What's On in Devon

Guess How Much I Love You interactive trail

Venue: RHS Rosemoor

Website: www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor

Interactive garden trail and activities based on the well-loved children's book

Exeter fine art collection: a fest for the eyes

Venue: RAMM Exeter

Website: www.rammuseum.org.uk

Exhibition of over 30 prints, paintings, photographs and sketches from the Fine Art collections at RAMM recording how food has transformed the countryside, include the development of towns and played a...

Summer of Play at Arlington Court

Venue: Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/arlington-court-and-the-national-trust-carriage-museum

Explore Olde Arlington and discover all the different people who kept a country estate running in the past

Summer of Play at Lorna Doone Vallwy

Venue: Lorna Doone Valley

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/lorna-doone-valley

Enjoy a day of lwn games, activities and discovery at the field of play

Millennium Gardens 25th Birthday Trail

Venue: Pecorama

Website: www.pecorama.co.uk

honouring 25 years of the Millennium Garden with family friendly questions

Choose your own adventure trail

Venue: Lydford Gorge

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/lydford-gorge

Follow the trail around the orchard, answering questions and playing games to follow your own path on this temperate rainforest adventure

Summer of Play at Castle Drogo

Venue: Castle Drogo

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/castle-drogo

See their website and social media for details

Summe of Plat at Saltram

Venue: Saltram

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/saltram

Action-packed summer filled with games and activities with the Saltram on screen family trail - see the website for more information

Summer Holidays at Crealy

Venue: Crealy Theme Park and rEsort

Website: www.crealy.co.uk

Explore over 60 rides and attractions, double the fun with a free return visit (terms and conditions apply), fun and games with Buddy live show and Meet and Greet With Blossom and much more

Summer of Play at Buckland Abbey

Venue: Buckland Abbey

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/buckland-abbey

Activities themed around the Legends of King Arthur

Summer of Play at Coleton Fishacre

Venue: Coleton Fishacre

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/coleton-fishacre

Enxplore sensory moments among the shade paths, get creative with building or spend lazy summer days in the hammocks and on the swing with a view as well as 1920s vintage games and a giant version of Peggity

Summer of Play at Greenway

Venue: Greenway

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/greenway

Jam-packed summer event full of ways to play from circus skills to balancing games and more

Summer of Play at Killerton

Venue: Killerton

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton

Discover the sights and sounds of the great outdoors with games for all ages across the property. See the website for details of the mid-week drop-in sessions

Summer of Play at Knightshayes

Venue: Knightshayes

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/knightshayes/events

Get ready for an adventure in the gardens - follow the fairies to see what they've been up to, completing activities along the way

The Football Fun Factory

Venue: Greendale

Website: www.greendale.com

Fun football session for children aged 2 to 4 years

Summer holidays at World of Country Life

Venue: World of Country Life

Website: www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk

See the website for details

Summer holiday fun at Pecorama

Venue: Pecorama

Website: www.pecorama.co.uk/events/summer-holiday-fun

Craft and modelling activities in the Gallery Room - see the website for the schedule of activities

Tribal Summer

Venue: Kents Cavern

Website: www.kents-cavern.co.uk

Families are invited to step back in time and experience life through the eyes of four tribes. Guided cave tours, free facepainting and trails, Stone Age crafting demonstrations on selected days and much...

Summer Trail at The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum

Venue: The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum

Website: www.thegardenhouse.org.uk

See the website for details

A Country Summer

Venue: Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life

Website: www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk

Celebrate summer in the countryside with dressing up, selfie station, Punch and Judy theatre, games, different drop-in activities each Thursday and Crafty Tuesdays on selected dates alongside their usual...

Hamilton

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Website: www.theatreroyal.com

Multi-award winning cultural phenomenon cultural phenomenon arrives at Plymouth for the first time. Recommended for ages 10+ and accessible performances are available on selected dates

Cave Cinema: Labyrinth

Venue: Kents Cavern

Website: www.kents-cavern.co.uk

Screening of the fantasy classic

Circus Extreme

Venue: Paignton Green

Website: www.circusextreme.co.uk

High octane show combining death-defying acrobatics, motocross, gravity-defying aerial acts and live band

Elio

Venue: The Plough Arts Centre

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Screening of the new Disney Pixar feature

Fearlessly Taylor

Venue: The Plough Arts Centre

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Taylor Swift tribute act with live band and dancers

Sense and Sensibility

Venue: Barnfield theatre

Website: www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

Peformance of an adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel

A Toy Story Double Bill

Venue: The Plough Arts Centre

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Screenings of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 with 25% off when you book for both films

Bioblitz Battle Plymouth

Venue: Mount Batten Beach

Website: www.therockpoolproject.co.uk

Fun, competitive rockpooling event

Fun for Little Ones

Venue: Queens Theatre

Website: www.queenstheatre-barnstaple.com

Tribute show bringing 'Ms Rachel's' character to life

The Wind In The Willows

Venue: Ashridge Court

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Outdoor performance of the classic story from Immersion Theatre

The Imagination Station with Above Bounds Theatre

Venue: Exeter Library

Website: https://discover.librariesunlimited.org.uk/whats-on#/events/27b45368-1fd6-4df8-ae9e-681597da990e?location=Exeter%20Library&tag=summer%20book%20quest

The Imagination Station- Story Making Workshops for ages 6-11 Looking for creative workshops for your young person to take part in this summer? Do they enjoy acting out characters or making new stories...

