JUNE

Fri 6th to Sun 22nd

GALLERY | 🖼️ COAST - Contemporary Pop-Up Gallery | Royal William Yard, Plymouth

Sat 7th

AQUATHLON | 🏊‍♀️ Wild Dart swim and aquathlon | 5k and 2.5k river swim and 15k aquathlon | Steamer Quay Road, Totnes | £50-£80

FOOD | 🥕 Historical Cooking | Buckland Abbey, Yelverton | Other dates available | Abbey entry £17

HISTORY | 🛻 D-Day at Greenway | National Trust Greenway, Brixham | Admission £18.70

Sat 7th and Sun 8th

RUNNING | 🏃 Conquer24 - 24 Hour Trail Race | Powderham Castle, Exeter | Entry £110

MUSIC AND COMEDY | 🎙️ Tim Minchin - Songs the World Will Never Hear | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth | Tickets from £41.26

Mon 9th

RESEARCH | 🌊 Shoresearch Volunteer Survey | South Milton Sands, near Kingsbridge | Free

POP MUSIC | 🎤 Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Tickets £48

Wed 11th

DRINK | 🥃 Rum Tasting Experience | Devon Rum Company, Salcombe | Other dates available | Tickets £40

CRAFT | 🥂 Sip and Sculpt | Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard, Plymouth | Tickets £30

Thu 12th

HERITAGE | 💥 Firing of the Moncrieff Disappearing Gun | Crownhill Fort | Plymouth | Tickets £5

Thu 12th to Sun 15th

ROCK MUSIC | 🎸 Plymouth Summer Sessions | Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth | View the line up here

Fri 13th and Sat 14th

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🌯 Buckfast Abbey’s Food Festival | Buckfastleigh | Free entry, parking £6

THEATRE | 🎭 Macbeth | Torre Abbey, Torquay | Tickets from £15

Sat 14th

CHORAL PERFORMANCE | 🎶 Chorals and Florals for Devon Air Ambulance | Westfield, Noss Mayo | Tickets £5

PRIDE | 🏳️‍🌈 Torbay Pride | Torre Abbey Meadows, Torquay

Sat 14th to Sun 22nd

FESTIVAL | 🥾 English Riviera Walking Festival | Various events happening across the South coast | See the full programme here

Wed 18th

TOUR | 📖 Walking in Agatha Christie’s footsteps | Churston Library, Paignton | Tickets £25

CLASSICAL MUSIC | 🎻 Plymouth Symphony Orchestra | Minster Church of St Andrew, Plymouth | Tickets £17.60

Fri 20th

FESTIVAL | 🕺 Back to the 80s | Strawberry Fields Farm Shop, Lifton | Tickets £11.95

Sat 21st

BOAT SHOW | ⛵️ Plymouth Boat Fest | A festival of all things boating | Plymouth Yacht Haven, Plymouth | Free

CELEBRATION | ☀️ Summer Solstice at the School House | School House, Mothecombe |

PRIDE | 🏳️‍🌈 Exmouth Pride | Manor Gardens, Exmouth

TALE | 🧚 Pixie Day | Ottery St Mary

Sun 22nd

CAR SHOW | 🚗 Classic Car and Motorcycle Show | Staverton, Totnes | Admission £5

Thu 26th

MUSIC | 🎹 Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra | Princess Theatre, Torquay | Tickets from £62.88

Fri 27th to Sat 5th July

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎻 Budleigh Music Festival | View the full program here

Sat 28th

PARADE | 🎏 Plymouth Armed Forces Day | Celebration of our military | 10am Plymouth Hoe | Free

COMEDY | 😆 Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons | The Great Hall, Exeter | Tickets from £25

KAYAKING | 🌊 Coastal Kayak Safari | The Seashore Centre, Paignton | Other dates available | Tickets £45

til Sun 28th

PHOTOGRAPHY | 📷 James Ravilious: An English Eye | Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton

