About this Event
World Octopus Day 2026
Celebrating octopus and sharing stories of encounters with them in Cornish waters..
Welcome to our second celebration of World Octopus Day! Join us at The Pavillion Sports Hall in Boscawen Park on Thursday 8th October 2026, to share stories, videos and octopus themed bakes in celebration of these incredible creatures.
DATE: Thursday 8th October 2026
TIME: Arrival from 18:00, finishing at 21:30
LOCATION: The Pavillion Sports Hall, Boscawen Park
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This event welcomes everyone, researchers, divers, snorkelers, fishermen and intrigued dry land dwellers to hear about the encounters we’ve had in our local waters with octopus, about their biology, and trends we have seen in our seas.
We invite people to bring along an Octopus Themed Bake! It’s a chance to get creative with cookies and cakes which we will tuck into in the short break. These will help raise funds for Cornwall Wildlife Trust | Ocean Emergency Fund and the marine team’s diverse work including the delivery of Seasearch in Cornwall.
The evening is a chance to come together and celebrate our shared passion for Octopus and the incredible marine environment in the South West which support them.
🍪🐙🧁Bakers please bring a label to display with your bake including: Title of the bake , Baker’s name, Flavours and Allergy and content info.
📩 For booking and baking enquiries, contact: [email protected] include subject “World Octopus Day”
COVER PHOTO Credit Kirstie Andrews
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Welcome and Registration
Info: Doors open at 18:00 with refreshments and registration available until 18:30 when the talks will start.
🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Kickoff
Info: Welcoming speech leading into the talks
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Break (30 minutes)
Info: Lets cut the cake!
🕑: 08:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Final talk
Info: Discussion and closing speech
Event venue & nearby stays
Boscawen Park, Malpas Road, Truro, United Kingdom
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