2009 Festival Events

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30-04-2009

08-05-2009

North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival
The UK’s most scenic Walking Festival
Category:
Starts: Thursday, April 30, 2009

02-05-2009

29-06-2009

Cartooned: Evolution
Part of the Darwin in Devon series of events
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Saturday, May 02, 2009

03-05-2009

04-07-2009

Darwin: A 200th birthday celebration
Part of the Darwin in Devon series of events
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Sunday, May 03, 2009

23-05-2009

14-06-2009

Appledore Crafts Company Festival Exhibition
Hidden Paths
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Saturday, May 23, 2009

24-05-2009

An Evening with Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly

Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, May 24, 2009

25-05-2009

30-06-2009

SmashEd - Urban Fest
Urban Fest
Category:  Learning & Education  Music & Dance
Starts: Monday, May 25, 2009

28-05-2009

31-05-2009

Appledore Visual Arts Festival
The first and best annual visual arts festival in the country
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Thursday, May 28, 2009

28-05-2009

Seth Lakeman
Folk icon, made in Devon
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Thursday, May 28, 2009

29-05-2009

Ian Shaw
With special guest Georgia Mancio
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Friday, May 29, 2009

29-05-2009

Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Presented by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Friday, May 29, 2009

29-05-2009

28-06-2009

Barnstaple Fringe Venues
A list of all the venues hosting events during this years Fringe Festival
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Friday, May 29, 2009

30-05-2009

Sir James Galway
International flautist
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Saturday, May 30, 2009

30-05-2009

31-05-2009

Colourscape
The all new colour experience
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Saturday, May 30, 2009

31-05-2009

Gilad Atzmon with Strings
A tribute to Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Sunday, May 31, 2009

01-06-2009

03-07-2009

Sum of the P'arts
Art Exhibition
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

01-06-2009

Street Theatre Festival - every weekend
A special Festival commission
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

01-06-2009

Art Installation by Alain Kurylo
Sculptural Silhouettes and ceramic figures
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

01-06-2009

Public Art - The Park Community School
Work by students from The Park Community School
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

01-06-2009

29-06-2009

Plough Festival Exhibitions
The Friday Art Group and Rob Cordingley
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

01-06-2009

Children's Art
Part of Barnstaple in Bloom
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

01-06-2009

01-06-2009

Martin Stephenson
Monday Music Sessions presented by Peter Bruntnell
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Monday, June 01, 2009

02-06-2009

08-06-2009

The Accidental Road to Hollywood
Photographs by Paul Harris
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Tuesday, June 02, 2009

02-06-2009

02-06-2009

Carly Bryant

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Tuesday, June 02, 2009

03-06-2009

Jackie Oates
With James Dumbleton
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Wednesday, June 03, 2009

03-06-2009

10-06-2009

Tarka Tennis Schools' Tournament
Local schools compete to become the 2009 Schools’ Champion
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Wednesday, June 03, 2009

03-06-2009

The Tempest
A Shakespearian classic by Cygnet Theatre
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Wednesday, June 03, 2009

03-06-2009

Babs Haddrill
Eco-traveller, author and low impact living practioner
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Wednesday, June 03, 2009

04-06-2009

MIX4SIX
Ilfracombe Local Learning Community Mini Mix
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

04-06-2009

06-06-2009

Ivan Pollard
Art Exhibition
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

04-06-2009

Exploring your Ethnic Creativity: Aboriginal Art
An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting workshops
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

04-06-2009

Festival Open Mike
Cook Island Open Mike Special
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

04-06-2009

04-06-2009

Phillip Clout's Trio

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

04-06-2009

04-06-2009

Julian Piper
with Jelly Roll
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

04-06-2009

04-06-2009

The Drat Pack

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 04, 2009

05-06-2009

28-06-2009

The Square Picture Show
North Devon Arts' Summer Exhibition
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

05-06-2009

Poor Jack
Multi Story Theatre
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

05-06-2009

Empirical
‘New jazz for those who like it straight up’ Mojo
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

05-06-2009

Mitch Benn
One of the UK’s best comic singer/songwriters
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

05-06-2009

The New Machine
A tribute to Pink Floyd
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

05-06-2009

A Twist in the Trail
Barnstaple's heritage brought to life
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

05-06-2009

05-06-2009

Sonic Fusion

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 05, 2009

06-06-2009

07-06-2009

Street Theatre - This weekend
A special Festival commission
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Saturday, June 06, 2009

06-06-2009

Benny Gallagher in Concert
Supported by Rebecca Worthley
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 06, 2009

06-06-2009

Cara Dillon
Plus support
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Saturday, June 06, 2009

06-06-2009

26-06-2009

Brannockstown Events
Festival concerts & fete
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Saturday, June 06, 2009

06-06-2009

Bee Awareness Day

Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Saturday, June 06, 2009

06-06-2009

14-06-2009

Ilfracombe Victorian Celebration
Step back in time and enjoy today
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Saturday, June 06, 2009

07-06-2009

Musical Youth IV
Showcasing North Devon’s talented young people
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, June 07, 2009

