- When
- Friday 5 March 2027
- Where
- Fore Street to Mount Folly, then St Petroc's Church, Bodmin
St Piran is the patron saint of Cornwall and of tin miners. Legend says the 6th-century abbot discovered tin when a black stone in his fire melted and a white cross of tin ran out of it — the origin of St Piran’s flag, the flag of Cornwall.
Bodmin Lions have supported the parade for 15 years and sit on the Bodmin St Piran’s Day Committee. In 2026 more than 260 children from ten local primary schools paraded from the Old Library down Fore Street to Mount Folly, led by the Mayor. After speeches and dancing, everyone moved on to St Petroc’s Church to sing “Trelawny” — followed by a Cornish pasty for every child.
The parade is held on 5 March unless it falls at a weekend, when it moves to the nearest weekday.