Sun 29th

SNORKELLING | 🤿 Snorkel Safaris with the Ocean Wildlife Trust | Mount Batten Beach, Plymouth | Other dates available | Tickets £25

JULY

Thu 3rd

POP MUSIC | 🎤 Duran Duran | Powderham Castle, Exeter | Tickets £84

Thu 3rd to Sat 5th

DRINK | 🍺 Totnes Beer and Cider Fest | Totnes Civic Hall, Totnes | Tickets from £8

Fri 4th

CONCERT | 🎤 The Wellerman on Drakes Island | Drakes Island, Plymouth | Tickets from £35

Fri 4th to Sun 6th

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎸 Ruckus 2025 | Music, food and craft beer | Plymouth Albion RFC | Tickets from £25

MUSIC FESTIVAL | ⛺️ Goren Festival 2025 | Stockland Hill, Honiton | Tickets £34

Sat 5th

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐕 Dunsford Summer Show 2025 | Dunsford

Fri 11th to Sun 13th

ARTS FESTIVAL | 🥳 Exmouth Festival | Free

FESTIVAL | 🎸 Electric Bay 2025 | Torre Abbey Meadows, Torquay | Tickets from £31.35

Fri 18th

HERITAGE | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Summer Open Day | Crownhill Fort | Plymouth | Tickets £5, on sale in June

YOGA | 🧘 Sunrise Beach Yoga | Sharkham Point Car Park, Brixham | Other dates available | Tickets £11.28

MUSIC | 🎤 All Night Long - The Greatest Hits of Lionel Richie | Palace Theatre, Paignton | Tickets £18

Fri 18th and Sat 19th

COMEDY | 😆 Comedy at the Castle | Powderham Castle, Exeter | Tickets from £30.25

Sat 19th

TOUR | 🫖 Dartmoor Estate Tea Tour | Dartmoor Estate Tea, Newton Abbot | Other dates available | Tickets £20

Tue 22nd

THEATRE | 🎭 The Lord Chamberlain’s Men presents Twelfth Night | Killerton House, Exeter | Tickets £20.03

Tue 22nd to Sat 26th

BALLET | 🩰 Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Tickets from £24

Thu 24th to Sat 26th

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎤 Altitude Festival | Blackborough | Tickets from £55

Fri 25th

WALKING TRAIL | 💡 Summer Evening Illuminations | Babbacombe Model Village, Torquay | Other dates available | Tickets £19.95

Sat 26th

NAVAL HERITAGE | ⚓️ Britannia Royal Naval College Open Day | Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth TQ6 0HJ

Sun 27th

CAR SHOW | 🚘️ Riviera Classic Car Show | Paignton Sea Front, Paignton | Adult entry £2.50, U12 free

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐴 Totnes and District Show | Great Court Farm, Totnes | Tickets £15

EXPERIENCE | 🐝 Beekeeping Experience | Dartmoor Beekeeping, Moorhaven | Tickets £45

Wed 30th

FILM | 🎥 Cave Cinema | Kents Cavern, Torquay | Tickets £15

AUGUST

Fri 1st to Sun 3rd

MOTOR SHOW | 🚂 Torbay Steam Show | Dartmouth Road, Brixham

Fri 1st to Fri 8th

FESTIVAL | 🎻 Sidmouth Folk Festival | Various events taking place across Sidmouth | Adult tickets starting from £70

Sun 3rd

CONVENTION | 🧱 Torquay Brick Festival | Riviera International Centre, Torquay | Tickets from £7

Tue 5th

YOGA | 🧘‍♀️ Ashtanga Yoga at the Aquarium | National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth | Other dates available | Tickets £10

Thu 7th

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐷 Honiton Show | Stockers Farm, Honiton | Tickets £18

Thu 7th to Sun 9th

SUMMER FAIR | ☀️ Buckfast Abbey’s Summer Fair | Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh | Free entry, parking £6

