What's On in Plymouth

Woof: A Celebration of Dogs

Venue: Lynn Museum

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Brand new exhibition celebrating canine companions throughout time featuring natural history , archaeology and art works

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

IACF Norfolk Antiques Fair

Venue: Norfolk Showground and Events Centre

Website: www.norfolkshowground.co.uk

Event stocked with timeless pieces and indoor and outdoor pitches

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...

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

See the website for details

Guided tree trail at Coleton Fishacre

Venue: Coleton Fishacre

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

Free guided walk to celebrate Coleton Fishacre's 100th birthday

Nature Walk for Children

Venue: St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton

Walk aimed at children age 5 to 13 going through Sturminster Newton with a talk about conservation and nature writing exercise

Pirates Love underpants

Venue: Lighthouse Poole

Website: www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

Stage show of the much-loved book with music, puppetry and glittering patns of gold

Pride Fest

Venue: The Big Sheep

Website: www.thebigsheep.co.uk

Celebration of love, diversity and unity with live music, family-friendly activities and a welcoming atmosphere for everyone

Buckfast Abbey's Food Festival

Venue: Buckfast Abbey

Website: www.buckfast.org.uk

Food festival - see website for details

Food Festival at Buckfast Abbey

Venue: Buckfast Abbey

Website: www.buckfast.org.uk

Local food and drink artisans, live demonstrations and more

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Venue: Pavilion Dance South West

Website: www.pdsw.org.uk

Award-winning youth theatre musical production based on the film and novel from Unite Youth Tehatre

Fathers' Day at Pennywell Farm

Venue: Pennywell Farm

Website: www.pennywellfarm.co.uk

Free VIP Upgrade for dads - see website for details

Festival of Roses

Venue: RHS Rosemoor

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

Revel in the scent and sight of thousands of rosebuds and blooms

Free Family Drop-in Art Workshop with Clare Harmer

Venue: Torre Abbey

Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk

Join in with this collaboration heritage art project, discover how to make your own red paint from natural ingredients and paint your own textile piece

Guess How Much I Love You - Summer

Venue: RHS Rosemoor

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

Enjoy the Guess How Much I Love You™ garden adventure trail and enjoy storytelling and nature crafts

Meet the Marine Park - Compton Primary Summer Fair

Venue: Compton Primary School

Website: www.plymouthsoundnationalmarinepark.com

Pop-up event for all ages that are interested in knowing more about Plymouth Sound and marine wildlfie and events

Torbay Pride

Venue: Torre Abbey Meadows

Website: www.torbaypride.co.uk

Free family inclusive event - see the website for details

Torquay's Bouncy Castle Kingdom

Venue: Torre Abbey Meadows

Website: www.facebook.com/inflatablethemeparkscornwall

Unlimited access to 15 large bouncy castles

Father's Day: Dads Go Free

Venue: Seaton Tramway

Website: www.tram.co.uk

Dad travels FREE with an accompanying paying child on the standard service

Shaldon Festival of Music

Venue: Shaldon

Website: www.shaldonfestival.co.uk

Full programme of events including children's activities - see the website for details

May Half Term Historic Food Trail

Venue: Buckland Abbey

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

Discover the different types of food grown and eaten at Buckland Abbey through the ages

BCD Pro Wrestling Live

Venue: The allendale

Website: www.theallendale.org

Live, high impact, family friendly professional wrestling action

GoldCoast Oceanfest

Venue: Croyde Bay

Website: www.goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk

Music, surf and lifestyle festival with kids and wellness zones, beach sports and more

Oceanfest

Venue: Croyde Bay

Website: www.goldoceanfest.co.uk

Music, surf and lifestyle festival headlined Mistajam, james and Gentleman's Dub Club with kids and wellness zones and beach sports

Rose Weekend - Craft and Food Fair

Venue: RHS Rosemoor

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

Rose themed artisan craft and food market

Teignmouth Folk Festival

Venue: Teignmouth

Website: www.teignmouthfolkfestival.co.uk

Weekend of dance and music - see the website for the line-up

Totnes Mid-Summer Festival

Venue: Totnes

Website: www.visittotnes.co.uk

Events and activities over the summer solstic weekend

Axe Vale Show

Venue: Nr Axminster

Axe Vale Show

Venue: nr Axminster

Website: www.axevaleshow.co.uk

Full programme of displays, entertainment and shopping

Dark River Music Festival

Venue: Various

Exmouth Pride

Venue: Exmouth

Website: www.exmouthpride.co.uk

See the website for the full line-up of events

Meavy Oak Fair

Venue: Meavy

Website: www.meavy.org.uk

See the website for details

Pixie Day

Venue: Ottery St Mary

Website: www.otterstmary-tc.gov.uk

Celebration of the town's folklore and history and features a variety of events including a fete, a parade and a re-enactment of the Legent of the Pixies

