The latest lineups, locations, timings and prices for our selection of the biggest and best music festivals this summer.

There’s something for everyone from classical to contemporary at Dartmouth’s feast of music.

As ever the ethos is inclusivity, with 40+ diverse acts funded by donations, sponsorships and volunteer supporters.

The festival happens all over the riverside town in venues including a church, art centre, bandstand, yacht club and pannier market.

Among the more entertainingly named bands are Southern Fried Groove Queens, Grizzly and the Grasshoppers, and Captain Accident and the Disasters.

See all the artists on the Spotify and Youtube playlists.

The best bit? It’s FREE!

This 1-day family-friendly festival started a few years ago in a pub, and now takes over the Big Sheep venue.

Headliners on the main stage are Glastonbury rockers Reef, best known for Place Your Hands (video), and reggae bands Dreadzone and Laid Blak.

There’s free entry to the theme park, kids entertainment all day, an arts and craft area, and sports events including BMX.

11am to 10pm. Abbotsham, Bideford EX39 5AP. Tickets. Adult £25, child £15. Free parking.

Former Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley opens the proceedings followed by headliners Roachford and MF Robots, Roberto Fonseca and Ruby Turner.

Sidmouth puts on a choice of styles from 22 artists including jazz, swing, blues, roots, gospel, soul, funk, Latin and Cuban.

Last year the festival attracted 10,000 people. Full lineup.

The big acts play at Blackmore Gardens, there’s a dedicated outdoor stage, live music at hotels, restaurants and pubs on the fringe, plus music workshops and jam sessions.

EX10 8LQ. Tickets £20 (early bird) to £495 (VIP).

This is camping and live music over 3 days in easy-going festival for all ages.

Topping the bill are Billy Ocean (Love Really Hurts Without You - video), Bewitched, Nathan Carter and Tunde Baiyewu of the Lighthouse Family.

In the downtime from music and dancing there’s crafts, games and circus workshops for all.

Organisers provide camping and glamping facilities for most budgets with toilets and showers, and the option to keep your car near your tent.

Buckerell, Honiton EX14 3EW

Weekend tickets including camping. Adult £99, child £20.

A new concert series, Summer Sessions, is expected bring up to 15,000 fans to The Hoe for 4 nights in a row.

Age is no barrier for the stars headlining including Sting, Bryan Adams, Tom Jones and Blondie (Debbie Harry).

Support acts Gabrielle, Madness, Sophie Ellis-Bexter, the Zutons and Lightning Seeds confirm the 80s and 90s revival feel.

All sessions start at 4pm and end at 10.30pm with tickets starting from £61.60.

VIP places at £95.20 get you right in front of the stage with upmarket catering on offer and posh loos.

This is the festival to hear those retro 80s sounds.

The Boomtown Rats are headlining, with Sister Sledge, Jason Donovan, UB40, Altered Images and Sonia.

After playing the Isle of Wight Festival last year Bob Geldof said: “It’s weird. I’d forgotten how powerful a band The Rats are!”

VIP tickets get you fast track entry and access to the Club Tropicana themed enclosure, luxury loos, meal and a welcome glass of prosecco plus exclusive DJ sets .

The 1-dayer runs from 11am to 10.30pm.

Powderham Castle, Kenton EX6 8JQ. Free parking. Tickets. From £35. Free entry for disability personal assistants. Glamping £190-£800.

Organisers are celebrating a bit of a coup by booking the BBC Big Band and their feel-good classics and jazz.

The band is joined by legendary jazz singer Elaine Delmar boasting a recording career stretching back to the 1960s.

The concert is part of a week of lunchtime, evening and special mainly classical performances by the sea.

The line-up includes pianists Ethan Locke and Benjamin Grosvenor, vocal ensemble Tenebrae, mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and Senegalese harp player Seckou Keita with members of the Bath Philharmonia Orchestra.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday 5th April.

Not the Mediterranean, but it could be.

With a bit of imagination, Blackpool Sands with the sun shining and the beach music festival in full swing could be the Cote D’Azur.

The crescent-shaped beach is set against an attractive backdrop of pines and the rolling South Hams countryside, with camping on a hillside above.

Feeder, Razorlight and DJ Chris Moyles with his 90s hangover party top the bill.

Take advantage of a range of well-being extras on offer including yoga, massage, reflexology and paddleboard tuition.

Tickets. Adult day £32, U18 £30. Adult weekend £75, U18 £70.

Steeleye Span, Fisherman’s Friends and George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain are among scores of acts featuring at the second big Sidmouth festival of the year.

The town has championed traditional music, dance and song since 1955, attracting tens of thousands of visitors every year to venues throughout the town.

With a huge range of genres and interests you can see concert stars, emerging talent, ceilidhs and folk dances, or take part in youth sessions and participatory workshops.

Tickets. All-in-One Week or (Weekend) Adult £509 (£194), 18-25 £309 (£120), 12-17 £190 (£87). U11 free.

£42.50.

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As the last rays of summer sun disappear, Sheb Fest is there to keep the spirits alive when everyone is thinking about going back to work and school.

On a farm in the depths of the county (the name comes from the nearby village or Shebbear) offers live music on 2 stages with camping and glamping close to hand.

It’s an intimate festival which punches above it’s weight in terms of acts. The 2024 lineup is to be announced, but to give you an idea, last year festival goers were treated to Razorlight and Liberty X.

Allacott Farm, Shebbear EX21 5TF

Tickets. Adult £66.50, U18 £51.25, 5-12 £20.50, U5 £5.

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