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The Cornmarket Revellers

The Corn-Market Revellers were revived in 2013 based on a famous group of Christmas Guisers that existed in Penzance in the 19th Century.  

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At 8pm on the day of Montol the revellers meet at the door of the Market House to select a “Master of the Corn-Market” who must be an “experienced reveller”.

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The Master then leads the revellers (including musicians and dancers) to a number of pubs in the town to “test the ale” and perform the utterly baffling spy-the-market game.

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The Master is surrounded by Mock Officers of State, including Spy-The-Market (Head entertainer), The Chancellor of the Cabbage, The Hector (a Mock Bishop), The Sgt at Sprout, The Keeper of the Records and the Mahogany Man.
These officers are to ensure that the spirit of the revels is kept up.

The Corn-Market Revellers are open to all as long as you are wearing white gloves.