Plymouth Boat Fest

Venue: Plymouth Yacht Haven

Website: www.yachthavens.com/plymouth-yacht-haven/plymouth-boat-fest

Festival of all things boating showcasing the region's maritime heritage and martine services. Free entry and fun for all the family

Roar n'Snore

Venue: Dartmoor Zoo

Website: www.dartmoorzoo.org.uk

Overnight camping event for families - see website for details

Spellbound Fairy and Goblin Festival

Venue: Soapbox Children's Theatre, Plymouth

Website: www.stiltskin.org.uk

Live music, storytelling performances, theatre, arts and crafts

Summer Solstice at The Village Hub

Venue: The Village Hub, Plymouth

Website: www.

Crafting, potluck picnic and children's activities

BHP Fuel Fest

Venue: Westpoint Exeter

Website: www.westpointexeter.co.uk

Performance and modified cars and motorcycles, live demonstrations, indoor and outdoor vehicle displays, children's entertainment, food village and trade stands

Kids Fest 25

Venue: The Big Sheep

Website: www.thebigsheep.co.uk

For ages 5 to 13 with live music and stage shows, epic stunts, VR experience, foam party, festival hair and glitter, sport demos, thrilling rides, assault course and more

Plymouth Armed Forces Day

Venue: Plymouth

Website: www.plymoutharmedforcesday.co.uk

See the website for details

Goren Festival

Venue: Goren Farm

Website: www.gorenfestival.co.uk

Family-friendly music festival with live perfromances, workshops, yoga, circus skills, forest school, bug and butterfly spotting and Nature Zone with expert led wildlife stands to inspire and educate as...

Back to the 1940's

Venue: South Devon Railway

Website: www.southdevonrailway.co.uk

Step back in time and experience the elegance of the 1940s with a nostalgic journey on a heritage train

Meet the Marine Park - St Levan's Summer Fun Day

Venue: St Levan

Website: www.plymouthsoundnationalmarinepark.com

Pop-up event for all ages that are interested in knowing more about Plymouth Sound and Marine wildlife

St Levan, Summer Fun Day

Venue: St Levan

Website: www.facebook.com/stlevannhw

Family friendly fun-filled community day

Bideford Soapbox Derby

Venue: Bideford

Website: www.bidefordsoapboxderby.co.uk

Annual community event raising money for charity - see the website for details

Green Phoenix Festival

Venue: Exeter Phoenix

Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

Free entry, music, family activities, art, film screenings, learning, stalls, performance and poetry

Open Garden - Bickham House

Venue: Kenn

Website: www.findagarden.ngs.org.uk

Open garden event - children free

Robin Hood

Venue: Dorchester Corn Exchange

Website: www.dorchesterarts.org.uk

Hilariously adventurous take on the famous story from The Pantaloons

Royal William Yard Good Food and Craft Market

Venue: Royal William yard

Website: www.royalwilliamyard.com

Event showcasing the region's talented artists and makers

Dorset Volksfest

Venue: Wareham

Website: www.dorsetvolksfest.co.uk

Weekend of family entertainment with music, street food and free things for kids to do

Totnes Fringe

Venue: Totnes

Website: www.totnesfringe.uk

Variety of events taking place throughout Totnes - see the website for details

Carnival Week in Tavistock

Venue: Tavistock

Website: www.visit-tavistock.co.uk

See the website for details

Free Family Drop-in Art Workshop with Clare Harmer

Venue: Torre Abbey

Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk

Explore coral reef art making with collage. Free with normal admission

Sidyfest

Venue: Sidmouth RFC

Website: www.sidmouthrfc.co.uk

Day of live music and entertainment

Sky Rise Festival

Venue: Totnes

Website: www.visittotnes.co.uk

Free music and arts festival, live bands, DJs, circus, art workshops, food and more

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...

Acts of Gathering

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Exhibition bringing together a number of artworks that celebrate and interrogate the nature of food culture in a rapidly changing world, inviting us to consider the ceremony and symbolism that shape our...