Sun 9th

CHALLENGE | 🏃 Exeter Fun Inflatable 5k | Westpoint Arena, Exeter | Other distances available | Register here

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🐟 Love Local Food Festival | Exeter Castle, Exeter EX4 3PU | Free

Sun 9th to Sat 16th

REGATTA | ⛵️ Salcombe Town Regatta | Cliff Road, Salcombe

Wed 13th and Thu 14th

FIREWORKS | 🎇 The British Firework Championships | The Hoe, Plymouth | Free

Fri 15th to Sun 17th

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎤 Beautiful Days | Escot Park, Ottery St Mary | Weekend tickets £190

Thu 21st

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐮 Chagford Show | Dogmarsh Fields, Chagford | Tickets £15

Thu 21st to Sun 24th

FESTIVAL | 🏕️ Gone Wild Festival 2025 | Powderham Castle, Exeter | Tickets from £84

Fri 22nd to Mon 25th

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL | 🏖️ Hope Cove Weekend | View the programme here

Sat 23rd

DARTS | 🎯 Devon Darts Showdown | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth | Tickets from £57.50

Sat 23rd to Sat 6th Sept

RUGBY | 🏉 Rugby World Cup 2025 | Sandy Park, Exeter

Thu 28th to Sat 30th

SAILING | ⛵️ Dartmouth Royal Regatta | Kingswear, Dartmouth

Fri 29th to Fri 5th Sept

FESTIVAL | 🥾 Dartmoor Outdoor Festival | Princetown, Dartmoor | View the programme here

SEPTEMBER

Fri 5th to Sun 7th

PADDLEBOARDING | 🌊 Stand Up Paddle - Superchamps English Riviera Championships | Torbay

RETREAT | 🧘‍♀️ Coastal Yoga Retreat Weekend | Simply Soulful Yoga Centre, Kingsbridge | Tickets £225

Sat 6th

SIGHTSEEING SWIM | 🏊‍♀️ Agatha Christie Sea Swim | Beacon Cove, Torbay | Tickets £30

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐮 Kingsbridge Show | Borough Farm, Kingsbridge

Tue 9th

CAR SHOW | 🚗 Quay Side Classics | The Quay, Kingsbridge

Sat 13th and Sun 14th

CULTURAL FESTIVAL | 🐟 Seafest Plymouth | The Barbican and Sutton Harbour, Plymouth

LITERARY FESTIVAL | 📖 The Agatha Christie Festival | Torquay | More details to be released in due course

Thu 18th to Sun 21st

FESTIVAL | 🍻 Abbfest | Fermoys Garden Centre, Newton Abbot | Tickets from £5

Sun 21st

RUNNING CHALLENGE | 🏃‍♀️ Torbay 10k and Half Marathon | Paignton Grey, Torbay | Register here

Thu 25th to Sat 27th

CRAFT SHOW | 🧵 The Creative Craft Show | Westpoint Arena, Exeter | Tickets from £12

Sat 27th

WRESTLING | 🤼 RWS Wrestling | Championship, tag, ladies | 7pm, Axminster Guildhall | Tickets £11

Sun 28th

CHALLENGE | 🏊 Salcombe Brewery Co Sprint Triathlon | North Sands, Salcombe | Register here

OCTOBER

Wed 1st and Thu 2nd

COMEDY | 😆 John Bishop - 25 years of stand up | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth | Tickets £29.50

Fri 10th

THEATRE | 🎭 Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare - Hamlet | Exmouth Pavilion, Exmouth | Tickets from £27

Sun 12th

WALKING CHALLENGE | 🚶‍♀️Beat the 13 Tors in aid of Marie Curie | Widecombe in the Moor | Registration £23

TALK | 🗣️ Adam Frost | Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter | Tickets from £26

Thu 16th to Sat 18th

BALLET | 🩰 Black Sabbath - Birmingham Royal Ballet | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Tickets from £20

Sat 18th

THEATRE | 🎭 Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare - Hamlet | Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter | Tickets £26