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Family at Princesshay film weekend

Family Film Weekend, Princesshay

Event Date: 
21/07/2023 - 9:00am to 23/07/2023 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Princesshay Square, Exeter

Family Film Weekend, Princesshay Square

Princesshay Square will be transformed into an outdoor cinema for one weekend only this summer. Princesshay will host three free family film screenings on their giant screen in Princesshay Square.

Friday 21st July, 4pm – The Lego Movie

Saturday 22nd July, 4pm – The Greatest Showman

Sunday 23rd July, 2pm – Paddington

These events will be free to attend in Princesshay Square and require no booking.

Lloyds Lounge will also be running their pop-up bar including popcorn!

(Please note, management...

Cygnet Theatre Celebrates Forty Years with Open-Air Performance in Farringdon

Multi-award winning Cygnet Theatre is celebrating a phenomenal forty years of its acting training and drama school. To mark the occasion, they are staging the Cygnet Dream Festival, launched with the help of a celebratory cake baked in the shape of a swan.

Founder of the Farringdon Society of Arts and managing director of LittlePod vanilla, Janet Sawyer, is playing host to the Cygnet Theatre with an open-air performance of Twelfth Night in her garden at LittlePod HQ on July 20.

“We are thankful and privileged to have such an outstanding theatre company in our midst, and...

Bee Celebration

Event Date: 
22/09/2018 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Princesshay, Exeter

Princesshay have a free family event on 22nd September in celebration of bees. The event includes artwork, family workshops and tours from 10am to 4pm to celebrate the centre’s rooftop garden, home to thousands of bees.

The event will unveil a brand-new, temporary art installation representing flowers loved by bees and created by aptly-named artist, Bee Watson. Visitors can also join in with a free family craft workshop and make paper flowers to add to the installation. There will also be a rare opportunity to tour the bee garden hidden above the city on Princesshay’s roof....

Coffee and Crafts by the Quay

Event Date: 
12/08/2017 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
The XCentre, Commercial Road, Exeter, EX2 4AD

Our popular craft fair and coffee morning returns on Saturday 12th August 2017. Taking place in the beautiful XCentre, just a stone's throw from Exeter's historic Quayside, this event combines a wide range of stalls from talented local sellers with delectable treats in one of Exeter's most beautiful spaces.

The event will take place at the XCentre on Commercial Road from 11am-3pm and entry is free. With lots of local craft stalls to browse selling a huge range of beautiful items from cards and gifts to bath products, jewellery and textiles, this event really does have something for...

Colourful celebrations for Devon attraction

A SPECTACULAR riot of colour will transform Devon’s Bear Trail when it holds a fantastic family fundraising event next month to celebrate its first birthday. The muddy obstacle course, which is based between Exeter and Cullompton, is holding the ‘Colour Bomb’ event on Sunday, July 23 - and it promises to be a party atmosphere, with music, a mini food market and, of course, the Colour Bomb itself. And those who prefer to watch the fun are welcome for a donation to the trail’s charity of the year, Chicks children’s charity. Participants can sign up for two hour slots when they can tackle the...

Wild bee family fun day!

Event Date: 
03/08/2017 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Cricklepit Mill, Commercial Rd, Exeter, EX2 4AB

In celebration of The Wildlife Trusts ‘Wild About Gardens’ campaign, Devon Wildlife Trust will be hosting a wild bee family fun day!

Join us in the Cricklepit garden for a range of exciting activities, crafts and fun as part of the Wild About Gardens campaign - bee creative in the garden! £3 per child

For more information visit http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/events/2017/03/07/wild-bee-family-fun-...

Contact: Devon Wildlife Trust contactus@devonwildlifetrust.org or call 01392 279244

Cricklepit Garden Open Day

Event Date: 
25/06/2017 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Cricklepit Mill, Commercial Rd, Exeter, EX2 4AB

Join Devon Wildlife Trust and discover the wonderful wildlife at the charities headquarters, Cricklepit Mill. Often described as an ‘urban oasis’ in the heart of the city, DWT want to invite the public to explore their RHS award-winning wildlife garden.

DWT’s garden group volunteers will be on hand to offer garden tours and give helpful advice on how to turn your garden into a wildlife haven. Children can enjoy nature trails, bug hunting and wild crafts in the garden. DWT will also be selling wildlife friendly plants for you to take home and add to your garden. Refreshments will...

National Mills Weekend at Cricklepit

Event Date: 
14/05/2017 - 10:30am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Cricklepit Mill, Commercial Rd, Exeter, EX2 4AB

Join us for a special day of milling in celebration of National Mills Weekend, with family friendly wild crafts, bug hunting, nature trails and refreshments!

The historic mill comes alive as the waterwheel starts turning and volunteer millers show the traditional methods used for grinding grain.

Visitors will be given the chance to take part in milling demonstrations that will run from 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1 – 3pm. Cricklepit Mill’s wildlife garden will also be open for visitors to explore and family activities will run throughout the day.

Cotley Matford Farm Launch Day

Event Date: 
03/12/2016 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: 
Cotley Matford Farm, Exeter

Enjoy appearances by Cotley Farm’s reindeer, carol singers and Elsa from Frozen. Elsa will be judging the Exeter bauble decorating competition, and children will get the chance to hang their bauble from one of our locally grown trees.

If you would like your child to have a chance to enter this competition, please contact us on cotleyfarm@gmail.com and we will send through the details.

The first 200 families to buy their trees from our Matford site that day will get a free child’s ticket for Dartmoor Zoo. Entry is free, but booking is essential

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The Night Before Cotley Christmas Opens

Event Date: 
25/11/2016 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Venue: 
Cotley Farm, Whimple

Start your full month of Christmas cheer by joining Cotley Christmas Farm on the 25 November for our official launch evening. Explore our brand new, expanded Christmas shop, where there will be plenty of samples from our various local suppliers, along with mulled wine. You will also get the chance to decorate your very own wreath to take home with you that evening. Entry is free, but pre-booking is essential

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-night-before-cotley-christmas-officia...

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