Adventures in Purbeck Family Quest

Venue: Corfe Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle

Find all the hidden quest boards in the castle and note down the ansers in the booklet

Antony A to Z

Venue: Antony

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/antony

Pick up your activity card to find an object around the house and garden for every letter of the alphabet and challenge your friends and family to see who can complete their list quickest

Antony Gormley's Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large scale installations featuring 100 lifesize scultures distributed across 300 acres of the park

Autumn Apple Trail

Venue: Lydford Gorge

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

Follow the trail around the orchard to get stuck into some apple activities

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...

Beneath the Waves

Venue: West Bay Discovery Centre

Address: West Bay

Website: www.westbaydiscovercentre.org.uk

Pop-up exhibition where visitors can discover the history of fishing locally, the hidden world beneath our water and how local marine life is being protected

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

Bing Activity Trail

Venue: Newquay Zoo

Website: www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Follow Bing's fun activity trail to learn about the animal in the Zoo and help the zookeepers complete their checklist

Ch

CHINESE ZODIAC TRAIL

Venue: Torquay Museum

Address: 529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay,

Website: www.torquaymuseum.org.uk

Find all the Zodiac animals around the Museum

Cocomelon Song Time

Venue: Sea Life Great Yarmouth

Website: www.visitsealife.com/great-yarmouth

Join JJ and all the little ones from Melon Patch Academy to meet incredible animals and discover how to keep them safe in the oceans and find the missing words to complete the exclusive SEA Life song

Dame Magdalene Odundo at Houghton Hall

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Exhibition showcase existing and new works spanning Odundo's 30 year career

Discover Sharklife

Venue: Sealife Hunstanton

Website: www.visitsealife.com/hunstanton

Fun activitiy trail and challenges throughout the aquarium, enjoy visual games

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

Fairies and Dragons Trail

Venue: The Garden House

Address: Pound Road, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton

Website: www.thegardenhouse.org.uk

Sport the woodland fairies and friendly dragons hidden around the garden.

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

Garden Trail of Heritage Camelias and Rhododendrons

Venue: The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Website: www.heligan.com

Experience the awakening of the collection of historic shrubs and explore the National Collection of Camelias and Rhodoendrons

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

Hollywood Rome Trail

Venue: Torquay Museum

Website: 530 Babbacombe Road, Torquay

Explore the Hollywood Rome: Reel Life in the Ancient World exhibition and fill out the trail sheet. Also take part in an activity sheet called My Favourite Roman.

I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree Exhibition

Venue: Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum

Address: Arlington, Nr Barnstaple

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

Outdoor exhibition with nature scenes and poems for every month of the year

Ice Skating at Eden Project

Venue: Eden Project

Website: www.edenproject.com

Ice rink with bookable sessions for all ages and abilities including ice-play for toddlers and special sessions for families

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.

Lamb Feeding and Lambing Live

LAMB FEEDING AND LAMBING LIVE

Venue: Church Farm Stow Bardolph

Address: Lynn Road, Stow Bardolph

Website: www.churchfarmstowbardolph.co.uk

See the new lambs as well as lots of other baby animals being born during the spring

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

make a

Making The Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses Told In Textiles

Venue: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

Marvellous Minibeasts Trail

Venue: Kingston Lacy

Address: Wimborne

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dorset/kingston-lacy

Wander the woodland to find out where the minibeasts live, eat and sleep around Kingston Lacy and try the minibeast themed activities along the woodland walk from 9:30 to 4:30pm

Mini Keeper Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Do the quiz, test your knowledge and once completed claim your special badge

New Exhibition - Going Mobile

Venue: PK Porthcurno

Website: www.pkporthcurno.com

Exhibition on the 40 year history of the mobile phone

Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.nnfestival.org.uk

Arts and cultural festival - see the website for more details

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.

Red Squirrel Ramble Quiz

Venue: Paradise Park

Address: Hayle

Website: www.paradisepark.org.uk

Discover what makes them unique, who shares their habitat and the Park's role in breeding them for reintroduction into the wild. Complete the quiz and claim your chocolate reward

Rediscover Church - Family Easter Trail - Cranbrook

Venue: Younghayes Centre

Address: Cranbrook

Website: https://www.rediscoverchurch.com/cranbrook-eastertrail

Organised by Rediscover Church and starting and ending at the Younghayes Centre.  Free to take part but booking essential.

Remedies, Reasons and Resilience

Venue: Torre Abbey

Website: www.torre-abbey.org.uk/whats-on

Exhibition exploring what wellbeing means to individuals

RETRO GAMES: A GAMING JOURNEY FROM ARCADE TO ZX SPECTRUM

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Address: Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life, Blackfriars’ Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3BX.

