Entertainment & Reviews

Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 August).

CINEMA

Big Screen in the Park Northernhay Gardens, Exeter Friday – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (12A) Saturday – La La Land (12A) Sunday – Donnie Darko (15) Gates open 7pm, film starts 9pm. Tickets £6 in advance, £7 on the gate. http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/category/big-screen-in-the-park/

Open Air Cinema Powderham Castle, Kenton, near Exeter Friday: The Italian Job (PG) Saturday: Grease (PG) Bar and food stalls open from 7pm, film from 9.30pm. Tickets £12.50 in advance, under...

Channel 4’s First Dates is in search of singles from across the UK for a brand new series of First Dates and First Dates Hotel The makers of hit show First Dates are on the hunt for dating hopefuls as they prepare to throw open the doors to the First Dates restaurant in London and the First Dates Hotel, which this series is going to be in a stunning new romantic location in Southern Italy! The First Dates team are calling on people from across the UK to apply – particularly single men aged 65 or over. The producers say: ‘We are thrilled to be embarking on another series of both First Dates...

This year’s exciting annual Exeter Charity Motorbike Show is on Sunday 6 August. Everyone is welcome, whether you ride a motorbike or just fancy a fun afternoon out.

This is the fourth year the event has happened. There will be hundreds of motorbikes of all types from trikes and cruisers to sports bikes and the more vintage two wheeled machines turning up to help raise money for charity. The show takes place at the Queen’s Head pub, 270 Pinhoe Road, Exeter, EX4 7JQ from 1pm to 5pm.

As part of the event there will be live music from local bands Old Skool Rox and Klassika, a...

The Arcade Exeter is reopening this weekend at its new home on Fore Street, on the site formally known as The Crossbar.

The retro gaming feel venue opens its doors on Saturday (5 August), kicking off with a massive 90's style club event.

The 90’s are a decade that will go down in history as the times when British music reclaimed its spot at the top of the chain in dominating world music.

Unlike other events which seem to concentrate on the commercial side of chart music from that era, Cool Britannia celebrates the whole decade in every genre out there concentrating...