19th April to 8th May

Garden Walk or Talk - Coleton Fishacre, Kingswear

Would you like to find out more about the garden and see the best plants in flower? Why not join a member of the garden team for a free walk or 15 minute talk? Every day at 2pm there is either a 45 minute tour or a 15 minute talk for you to join. These are the perfect way to learn some history, pick up handy tips, and more.

Booking not needed 14:00 - 14:45

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

8th May, 15th May, 29th May

5th June, 14th June, 25th June, 5th July

13th July, 21st July, 29th July, 14th August

20th August, 31st August, 9th September

20th September, 30th September, 13th October

31st October

Horse Racing - Newton Abbot Race Course, Newton Abbot

Experience the excitement of an action-packed day at the races and make lasting memories at Newton Abbot Racecourse.

Tickets are available online now at www.newtonabbotracing.com priced at £19 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Tickets are available online until 17.00 the day before your selected fixture and will also be available at the gates on the day.

29th to 30th April

All the Jazz Dance Workshop - Coleton Fishacre, Kingswear

Put your best foot forward and celebrate International Dance and International Jazz Day with us this April.

Drop in to a pop up dance workshop to learn the Charleston in the beautiful surroundings of the Saloon at Coleton Fishacre.

Booking not needed

11:00 - 11:30 and 12:00 - 12:30

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

3rd to 5th May

BMAD Festival - Paignton Green, Paignton

The Bikers Make a Difference (BMAD) Festival was started in 2002 by a group of bikers who decided to arrange a social event on the beach and raise money for local charities. During the May Bank Holiday weekend each year, Paignton Green is transformed into a thrilling mix of spectacles that will appeal to all ages, whether they have an interest in motorbikes or not.

4th to 6th May

Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink - Exeter

The Exeter Food Festival is a series of events and shows centred on demonstrating the finest in traditional and contemporary cuisine, and is perfect for a gastro-holiday.

The Festival is held each year in the cultural quarter of the city, spread across the courtyard and grounds of the 1000-year-old cathedral. The area is one of the city’s most scenic, and perfect for a week of celebration of food and drink.

4th to 6th May

Brixham Pirate Festival - Brixham

A swashbuckling mix of piratical fun and entertainment! There will be LOTS of pirates, military and period re-enactors here with guns and cannons to make plenty of noise!  We will make sure there is plenty of music too with shanties and pirate rock

Come to Brixham on the first Bank Holiday weekend in May and join a mass gathering of Pirates from all walks of life. With amazing live music, street entertainers, a Shanty Town, a family area, living history exhibits and skirmishes (very loud bangs and cannon fire!) the full programme will be available via www.brixhampirates.com .

10th to 12th May

Dart Music festival - Dartmouth

The annual three day Dart Music Festival is now in its 22nd year.
With over 100 performances spanning almost every musical genre, the festival offers an eclectic mix of orchestral, rock, choral, blues, opera, folk, and jazz performances at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues including two churches, the bandstand in the Park, outside the castle, and various hotels, pubs, and restaurants, throughout the weekend. And its all FREE to listen to!

16th to 18th May

Devon County Show - Westpoint, Clyst St Mary

There’s only one place in Devon where on just three days of the year the county is revealed in all its glory! We’re looking forward to treating our visitors to the best of food, farming and entertainment all in one day.

Farming is at the very heart of the Show – stockmen and women from the county and beyond will be competing in the show ring and agricultural machinery and suppliers will be out in force. There’ll be literally thousands of animals – from exceptional livestock to dazzling Arab horses, family ponies, canine superstars competing in the pedigree Dog Show, lofty alpacas and pigeons, rabbits and guinea pigs. We’re putting together a thrilling programme of day-long entertainment.

22nd May

Tea with the Tigers - Paignton Zoo, Paignton

Join Paignton Zoo for an exclusive evening with the big cats this May 2019!
Come along after hours for the opportunity to learn all about the majestic Sumatran tigers and Asiatic lions. Watch them at feeding time, meet their keepers and enjoy a presentation. All of this plus tea and a delicious slice of cake!
The evening will begin at 7.00pm and end at 9.00pm.
Tickets: £25 per person.
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE PAIGNTON ZOO WEBSITE FROM MONDAY 25TH MARCH 2019 AT 9AM.

24th May

Berry Head Bat Walk - Berry Head, Brixham

A unique opportunity to see the rare greater horseshoe bats at Berry Head, a Geopark Gateway Site. The greater horseshoe bats live in the caves formed in the 400 million year old limestone cliffs. We will begin at the Artillery Store at the end of the headland, where a short talk will be given about the greater horseshoe bat. We then head out onto the reserve to see how our cows help to feed the bats, before moving on to watch the spectacle of the bats emerging from their roost, using bat detectors to hear their calls.

Meeting point: The Artillery Store (End of headland)

Price: £5

25th and 26th May

Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta - Brixham

Working trawler races have been sailed off Brixham since the early 1800's. They were always fiercely competitive, with the boats being driven extremely hard. In strong winds in 1927, the winning trawler 'Valerian', averaged over 12 knots around the course!
In 1914, King George V presented the Perpetual Challenge Cup also popularly known as the 'King George V Cup' or the 'Kings Cup'. This was to be raced for by Brixham registered sailing trawlers over 40 tons but due to the First World War was not presented until 1919. This Cup was then competed for annually from 1919 until the advent of the Second World War in 1939.