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/timetide/ whats-on/retro-games

Exhibition charting the rise of computer gaming from 80s to the present day with the chance to play games using vintage and contemporary technology.

ROYAL RESIDENTS FAMILY QUEST

Venue: Corfe Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle

Explore the ruins to learn about the royal residents of Corfe Castle. Answer the questions to earn your castle siege coin.

Spirit of Sanctuary Winter Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/events

Discover the true spirit of the sanctuary in their wonderful winter trail. Find your donkey spirit word this winter. This entertaining family activity combines fun, exercise and brainpower and is just...

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

Spring Wildlife Hunt

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: Slade House Farm, Sidmouth

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Spot the wildlife that has thrived thanks to the stewardship of the land, aided by the donkeys. Seek out some of the many species by finding the wildlife boards located around the sanctuary and matching...

Spring's Blossoming at Blickling Estate

Venue: Blickling Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blickling-estate

Celebration of spring flowers, birds and blossom with a family trail and other ways to explore spring in the House

Stories of Sanctuary Spirit Trail

Venue: The Donkey Sanctuary

Address: The Donkey Sanctuary, Slade House Farm, Sidmouth,

Website: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

Uncover the spirit of the sanctuary in their wonderful winter trail. Reveal your donkey spirit word this winter. This entertaining family activity combines fun, exercise and brainpower and is just £5...

Sublime Symmetry: The Mathematics Behind De Morgan's Ceramic Designs

Venue: Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)

Address: Queen Street, Exeter

Website: www.rammuseum.org.uk

Exhibition investigating the use of mathematical principles in William De Morgan's beautiful ceramic designs

Superhero Insect Trail

Venue: Torquay Museum

Website: 531 Babbacombe Road, Torquay

Wherever you find them, insects are carrying out vital jobs that make healthy ecosystems and help us by pollinating our food and cleaning up our environment. Follow the Superhero trail of these incredible...

Swannery Cygnets Hatching

Venue: Abbotsbury Swannery

Address: New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, Weymouth

Website: www.abbotsburytickets.co.uk

See the cygnets hatch and take their first steps from dozens of nests across the Swannery. Explore the Swannery and witness the unique sight of the fluffy cygnets

The Map That Led Me To You Reading/Workshop With Ella McLeod

Venue: Bude Library

Website: www.budelitfest.co.uk

Part of Bude Literary Festival. Join the author discussing their epic and ambitious fantasy about freedom, love and home - advised for ages 8+

The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour

Venue: Lynn Museum

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Moon themed exhibition wher eyou can discover the science and mythology behind our nearest neighbour, find out about historic discovery and exploration and encounter astonishing astonish objects incluidng...

The Secret Book Quest

Venue: Torbay Libraries

Website: www.torbaylibraries.org.uk

Reading Challenge. Receive a booklet to complete as well as a certificate when 25, 50 and 100 books have been read. Free to take part. Visit the website to find out more about occasional special events.

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA EXHIBITION

Venue: Shire Hall Museum

Address: High West Street, Dorchester

Website: www.shirehalldorset.org/events

New exhibition celebrating the work of Judith Kerr with original artwork, notes and sketches

The Wizard of Oz Afternoon Tea at The Assembly House

Venue: Assembly House

Address: Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

THIRSTY FOR FASHION EXHIBITION

Venue: Killerton

Address: Broadclyst

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

Exhibition exploring circular fashion from the 18th Century to the present day highlighting the techniques used to repair and reuse clothing throughout history

Travelling Trees Trail

Venue: Greenway

Address: Galmpton,

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greenway

Discover the trees of Greenway in this family oriented self-led trail

Under The Autumn Leaves Trail

Venue: Coleton Fishacre

Address: Brownstone Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth,

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

Step among the trees and listen to the sounds of nature in this autumn trail.

Vineyard Nature Trail

Venue: Sandridge Barton,

Address: Stoke Gabriel

Website: www.sandridgebarton.com

Family friendly nature trail set on the edge of the River Dart

Winter Fun at Woodlands

Venue: Woodlands

Address: Woodlands, Blackawton, Totnes,

Website: www.woodlandspark.com

Indoor areas and selected rides open

Winter Sculpture Exhbition

Venue: RHS Rosemoor

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

Return of the annual exhibition with sculptures situated round the grounds

ZOG ACTIVITY TRAIL

Venue: Haldon Forest Park

Address: Bullers Hill, nr Exeter

Website: www.forestryengland.uk/haldon-forest-park

Brand new family activity trail and free app. See website for details