Howell will invite us into a conversation about body sovereignty, ritual, desire and resistance. This talk is warmly open to all, including the spiritually curious, existing witchcraft practitioners, those exploring their bodies for healing and aliveness and everyone in between. This talk isn’t aimed at titillation, rather thinking about agency and pleasure: where we can find it, and how to cultivate it.

Cornwall Poetry Library x The Convivial: A poetry reading

The Grammarsow has brought Scottish poetry to Cornwall in the footsteps of WS Graham since 2018.

This evening we welcome Edinburgh poet Ellen Renton who will read alongside Falmouth poet Ceda Parkinson.

An ecosystem of stories, from the end of the world. Exploring and discussing nature, mind and the spaces between.

Earth Write is a platform for writers of any ability, experience or confidence to showcase, discuss and develop their work, and explore ideas.

The theme is centered around ecology, mind and now. Psychology, nature and navigating an uncertain future. What does it mean, how does it feel - to live the human experience in this time of crisis, and wonder?

The Convivial X Art Centre Penryn are delighted to be hosting The After Sessions with the wonderful Hettie Judah.

These ultra-local events for artists are happening around the country with writer, curator and broadcaster Hettie Judah to coincide with the publication of her new book How to Enter the Art World…after a late start, a first career, illness, raising children, a crisis of confidence, leaving it in disgust…

Choose a morning session at Art Centre Penryn or an afternoon session at The Convivial, depending on your diary. Lunch included either way!

Step into a calm, quietly luminous space where writers of all kinds gather to create side by side. Whether you’re shaping a poem, drafting a novel, developing a research article, revising a thesis chapter, or simply following a thread of thought across the page, you are warmly invited.

Each session begins with the offering of an optional writing prompt; a small spark to light the way, or to take you on a new path, though you’re equally free to simply journey deeper into your own work-in-progress, in any genre or form.

An ecosystem of stories, from the end of the world. Exploring and discussing nature, mind and the spaces between.

Earth Write is a platform for writers of any ability, experience or confidence to showcase, discuss and develop their work, and explore ideas.

The theme is centered around ecology, mind and now. Psychology, nature and navigating an uncertain future. What does it mean, how does it feel - to live the human experience in this time of crisis, and wonder?

An evening of short stories from three local artists interspersed with sound and food… Feed your ears, soul and belly xxx

What a time we live in when death, an intrinsic part of life, is still so feared and denied. When, as a largely secular society, we lack a coherent narrative around death and what happens after, we risk finding ourselves adrift on unstable ground when faced with mortality.

In this talk for The Convivial, Henrietta will invite us to enter into an enquiry around mortality and what lies beyond…

Step into a calm, quietly luminous space where writers of all kinds gather to create side by side. Whether you’re shaping a poem, drafting a novel, developing a research article, revising a thesis chapter, or simply following a thread of thought across the page, you are warmly invited.

Each session begins with the offering of an optional writing prompt; a small spark to light the way, or to take you on a new path, though you’re equally free to simply journey deeper into your own work-in-progress, in any genre or form.

Come to The Convivial for an intimate evening of magical music and dance, featuring performances from a host of varied artists from across Cornwall! Enjoy a wild weave of visceral improvisation, spectral songwriting, and darkly dazzling dance…

A 60 min class with Kasia Murfet to wake up your body, mind and spirit.

Sliding Scale available £1-£15

We live in a difficult time, full of heavy news and heartbreak, which makes it increasingly challenging not to fall into despair and hopelessness. In those moments, experiencing joy can bring a lot of guilt, too, because it feels like a distraction from injustice and a betrayal of those who are suffering. But what if the openness to joy is a necessary act of resisting a system that is designed to exhaust us, so we disengage completely from the fight for a more just world for all?

In this beautiful evening talk with The Convivial, Rada Pandeva invites us to join an exploration of joy as a radical form of resistance in the face of extractive systems and burnout culture.

Yoga for Charity is a series of five classes offered by Ida Asadi to raise money for free-them-now, a charity which helps political prisoners and jailed workers in Iran, as well as those forced to flee the country.

The focus of these classes will be around gentle movements with long holds, and some qi-gong and breathwork included. Held in the beautiful and cosy space of The Convivial…