25th to 29th May

Brixfest - Brixham

BrixFest will bring hundreds of artists, charities, chefs and local people together with thousands of visitors. Throughout the festival we encourage you to keep it local and spend your hard earned money in the local shops and restaurants. 

Brixfest is a three-day celebration of this charming fishing town, taking place over the Whitsun Bank Holiday Weekend, at the end of May.  

Highlights include live music, cooking demonstrations, an arts and craft market, a vintage car rally, crabbing competitions, heritage craft exhibitions, a children’s day, dragon boat racing and firework display.

25th May to 9th June

Greenway Literary Festival - Greenway House, Brixham

Why not get inspired at the very first Greenway Literary Festival in celebration of the ten year anniversary of Greenway House being opened to the public for the first time. Part of the #LoveGreenway year of celebrations.

We can't think of a better place to celebrate books, reading and writing, than the holiday home of Agatha Christie. A changing daily programme of workshops, talks and activities will explore the literary heritage of Greenway, with a children's book week in the May half term, followed by a week exploring crime writing and other genres.

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

25th May to 2nd June

UNESCO Geopark Festival - Various locations across the English Riviera 

Celebrate The English Riviera UNESCO designated Global Geopark at this years Geopark Festival 25th May to 2nd June, 2019 . A wide range of events will be available to visitors and residents at a number of locations across the bay.
There's a range of events all week that can help you enjoy, explore and experience all of the different aspects of the Geopark.

26th and 27th May

Dartington Food Fair - The Shops at Dartington, Nr Totnes

Save the date for the ninth May Food Fair held at The Shops at Dartington. Expect food and wine tastings and live music to swing into the summer season. With home decoration ideas, unique gifts and seasonal food and drink in abundance, it’s no wonder thousands flock to the award-winning shopping village The Shops at Dartington for the annual food fair.

1st and 2nd June

Torbay Airshow - Out over the Bay

Using the Bay’s stunning natural amphitheatre, the event is the RAF’s first display of the summer flying season and is well supported by their top teams including The Red Arrows, The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Eurofighter Typhoon jet.

7th June

Ali Baba - Outdoor Theatre at Greenway House, Brixham

Illyria Theatre Company brings an action packed and laugh filled adaptation of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

Young Ali Baba stumbles across an enchanted cave when he overhears the magic words that open it: “Open Sesame!”.

Inside the cave he finds untold amounts of gold and jewels, and takes some of it home. Can he keep the secret from his jealous brother? And when the Robber King

comes looking for the missing treasure supported by an army of 40 angry thieves will he and his family survive?

28th to 30th June

English Bridge Union Convention - Riviera International Centre, Torquay

If you are attending the annual convention we are located just 1/2 a mile from the Riviera Centre.

30th June

Jaguar and Classic Car Day - Torre Abbey, Torquay

Back for its third year The Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club of Devon brings it annual Classic Car Show to Torre Abbey. You can expect over 100 classic cars from all of your favourite marques, and as a special feature for this year’s show the club will also be celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Jaguar Mark 2. This event is FREE entry

26th July

Wuthering Heights - Outdoor Theatre at Greenway House, Brixham

Join Heartbreak Productions for this iconic tale of a timeless love affair between two restless souls as wild and untamed as the bleak Yorkshire moors.

Step into the desolate realm of Wuthering Heights, home to the Earnshaw family and the mysterious orphan, Heathcliff. While under the care of the wealthy Mr Earnshaw, Heathcliff’s relationship with the gentleman’s daughter, Catherine, blossoms into an unruly and passionate romance.

16th to 26th August

Open Air CinemaFestival - Torre Abbey, Torquay

Returning for a third consecutive year our hugely popular Open Air Cinema Festival. Tickets on sale soon. 

23rd August

Gangsta Granny - Outdoor Theatre at Greenway House, Brixham

Heartbreak Productions invites you to share in this exciting escapade, a David Walliams’ best seller adapted for the outdoor stage. They promise an evening of fun and interaction delivered in the inimitable Heartbreak style.

Devon Open Studios

Saturday 7th - Sunday 22nd September 2019

Devon Open Studios is a unique opportunity to meet artists in their studios in some of the most beautiful, unexplored parts of Devon. In addition to being able to buy art direct from the creator, many demonstrate, give talks or give you a chance to have a go.

A cornucopia of art is on offer across Devon when over 200 resident artists and crafts people open their studios to show and sell their individual artworks to the public each September. The diversity of studios is remarkable; as here you can explore venues ranging from potter’s studios in meadows to medieval barns, sinuous sculpture gardens or garrets by the sea. These hidden havens reveal fascinating work in every medium that allows the opportunity to purchase affordable art, directly from the artist, and without gallery commission.

Venture out on self-guided art tours using the free full colour event guide or just by spontaneously following the yellow arrows scattered about the countryside. Meet the artists, participate in workshops and events, or simply create your own journey of discovery in this most spectacular landscape.