DEVON EVENTS DIARY 2010
May 1st-9th. Plymouth Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival.
Jazz Festival
MAY - SEPTEMBER PLYMOUTH SUMMER FESTIVAL 2010
June 1st.-30th.North Devon Festival 2009. Barnstaple The North Devon Festival is rapidly establishing itself as one of the key UK festivals. It is a celebration of the rich and diverse cultural life in North Devon, with a wide range of activities that reflect the character of the region.
June 5th-7th. The Contemporary Craft Fair. Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey.
Open Friday 5th June – Sun 7th June 10am – 5pm daily.
Adult ticket £6, concession £5. Accompanied children under 14 FREE.Free parking in Mill Marsh Park.For full info & booking workshops please contact http://www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk/ PHONE 01626 830612.
June 6th.Salcombe Gig Regatta.
June 7th. Vintage Vehicle Rally Seaton Tramway.
June 10th-20th. Babbacombe Festival which is now in its third year and consists of lots of events for all age ranges throughout the twelve day period. The events are held within Babbacombe and St Marychurch in Torbay. Babbacombe Website
June 11th-13th.Salcombe Music Festival.
June 13th.-14th. Creditons First Food Festival will include cookery demonstrations, with local chefs and a possible celebrity chef, food stalls with local producers, including some of our farmer's market producers and much more…
June 18th-20th.Teignmouth Folk Festival.
Folk festival in Teignmouth with numerous acts over three days with a fantastic atmosphere.
June 19th. West Down Day. A day out for all the family. Traditional village fayre plus 5 1/4 mile fun run, junior football, stalls, sideshows, music, food & beer tents,from 1 p.m. in West Down- just off the A361 south of Ilfracombe. Further details www.westdown.org.uk
June 19th. -20th. Honda 4 Stroke Powerboat Race, Plymouth Sound.
June 20th. Race For Life. Plymouth Hoe.
Jun 20th. 2009 Salcombe Gig Regatta.
June 21st-27th.Armed Forces Week in Plymouth.
June 24th-26th.Kingsbridge Music Festival.A mixture of jazz, rock, pop, blues, folk and classical artists playing every day at about 5 venues around the town with main concerts by the quay all FREE!
June 25th.-July 10th. Exeter Summer Festival The highlight of the city's cultural calendar, Exeter Summer Festival has a sensational line up of international, national and local artists each year. Within the genres of Comedy, Classical, Dance, Family and Free, and Contemporary and World Music, there are usually over 40 events.
June 26th.Plymouth National Armed Forces Day.
June 26th.Witheridge. St John's Fayre, mid Devon. Traditional country fair - one of the oldest fairs in the country. Grand parade starts 11am, followed by events and attractions all day. No entry charge. Ideal family entertainment.
June 26th-27th. Axminster Festival of Gardening & Crafts.
July 2nd-4th. Lyme Regis Jazz Festival.
July 16th-17th. Plymouth Beer Festival Plymouth Pavilions.
July 18th.-25th.Torbay Lifeboat Week Brixham Harbour & Bay.
July 24th-Aug.1st Port of Plymouth Regatta Sutton Harbour Barbican.
July 24th.Marldon Apple Pie Fair Marldon Village, Nr Paignton.
July 24th. Mid Devon Show The Showground Hartnoll Farm Post Hill near Tiverton. The best one day agricultural show in the west! The Mid Devon Show offers a fun day out for all the family with main ring star attractions - the Rockin' Horse Stunt Team, The Rockwood Dog Display Team, Jonathan Marshall Falconry and much more.
July 24th-Aug 28th.Dartington International.
July 25th.-31st.Teignmouth Carnival. Five days of fun and activities free of charge!
July 25th. Branscombe Air & Classic Car Day.
July 25th. Totnes Agricultural Show. Berry Pomeroy Totnes. The Totnes Show is the biggest one-day show in the country. It is a celebration of everything rural with demonstrations or rural crafts by blacksmiths, thatchers and the sale of local food and drink.
July 25th.-Aug 1st. Torbay Carnival Week. This ever popular carnival week returns to Paignton Green for its 101st year! There will be plenty to keep you entertained, including the Carnival Procession.
