LiveFamily
Pennywell Pumpkin Festival
Fill a wheelbarrow from the pumpkin patch at Pennywell Farm, with pumpkin trails and games daily and Pumpkin Nights on selected evenings.
All festivals
43 upcoming festivals across Devon
LiveScience & Technology
Sidmouth Science Festival
A free ten-day science festival across the seaside town of Sidmouth, with hands-on activities, talks and events for all ages.
LiveNature
Exmoor Dark Skies Festival
A two-week celebration of Europe's first International Dark Sky Reserve, with stargazing, night walks and astronomy events across Exmoor.
LiveArts & Culture
Plymouth Art Weekender
An artist-led takeover of galleries, studios and unexpected spaces showcasing Plymouth's thriving creative scene.
Food & Drink
North Devon FOODfest
Barnstaple's biggest food and drink festival fills the historic Pannier Market with local chefs, street food and around 50 artisan producers.
Food & Drink
Dartmouth Food Festival
A three-day celebration of South West food and drink filling Dartmouth with chef demos, tastings and dozens of local producers.
Food & Drink
Exmouth Gate to Plate
A free open-air street festival on Exmouth's Strand, showcasing West Country food and drink producers, makers and growers.
Culture
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels
A centuries-old Bonfire Night tradition where locals carry flaming tar barrels through the streets of Ottery St Mary.
Food & Drink
Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market
Festive chalets of local food, drink and crafts set around Exeter Cathedral on Cathedral Green.
Arts & Culture
Bridwell Christmas Makers Festival
Over 50 makers, artists and independent businesses gather at the Bridwell Estate for a festive weekend of handmade gifts, music and mulled wine.
Family
Exeter Winter Wonderland
An undercover ice rink, Santa's Grotto, light trail, festive funfair and Alpine bar in Exeter's Northernhay Gardens through the Christmas season.
Food & Drink
Buckfast Abbey Christmas Market
Three days of handmade gifts, seasonal food and live performances in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey, with free parking and £1 entry.
Food & Drink
South Molton Festival of Food & Drink
Independent food and drink producers fill South Molton's Grade II* listed Pannier Market, voted Britain's Favourite Market 2026.
Family
Tavistock Dickensian Evening
Shopkeepers dress in Victorian costume for a magical evening of festive shopping, lights and entertainment in Tavistock.
Film
Two Short Nights Film Festival
A short-film festival at Exeter Phoenix, with screenings, awards, workshops and a famous forty-eight hour film challenge.
Food & Drink
Salcombe Crabfest
A charity food festival on the Salcombe waterfront with chef demos, live music and the best local seafood and producers.
Food & Drink
Dart the Dart
A 13-mile fancy dress food trail from Totnes to Dartmouth along the River Dart, with food and drink stops all the way.
Music
Dart Music Festival
A free three-day music festival across Dartmouth, with over a hundred acts playing pubs, churches, the bandstand and the quay.
Family
English Riviera Airshow
A free seafront airshow over Torbay with world-class flying displays, ground entertainment and a festival atmosphere in Paignton.
Culture
Exeter Respect Festival
A free two-day celebration of diversity and community in Exeter's Belmont Park, with world music, dance, food and family fun.
Music
Tennessee Hills Country Music & Food Festival
A weekend of country music tributes, line dancing and slow-smoked BBQ in the North Devon countryside at Kentisbury Grange.
Music
Totnes Ukulele Festival
A long weekend of ukulele workshops, performances and jams in Totnes, run by the Totnes Ukulele Kollective and finishing with a free Monday uke jam.
Music
GoldCoast Oceanfest
A lively beach festival on the sands at Croyde, mixing live music, surf competitions and freesports against the North Devon coast.
Arts & Culture
Barnstaple Fringe TheatreFest
A four-day fringe festival packing comedy, drama, dance and street theatre into venues across the North Devon town of Barnstaple.
Music
Live At Powderham
Devon's biggest live music event returns to the grounds of Powderham Castle for a run of headline outdoor concerts on the Exe estuary.
Culture
Dartmouth Pride
Dartmouth's free, volunteer-run Pride festival, with a Pride Walk and Pride Sail from the castle and music in Royal Avenue Gardens.
Food & Drink
Totnes Beer & Cider Festival
South Devon CAMRA's annual celebration of real ale and cider, filling Totnes Civic Hall with brews from Devon and beyond.
Family
Goren Festival
A not-for-profit, nature-first family festival in 70 acres of wildflower meadows near Honiton, with music, forest school and stargazing.
Arts & Culture
Exmouth Festival
A free community arts festival of live music, performance and family events across seaside Exmouth.
Arts & Culture
Exeter Craft Festival
A free three-day craft festival on Exeter's Cathedral Green, showcasing over a hundred of the West Country's finest makers.
Arts & Culture
Totnes Fringe Festival
A bold, volunteer-run fringe festival turning Totnes pubs, halls, gardens and a castle into pop-up stages for performers.
Music
Lost Lake Festival
An over-21s boutique woodland festival in North Devon, bringing house and liquid drum and bass to a riverside setting.
Family
Mid Devon Show
A traditional one-day agricultural show near Tiverton, with livestock, rural crafts, food halls and family entertainment.
Family
Totnes and District Show
One of the biggest one-day agricultural shows in Devon, with livestock, a main ring, tractor pulling, food, music and plenty for families.
Folk
Sidmouth Folk Festival
A week of folk music, dance and song that takes over the seaside town of Sidmouth every summer.
Culture
Salcombe Town Regatta
A week of harbour racing, raft races, a fun run, street party and fireworks in one of Devon's best-loved sailing towns.
Family
Honiton Show
A long-running one-day agricultural show in the East Devon countryside near Honiton, celebrating farming and rural life.
Music
Beautiful Days
The Levellers' independent festival in the grounds of Escot Park, with a loyal following and no corporate sponsorship.
Culture
Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta
A historic waterfront regatta with sailing and rowing races, air displays, live music, a funfair and fireworks over the Dart.
Food & Drink
Clovelly Lobster and Crab Feast
A seaside food festival on the historic harbour at Clovelly, celebrating locally landed lobster and crab with music and stalls.
Literature
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
A friendly coastal literary festival bringing acclaimed authors and speakers to Budleigh Salterton each September.
Literature
Appledore Book Festival
A ten-day literary festival bringing acclaimed authors, talks and events to the pretty harbour village of Appledore in North Devon.
Food & Drink
Powderham Food Festival
A weekend food festival in the grounds of Powderham Castle near Exeter, with South West producers, demos and tastings.