07-06-2009

Celebrating Strawberries
Combe Martin Strawberry Fair
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Sunday, June 07, 2009

07-06-2009

Devon Coast to Coast Challenge
Sponsored cycle through the finest countryside Devon has to offer
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Sunday, June 07, 2009

07-06-2009

Chris Farlowe
Legendary blues n' soul singer with the Norman Beaker Band
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, June 07, 2009

07-06-2009

Life on the Rocks
Seashore ecology with Dr Pip Jollands
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Sunday, June 07, 2009

07-06-2009

07-06-2009

Boston Tea Party
The House Band
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, June 07, 2009

08-06-2009

14-06-2009

Darwin Week
Part of the Darwin in Devon series of events
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Monday, June 08, 2009

08-06-2009

08-06-2009

Neil Halstead
Presented by Peter Bruntnell
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Monday, June 08, 2009

09-06-2009

The Eduardo Niebla Experience
‘World-class virtuoso’ Time Out
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Tuesday, June 09, 2009

09-06-2009

10-06-2009

Tag Rugby Festival
Great fun and prizes
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Tuesday, June 09, 2009

09-06-2009

Exploring your Ethnic Creativity: Ethnic Jewellery Workshop
An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting workshops
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Tuesday, June 09, 2009

10-06-2009

Apples and Snakes
Performance poetry from Brian Patten and others
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

10-06-2009

Disassembler
Jazz concert
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

11-06-2009

Exploring your Ethnic Creativity: African Sculpture Workshop
An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting workshops
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Thursday, June 11, 2009

11-06-2009

Hangman Heights
A guided walk
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Thursday, June 11, 2009

11-06-2009

11-06-2009

Paul Lamb
and The King Snakes
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 11, 2009

11-06-2009

11-06-2009

Tipitina

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 11, 2009

12-06-2009

Mark Thomas
It’s the Stupid Economy!
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Friday, June 12, 2009

12-06-2009

13-06-2009

Elkie Brookes in Concert
A Plough Arts Centre event at RHS Rosemoor
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 12, 2009

12-06-2009

14-06-2009

The LLAMA Music Festival
The Lynton & Lynmouth Music Festival
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 12, 2009

12-06-2009

Tarka Line Music Train
An evening of Jazz
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 12, 2009

12-06-2009

13-06-2009

Silent Movies
A Cottage on Dartmoor & The Adventures of Prince Achmed with live accompaniment from Stephen Horne
Category:  Comedy & Drama  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Friday, June 12, 2009

12-06-2009

12-06-2009

Soulcyde

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 12, 2009

13-06-2009

14-06-2009

Street Theatre - This weekend
A special Festival commission
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

Living History Experience
Meet the characters of Arlington Court
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

Darius Brubeck Quartet
South African jazz and original compositions
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

Big Sports Day
Bringing sport to the community
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Versatile and highly acclaimed orchestra
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

Exploring your Ethnic Creativity: Nomadic Felt Making
An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting workshops
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

Barnstaple Darwin Day
Part of the Darwin in Devon series of events
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

13-06-2009

Paddle4relief
Paddle from Saunton to Croyde! (and back!)
Category:  Sport & Leisure  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

13-06-2009

13-06-2009

Sam Holmes

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 13, 2009

14-06-2009

Bug Fest '09
Observe and study live insects before creating models and sculptures
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Sunday, June 14, 2009

14-06-2009

Ruby Run
Half marathon
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Sunday, June 14, 2009

15-06-2009

20-06-2009

Cabaret
‘A sassy, sizzling, sensation of a show!’ Neil Sean - Sky News
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Monday, June 15, 2009

15-06-2009

15-06-2009

The Caves
Presented by Peter Bruntnell
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Monday, June 15, 2009

17-06-2009

Exploring your Ethnic Creativity: African Batik
An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting workshops
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

17-06-2009

Remote Exmoor
Walk on easy tracks over a lonely moor
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

17-06-2009

Sea Shores and Climate Change
By Fiona Crouch & Nova Mieszkowska
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

18-06-2009

Rob Cordingley Tempera
Artist Talk & Supper
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

18-06-2009

A Celebration of Food
Fresh, organic, fair, local, Slow Food
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

18-06-2009

Exploring your Ethnic Creativity: Aztec Mosaics
An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting workshops
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

18-06-2009

21-06-2009

South Molton Olde English Fair
A weekend of traditional olde English fun and enjoyment
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

18-06-2009

18-06-2009

Eugene Hideaway Bridges’ Trio

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

18-06-2009

18-06-2009

Charlotte Glasson Band

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

18-06-2009

18-06-2009

Salon del Eccentrica
An exciting new event organised by Broomhill Art Hotel and 'The Great British Eccentric 2009’ Colin Shaddick.
Category:  Comedy & Drama  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 18, 2009

19-06-2009

21-06-2009

Art Trek 1st weekend
Open studios and associated art events
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Friday, June 19, 2009