Cave Cinema: Willow

Venue: Kents Cavern

Website: www.kents-cavern.co.uk

Screening of the much-loved 80s classic film

Theatre in the Library: The Mushroom Show

Venue: Exeter Library

Website: https://discover.librariesunlimited.org.uk/whats-on#/events/ab4803cf-cbd9-49dd-abbd-24429d9f5df4?location=Exeter%20Library&tag=summer%20book%20quest

There’s a secret kingdom full of mysteries… A world of strange, smelly and surprising life… And they’re all around us! Welcome to… THE MUSHROOM SHOW! Augustine Fogwoode might be the world’s...

Professor Slug's House of Bugs

Venue: Theatre In The Park - Rougemont Gardens

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Interactive show packed full of colourfl puppets, catchy songs and educational information about the wonderful world of bugs

Sand Art Workshop

Venue: House of Marbles

Website: www.visit.houseofmarbles.com

Fun and interactive session allowing children to create a beautiful beach of art using vibrant sands

Bubbles in Wonderland

Venue: The Plough Arts Centre

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Experience the wonderful world of bubbles in a magical stage show spectacular

Taylormania

Venue: Exeter Corn Exchange

Website: www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

Taylor Swift tribute act with live band and dancers

The Imagination Station with Above Bounds Theatre

Venue: Exeter Library

Website: https://discover.librariesunlimited.org.uk/whats-on#/events/8b4f702b-802b-45e3-afb9-6d997e24ac51?location=Exeter%20Library&tag=summer%20book%20quest

The Imagination Station- Story Making Workshops for ages 6-11 Looking for creative workshops for your young person to take part in this summer? Do they enjoy acting out characters or making new stories...

Dinosaur World Live

Venue: Princess Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com/princess-theatre-torquay

Dinosaur themed show with special meet and greet afterwards

The Secret Garden

Venue: Holsworthy Badock Gardens

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Outdoor performance of the classic story from

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Venue: Stone Lane Gardens

Website: www.stonelanegardens.com

Outdoor performance of the Shakespeareclassic from The Three Inch Fools

Cave Cinema: Trolls

Venue: Kents Cavern

Website: www.kents-cavern.co.uk

Screening of the animated musical film

Paddington in Peru

Venue: Brixham Theatre

Website: www.brixhamtheatre.co.uk

Screening of the most recent sequel

The Princess Proms: Exeter Cathedral

Venue: Exeter Cathedral

Website: www.exeter-cathedral.co.uk

Magical concert with the songs of Frozen, Moana, The Little Mermaid, Wicked and more

The Secret Garden

Venue: RHS Rosemoor

Website: www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor

Brand new stage adaptation of the classic story from The Plandits

Cave Cinema: Moana

Venue: Kents Cavern

Website: www.kents-cavern.co.uk

Screening of the Disney animated musical adventure film

Grease Sing-A-Long

Venue: Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish

Website: www.shaftesbury-dawlish.co.uk

Sing-a-long screening of the musical classic

The Big Bad Wolf

Venue: Castle Hill, Filleigh

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Musical journey of plotting and scheming with folklore's most notorious villain - the Big Bad Wolf

The Wind In The Willows

Venue: Arlington Court

Website: www.theploughartscentre.co.uk

Open air production of Kenneth Grahame's story

Wicked Sing-Along

Venue: Big Screen in the City, Princesshay Exeter

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Special outdoor sing-along screening of the musical film

Cirque: The Greatest Show - Reimagined

Venue: Princess Theatre

Website: www.atgtickets.com/princess-theatre-torquay

Fusion of musical theatre and circus acts

The Wizard of Oz

Venue: Big Screen in the City, Princesshay Exeter

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Outdoor screening of the classic film

Flow

Venue: Big Screen in the City, Princesshay Exeter

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Outdoor screening of the Oscar-winning animation

Matilda The Musical

Venue: Big Screen in the City, Princesshay Exeter

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Outdoor screening of the musical Roald Dahl adaptation

Hook

Venue: Big Screen in the City, Princesshay Exeter

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Outdoor screening of the Steven Spielberg classic

Exeter Independent Market

Venue: Exeter Cathedral Green

Website: www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk

Live music from local performers and local makers and traders

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Venue: Exeter Corn Exchange

Website: www.exetercornexchange.co.uk

Interactive science show for children and adults

Silent disco beach cleans at Woolacombe

Venue: Woolacombe

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/woolacombe

Monthly silent disco beach clean - times will vary depending on tides

The Greatest Showman

Venue: Agricultural Inn, Brampford Speke

Website: www.agriculturalinn.co.uk

Open-air film screening under the stars with themed entertainment, street food, drinks and a magical garden setting

