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The warmest of welcomes awaits you on the English Riviera, South Devon's beautiful coastline. Surrounded by stunning coast and countryside, Torquay, Babbacombe, Cockington, Paignton, Goodrington and Brixham offer fantastic year round holidays with lots of things to do for everyone!
A Beach Holiday and So Much More
The English Riviera may be most famous for its award winning sandy beaches and exotic palm trees, but has much more to offer than just seaside holidays. The English Riviera has a great choice of indoor and outdoor attractions and is a designated UNESCO Global Geopark. Getting out on the water is what our visitors love to do, and there is a great selection of watersports and boat trips.
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As one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations, there’s no shortage of accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets, including a growing choice of award winning hotels, bed and breakfasts and quality self catering establishments.
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Sleeping Beauty
12th December 2025-3rd January 2026Relaxed Performance - Sleeping Beauty
28th December 2025EastEnders star and Strictly Come Dancing finalist, Emma Barton stars as the wickedly enchanting…
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The Agatha Christie Experience
1st November 2025-23rd December 2025The Agatha Christie Experience A coastal escape inspired by the Queen of Crime Step into the pages…
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Bay of Lights Illumination Trail
28th November 2025-2nd January 2026The Bay of Lights Illumination Trail returns, bringing a sparkle of seasons spirit to the English…
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Bay of Lights
28th November 2025-2nd January 2026New additions set to add extra sparkle to this year’s Bay of Lights The English Riviera is set to…
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Train of Lights on selected dates
29th November 2025-30th December 2025The multi award-winning Christmas experience and the UK's first ever steam train of lights! The…
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Ice Rink
6th December 2025-2nd January 2026New For 2025! This year’s biggest new attraction is sure to excite. For the first time in years,…
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Christmas openings
22nd November 2025-19th December 2025Christmas Openings (daily, closed December 25th, 26th, January 1st)
20th December 2025-4th January 2026Visit Babbacombe Model Village this Christmas and enjoy festive scenes during the day & night, plus…
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Christmas Artisan Market and Themed Christmas Grotto
14th December 2025Find the perfect gift Join us for a special Christmas shopping experience within the beautiful…
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Jingle & Jangle's Christmas Party Time
21st December 2025Join us for the most magical Christmas celebration of the year at Arena Torquay! Expect festive…
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Santa in the Caves
6th December 2025-7th December 2025Santa in the Caves
13th December 2025-14th December 2025Santa in the Caves
20th December 2025-24th December 2025A truly magical festive experience, you will go on a quest through the caves to find the true…
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Father and Mother Christmas Festive Experience
6th December 2025-21st December 2025Celebrate Christmas at Torre Abbey with Father and Mother Christmas We are delighted to announce…
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Choir by Candlelight - Torquay Musical Theatre Choir
12th December 2025Join the Torquay Musical Theatre Choir for a beautiful candlelit Christmas Concert, featuring your…
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Paignton Lions Club Walk into the Sea
26th December 2025Our Annual Walk into the Sea event, raising funds for local good causes, takes place on Boxing Day…
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The Holly Ball
19th December 2025The Holly Ball 2025 will be held at the Grand Hotel, Torquay on Friday 19th December 2025. The…
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Father and Mother Christmas Festive Experience
6th December 2025-7th December 2025Father and Mother Christmas Festive Experience
13th December 2025-14th December 2025Father and Mother Christmas Festive Experience
20th December 2025-21st December 2025Celebrate Christmas at Torre Abbey with Father and Mother Christmas We are delighted to announce…
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Jive Talkin’ perform the Bee Gees
5th December 2025Renowned as the original and very best Bee Gees tribute show, and THE ONLY Bee Gees tribute show…
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Live Music
5th December 2025-7th December 2025Live Music
12th December 2025-14th December 2025Live Music
19th December 2025-21st December 2025✨ Bays Brewery will be running the bar at this year’s Torre Abbey Christmas Market and during our…
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Christmas Market and Disco Party
