The Redruth International Mining and Pasty festival returns this month celebrating Cornwall's International links in mining, heritage and innovation.

Covering three days, this festival is jam packed with entertainment over the weekend of September 20, 21 and 22.

The festival starts at 4pm on Friday, September 20 with mining day.

Will and Hetty from Cobweb Tours and the Redruth Festival Band will meet at the miner statue in Redruth at 4pm, to leave for 4:30pm.

The evening will culminate at Wheal Uny at approximately 6pm with the two chimney stacks being smoked in honour of the miners in Cornwall and abroad. The organisers are hoping to have some special guest join them for the tribute. All timings are approximate depending on numbers on the day and the event is weather dependent.

Pasty Day takes place on Saturday, September 21 from 10am - 4pm.

The festival continues with a day filled with live music, street food, interactive stalls, pasty competitions, workshops and more. Stalls will line Fore Street and there’ll be pockets of entertainment and interactive events across town.

On Sunday, September 22 there will be a mining service at St Euny Church.

The Service begins at 10am at the Wheal Basset Stamp House and then promenades to Wheal Euny Engine house after which it moves to 11.30am at St Euny church for the formal service This is a deeply moving and spiritual service which remembers all those who died and suffered as part of the industrial revolution in Redruth. It is a natural conclusion to a weekend of celebrating the marvel that is Redruth’s heritage. During the walk poems are read and songs are sung.

After the service there will be pasties and other refreshments served within the church. The service will be attended by members of the town council among others.