Festivals & Events in Devon

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FifTEA and Cake: LABBS 50th Celebration with sister choruses

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Wed 22 JulChordettes Acappella Chorus

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Somers Day Parade

Somers Day is an annual parade organised by the Lyme Regis and St George’s Twinning Association to commemorate Lyme Regis's former mayor and politician Admiral Sir George Somers who founded the islands of Bermuda in the name of King James VI in 1609. Dignitaries and visitors from the town of St. Georges, Bermuda, walk with members of Lyme Regis and St George’s Twinning Association and members of the town council at 11am through Langmoor Gardens and along Marine Parade to the Cobb, where a flag raising and memorial ceremony takes place.

Wed 22 JulLyme Regis Fossil Beach (Ammonite Pavement)

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Festivals & Events

FifTEA and Cake: LABBS 50th Celebration with sister choruses

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Wed 22 Jul20:00Chordettes Acappella Chorus

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Festival of Archaeology Event - Witch Marks and Forgotten Folklore

Step into the mysterious world of our ancestors and uncover the hidden codes carved right into the fabric of St Nicholas Priory! This Festival Event Day, we are pulling back the curtain on ancient magic, superstition, and survival.

Thu 23 JulSt Nicholas Priory

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Mid Devon Show

A great family day out 25 mins away!

Sat 25 Julcamp

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Weare Giffard Village Fete

Weare Giffard Village Hall is being delightfully mysterious about Weare Giffard Village Fete. Consider our curiosity piqued. Yours too, hopefully.

Sat 25 JulWeare Giffard Village Hall

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Tavistock Street Food Festival

Calling all food enthusiasts! Mark your calendar for Saturday, 25th April, 23rd May, 27th June, 25th July and 22nd Aug, and head to Bedford Square for the Tavistock Street Food Festival—a must-visit event for anyone who loves great food and a lively atmosphere. This monthly festival celebrates the finest street food from around the globe, […]

Sat 25 JulTavistock Pannier Market

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Natural Seaton Festival

Saturday, 25 July 2026 - 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Thury Harcourt Place /Tesco Square The Underfleet Seaton

Sat 25 Jul11:00Finishing Touches

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Newcomen Steam Festival-Brunel's Atmospheric Caper

“Brunel’s Atmospheric Caper” follows Isambard Kingdom Brunel as he backs one of the strangest railways ever built along the South Devon coast from Exeter to Newton Abbot and on to Plymouth. Instead of locomotives, trains were hauled by a hidden vacuum based power system in a continuous pipe beside the line, celebrated as the future of high speed travel. Contemporary reports praised its smooth running, yet within months the experiment was quietly abandoned. Was the problem leaky valves, bad specifications, hostile directors, collapsing railway finances – or really rats eating the tallow that sealed the vacuum? The talk pieces together the evidence but lets the audience weigh the myths for themselves. Along the way, it opens a window on mid Victorian technology, boardroom politics and the cult of the “hero engineer”, asking what this bold failure reveals about Brunel’s genius – and his blind spots.

Sat 25 Jul11:30The Flavel Cafe

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Newcomen Steam Festival-The Engine That Changed the World

Why is Thomas Newcomen’s 1712 steam engine regarded as one of the most important inventions in history? This talk explains how Newcomen and his assistant, John Calley, created the world’s first successful commercial steam engine, making deep coal mining possible and laying the foundations of the Industrial Revolution. Internationally recognised model engineer David Hulse, whose painstaking research into Newcomen’s engine spans decades in collaboration with the Newcomen Society, has constructed a remarkable 1/16-scale working model of the engine. Drawing on this research, David will explain how the engine operated, why its revolutionary design changed the course of engineering, and the ingenuity required to recreate one of history’s most significant machines in miniature. His collection of 8 working atmospheric steam engine models is on permanent display in the nearby Dartmouth Museum, where visitors can explore Newcomen’s pioneering achievement in greater depth. Speaker: David Hulse David Hulse is one of the pre-eminent model makers of our age, and his meticulously researched working models of eighteenth century atmospheric steam engines have gained international recognition.

Sat 25 Jul13:30The Flavel Cafe

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Newcomen Steam Festival-Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle

: Built in 1924 Kingswear Castle ran up and down the Dart between Dartmouth and Totnes until withdrawn in 1965. After two decades laying idle she was returned to service in 1985 based at the Historic Dockyard at Chatham running trips on the Rivers Medway and Thames. During this time, she visited many piers along the way including Putney, Tower Pier London, Greenwich, Gravesend, Southend, Whitstable, Rochester, Chatham and Strood. In 2013 she returned to the Dart on long terms charter to the Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company. She has just completed a major rebuild. John Megoran: No one knows more about the Kingswear Castle than John. A native of Weymouth, where paddle steamers still ran when he was a child, John returned Kingswear Castle to service in 1985. He combined the roles of general manager and principal captain for all the Medway operational years and oversaw her return to a new life in her old home waters in 2013. He remains chairman of the Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust.

Sat 25 Jul14:30The Flavel Cafe

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Newcomen Steam Festival-Thomas Newcomen

Thomas Newcomen’s great-grandfather was a Cambridge don and contemporary of Francis Bacon who brought modern education to Dartmouth, and the Newcomen family’s Nonconformist convictions often put them at odds with the town’s politics. Tutored near Kingsbridge, where he met his future wife Hannah, Thomas inherited properties in Dartmouth and Kingswear and later acquired others in Bovey Tracey and Ilsington. He worked first as a hook-maker trading to Newfoundland, then as an ironmonger linking the Severn Valley, London, and the Devon and Cornwall mines, drawing on his Baptist network for both trade and an introduction to the experimental philosophy circle around Robert Boyle. In Cornwall he encountered the problem of mine drainage and, with the plumber and glazier John Calley, set out to solve it. As his “Fire Engine” grew into a major enterprise, keeping Thomas away on long business travels, Hannah’s capable management let the family’s ironmonger and apothecary business thrive, giving Newcomen the freedom to change the world. Speaker James Greener is an authority on the life and work of Thomas Newcomen and is changing the way we think about him. He combines an international career in automotive technology and renewable energy with a long-standing passion for the history of steam power. Based in China, he advises the automotive industry on battery technology while researching Thomas Newcomen’s life and legacy.

Sat 25 Jul15:30The Flavel Cafe

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Train Services

Regular train services are running on the Plym Valley Railway route.

Sun 26 JulPlym Valley Railway

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KIngsnympton StJames Celebration (with South Molton & George Nympton)

All welcome. This service will be broadcast live on Zoom: please contact Michael for details

Sun 26 Jul12:00St George

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KIngsnympton StJames Celebration & bring-and-share lunch (with South Molton & George Nympton)

All welcome. This service will be broadcast live on Zoom: please contact Michael for details

Sun 26 Jul12:00St George

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Festivals & EventsLive Music

ACMF 2026 Concert # 5 - Festival Highlights at the Arts Centre, 5pm

Sunday 26 July 2026 - 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Ashburton Arts Centre 15 West Street Ashburton

Sun 26 Jul17:45Ashburton Arts Centre

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Woolsery Agricultural Show

The Woolsery Agricultural Show is a cherished highlight of summer in Clovelly. This ever-popular event is packed with fun and a full programme of activities to delight visitors of all ages. Enjoy a variety of classes showcasing crafts, cattle, sheep, and exciting horse and pony competitions. Browse bustling trade stalls featuring locally crafted goods and delicious food. It’s a fantastic way to spend a summer’s day, all while supporting local charities. A separate admission charge applies. LEARN MORE

Mon 27 Jul09:00The Red Lion

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