20th December 2025Christmas Market and Disco Party. FREE ENTRY. Disco. Market Stalls. Raffle. Facepainting. Glitter…
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Christmas at the Castle
12th December 2025Visit Santa in his magical grotto and receive a special gift. Creative childrens' crafts and a…
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Abba Forever Christmas Show
4th December 2025ABBA Forever is one of the UK’s leading International tribute shows and theatre audiences from…
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It's A Wonderful Life
8th December 2025-13th December 2025Adapted from the Frank Capra film by Mary Elliott Nelson Directed by Julie Hancocks A DRAMA It is…
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Season
5th December 2025Join the Walking Volunteers for a guided walk on the coast near Coleton Fishacre, on the first…
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Torbay School of Dance presents Let’s Dance
6th December 2025Torbay School of Dance - Let's Dance December 6 @ 19:00 to 21:30 £10 – £15 Torbay School of…
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Christmas Memories by Candlelight
5th December 2025* Christmas Memories: A Candlelit Concert of Song & Sentiment * *An Evening of Festive cheer,…
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Hal Cruttenden
13th December 2025After a string of sold-out shows, Brixham Comedy Club has quickly built a reputation for bringing…
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Mad Dog Mcrea
12th December 2025MAD DOG MCREA DESCENDS ON TORQUAY! Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy…
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Christmas - The Candlelight Concert
19th December 2025Experience the Enchantment of ‘Christmas - The Candlelight Concert’ in an Unforgettable Festive…
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Diva of the Decades
13th December 2025Welcome ladies to the electrifying world of Diva of the Decades! Embark on a sensational journey…
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Christmas Baroque
12th December 2025A baroque extravaganza featuring Handel, Torelli, Corelli, Bach's Messiah Overture and the ever…
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Street and Craft Market
5th January 2025-16th December 2025So why not get yourself down to Union Street in Torquay and say Hello and to our lovely traders and…
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New Years Eve at Appleby's
31st December 2025-1st January 2026Join us this New Years Eve. Entertainment with Steve Par bringing you songs from throughout the…
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Christmas Market at Torre Abbey
28th November 2025-21st December 2025Torre Abbey Christmas Market is back as part of the magical Bay of Lights! From Friday 28 November…
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Festive Murder Mystery
11th December 2025Festive Murder Mystery at The Imperial Torquay with Prosecco and three-course dinner. Get ready…
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Christmas at Greenway - weekends
22nd November 2025-21st December 2025Christmas at Greenway - daily
27th December 2025-31st December 2025It wouldn't be Christmas at Greenway without a little Christie magic. This year the decorations and…
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Christmas Partytime
22nd October 2025-10th December 2025Christmas Partytime
22nd October 2025-1st January 2026Christmas Partytime
17th December 2025Christmas Partytime
26th December 2025Christmas Partytime
26th December 2025Christmas Partytime
28th December 2025The countdown to Christmas starts here – with the biggest, brightest, most laughter-filled party in…
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Beauty & The Beast
28th December 2025Beauty & The Beast
29th December 2025Here ye, here ye! Be our guest this Christmas and enjoy a tale as old as time with Hot Rock…
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Seaside Santa Run
7th December 2025This year's Brixham Seaside Santa Run will take place on Sunday, December 7th, 2025, in support of…
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Season
6th December 2025-7th December 2025Season
13th December 2025-14th December 2025Season
17th December 2025-24th December 2025Season
27th December 2025-4th January 2026Coleton Fishacre turns 100 years old in 2025, so what better way to celebrate than with a Christmas…
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Comedy, Chaos & Christmas – Four Forty Theatre's Festive Double Bill
12th December 2025A Festive Four Forty Double Bill – One Night Only! Get ready for a night of laughter,…
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The Nutcracker
17th December 2025We are an independent, heritage theatre, situated at the heart of the English Riviera, in the…
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A Christmas Carol
3rd December 2025Classical ballet performance by Ballet Theatre UK of new festive production of A Christmas Carol…
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Festive Fridays
5th December 2025Festive Fridays
12th December 2025Christmas Market
13th December 2025-14th December 2025Festive Fridays
19th December 2025Christmas Markets