July 26th Woolsery Agricultural Show, Clovelly Court, held in aid of various charities.There are many classes for cattle, horses, and sheep, along with pony competitions, locally made crafts and foods, fairground rides and a bouncy castle.
July 28th.Yealmpton Agricultural Show.
July 30th-Aug 6th.Sidmouth Folk Week.
July 31st -Aug 1st.Lifeboat Weekend, Clovelly. held in aid of the R.N.L.I.Keeping Clovelly's lifeboat on alert for emergencies round the clock takes effort and dedication. Held in aid of the RNLI, Clovelly's Lifeboat Weekend is a popular celebration of the lifeboat and her crew.To get the fun going on Saturday there's a sponsored swim to Bucks Mills and back. Sunday is packed with entertainments, including a hilarious race of men dressed as women, a tug-of-war and, of course, the ever popular slave auction in which young local men are 'sold' to the highest bidder to do their chores for a day.
July 31st.-Aug 2nd.Torbay Steam Fair.Churston Village, Torquay. Steam working and vintage gathering - steam demonstrations, traction engines, vintage cars, commercials, moterbikes, military tractors, stationary engines, fairground rides and more!
Aug 1st-3rd. Plymouth Classic Boat Rally, Sutton Harbour.
Aug 1st.- 6th. Salcombe Yacht Club Regatta.
Aug 1st.Kingston Fun Day. Kingsbridge. Children's Races and Assault Course, Cream Teas, Coconut Shy, Music, Magician, Hog Roast, Small Pet Show, Vintage Bus Rides, Greasy Pole Competition, Village Stocks, Tombola, Beer Tent and Refreshments .
Aug 2nd-4th. Classic Boat Rally, Sutton Harbour, Barbican, Plymouth.
Aug 4th. North Devon Show.Umberleigh Barton Farm on the A377 at Umberleigh Great Torrington North Devon.
See the animals, craft, food & trade tents at North Devon’s premier agricultural show.
Aug 5th. Honiton Show.Honiton Showground Stockers Farm Gittisham
Honiton
Aug 7th.Clovelly Gig Regatta, In the West Country we are proud of our long tradition of racing pilot gigs. The sport's popularity is hardly surprising - gig racing today is exciting, strenuous and often downright dangerous, with the crews reaching speeds of 9 knots in fast-flowing tidal waters. So come along and cheer on the rowers. It will be an exhilirating day's racing.
Aug 7th. Shaldon Water Carnival. Shaldon Water Carnival is special. It has a 47 year history, the parade of decorated boats, painstakingly created by residents and businesses is unique.
Aug 8th. Frogmore Regatta.
Aug 8th.-14th. Salcombe Town Regatta
Activities on and off the water for all the family including duck race, balloon race, water and land treasure hunts, rowing, children's sports and disco.
Aug 10th - Aug 11th. British Firework Championships.
Now in its 14th year, the internationally renowned championships will take place on Plymouth Hoe. Entertainment will be starting from 6.30pm courtesy of Heart Devon, with live music, fairground rides and refreshment stalls.
The first firework displays will start at around 9.30pm each evening as dusk falls.
Aug 11th.-12th. Rolex Fastnet Race Finish, The Hoe.
Aug.12th. Beer Regatta Day.
Aug 13th-15th.Plymouth Flavour Fest, City Centre.
Aug 14th.The Caribbean Night Revival in Sidmouth
Aug.14th-15th. Classic Motorshow. Old Forde House Newton Abbot.
Aug 15th.-22nd. Dawlish Carnival and Air Show
Dawlish Carnival is one of the - if not the - biggest event of it’s kind in the South West of England.With over 10 events running each day throughout the week from 10.00am onwards it really is a show that is not to be missed!
Aug 14th. International Lighthouse Day Smeaton’s Tower
Aug 20th-25th. Torbay Week.
Aug 21st Cornwood Agricultural & Horticultural Show.
Aug 21st-25th.Torbay Royal Regatta.
Aug 22nd.-30th. Shaldon Regatta.9 days of 120 events to take part in, watch and enjoy on the river and beach where the Shaldon to Teignmouth ferry lands.
Aug 24th. Orange rolling in Totnes. It wouldn't be summer without a strange tradition or two - in this case, the odd spectacle of watching people race and chase oranges down a steep high street in Totnes, South Devon.The tradition reputedly dates back to the day Sir Francis Drake bumped into a delivery boy, causing him to spill his fast-moving fruit down the hill.
