For those who like to plan ahead here’s the pick of what’s coming up.
Tap or click any event name for details or tickets. Updated weekly.
JUNE
Thu 25th to Sun 28th
THEATRE | 🎭 Barnstaple Fringe Theatre Fest | Various locations
Sat 27th
FARMING | 🌳 Introduction to Food Forests | Birch Farm, Woolsery | £35
HISTORY | 🧹 Witch Tour of Bideford Old Town | £8
Sat 27th and Sun 28th
SHANTIES | ☠️ Ilfracombe Shanty Festival | Multiple town venues
FESTIVAL | 🔮 Big Spiritual & Witchcraft Festival | The BIG Sheep, Abbotsham | £5-9
Sun 28th
OPEN GARDEN | 🌹 Linden Rise, National Garden Scheme | Ilfracombe | £5
POTTERY | Gluggle Jug Workshop | The Wallronds, Cullompton | £64
JULY
Sat 4th
OPEN DAY | ♥️ Winsford Cottage Hospital, Landmark Trust | Halwill Junction | Free
LIVE SCREENING | 👁️🗨️ National Theatre Live: Les Liaison Dangereuses | The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington | £15.75
Sat 4th and Sun 5th
OPEN GARDENS | 🌼 Brendon Village Gardens, National Garden Scheme | near Lynton | £6
DANCING | 🍀 All Things Morris | Clapping Circle, Ilfracombe | Free
WORKSHOP | 🌺 Flower Arranging & Forage Workshop with Cream Tea | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £28
FOOD | Ilfracombe Farmers Market | The Lantern, High Street | Free
Bideford Soapbox Derby
Sun 5th
COMMUNITY | 🚗 Bideford Soapbox Derby | High Street | Free
HISTORY | 🪖 The Burrows Experience | Braunton Burrows, Braunton | Sold out – join waitlist
Tues 7th
OUTDOOR THEATRE | Macbeth by The Handlebards | Hartland Abbey | £22.14
Sat 11th
OUTDOOR THEATRE | 🎭 Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors | Clovelly Visitor Centre | £18.90
OUTDOOR THEATRE | The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy | Clovelly Court | £18.36
OPEN GARDEN | 🌺 Samlingstead, National Garden Scheme | near Woolacombe | £5
MUSIC | 🎤 Soul in Motion | Guillemot Gardens, Westward Ho! | £12
Tue 14th to Sat 18th
MUSICAL | 🎭 9 to 5 The Musical | Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple | £23+
Wed 15th
WALK | 🛟 Lifeboat Heritage Walk | Lifeboat Station, Ilfracombe | Free
Thu 16th
DRAWING | 🧑🎨 Charcoal Landscapes with Hester Barry | Studio KIND, Corn Exchange, Barnstaple | £30
Sat 18th
WORKSHOP | 🌿 Flower Resin Workshop – Honeysuckle | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £40 (includes a cream tea)
Sat 18th and Sun 19th
OPEN GARDEN | 🌹 Rose Ash House, National Garden Scheme | South Molton | £6
FESTIVAL | ⚓ Maritime Festival | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly | £10.90
WORKSHOP | 🌼 Flower Printing Workshop | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £20
OPEN GARDEN | 🌺 Upper Gorwell House, National Garden Scheme | Barnstaple | £7.50
Fri 24th
OPEN AIR THEATRE | 🎭 The (Almost) Complete History of Britain - The Pantaloons | Clovelly Court Gardens, Clovelly | £18
Sat 25th
OPEN GARDEN | 🌳 Pilton Lawn, National Garden Scheme | Barnstaple | £6
Mon 27th
COUNTRY | 🐮 Woolsery & District Agricultural Show | Clovelly Court, Clovelly | £10
Fri 31st
CHARITY CRUISE | Rock The Torridge on MS Oldenburg | £20
Fri 31st to Sun 2nd
