2017 - English Riviera Events Calendar

Please note that these details were correct at the time of producing this list but details can change, so please visit www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on for the latest information.

January Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 6th Riviera Centre - Comedy at the Palace 6th Palace Theatre - Folk Night 6th Brixham Theatre Lounge Cinderella 8th Palace Theatre - Paignton Open Showcase 13th Brixham Theatre Will You Still Love Me in the Morning? 16th – 21st Little Theatre - Torquay Circus of Horrors 17th Princess Theatre - Torquay Think Floyd 18th Princess Theatre - Torquay Roy Wood 20th Princess Theatre - Torquay Will You Still Love Me in the Morning? 16th-21st Little Theatre - Torquay Flanders and Swann Revisited 22nd Little Theatre - Torquay Herald Express Sports Awards 26th Riviera Centre - Torquay Quiz Night 28th Brixham Museum Ghost – The Musical 30th Jan – 4th Princess Theatre – Torquay Feb Simon and Garfunkel Story 30th Jan – 4th Palace Theatre - Paignton Feb February Tots Go Wild 1st Occombe Farm Peter Baffles and Cadenza 4th Little Theatre - Torquay Brass Band Concert 4th Palace Theatre - Paignton Stars At Night – Variety Show (Tues & Weds) 7th Feb – 18th Babbacombe Theatre Oct Stayin Alive, Tribute to the Bee Gees 8th Palace Theatre - Paignton Hello Again - Neil Diamond 10th Princess Theatre - Torquay Black Magic - Little Mix 11th Palace Theatre - Paignton Beyond the Barricade 11th Princess Theatre - Torquay Dinosaur World Fossil Festival 11th-19th Torquay Dinosaur World Jamie Raven Live 13th Princess Theatre - Torquay Is Your Love for Rill? 14th Coleton Fishacre Confusions 15th -18th Palace Theatre - Paignton Treasure Island 16th Babbacombe Theatre Rockpool Ramble 17th Seashore Centre - Someone Like You - The Adele Songbook 17th Princess Theatre - Torquay ABBA Mania 18th Princess Theatre - Torquay Sid from Cbeebies 19th Palace Theatre - Paignton Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 21st – 25th Princess Theatre – Torquay The Witches 22nd-25th Little Theatre - Torquay 3tc present Henry V 24th-25th Brixham Theatre Federation of Small Businesses Annual Conference 23rd-25th Riviera Centre Woman in Black 28th Feb – 4th Princess Theatre – Torquay 1

March March Winter School Games 1st Clennon Valley - Paignton Venice to Vegas 3rd Babbacombe Theatre Comedy at the Palace 3rd Palace Theatre - Paignton Indian Regional Cookery 5th Occombe Farm South Devon Wedding Fair 5th Beverley Park - Paignton The Omid Djalili Schmuck For a Night 5th – 6th Babbacombe Theatre We're Going on a Bear Hunt 7th-8th Princess Theatre - Torquay Be Bop A Lula 10th Babbacombe Theatre One Night of Nashville 10th Princess Theatre - Torquay Macca in Concert 11th Princess Theatre - Torquay Artist in Residence 12th to end April Coleton Fishacre A Vision of Elvis 17th Princess Theatre - Torquay Conservation Conversation 17th Paignton Zoo The Beach Boys Story 18th Babbacombe Theatre Totally Tina 18th Princess Theatre - Torquay Brendan Cole: All Night Long 19th Princess Theatre - Torquay Hay Fever 20th-25th Little Theatre -Torquay Federation of Small Businesses Annual Conference 23rd 25th Riviera Centre - Torquay G4 in Concert 24th Babbacombe Theatre Ross Noble: Brain Dump 24th Princess Theatre - Torquay Torbay Singers: JS Bach 25th St Mary’s Church - Babbacombe Prince Revelation 25th Babbacombe Theatre Optimist Class - Single Handed Boat Championships 25th - 26th Torquay Harbour

You’ve Got a Friend 28th Princess Theatre - Torquay April Yamato Drummers 1st Princess Theatre - Torquay Easter Egg Hunt 1st -23rd Torquay Dinosaur World Kid’s Spring Bake Off 5th Occombe Farm The Barron Knights 6th Babbacombe Theatre NEW – Major Event Grinagog Music Festival 7th-9th Various Locations Solid Silver 60’s 8th Princess Theatre - Torquay Robin Hood – Easter Panto 11th Princess Theatre - Torquay Kid’s Easter Cookery 12th Occombe Farm Vienna Festival Ballet 12th Princess Theatre -Torquay Cirque du Hilarious 13th Babbacombe Theatre NEW Event Gin Festival 14th – 15th Riviera International Centre Various Easter Family Events and Festivities 14th – 17th Multi Venue Anderton & Rowland’s Fun Fair TBC Paignton Green Torbay Easter Hockey Festival 14th – 17th Paignton Easter Events at Cockington 14th – 17th Cockington Court Multiple Dates England’s Seafood Coast Starting 19th Brixham Fish Market Brixham Fish Market Tours April The Super Weekend 28th – 29th Torre Abbey Meadows NEW - Major Event Transatlantic Tall Ships Race 19th April Torquay Harbour Caught in the Net 19th-22nd Palace Theatre - Paignton You Win Again, Story of the Bee Gees 20th Princess Theatre National Federation of Young Farmers Convention 20th – 24th RICC – Torquay Stand by Me 21st Princess Theatre - Torquay Death in High Heels 24th-29th Little Theatre – Torquay The Legends of the West End 27th Babbacombe Theatre Mr Bloom’s Nursery Live 27th Princess Theatre - Torquay Supernova National Championship 27th-29th Tor Bay The Legends of the West End – Variety Show 27th April – 28th Babbacombe Theatre (Thursdays) September 2

