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Unforgettable experiences from Glastonbury 2025

Few UK festivals are as anticipated as Glastonbury. Taking place from 25th to 29th June, the show held more than its fair share of triumphs and controversies. The dynamic event has always had just as many messy moments as it has victories, and 2025 was no exception. From new music from some of...

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Pete Tong Brings a Slice of the Coronation to Powerdham Castle

Pioneering DJ & Presenter, Pete Tong, promises to recreate a slice of the King's Coronation when he comes to Exeter this Summer.

As Brit DJ, presenter and broadcaster, Pete Tong MBE, prepares to play for King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Coronation Celebration Concert, he promises to recreate a slice of that coronation moment when he brings Ibiza Classics to Powerham Castle on 28...

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The Burton celebrates 40 years of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse with a new family-friendly exhibition

The Burton is delighted to be hosting a new exhibition celebrating 40 years since the publication of Michael Morpurgo’s beloved modern classic, War Horse. And what better place to celebrate than in the county where the author has lived since the 1970s.

The exhibition was curated to accompany a special 40th anniversary edition of the book published by Farshore in October 2022. The...

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Free lunchtime concerts in Chagford

Free lunchtime concerts spice up the Dartmoor town of Chagford every Friday this summer.

Chagford’s Summer Music Series begins on June 9th and continues until the end of August with more than twenty musicians performing across twelve entirely different concerts in the historic parish church. Musical genres span classical, folk, jazz, world music, mediaeval, klezmer, and even sea-...

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Roarsome family fun coming to Central Park in Plymouth

Stomping into Plymouth this May half term, Dinosaurs in the Park features 40 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and is sure to delight dino fans of all ages.

Transforming Central Park into a palaeontologist's playground from May 19th to June 11th, Dinosaurs in the Park offers an educational and enjoyable day out for the whole family. Visitors can wind their way along the Dinosaur Trail...

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Sharpham House Summer Celebration Open Day & Bioblitz

The Sharpham Estate is opening its doors for the first time since the Covid pandemic.

The Summer Celebration Open Day is organised by The Sharpham Trust, the charity which conserves and cares for Sharpham House and estate, just 3 miles down the River Dart from Totnes.

The Trust has held regular annual open days, but the pandemic stopped them after 2019. Now the rare chance...

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Coronation Street and Celebrity Big Brother stars to head to Exmouth for Christmas Pantomime

It may only be May however the stars of this year's Exmouth Pavilion pantomime have now been confirmed.

Exmouth Pavilion have once again teamed up with north west pantomime company Trio Entertainment to bring the much loved enchanting story of "Beauty and The Beast" this Christmas.

Beauty and The Beast will feature Coronation Street star "Bruce Jones' who is best known for...

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Shoddy Theatre presents: A Shoddy Detective and the Art Of Deception

Following its hit run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Shoddy Theatre are taking slapstick comedy A Shoddy Detective And The Art Of Deception on a UK Tour.

A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis. Together, the pair must interrogate the many...

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Dead Man’s Fingers and Spring Classic Festival Unite

Dead Man’s Fingers announces partnership with Spring Classic festival this summer

Dead Man’s Fingers will be down at the coast this summer for a celebration of live music, surf and ride culture, at Spring Classic Festival in Devon from 1st to 4th June.

Dead Man’s Fingers was born on the Cornish coast in the Rum & Crab Shack in St. Ives nearly a decade ago and ever since then, it...

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Sp;ring Classic Festival

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Hamilton to play a six-week season at Theatre Royal Plymouth in Summer 2025

Producers Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to announce that the multi award-winning HAMILTON will play a six-week season at Theatre Royal Plymouth from 30 July to 6 September 2025. Tickets are on sale from Spring 2024.

The Olivier, Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opened at the newly re-built and restored Victoria Palace Theatre in London in December...

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Fascinating Species at The Sculpture School

The world-famous Sculpture School, nestled on the edge of rural Dartmoor, is holding another major sculpture exhibition from Monday 24th April. Following the huge success of their inaugural One Year Student’s Graduate Show last year, this year’s exhibition will feature works by their most talented alumni.

The sculpture school’s global appeal as the leading centre for realist...

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