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Paignton Regatta Community Fun Week

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As you’d expect from an international tourism destination like Torbay, Devon, there’s an amazing calendar of exciting annual events to suit every passion and taste. Across the three towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham there’s always something happening, so it’s well worth planning to coincide your holiday with one of these. Just make sure you get in there early with those accommodation bookings!

The Torbay Airshow is a high-flying highlight at the start of June, featuring breath-taking aerial displays over the stunning natural amphitheatre of South Devon’s beautiful bay. The weekend event is centered on Paignton, with lots of free entertainment for all the family. Of course, it’s up in the air where the real action takes place, featuring the very best in military and civilian aircraft.

Another big event taking place in Paignton is the annual Paignton Festival, in July which offers nine days of amazing free entertainment. Hightlights include the Party on the Green, the Riviera Classic Car Show, Anderton and Rowland Funfair, Dubs at the Beach, Paignton Carnival and a huge firework display. There's also lots of fun and games and workshops for all the family, as well as stalls, food outlets and more seaside fun than you can shake a stick of rock at.

Motorbike fans will be in their element at the BMAD (Bikers Make a Difference) Festival every May. Describing itself as "probably the biggest biker, music and beer festival in the South West of England" it's a fun and friendly festival for all the family. As well as hundreds of bikes, there are also food stalls, shopping outlets, stunt shows, demonstrations and some amazing bands. Not only that, they also raise large amounts for local charities.

The Grinagog Festival is just about the only music festival in the entire UK to come with a “No Mud Guarantee!” Centred in and around the grounds of Torre Abbey in Torquay, every April you are invited to visit a land of music, dancing, art, mischief and perpetual grinning. Organised by Continental Drifts (the team behind Glastonbury's Shangri La and Caravanserrai Bestival) this annual event heralds the start of the festival season in a fun and outrageous style.

Brixham also has its fair share of big summer events. Brixham Pirate Festival in May offers a mix of seafarin' shenanigans and swashbuckling adventures, with pirates as far as the eyes can see. Expect live music, theatrical performances, art activities, period re-enactors and lots of live music, from shanties to original pirate material. Also in May, BrixFest is a three-day festival featuring live music, cooking demos, craft activities, crabbing competitions, a Dragon Boat Challenge, Children's Day and a spectacular firework display.

Closing a summer of fun in Brixham, don't miss the hugely popular Fishstock Festival in September. The annual event is a celebration of delicious seafood and amazing live music, taking place on the town's picturesque fishing harbour. Enjoy live cooking demonstrations, visits to working fishing trawlers and heritage vessels and lots of fun for the youngsters. Don't let the festival be the one that got away...

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Children's Week

Paignton

The UK's longest running children's festival - Torbay Children's Week, why not come and celebrate on Paignton seafront with all your favourites.
There will be a packed programme of performances, workshops and events throughout the week. The...

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14 Aug 2018to18 Aug 2018
Torbay Royal Regatta

Torquay

The Torbay Royal Regatta, one of the oldest such events in the country, once again takes place at the end of August from Saturday 25th to Monday 27th. This year sees an exciting new format with three days of racing over the Bank Holiday Weekend,...

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25 Aug 2018to29 Aug 2018
Fishstock Brixham

Brixham

The annual Fishstock Brixham festival returns to Brixham in September. Expect live entertainment, lots of scrumptious seafood and the chance to see working fishing boats up close and personal.

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8 Sept 2018
England's Seafood FEAST

England’s Seafood FEAST
England’s Seafood Coast will play host to a feast for all the senses between Saturday 22nd September and Sunday 7th October 2018. For 2 weeks you will be able to immerse yourself in England’s Seafood FEAST, eating some of...

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22 Sept 2018to7 Oct 2018
BMAD Motorbike Festival

Paignton

During the May Bank Holiday weekend each year, Paignton Green is transformed into a thrilling mix of spectacles that will appeal to all ages, whether they have an interest in motorbikes or not.

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3 May 2019to5 May 2019
Brixham Pirate Festival

Brixham

Brixham Pirate Festival
A swashbuckling mix of piratical fun and entertainment! There will be LOTS of pirates, military and period re-enactors here with guns and cannons to make plenty of noise! We will make sure there is plenty of music too with...

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Golden Hind Museum Ship, Brixham

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4 May 2019to6 May 2019
BrixFest Brixham

Brixham

BrixFest 2019 will be from 25th - 29th May 2019
BrixFest will bring hundreds of artists, charities, chefs and local people together with thousands of visitors. Throughout the festival we encourage you to keep it local and spend your hard earned...