20th December 2025-21st December 2025Splashdown Quaywest comes alive this Christmas as the Paignton waterpark is set to feature their…
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Christmas At The Zoo
6th December 2025-24th December 2025Get ready to Explore the Wild this Christmas at Paignton Zoo! Santa will be visiting us at the zoo…
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Santa's Grotto
22nd November 2025-14th December 2025Santa's Grotto
18th December 2025-24th December 2025SANTA will be back in town this festive season in a stunning ‘Toy Grotto’ at Fleet Walk in Torquay…
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Club Night Show - December 2025 Club Night Show - December 2025
6th December 2025Where the biggest names in comedy come to perform. We have something for everyone at our events.…
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Christmas Murder Mystery
12th December 2025Christmas Murder Mystery
19th December 2025Christmas Murder Mystery Friday 12th December 2025 & Friday 19th December 2025 Test your skills as…
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Luxury Wreath Workshop
7th December 2025Join us for a creative and festive morning at our Luxury Wreath Workshop, hosted by Helen at The…
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JIM'S CHRISTMAS CRACKER
12th December 2025Grab your baubles and stuff your stockings because Jim Davidson OBE is back and naughtier than…
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This is Floyd
5th December 2025With 5 Star reviews, thousands of fans across the UK and a new theatre show, This Is Floyd…
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Bubbles & Boards presents… Panto & Prosecco
13th December 2025✨ Get ready for a festive night like no other! ✨ ✨Bubbles & Boards presents... PANTO & PROSECCO…
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Wreath Making Workshop
6th December 2025Wreath Making Workshop
7th December 2025Create a beautiful Christmas wreath to hang on your door or above your fireplace. Come and join us…
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The Wildhearts
7th December 2025Hard rock legends The Wildhearts are bringing their explosive Winter Tour to Arena Torquay on…
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Spa-kle & Dine
1st December 2025-21st December 2025Tis the Festive Season, to pamper your loved ones and yourself and enjoy what Christmas is all…
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New Year's Eve at Arena Torquay
31st December 2025✨ NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT ARENA TORQUAY! ✨ Ring in 2026 in style! Join us on Wednesday, December…
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Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life
1st April 2025-31st December 2025Even if you've never read an Agatha Christie novel or watched one of her plays, it doesn't…
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Arena Christmas Party
20th December 2025✨TORQUAY! Planned your work Xmas Party yet? ✨ Why don't you jingle all the way to our Jingle Fest!…
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Capturing Moments in Time — Works of Jo McChesney
15th November 2025-24th December 2025Artizan welcomes Leicestershire-based artist Jo McChesney as we continue our series of solo…
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Sweet + Special Guest Cam Cole
5th December 2025⚡ TORQUAY… BRACE YOURSELVES ⚡ This December, the mighty SWEET roll into town. No gimmicks. No…
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The Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band: Celebrating the songs of Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell
20th December 2025Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan are both ranked in Rolling Stone's 'Top Ten Singer-Songwriters of All…
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Tonbridge Angels - 3 pm
6th December 2025Weston-Super-Mare - 3 pm
26th December 2025Torquay United was formed in 1899. Find all of the latest information on matches and fixtures here.…
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Artizan Collective
9th November 2025-24th December 2025Christmas Eve Opening
24th December 2025We are delighted to announce the return of the English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition, ushering in…
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Little Acorn Welly Walks
3rd December 2025Little Acorn Welly Walks
10th December 2025Little Acorn Welly Walks
17th December 2025Discover the magic of the season with your little ones at Coleton Fishacre. During term time,…
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Murder Mystery Afternoon tea: A shocking Christmas!
13th December 2025Join Moonstone Theatre Company to help them solve a mystery, whilst enjoying a fabulous afternoon…
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Carols in the Caves
2nd December 2025-4th December 2025Carols in the Caves
5th December 2025Carols in the Caves
10th December 2025-11th December 2025Carols in the Caves
12th December 2025Carols in the Caves
16th December 2025-18th December 2025Carols in the Caves
19th December 2025We are delighted to announce that Carols in the Caves is coming back in December 2025!
