MAY

Sat 3rd

FILM MUSIC | 🎥 Fantasy Music: Orchestral Experience | Exeter Cathedral, Exeter | Tickets from £22

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🍔 eat Festival Dawlish | The Lawn, Dawlish

Sat 3rd to Mon 5th

PIRATE FESTIVAL | 🏴‍☠️ Brixham Pirate Festival | Brixham Harbour | Free

Sun 4th

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🦀 Salcombe Crabfest | Island Street, Salcombe

Mon 5th

MULTISPORT | 🏊 Tavistock Triathlon | Mount Kelly, Tavistock | Register here

Thu 8th

REMEMBRANCE | 🇬🇧 VE Day 80 | Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth | Free

Sun 11th

RUNNING | 🏃‍♀️ Plymouth Running Festival | 5k, 10k and a half marathon | Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth | Register here

Wed 14th

TALK | 🗣️ An Evening with Rob Rinder | Exeter Cathedral, Exeter | Tickets from £15

Thu 15th

COOKERY | 🥕 River Cottage Experience | River Cottage HQ, Axminster | Other dates available | Tickets £245

Thu 15th to Sat 17th

COUNTRY SHOW | 🐮 Devon County Show | Westpoint Arena, Exeter | Adult tickets £22, U17s £8

Fri 16th to Sun 18th

MUSIC FESTIVAL | 🎙️ Dart Music Festival | Acts across 20 venues in Dartmouth

Sat 17th

FERMENTING WORKSHOP | 🥬 Help grow gut bacteria with sauerkraut or kefir | The Sharpham Trust, near Totnes | Additional dates available | Tickets £65

TOUR | ⚽️ Plymouth Argyle Stadium Tour | Home Park Stadium, Plymouth | Tickets from £35

Sat 17th to Sun 18th

PIRATE FESTIVAL | 🏴‍☠️ Pirates Weekend | Across various locations in Plymouth

CHALLENGE | 🚶‍♀️ Devon Coast to Coast Ultra Marathon | Wembury Beach, Wembury | Register here

Mon 19th to Sat 24th

THEATRE | 🎭 Only Fools and Horses: The Musical | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Tickets from £38

Thu 22nd

INDIE MUSIC | 🎙️ LIVE at Argyle - The Kaiser Chiefs and Jake Bugg | Home Park Stadium, Plymouth | Adult tickets £56.25, U17s £39.37

Thu 22nd to Sun 26th

POP MUSIC | 🎤 Tunes in The Castle | Powderham Castle, Exeter | Adult tickets from £45, U18s £35

Fri 23rd to Sun 25th

MOTOR SHOW | 🛻 Devon Truck Show | Smeatharpe Airfield, Honiton | Adult tickets £15, children £7

SAILING | ⛵️ Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta | Brixham Yacht Club, Brixham

Fri 23rd to Mon 26th

HERITAGE FESTIVAL | 🏞️ Dartmoor Tors Festival | See the full programme here | Events are individually ticketed

JAZZ FESTIVAL | 🎷 Sidmouth International Jazz Festival | Blackmore Gardens, Sidmouth | Tickets from £49.50

Sat 24th

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🌯 Tavistock Street Food Festival | Tavistock Pannier Market, Tavistock

CHALLENGE | 🏃 Plymouth Fun Inflatable 5k | Central Park, Plymouth | Other distances available | Register here

MUSIC | ALIVE at Argyle - Gordon City and Armand Van Helden | Home Park Stadium, Plymouth | Tickets £10.63

Sat 24th and Sun 25th

FESTIVAL | 🎤 Freedom Community Festival | Freedom Fields Park, Plymouth PL4 8RJ | Donations welcome

Sun 25th

MUSIC | 🎙️ RELIVE at Argyle - Melanie C and Marvin Humes | Home Park Stadium, Plymouth | Tickets £7.50

FAIR | 🎪 Prawle Fair | East Prawle Village Green, East Prawle

Wed 28th to Sun 1st

DANCE SHOW | 🕺 Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Tickets from £18

Fri 30th to Sun 1st June

AIRSHOW | ✈️ English Riviera Airshow | Esplanade Road, Paignton | Free

FESTIVAL | 🎤 Kingsbridge Food and Music Festival | Town Square, Kingsbridge | Free

FOOD FESTIVAL | 🍓 Flavour Fest | Plymouth City Centre, Plymouth | Free

Sat 31st to Sun 1st June

GEM SHOW | 🪨 Rock, Gem and Bead Show | Westpoint Arena, Exeter | Adult tickets £3, U16s free

JUNE

Sun 1st

STEAM FAIR | 🚂 Tavistock Steam and Vintage Fair | Pixon Lane, Tavistock 

FAIR | 🍯 RWY Good Food & Craft Market | Royal William Yard, Plymouth | Other dates available

Wed 4th

TALK | 🗣️ Guenther Steiner | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth | Tickets from £39.58

Thu 5th

COMEDY | 😆 Katherine Ryan: Battleaxe | The Great Hall, Exeter | Tickets from £29

Fri 6th

OUTDOOR CINEMA | 🎥 The Greatest Showman Sing-A-Long | Saltram House, Plymouth | Tickets from £17.37

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

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

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 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

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

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 |

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

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 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

Fri 11th to Sun 13th

ARTS FESTIVAL | 🥳 Exmouth Festival | Free

Fri 18th and Sat 19th

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

Tue 22nd to Sat 26th

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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