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25 May 2019to29 May 2019
Torbay Air Show

Paignton

Torbay Airshow will be held on 1st and 2nd June, 2019.
All air displays are subject to change depending on weather conditions and operational commitments that could take the military displays elsewhere at short notice.

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1 June 2019to2 June 2019
Paignton Festival (Torbay Carnival Week)

Paignton

Paignton Festival was previously known as Torbay Carnival. After around 75 years of the same name, we feel that change is good, however Torbay Carnival is not gone and forgotten, as the procession night will keep this name. Despite the new name,...

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27 July 2019to4 Aug 2019
Paignton Regatta Community Fun Week

Paignton

Some things stay the same, other things change and the 172nd Paignton Regatta Community Fun Week is no different. We’ve been working hard over the last few years to mix our traditional events with an abundance of live entertainment on our stage and...

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10 Aug 2019to18 Aug 2019

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Torbay Royal Regatta Rowing

Torquay

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West of England Rowing Races. Seafront Torquay For further information contact www.torquayrowingclub.co.uk

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25 Aug 2018
Torquay United FC Home Fixtures

Plainmoor, Torquay

Come on down to the English Riviera and support your team. Or ours!
If you need accommodation book online at www.englishriviera.co.uk

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Torquay United AFC Ltd, Torquay

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Torbay Royal Regatta Fireworks

Torquay

The Torbay Royal Regatta Firework display is a must on the English Riviera Events Calendar. This exciting event is spectacular with plenty of towering starbursts, shimmering comets and as always a stunning finale.

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27 Aug 2018
Seafood Supper Club at the Curious Kitchen

Brixham

Enjoy the very best seafood in a special edition of our supper club. For 4 nights only you can indulge in 7 delicious courses; the savoury courses will feature local fish and shellfish cooked with flair and imagination. All this for just £35. Our...

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21 Sept 2018to22 Sept 2018Various Opening Times

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28 Sept 2018to29 Sept 2018Open 19:30 - 22:00
5-Course Seafood Celebration

Goodrington, Paignton

Enjoy a sumptious feast of local seafood by the beach at Cantina in Paignton. Your gastronomic feast will include ingredients foraged from the shoreline by the chef, who you will meet on the night. Booking for this popular event is essential.

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22 Sept 2018Open 19:00 - 22:00
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6 Oct 2018Open 19:00 - 22:00
Breakfast and Dinner at the Quayside Hotel

Brixham

Start your day on England's Seafood Coast with breakfast at the Quayside Hotel, and finish with dinner. Breakfast - tuck into kedgeree or eggs Royale any time between 6:30 and 9:30am during the week, or a more relaxed 8-10am at the weekend. Price:...

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22 Sept 2018to7 Oct 2018Open 06:30 - 09:30

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22 Sept 2018to7 Oct 2018Open 18:30 - 21:30
Brixham Mussels & Sharpham Wine

7 Beacon Terrace, Torquay

Wine@7 invites you to enjoy a bowl of fresh Brixham Mussels and a glass of Local Sharpham White Wine for £10 as part of The Seafood FEAST.
Our Mussels, which are rope grown on beds in-between Torquay and the famous fishing town of Brixham.
To...

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22 Sept 2018Open 18:00 - 21:45
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24 Sept 2018to29 Sept 2018Open 18:00 - 21:45

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1 Oct 2018to6 Oct 2018Open 18:00 - 21:45
England's Seafood Coast Platter

Seafront, Torquay

Enjoy an England's Seafood Coast platter for 2 to share whilst overlooking our beautiful views of Torbay.
A delicious platter of local seafood including crab, mussels, hake & more served with new potatoes & salad.
£49 for 2 people, or £69 with a...

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22 Sept 2018to7 Oct 2018Open 10:00 - 21:00
England's Seafood Feast

Brixham

We will be offering a set menu mainly focused around the finest fish and shellfish from the famous Brixham Fish Market and Elberry Cove Sea Farms. We will be offering platters including; oysters, crab claws, mussels, clams, crevettes, scallops and a...

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22 Sept 2018to7 Oct 2018Open 18:30 -
Feast on lobster in Agatha Christie's dining room

Galmpton

We are incredibly lucky to be hosting a memorable evening at Greenway House, the holiday home of Agatha Christie. She loved local lobster, and it featured on her 80th birthday party alongside courses of avocado (a luxury at the time) and blackberry...

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National Trust - Greenway, Brixham

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22 Sept 2018Open 19:00 - 22:00

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