Our Story
Devon Festivals is the independent guide to festivals across Devon. One place to find what's on, from the big names that draw crowds from across the country to the village celebrations you'd otherwise only hear about by word of mouth. All of it, all year round, in one calendar. No ads, no pop-ups, no paid partnerships.
What we cover
Every kind of festival Devon throws up: music and folk, food and drink, literature, film, arts and culture, family days and grassroots community events. Free festivals and ticketed ones. Long-running institutions like Sidmouth Folk Festival and Beautiful Days, and first-year newcomers finding their feet. If it's a festival in Devon, we want it here.
Why Devon
Few counties pack in as much variety. Devon runs from Exeter and the market towns out to Dartmoor and Exmoor, and down two very different coastlines — the sheltered English Riviera and the surf beaches of the north. That geography shows up in its festivals: seafood feasts in the fishing ports, folk and literary festivals in the seaside towns, food fairs in nearly every corner, and one-of-a-kind traditions like the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels. Devon deserves a single place that reflects the whole picture, not just the headliners.
What counts as a Devon festival
Any festival held within the county of Devon — the EX, PL and TQ postcode areas, from the cities and market towns to the moors and both coasts. You have to draw the line somewhere, and the county boundary is the fair one: clear and consistent, rather than a matter of opinion.
The principle is simple and hasn't changed: no ads, no pop-ups, no paid partnerships. Just an independent, genuinely useful guide to the festivals happening across Devon.
Devon Festivals is built and run by G&V LABS as a passion project, alongside its sister guides for Bristol and Somerset.