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Devon's Cultural Calendar

Festivals, open-air opera and goose fairs, food celebrations and regattas - you'll always find something exciting to enjoy on Devon's lively cultural scene. Traditional or modern, classic, rock or folk, there's a multitude of events to cater for every possible taste.

Look for the great annual happenings for a real treat - Exeter and Plymouth Summer Festivals, the North Devon Festival and the Devon Celebration of Food, plus many more. For wordy types the Ways with Words literature festival at Dartington and the Agatha Christie Heritage Week are non-stop feasts and foodies will revel in English Wine Week in Devon and the Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival.

With Devon's vibrant creative arts scene you are never far from an exhibition or the performing arts - watch out for Exeter's hot Vibraphonic festival. Enthusiasts of the traditional - and the strange - should keep their eyes open for pot-walloping, worm-charming and blazing tar barrels, but Devon's Heritage events offer more than just these.

No visit to Devon is complete without the sea, so be sure to take in one of the great Maritime events which Devon people excel at.