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Dartmoor Folk Festival

Event Date: 
05/08/2016 - 12:00pm to 07/08/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
South Zeal, near Okehampton

The 39th Dartmoor Folk Festival will take place on the 5th, 6th & 7th August 2016 in the village of South Zeal near Okehampton in Devon.

This year's festival promises another packed programme of concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, song and music sessions, a children's festival, craft displays, folk service, a Dartmoor ramble and much more.

For further details, including a full event listing, visit t www.dartmoorfolkfestival.org.uk

To book tickets, telephone 01837 840102.

Killerton cider and apple festival

Event Date: 
15/10/2016 - 9:00am to 16/10/2016 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
National Trust Killerton, Exeter, EX5 3LE

Soak in the unique orchard atmosphere at this family festival as we celebrate the annual apple harvest. With children's activities, live music, great food and of course Killerton's famous cider there's something for everyone. £6 adults, £2 children, free to National Trust members and under 5s

Lapstock - Music at the Mill

Event Date: 
29/07/2016 - 6:00pm to 30/07/2016 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Lapford Mill near Crediton

The 10th year for this 2 day music Festival.Following Friday nights free event showcasing young local talent, Saturday's show features 15 bands on 3 stages including Echo Town, an acoustic folk/rock duo from Leeds who played Glastonbury this year; reggae/rock bad Lionstar; White Station, a blues influenced rock and roll band from Yeovil; and teenage band Ten Zero One.

Solo acts include the influential blues guitarist Jim Crawford and singer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Scriven.

Tickets for the main festival day cost £20 on the door and £15 in advance and are...

Missed out on Glastonbury? Head for Glas-Denbury instead!

Music lovers who missed out on Glastonbury can still get tickets for Devon’s family friendly Glas-denbury festival , which offers two days of great entertainment from local bands and headliners from all over the country.

The event is open from 5.30pm on 15 July and from 9.30am on 16 July.

Tickets are priced from £25 per adult and teen and £1 for children under 12. The event takes place at Fairfield Farm, Newton Abbott and offers free parking.

A platform for local artists and bands, the festival also brings in headliners, this year’s line up includes: Dr & The...

Heath week

Event Date: 
24/07/2016 - 11:00am to 30/07/2016 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Woodbury Castle, SY 022 873

A celebration of our heathland heritage

A week of activities celebrating the beautiful heathland landscape of East Devon. Sunday 24 July to Saturday 30 July 2016.

Whether you enjoy wildlife, history or getting active in the outdoors there is something for everyone!

The week kicks off with the family festival day on Sunday 24 July at Woodbury Castle.

For more information on events throughout the week take a look at the guide, available at TICs and keep checking our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/heathweek/

A partnership project with East...

Literary Festival

Event Date: 
06/07/2016 - 9:30am
Venue: 
Chudleigh, Newton Abbot TQ13 0JF - Marquee is in the Playpark, behind the Church

Organised by Chudleigh Writers Circle in association with Friends of Chudleigh Library

Wednesday 6th July at Chudfest Marquee

- Morning session 9.30am to 12.30pm . Chudleigh Writers’ Circle activities. Members free; guests £3

- Lunch in the Marquee, 12.30pm to 2pm, Catering by Harvey’s Coffee Shop £5

- Afternoon session 2pm to 5pm. Writers’ Networking (with tea and cake!) free event.

More information >> https://chudfest.co.uk/literary-festival-2/

Exeter couple show how #ToiletsSaveLives

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 06/19/2016 - 10:39pm

Neil and Alison Heard will head to the Glastonbury Festival with WaterAid this week to rally support for the charity’s #ToiletsSaveLives campaign that calls on world leaders to reach everyone, everywhere with taps and toilets.

The couple have supported WaterAid for many years, and this will be the third year they have volunteered at Glastonbury the charity. They will be working alongside an army of 470 dedicated WaterAid volunteers making a splash at Worthy Farm this year.

They said "We're really proud to have been selected again to represent WaterAid at Glastonbury. We're...

Branscombe Festival returns

The village of Branscombe once again hosts some of the world’s top musicians with the fourth Branscombe Festival from Friday 29 – Sunday 31 July 2016.

The Branscombe Festival combines world-class musicians with an idyllic countryside setting. Over three summer days, leading classical and opera artists perform in the village’s most picturesque venues, with cream tea served on Saturday afternoon and a hog roast that evening.

The festival culminates in a free concert on Branscombe beach by the Camborne Town Band.

The Festival is curated by Ian Rosenblatt, BBC presenter...

Branscombe Festival

Event Date: 
29/07/2016 - 12:00pm to 31/07/2016 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Branscombe

The stunning Devonshire village of Branscombe once again hosts some of the world’s top musicians with the fourth Branscombe Festival from Friday 29 – Sunday 31 July 2016.

The Branscombe Festival combines world-class musicians with an idyllic countryside setting. Over three summer days, leading classical and opera artists perform in the village’s most picturesque venues, with cream tea served on Saturday afternoon and a hog roast that evening.

The festival culminates in a free concert on Branscombe beach by the Camborne Town Band.

The Festival is curated by Ian...

Exeter Respect Festival

Event Date: 
11/06/2016 - 12:00pm to 12/06/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Belmont Park, Newtown, Exeter

Exeter Respect returns to the city on Saturday 11th June and Sunday 12th June 2016. Our diversity festival has grown dramatically along with the diversity of the city’s population, and provides a great, safe, space in which more communities than ever before can come and celebrate and share their cultures.

Exeter Respect is the city's annual celebration of diversity where we use the performing and creative arts to engage the wider community in sayign no to racism and all forms of prejudice. The Respect ethos is a simple one: racism and prejudice often spring from fear, and fear is...

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