EVENTS TORBAY
2011
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6th - 9th April SLEUTHS! The English Riviera Festival Of Crime And Thriller Writing Confirmed authors include Robert Goddard, Andrew Lane, Belinda Bauer, Jane Casey, Mike Holgate and Colin Evans. |
29th April - 1st May BMAD Motorcycle Festival It started in 2002 with an idea by the founders of Bikers Make A Difference - BMAD, Kelvin and Jane Halloran. That idea was to have a social gathering of bikers on Paignton Seafront in Devon. He wanted to raise money for charity and have a good time as well. Which is exactly what has happened. |
30th April - 1st May Brixham Pirate & Shanty Festival Come join ar motley crew and ave yerselves a great time at the English Rivera’s swashbuckling Pirate Festival” Come along this year to help us achieve our 'Mile of Pirates' record. |
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13th - 14th May Torbay Food & Arts Torbay is surrounded by some of the most beautiful and productive landscape in the UK, and it boasts one of the most successful fishing ports in the South West. It is however sometimes difficult to find all that produce in our town centres. We are planning to celebrate this huge natural asset here in Torquay by holding a fourth Food and Arts Festival on Friday 13th May and Saturday 14th May |
28th May - 4th June Brixham Heritage Festival The Whitsun Fair used to take place on a yearly basis in Brixham. The Brixham Heritage Festival is a chance to recreate that event! But what makes Brixham so special? Well, a lot actually. You see Brixham is one of these places in the World that is steeped in interesting history that's just waiting to be discovered and seen when you visit the area! |
10th - 11th June Occombe Farm Beer Festival Occombe's 6th Beer Festival - a two day event featuring around 60 real ales from across the Westcountry, local ciders and perry. There will also be a Pimm's Bar, live music from local bands, a BBQ and hog roast. |
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11th - 13th June Pride Torbay 2011 Pride Torbay is the UK's
freshest and funkiest boutique LGBT festival, now in its third year. The full programme of events
for Pride Torbay 2011 will be announced at
the start of May. |
15th - 26th June Babbacombe Festival
Babbacombe and St Marychurch's 5th annual Festival.
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18th June Brixham Trawler Race
It's twice around the Bay for the festooned Brixham Trawlers in their annual race. Plus a fete on Brixham quay.
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18th - 19th June Babbacombe Regatta This year's regatta will be part of Babbacombe Festival which starts on15th June and carries right on through to sunday 26th June. We're working hard on another marvellous selection of events. See here for the latest information: |
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19th June Torbay Half Marathon This will be the 20th running of this very popular seaside event; with demand for places steadily growing our race entry limit for 2011 will be 2000 runners. Early entry to this event is advised, as we may well be full before race day. Our 2011 nominated race charities are ‘Help for Heroes’ and ‘Rowcroft Hospice’ for whom we are keen to raise as much funding as possible with your support |
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3rd July Torbay Hospital League of Friends GRAND ANNUAL SUMMER GARDEN PARTY Official Opening by Judi Spiers of Radio and TV fame at12noon Admission £1.00 Adults, Children Free The Palace Hotel - Torquay |
9th July - 10th July Brixham Hap'nin'
A wonderful family event with donkey rides, tug of war competitions, food stalls etc. and a variety of live music throughout the day. |
23rd July - 31st July Torbay Carnival Join us on Paignton Sea Front this Summer for free family entertainment at Torbay Carnival from 23rd to 31st July. Fun for all the family whilst raising money for local charities and organisations. |
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24th July Dragon Boat Racing The stretch of water just below Totnes, alongside Longmarsh, will be the setting on Sunday July 24th for a fun event: Dragon Boats (boats with dragon's tail and head) will bring, with a splash of colour and the rhythmical beating of drums, a touch of oriental exoticism to waters normally unfamiliar with the mystery and feeling of adrenalin and excitement created by this sport. Dragon Boat Racing is a 2000 year old sport, a truly international sport with today over one million teams competing worldwide, making it the second most popular sport on the planet. The River Dart will be graced with a “competition” bringing together teams of paddlers drawn from local businesses and organisations. Over a 200m course crews of 16 will re-enact this time-honoured sporting tradition. |
5th - 7th August Torbay Steam Fair We are pleased to announce that one of the highlights of this years 25th Anniversary will be the re-enactment of a showmans pull on to the original Brixham Fairground site. The Steam Engines will leave the Showground at 4.30pm on Friday 5th August followed by Scammels and then late 1900's Fairground transport. They will proceed to Brixham Harbour from where they will line up ready for the ascent to Furzeham green. Each of the Showmans Steam Engines will be pulling one of our box trucks to the site. |
6th - 14th August Paignton Regatta Paignton Green The regatta will feature Athletics, a crabbing competition, fireworks, Pier swim, Sea boat rowing, Skiff rowing and much much more. Check the link below for the latest information. |
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19th - 24th August Torbay Sailing Week Torbay Week has fast proved to be one of the best regattas on the South Coast and we're sure this year will be just as successful with great racing for a wide variety of sailing vessels, along with tons of after-sail fun at Torbay's sailing and yachting clubs. Having the four sailing clubs of Torbay (Babbacombe, Brixham, Paignton and Torquay) combining resources for Torbay Week means that we can manage up to six courses in Tor Bay in order to cater for all types of yachts and dinghies. |
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26th - 28th August
We are proud to be holding the first 60's music festival in Torquay at The Impressive International Riviera Centre during the August Bank Holiday Weekend 2011 and have now confirmed all the acts that will be appearing. See the following link for more details: |
11th - 18th September Agatha Christie Festival The world-famous annual Agatha Christie Festival will once again take place on the stunning English Riviera, South Devon, from 11th-18th September 2011. |
9th October BMX Open Championships
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264th October - 2nd January
Cue the music; turn down the lights and its ‘Curtain Up’ as you are invited to enjoy a new super sparkling show, ‘Step Into Christmas’ here at the Babbacombe Theatre. It promises an abundance of comedic moments and musical treats for all the family this yuletide season. The Babbacombe Theatre
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4th December Royal Marines Christmas Spectacular The popular annual event will feature some of the finest
seasonal music from the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, including
Christmas music, military marches, big band hits and popular showstoppers. The Princess Theatre
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21st December - 2nd January
Join Paignton Pantomime Productions as they deliver another fabulous show for Christmas 2011... With all your favourite characters, this show is sure to be a hit with children of all ages. The Palace Theatre, Paignton |
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18th - 21st April
2012 sees the 25th anniversary of the first television adaptation of Inspector Morse and it will be marked with a new one-off drama, Endeavour, featuring a younger Morse, played by Shaun Evans, in Oxford in 1965. We are therefore delighted to announce that our headline guest for Sleuths! in 2012 will be the author of the Inspector Morse novels, Colin Dexter. Also confirmed in the line up so far is Sophie Hannah, whose critically acclaimed psychological thrillers have recently been adapted for ITV drama. The first in the series, Case Sensitive, screened earlier this year. |
4th - 6th May ORDA Powerboat Racing Torquay |
4th - 6th May BMAD Motorbike Festival Paignton |
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5th - 6th May Pirate Festival Brixham |
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9th - 10th June RS Dinghy Nationals 2012 Torquay
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17th - 29th June Yachting Monthly Triangle Race
A yacht race from Torquay to France via Ireland and back.
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24th August Brixham Regatta
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29th August The Red Arrows Torquay
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