Circus Extreme

Venue: Central Park, Plymouth

Website: www.circusextreme.co.uk

High octane show combining death-defying acrobatics, motocross, gravity-defying aerial acts and live band

Freight Train Experience

Venue: South Devon Railway

Website: www.southdevonrailway.co.uk

Take a unique journey in a traditional guard's Brake Van for a return trip between Buckfastleigh and Totnes

Bridwell Artisans and Makers Market

Venue: Bridwell, Uffculme

Website: www.facebook.com/bridwelldevon

Street food and café, live music, 30 plus makers and producers

Roar n'Snore

Venue: Dartmoor Zoo

Website: www.dartmoorzoo.org.uk

Find out what life is like between dusk and dawn alongside other activities

Protest

Venue: Theatre Royal Plymouth

Website: https://theatreroyal.com/whats-on/protest/

For ages 7+. Running is Alice’s happy place – you might even say it’s in her DNA. She’s the best runner at her school but is struggling to prove her worth. Jade is slowly coming to realise that...

Autumn Spotter Trail

Venue: Knightshayes

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/knightshayes

Pick up an Autumn Spotter Trail and go on an adventure around the gardens and parkland. See if you can find all of the colours on the colour wheel and match the leaves you find on the Autumn leaves guide....

Autumnfest celebrations at Arlington Court

Venue: Arlington Court and the National Carriage Museum

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/devon/arlington-court-and-the-national-trust-carriage-museum

Discover displays around the grounds, visitor reception, tea rooms and gardens, as they celebrate the autumn colour. Family crafting and activities

BEAR HUNT SCULPTURE TRAIL

Venue: Various locations in North Devon

Website: www.chsw.org.uk/event/bear-hunt-sculpture-trail

Find 25 5 foot bears painted by a local artist around Bideford, Barnstaple, Great Torrington and Ilfracombe. Use the Bear Hunt app or download the trail map and make a donation to support Children's Hospice...

Big Schools' Birdwatch

Address: Everywhere

Website: www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/ for-teachers/schools-birdwatch/

Count birds in your school grounds and submit results online. See the website for helpful ID resources

Catapult Building at Powderham

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CHINESE ZODIAC TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay,

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org.uk

Find all the Zodiac animals around the Museum

Coat of Arms Explore and Find Trail

Venue: Exeter Cathedral

Website: https://www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/whats-on/events/coat-of-arms-explore-and-find-trail/

The Coat of Arms Explore and Find Trail is an exciting new children’s activity arriving at Exeter Cathedral in time for the Easter holidays.  Coats of Arms have been used since Medieval times...

Easter Activities at World of Country Life

Time: 1080624:00

Venue: World of Country Life

Address: West Down Lane, Sandy Bay, Exmouth

Website: https://www.worldofcountrylife.co.uk/event/easter-holiday-family-fun/

Special Easter arts and craft sessions, Easter Egg Trail as well as their programme of daily activities and play areas

Fantazy

Venue: Babbacombe Theatre

Website: www.babbacombe-theatre.com

Variety show with comedy, illusion, vocalists and dance

Follow the Sensory Trail at Seaton Wetlands

Venue: Seaton Wetlands

Website: https://eastdevon.gov.uk/wildeastdevon/wild-east-devon-events/february-2023/follow-the-sensory-trail-at-seaton-wetlands/

New sensory trail - follow the trail and each board highlights an activity to help you connect to nature

Guess Who Adoption Donkey Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/events

Put your knowledge about the Sanctuary's adoption to the test in their new summer trail combining fun, exercise and brainpower - £5 per trail. Open daily until 9am, general admission and parking is free....

Hell's Bells

Hide and Sheep AR trail

Venue: Powderham Castle,

Address: Kenton, Nr Exeter

Website: www.powderham.co.uk

Explore this historic Estate with an Augmented Reality Trail. See the website for details on how to access the app before arrival

https://www.powderham.co.uk/events/view/medieval-month-1

INCREDIBLE INSTRUMENTS TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HG.

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org/events

Explore the Made To Be Played: A Festival of Musical Instruments exhibition and answer the questions on your trail sheet and get a prize on completion.

Mail Trail 2023

Venue: Various locations across Exmouth

Website: www.hospiscare.co.uk/events/mail-trail-2023

Find over 40 decorated postboxes with maps available in aid of Hospiscare

Orchard Fortnight

Venue: Killerton

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton

Learn how the Killerton team manage a traditional orchard to reverse the decline in nature, follow an orchard trail, pick your own apples and play games. Demonstrations of apple pressing

Paddington TM The Story of A Bear

Venue: Torre Abbey

Address: The King's Drive, Torquay

Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk

Touring exhibition from the British Library with books, documents, film clips and original artwork and more associated events to be announced

Read to a Dog

Session to encourage children and teenagers to read - book onto a session with Rafa who has been assessed and is registered with Pets as Therapy.

Summer evenings at Coleton Fishacre