Young people across Truro will have access to a variety of free activities and support sessions this August. Truro City Council is pleased to be working alongside local providers to help support these opportunities and ensure young people and their families are aware of the activities available across the city.
Some activities are organised by Truro City Council and Truro Community Library, while others are being arranged by Zebs – Young People Cornwall, Salt Projects Cornwall Ltd, Newquay Boxing Academy and Cornwall Dance School, in partnership with Truro City Council’s Community Development Department. The shared aim is to provide safe and engaging opportunities for young people of various ages over the summer holidays.
For further information on individual activities, eligibility criteria, and booking details, please contact the relevant organisations as listed below directly.
Dates: Monday 3rd August – Friday 28th August
Times: Weekday afternoons between 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Age: Sessions are designed for primary school-aged children
Booking required: No, just turn up!
Organiser: Truro City Council
Come along to the Bandstand at Victoria Gardens (except Tuesday sessions, which will be held at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery on River Street) for a fun selection of weekday activities.
Weekly line up:
• Mondays – Swamp Circus
• Tuesdays – Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery (This session will be held in the Learning Room at the museum, located on River Street.)
• Wednesdays – Truro Community Library
• Thursdays – Jules The Ventriloquist
• Fridays – Truro’s Countryside Rangers
Dates: Saturday 25th July to Monday 31st August 2026
Ages: School-age children
Booking required: No, just collect an activity pack!
Organiser: Truro City Council
Collect a free activity pack from either Truro Community Library or the Truro Visitor Information Centre on Boscawen Street. Inside, you’ll find a trail map to guide you around the city. At each location, look for a wooden hedgehog displaying a letter. Find them all to reveal the hidden phrase. Once you’ve completed the trail, return your entry form to the Library or Visitor Information Centre to receive an “I Love Denzel” sticker and be entered into the prize draw.
Dates: 11th July – 12th September 2026
Age: All children
Booking required: No, just visit the library!
Organiser: Cornwall Libraries
Truro Community Library and libraries across Cornwall have launched the Cornwall Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Extraordinary Explorers, inviting children of all ages to discover new books and explore the subjects they love.
Two challenges are available:
• Reading Quest – For children who are able to enjoy six books over the summer.
• One and All Challenge – A fully inclusive option designed to ensure every child can take part and succeed, whatever their reading ability or additional needs.
Please visit Truro Community Library at Union Place to sign up and join a summer of reading, discovery and adventure.
Session Dates:
Monday 3rd August at Trelander Playing Field, 10am, – 3pm
Monday 24th August at Hendra Playing Field. 10am – 3pm
Age: 5 – 15
Booking required: Yes, supasport-south-west.classforkids.io
Organiser: Truro City Council
Truro City Council’s Football Sessions aim to bring young people aged 5 – 15 together through sport. Working with its partners Young People Cornwall, CHAOS, Healthy Cornwall and Supasport Southwest, the days are full of fun, but it’s more than football; it’s about an underlying message for young people to treat each other with kindness, respect and support each other.
Organiser: Young People Cornwall
Every Wednesday
Support Hub (Ages 11-25), 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Drop-in wellbeing support for young people.
Every Thursday
Transition Group (Young People Entering Years 7 & 8), 4.00pm to 5.30pm. Dates: 6, 13, 20 and 27 August.
Detached Street-Based Youth Work, 6.00pm to 7.00pm.
Open Access Youth Club (Ages 11-17), 7.00pm to 9.00pm.
Every Friday
Support Hub (Ages 11-25), 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Quiet Club (Ages 11-16), 3.30pm to 5.30pm.
Detached Street-Based Youth Work, 6.00pm to 7.00pm.
Open Access Youth Club (Ages 11-17), 7.00pm to 9.00pm.
Age: Eligible young people aged 9-16
Booking required: Yes, activecornwall.org/activity-finder
Organiser: youngpeoplecornwall.org
Wednesday 5th August: Boxing, Dodgeball and Kickball, 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Monday 10th August: Dodgeball, 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Wednesday 19th August: Slip ‘n’ Slide, 10.30am to 4.00pm.
Tuesday 25th August: Badminton, 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Age: 8 – 16
Booking required: No, just turn up!
Delivered by: Salt Projects Ltd in partnership with Newquay Boxing Academy and Cornwall Dance School.
These free outdoor sessions will bring boxing and street dance workshops directly into Truro’s parks and outdoor spaces.
Monday 3rd August: Trelander Park, 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Monday 10th August: Hendra Park, 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Monday 17th August: Boscawen Park, 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Monday 24th August: Hendra Park, 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
Monday 31st August: Trelander Park, 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
The development of youth provision across Truro supports the delivery of Objective 1 – Our Communities within Truro City Council’s 2026 – 2030 Strategy. By offering free and inclusive activities during the summer holidays, these activities aim to bring families together, strengthen support for young people and encourage more people to visit and enjoy Truro.