FESTIVAL | Larkfest: music, food, stalls | Larkfest Cafe, Ilfracombe | Free
AUGUST
Sat 1st
COUNTRY MUSIC | 🤠 Country Music Festival | The BIG Sheep, Abbotsham | £45
FOOD | Ilfracombe Farmers Market | The Lantern, High Street | Free
Sun 2nd
FESTIVAL | 🚤 Lifeboat Day | Clovelly, Bideford | £10.90
Wed 5th
COUNTY SHOW | 🐷 North Devon Show | Umberleigh | £20
Sat 8th
WALK | 🛟 Lifeboat Heritage Walk | Lifeboat Station, Ilfracombe | Free
Sun 9th
OUTDOOR THEATRE | 🐀 Wind in the Willows | Hartland Abbey | £17.28
CLASSIC VEHICLES | 🚛 The North Devon Festival of Transport | Victoria Park | £5
Tues 11th
OUTDOOR THEATRE | Peer Gynt, a Comedy of Errors | Hartland Abbey | £20
Sat 15th
FLOWERS | Bideford Gardeners Club Open Flower Show | Devon Hall, Bideford College
Fri 21st
OPEN AIR THEATRE | ⚔️ The Sword in the Stone - Open Air Theatre | Clovelly Court Gardens, Clovelly | £18
OPEN AIR THEATRE | 🎭 The Pickwick Papers - Open Air Theatre | Tapeley Park, Bideford | £18
OUTDOOR THEATRE | Sword in the Stone | Clovelly Court Gardens | £18
Sat 22nd
CART RACE | 🛒 Ilfracombe Soap Box Derby | Ilfracombe | Free
Sun 30th
CARNIVAL | 🎉 Ilfracombe Carnival
FESTIVAL | 🦞 Lobster and Crab Feast | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly | £10.90
Mon 31st
MINI PARADE | 🚗 The Legendary Grand Tour – Mini Madness | Ilfracombe Streets 3.30pm
SEPTEMBER
Sat 5th
MOTORBIKES | 🏍️ Ilfracombe Bike Show | Ilfracombe
WORKSHOP | 🪸 Introduction to Dry Stone Walling | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £55
FOOD | Ilfracombe Farmers Market | The Lantern, High Street | Free
Sat 5th and Sun 6th
SEA-LIFE | 🦭 Sea Ilfracombe Maritime Festival | Free
Sat 6th
REGATTA | Bideford Water Carnival and Cardboard Regatta | Bideford Quay | Free
Fri 11th and Sat 12th
THEATRE | 🎭 Romeo & Juliet | Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe | Tickets released soon
Sat 12th
CARNIVAL | 🥳 Bideford Carnival | Free
CHARITY WALK | 🚶♀️ RNLI Clovelly to Appledore Walk 2026 | Clovelly Visitor Centre Cafe, Clovelly | £16.96
Sun 13th
OPEN GARDEN | 🌺 Upper Gorwell House, National Garden Scheme | Barnstaple | £7.50
Wed 16th
WALK | 🛟 Lifeboat Heritage Walk | Lifeboat Station, Ilfracombe | Free
Wed 16th to Sat 20th
CHORAL MUSIC | 🎶 Whiddon Open Festival | Chagford, Drewsteignton, Gidleigh, Throwleigh
Fri 18th to Sun 27th
BOOKS | Appledore Book Festival | Various locations
Sat 26th
TRIBUTE ACT | 🎸 The Vox Beatles | Guillemot Gardens, Westward Ho! | £12
OCTOBER
Wed 7th
WORKSHOP | 🌿 Willow Basket Weaving – Beginners | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £45
Fri 16th to Sun 1st Nov
STARGAZING | 🔭 Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2026 | Various National Park locations
Sat 17th
PHOTO ADVENTURE | 📷 Time Together on Lundy | Ilfracombe | £80
Sat 24th
FOOD FESTIVAL | 🧀 eat: Bideford at The Quay | Free
NOVEMBER
Sat 14th
WORKSHOP | 🌿 Willow Basket Weaving – Intermediate | Quince Honey Farm, South Molton | £45
Sun 15th
FESTIVAL | 🐟 Herring Festival | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly | £10.90
DECEMBER
Sun 6th
FESTIVAL | 🎄 RNLI Christmas Lights Switch-On | Clovelly Harbour, Clovelly | £5 adults