19-06-2009

21-06-2009

GoldCoast Oceanfest
Surf, sounds & sports
Category:  Sport & Leisure
Starts: Friday, June 19, 2009

19-06-2009

Comedy Club Night with John Bishop
Landmark Comedy Club
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Friday, June 19, 2009

19-06-2009

Chris Addison
This show has been cancelled
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Friday, June 19, 2009

19-06-2009

The Berkley Ensemble
Fine music from eight young musicians
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 19, 2009

19-06-2009

19-06-2009

Pickpockets & Skyrockets

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 19, 2009

20-06-2009

North Devon Choral Society
Summer Concert
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

Bideford College Summer Science and Family Fun Day
Science in the Community
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

The Knicker Lady
As seen on Jeremy Paxman's The Victorians
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

21-06-2009

Street Theatre - This weekend
A special Festival commission
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

The Mowgli Stories
Presented by Illyria
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

Patch & Chat
Patchwork Workshop
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

Barnstaple Elephant Day

Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

Woodturners Craft Fair
North Devon Woodturners
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

Textile Jewellery
Workshop with Karen Howse
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

Seashore Geology
A walk with Dr Chris Cornford
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

20-06-2009

The Berkeley Ensemble
Fine music from eight young musicians
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 20, 2009

21-06-2009

28-06-2009

Be Not Afeared...
Exhibition and performance
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, June 21, 2009

21-06-2009

Mud 09
An interactive celebration of sustainable technologies
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Sunday, June 21, 2009

21-06-2009

Artavian Baroque
Oratorio 'Esther' by Handel
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, June 21, 2009

22-06-2009

28-06-2009

Great Pub Party Week
For North Devon Hospice
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Monday, June 22, 2009

22-06-2009

22-06-2009

Otis Gibbs
Presented by Peter Bruntnell
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Monday, June 22, 2009

23-06-2009

The Bad Shepherds
Punk era classics go Celtic
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

23-06-2009

Romeo & Juliet
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

23-06-2009

Red Deer Search
On the trail of Britain's largest wild land animal
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

23-06-2009

24-06-2009

Sun Zhuo
Evening Performance & Banquet
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

24-06-2009

Surfing & Shipwrecks
Enjoy fine views walking a rugged coastline
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

24-06-2009

Paddy Ashdown
Clive Conway presents An Audience With...
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

25-06-2009

28-06-2009

Fringe Theatre Festival
A feast of theatrical fare
Category:  Comedy & Drama  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Thursday, June 25, 2009

25-06-2009

Three Bonzos and a Piano
Packed to the rafters with Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band favourites
Category:  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Thursday, June 25, 2009

25-06-2009

25-06-2009

Stephen Dale Petit Band

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 25, 2009

25-06-2009

25-06-2009

Morph

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Thursday, June 25, 2009

26-06-2009

Country Skills Day & Ceilidh
A celebration of local skills and music
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

Rotary Jazz Sunset Cruise
Aboard the MS Oldenburg
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

Comedy Club Night with Nick Revell, Isy Suttie and Ellis James
Wendy May’s Barnstaple Comedy Club
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

Reg Meuross
A true English troubadour
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

John Mayall and his band
Statesman of British Blues
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

28-06-2009

Art Trek 2nd weekend
Open studios and associated art events
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

An Evening with Andy Abraham
This show has been cancelled
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

26-06-2009

26-06-2009

The Dawn Chorus

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Friday, June 26, 2009

27-06-2009

Witheridge St John's Fair
The oldest fair in the country
Category:  Community & Heritage
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

28-06-2009

Street Theatre - final weekend
A special Festival commission
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

Salad Days and Herb Heaven
With Sally Hollis
Category:  Natural Environment
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

28-06-2009

Move it Shake it
Performing arts festival by the community for the community
Category:  Learning & Education
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co

Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Festival at the Theatres
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

Lapstock
Music at the Mill: Lapford
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

Kidding Around with Monahan
Family comedy
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

The Monahan and Seaman Tour
Comedy night
Category:  Comedy & Drama
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

27-06-2009

27-06-2009

Miele Passmore
with Ellie Williams & Milli Taylor
Category:  Barnstaple Fringe  Music & Dance
Starts: Saturday, June 27, 2009

28-06-2009

Sunday Jazz Lunch
A jazz feast
Category:  Music & Dance
Starts: Sunday, June 28, 2009

28-06-2009

Schools Arts Festival
A celebration of the arts
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Sunday, June 28, 2009

29-06-2009

24-08-2009

Imagery with Meaning
North Devon AONB Photographic Competition Exhibition
Category:  Visual Arts & Literature
Starts: Monday, June 29, 2009

04-07-2009

17-10-2009

Feltmaking Workshops
with Jill Denton - Textile Artist
Category:
Starts: Saturday, July 04, 2009

05-09-2009

05-09-2009

Sea Ilfracombe - the showcase
A special free event prior to the full festival launch in 2010
Category:
Starts: Saturday, September 05, 2009

18-10-2009

North Devon Plus Food Fest 2009
Back by popular demand!
Category:
Starts: Sunday, October 18, 2009