Aug 26th-28th.Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta. Dartmouth regatta is a huge extravaganza with air displays, music, rowing, tennis, running, yacht races, children's activities, a fun fair, fireworks, plus much, much more for the whole family.
Aug 27th. Ilfracombe Carnival.A procession of Walkers and Floats through the town makes this an evening to remember.
Aug 30th-31st. Honiton Hill Rally.
Sept 3rd.-12th. Totnes Festival. Totnes celebrates its unique culture and heritage with the second Totnes Festival.
Sept 4th.Kingsbridge Agricultural Show.
Sept 5th.Lobster & Crab Feast, Clovelly. in support of The National Lobster Hatchery. This popular event pays tribute to Clovelly's famous lobster and crabs.
Sept 5th-6th. Plymouth Navy Days.
Sept 12th.7.30pm.South Devon Players Present.Gentleman of the Road.The Double Locks Hotel.Canal Banks Exeter. Free Entry.
Sept 18th The South Devon Players, an amateur community theatre company based in Brixham, Torbay, which specialises in plays about Devon’s history and folklore, is planning a huge event in Brixham’s town hall, which has attracted the support of celebrities.
Sept 25th-26th.American Car Show at Bellamarsh Meadows Kingsteignton
Oct 2nd-3rd.10am. Rixey Park Working Tractor Rally it's our 11th year. Stalls always welcome. For more info call 07769971509.
Oct 8th-10th.13th Beer R&B Festival.
Oct 24th. Newton Abbot Auto Jumbles at Newton Abbot Cattle Market. Open to sellers at 7am & buyers at 9am, £12 per pitch, for info call 07769971509.
Nov 20th.Torquay Christmas Carnival
Nov 21st.Clovelly Herring Festival, In the 18th century, a hundred boats fished for the 'silver darlings' (herring) out of Clovelly. This Herring Festival is held in support of sustainable fishing by traditional methods and to celebrate the herring.
Dec 5th.Clovelly Christmas Lights, in aid of the RNLI.
(Procession starts at about 4 p.m. from the Visitor Centre. Entry free after 2 p.m. with small parking charge)
Christmas is a magical time at Clovelly, so don't miss this fund-raising event and the switching on of the village Christmas lights. A brass band leads the procession down to the harbour. There's mulled wine, a barbecue, rousing carols, and Father Christmas makes a surprise visit. At 5 p.m. the switch is thrown and the entire village and harbour are lit up - it's a fantastic sight. And there are fireworks to finish off what is always a perfect day.
All dates are correct at time of being published, please confirm date and event details before making travel arrangements out of season. Events may be cancelled or event dates may be subject to alteration. Further information will be made available in the near future. We endeavour to include events from all areas but are grateful if event organisers can email us at: daveuptonphoto@aol.com with details, inclusion is free of charge.
It is a return of the event (which had been running for 20 years) after a 5 year absence.The capacity of the event is 5000 people, it is a fully licensed live music event, being held at the the Knowle Arena, in Sidmouth.
The night is being presented by Kevin Kane and Chris Dinnis
The Real Thing (headlining) Too Hot (Ska Band from Plymouth) Hurricane Force (Steel Drum band)
Tickets £16.00 for Adults and £12.00 for 16 years of age and under.
Torbay Week is the only dedicated sailing regatta where the four individual yacht and sailing clubs of Torbay come together to create a superb week of higly-charged competitions. Expect to see hundreds of yachts and dinghies of all classes racing.
Enjoy everything from rowing races and the 10km road race, to car rallies and water-ski displays. Highlights also include the Torbay Regatt Fireworks (23 August at 9.30pm) and the Red Arrows (25 August at 6pm)
This event will involve
A jumble sale 9.30am (free entry). (clothes, books, plants, crafts) in the morning,
An auction 2pm (free entry) of signed items donated by celebrities in the afternoon.
A performance 7.30pm of our current 2- hour play, Gentleman Of The Road, £4 full price or £2.50 OAPs/ children/ students/ JSA
The famous Torquay Christmas Carnival is fun for all the family with fantastic floats, music, entertainment and Christmas Lights Switch on.