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Learn the Charleston at Coleton Fishacre
6th December 2025We're stepping back to the Roaring Twenties this Christmas, so why not pop on your dancing shoes…
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Regency Fan and Dance workshop
16th December 2025Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday by becoming a regency debonair in this fun fan and dance…
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Jackie Oates & John Spiers
18th December 2025Multi award-winning contemporary folk artists Jackie Oates and John Spiers meld together their…
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Wreath Decorating Workshop
12th December 2025Join Greenway's Cut flower-grower Maureen on a festive workshop as she shows how to decorate a…
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An Evening with Tom Meighan – The Original Voice of Kasabian
12th December 2025Step into an unforgettable night with Tom Meighan, one of British rock’s most electrifying…
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An Evening with Jeff Stelling
15th December 2025Get ready for a night of football, fun, and fabulous stories! We invite you to an unforgettable…
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The Crooners at Christmas - songs by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee & many more
6th December 2025The Crooners at Christmas is jam-packed with festive favourites, and the Christmas hits of Bing…
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The Festive Spectacular
13th December 2025-14th December 2025The festive spectacular Ticket price includes a free welcome drink,professional photo shoot. Four…
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Punk Rock Factory
11th December 2025TORQUAY… ARE YOU READY TO FEEL THE FEELS?! On 11th December, Punk Rock Factory roll into Arena…
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Christmas Fayre
6th December 2025Come along to our festive Christmas Fayre bewteen 10am and 2pm on Saturday 6th December. Choose…
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Artizan Collective
25th September 2025-24th December 2025Our latest Sculpture Season will showcase five exceptional makers exploring clay, glass, and…
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- 1Sleeping Beauty
- 2Cary Arms - The Agatha Christie Experience/Curated Stay
- 3Bay of Lights - The Illumination Trail, Torquay
- 4Bay of Lights
- 5Train of Lights
- 6Torquay Ice Rink - NEW FOR 2025
- 7A Very Miniature Christmas
- 8Christmas Artisan Market and Themed Christmas Grotto
- 9Jingle & Jangle's Christmas Party Time
- 10Santa in the Caves
- 11Father and Mother Christmas Experience
- 12Choir by Candlelight - Torquay Musical Theatre Choir
- 13Paignton Lions Club Walk into the Sea
- 14The Holly Ball
- 15Father and Mother Christmas Festive Experience
- 16Jive Talkin’ Perform the Bee Gees
- 17Bays Brewery Live Music
- 18Christmas Market and Disco Party
- 19Christmas at the Castle
- 20Abba Forever Christmas Show
- 21It's A Wonderful Life
- 22Monthly guided coastal walks
- 23Torbay School of Dance presents Let’s Dance
- 24Christmas Memories by Candlelight
- 25Brixham Comedy Club - Featuring some of the UK's biggest live acts (Suitability 18+)
- 26Mad Dog Mcrea
- 27Christmas - The Candlelight Concert
- 28Diva of the Decades
- 29Christmas Baroque
- 30Street and Craft Market
- 31New Years Eve at Appleby's
- 32Christmas Market at Torre Abbey
- 33Festive Murder Mystery
- 34Christmas at Greenway
- 35Christmas Partytime
- 36Beauty & The Beast
- 37Seaside Santa Run
- 38Roaring Twenties Christmas at Coleton Fishacre
- 39Comedy, Chaos & Christmas – Four Forty Theatre's Festive Double Bill
- 40Brixham Theatre Movie Nights
- 41A Christmas Carol
- 42Quaywest Christmas Market and Festive Friday
- 43Christmas At The Zoo
- 44Santa's Grotto
- 45Torquay Comedy Club
- 46Christmas Murder Mystery
- 47Luxury Wreath Workshop
- 48Jim Davidson – Jim's Christmas Cracker
- 49This is Floyd
- 50Bubbles & Boards presents… Panto & Prosecco
- 51Wreath Making Workshops
- 52The Wildhearts
- 53Spa-kle & Dine
- 54New Year's Eve at Arena Torquay
- 55The Story of Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life - English Riviera Walking Tours
- 56Arena Christmas Party
- 57Capturing Moments in Time — Works of Jo McChesney
- 58Sweet + Special Guest Cam Cole
- 59The Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band: Celebrating the songs of Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell
- 60Torquay United Home Fixtures 2025/26
- 61English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition
- 62Little Acorn Welly Walks
- 63Murder Mystery Afternoon tea: A shocking Christmas!
- 64Carols in the Caves
- 65Learn the Charleston at Coleton Fishacre
- 66Regency Fan and Dance workshop
- 67Jackie Oates & John Spiers
- 68Wreath Decorating Workshop - Greenway House
- 69An Evening with Tom Meighan – The Original Voice of Kasabian
- 70An Evening with Jeff Stelling
- 71The Crooners at Christmas - songs by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee & many more
- 72The Festive Spectacular
- 73Punk Rock Factory
- 74Christmas Fayre
- 75Artizan Sculpture Season - Autumn
Featured Events
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The annual Brixham Pirate Festival, held in Brixham, Devon takes place over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, is a swashbuckling mix of seaside shenanigans and pirate-themed fun for all the family.- The spectacular English Riviera Airshow will return the last weekend in May. Make a weekend of it and stay over to explore all that the English Riviera has to offer during this fabulous weekend.
- From 16th-21st June 2026, the English Riviera Walking Festival will take over the Bay once more. Join us as we discover the hidden treasures from local guides in South Devon.
- Paignton Festival (formally Torbay Carnival) takes place at the end of July/early August.
- Every September, the English Riviera in Devon becomes a crime scene worth some serious investigation, as we celebrate the birthday of our most famous literary daughter.
- In September every year, England's Seafood Coast will play host to a feast for all the senses.
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