Kernewek Lowender in Cornish means \u201cCornish Happiness\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kernewek Lowender Incorporated was formed in 1972, after a group of local community minded people gathered with the mission of creating a festival to celebrate and revive their region\u2019s significant Cornish festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first Cornish festival was held in 1973 and was a success due to the support of then Premier Don Dunstan who offered a grant of $1,000 to help stage it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the surprise and excitement of the volunteer organising committee, more than 15,000 people filled the Moonta oval for the first Fer Kernewek and a similar number went through the 18 room museum at Moonta Mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local shop keepers didn\u2019t really believe how many people would be filling their streets, pubs and churches for that first festival, and there was not sufficient flour to keep up with demand for the pasties and the local service station ran out of petrol. But the Cornish Festival was a hit and put the Copper Triangle on the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every two years since, the Kernewek Lowender Copper Coast Cornish Festival has been held in the towns of Moonta, Wallaroo and Kadina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pioneering committee of 1973 could never have known they had started something so big that ensuing festivals would go on to contribute millions of dollars to the local Copper Coast economy, attract up to 50,000 people per event, provide impetus for a number of tourism developments, win numerous awards, and well and truly revive the region\u2019s significant Cornish heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kernewek Lowender has the major support of the SA Tourism Commission and the District Council of the Copper Coast, and continues to be staged by a largely volunteer organising committee under Kernewek Lowender Incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n
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For details of CASA events at the Festival click here<\/a><\/span> for the Kernewek Lowender 2025<\/a><\/span> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seminar tickets are $75 and Sup and Sing tickets are $50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To order tickets please contact casamember1890@gmail.com<\/span><\/a> or ncarthew@hotmail.com<\/span><\/a> with your name and number of tickets required and for which events and send an electronic funds transfer to BSB 105090 acc# 346018640 with your name<\/strong> as a reference<\/strong>. Tickets will be sent to you via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternatively send a cheque to Noel Carthew, PO Box194 Rundle Mall SA 5000 with details of the tickets you wish to purchase. You will receive your tickets by post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Please note the dates for the 2027 Kernewek Lowender are\u00a0the 10th\u00a0to the 16th\u00a0May.\u00a0 Kernewek Lowender in Cornish means \u201cCornish Happiness\u201d. Kernewek Lowender Incorporated was formed in 1972, after a group of local community minded people gathered with the mission of creating a festival to celebrate and revive their region\u2019s significant Cornish festival. The first Cornish … <\/p>\n