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Win free family tickets to Bicton Fest 2013

Authored by OTME
Posted: Thu, 06/06/2013 - 10:43am

On Track Music Events have collaborated with those lovely guys and gals at Bicton College to bring you Devon’s brand new music festival ... Introducing Bicton Fest 2013!

A sensational one-day music festival featuring two stages packed with some of the very best up-and-coming unsigned artists in the UK. Set overlooking a lake in the stunning grounds of a Georgian manor house… Don’t be fooled by the word ‘College’ as there is nothing ‘Grange Hill’ about this venue what so ever!

With Early Bird Tickets available from as little as £5.00 be sure to get your hands on some ASAP...

Bicton Fest 2013

Event Date: 
31/08/2013 - 12:15pm to 01/09/2013 - 11:45am
Venue: 
Bicton College, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton

On Track Music Events & Bicton College proudly present Bicton Fest 2013!

OTME has collaborated with those lovely guys and gals at Bicton Agricultural College to bring you Devon’s brand new music festival, (drum roll please). Introducing Bicton Fest 2013! A sensational one-day music festival featuring two stages packed with some of the very best up-and-coming unsigned artists in the UK. Featuring Wille & The Bandits, Kal Lavelle, Joey The Lips, Adam Isaac, The Breaks Collective, Hannah Berney, Hunter & The Bear and more! with water sports, fun fairs and loads more this...

University of Exeter Campus Festival 8 & 9 of June

Event Date: 
08/06/2013 - 12:00pm to 09/06/2013 - 7:15pm
Venue: 
University of Exeter, Forum Piazzas, Stocker Road, Exeter

The University of Exeter is delighted to announce a free festival of arts, music, food and sports at their Forum Piazzas on the Streatham Campus in Exeter.

The festival will include a range of activities and performance for all the family. There will be student acts such as the Soul Choir and the acclaimed A Capella group semi Toned. There will also be professional acts such as the much loved and award-winning street clowning troupe Le Navet Bete.

Professional music also includes acts such as Sheelanagig, The Carrivick Sisters and Exeter favourites Count to Fire.

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Dancing in the Streets, it’s bigger, it’s better, it’s back!

Dancing in the Streets Festival 2013 is back and ready to rumble! With talented local performers from dancers and singers to comedians and live music, Saturday 8 until Sunday 9 of June is set to rock the very heart of Exeter’s shopping capital, Princesshay.

The festival, now in its fourth year, was the first of its kind in Exeter and launched the now very popular community event space in Princesshay Square.

Dancing in the Streets welcomes people of all ages to experience the dancing festival vibe, inviting visitors to take part in Vibes Dance Company’s Swagga, Zumba, Bokwa...

Ignite Festival

Event Date: 
03/06/2013 - 12:00pm to 09/06/2013 - 11:45pm
Venue: 
Exeter

Ignite is a 6 day celebration of new live performance work from the South West and beyond. It will host events in a number of venues across the city. It is an affordable opportunity for artists, performers and companies to preview their Edinburgh shows or as a local, alternative, exciting festival experience, aiming to create a diverse and inspiring summer festival programme.

Over 150 shows in eight venues: Exeter Phoenix / The Bike Shed Theatre / The Hour Glass / Cygnet Theatre / The City Gate / The Globe Inn / The Rusty Bike / Poltimore House.

The festival is supported by...

Record breaking year for Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink

More people than ever visited the Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 April to enjoy the region’s best food, drink, producers and chefs and celebrate the Festival’s 10th anniversary year. Close to 20,000 people attended the Festival with record numbers of visitors on Saturday and Sunday.

The highest ever number of visitors in the 10-year history of the region’s biggest foodie event ensured many of more than one hundred South West artisan food producers sold out of produce and the cookery theatre was...

Ten out of Ten – exhibition of Craft Festival winners at Devon Guild

Event Date: 
15/06/2013 - 10:00am to 16/06/2013 - 4:45pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen

This new exhibition will feature mixed craft work by ten makers who have won awards at the Contemporary Craft Festival, which celebrates its 10th birthday in Bovey Tracey this year.

The Devon Guild has asked the winning makers to create something new – launch a new product or show something that they wouldn’t necessarily show on the stand.

Ten out of Ten shows why they are leaders in their field and what it takes to make a winner. Exhibitors include Cleo Mussi, John Luff and Helaina Sharpley. (The Contemporary Craft Festival is held over the weekend of 7 - 9 June 2013.)...

Raising a toast to the South West’s finest

The Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year from the 26-28 April. To celebrate Michael Caines, Festival Co-Founder met with a selection of Festival producers to raise a toast to a decade of celebrating the very best of South West produce.

Inaugural St Thomas Community Festival planned for 2013

The inaugural St Thomas Community Festival will take place in and around St Thomas Pleasure Grounds on Saturday 14th September 2013. The festival is the brainchild of the recently formed St Thomas Community Association (STCA) and is intended to be a celebration of the St Thomas area as a vibrant, diverse and exciting part of the city.

The organisers hope that the event will build community cohesion, bringing together residents of all ages and backgrounds in a celebration of the variety of sporting, creative and musical talents that flourish in the area.

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Comedy Duo Ignite the Rusty Bike

I've been hearing rumblings for months about the Exeter based female comedy team O'Shea & O'Gaukroger, but they never seemed to be in their hometown long enough for me to catch the show. Last night the stars aligned and I was able to see them at The Rusty Bike during their stop as part of The Exeter Ignite festival. Now I get it! These two are original, energetic and genuinely funny. They utilise a combination of character sketches, topical songs, ridiculous poetry, and audience involvement to breeze through their face paced hour long act. For good measure they even included a clip...

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