World Thai Chi Day 28th Youngs Park - Paignton Ellen Kent’s La Boheme 28th Princess Theatre -Torquay Powerboat and Waterski Races 28th – 1st May Torquay Osprey Nationals 29th Brixham The Chicago Blues Brothers 29th Princess Theatre - Torquay BMAD Motorcycle Festival 28th-30th Paignton Seafront SCI Football Festival 28th – 1st May Parkdean - Torquay Brixham Pirate Festival 29th – 1st May Brixham The Carpenters Story 30th Princess Theatre - Torquay May William Shakespeare’s Long Lost Play 2nd Princess Theatre - Torquay Amadea Cruise Ship Visit 2nd Tor Bay Johnny Cash Roadshow 5th Princess Theatre - Torquay Sam Bailey 6th Princess Theatre - Torquay Thatcher Rock Rowing Race 6th Torquay Paignton Open for Single Handed Dinghies (POSH) 6th-7th Paignton Harbour Shakin Stevens Echoes 12th Princess Theatre - Torquay Remembering Fred 14th Princess Theatre - Torquay Memory Lane 19th Babbacombe Theatre Devon County Show 18th-20th Westpoint - Exeter Annual Regatta PODD 20th-21st Paignton Flat Spin 22nd-27th Little Theatre - Torquay Frank Ifield 26th Babbacombe Theatre Devon Soccer Challenge 26th-29th Clennon Valley - Paignton That’ll Be The Day 27th Princess Theatre - Torquay RS Feva National – Double Handed Boat 27th – 30th Torquay Harbour Championships Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta 27th – 28th Brixham Harbour Moth National Championships 27th -30th Paignton Brixfest 27th – 31st May Brixham UNESCO English Riviera Global Geopark Festival 27th May-4th Various June Torquay Dinosaur World 7th Birthday Celebrations 27th May-4th Torquay Dinosaur World June Torquay Dinosaur World Fossil Hunt 28th Paignton Beach June Take A Chance on Us: ABBA 2nd Palace Theatre - Paignton Major Event Torbay Air Show 3rd – 4th Paignton Green Torbay Film Festival 3rd – 4th Various D Day Remembrance Service and Parade 6th Beacon Quay - Torquay Wonderland – The Musical 6th – 10th Princess Theatre – Torquay And Then There Were None 6th Jun to 27th Palace Theatre - Paignton July Tues, Wed, Thurs Bike Nights (Weds) From 7th June Paignton Green Occombe Beer Festival 16th-17th Occombe Farm – Paignton D-Zero Nationals 16th -18th Brixham Trawler Race 17th Brixham Harbour Torbay Singers: A World of Song 17th St John’s Church - Torquay Derek Acorah – Whispers from Heaven 17th Babbacombe Theatre English Riviera Open Bowls Tournament 18th – 25th Torquay Pygmalion 19th-24th Little Theatre -Torquay Our House 21st – 24th Princess Theatre - Torquay Supersonic 70’s 23rd Babbacombe Theatre Streaker Nationals 23rd-25th Torquay Mediterranean Cookery 25th Occombe Farm Torbay Half Marathon 25th Paignton Seafront Classic Motorcycles Event 25th Cockington Court 3

July BLDSA Long Distance Swimming Championships 1st Tor Bay Rowcroft Hospice Sleep Walk 8th Paignton Brixham Dinghy Racing Regatta 8th-9th Brixham Jimmy Tarbuck OBE 8th Babbacombe Theatre Solo Class National Single Handed Boat Championships 9th – 14th Torquay Harbour Bryan Adams 13th Powderham Castle Brixham Hap’nin’ 14th – 15th Brixham Dreamboats and Petticoats – The Musical 17th – 22nd Princess Theatre – Torquay Paignton Festival 22nd – 30th July Paignton Seafront Cruise ship DEUTSCHLAND visit 24th Torquay The ELO Experience 27th Princess Theatre - Torquay Brixham Yacht Racing Regatta 28th – 30th Brixham Harbour Olly Murs 29th Powderham Castle A Night to Remember, Again 29th Palace Theatre - Paignton Multiple Dates Babbacombe Model Village Illuminations High Season Babbacombe Model Village Multiple Dates Kents Cavern Evening Ghost Tours High Season Kents Cavern Multiple Dates Pirate Thursdays High Season Brixham Marldon Apple Pie Fair 29th Marldon Village Totnes and District Annual Show 30th Totnes Dirty Dancing – The Musical 31st – 5th Aug Princess Theatre – Torquay August Cockington Fayre 2nd Cockington An Evening with the Dreamers 2nd-30th (Weds) Palace Theatre - Paignton Torbay Steam Fair 4th – 6th Churston Paignton Rowing Club Skiff Regatta 5th Paignton Beach Brixham Gig Club Regatta 5th Breakwater -Brixham Paignton Regatta 5th – 13th Paignton Harbour Paignton Rowing Club Gig Regatta 6th Paignton Beach Joe Pasquale 7th Princess Theatre - Torquay Paignton Harbour Festival 12th Paignton West of England Rowing Championships 12th Lark Nationals 12th -15th Brixham Torbay Lifeboat Seaside Special 13th Brixham Barry Steele and Friends 17th Princess Theatre - Torquay Major Event J Cup – National Yachting Event 17th – 19th Torquay Harbour Jimmy Carr 18th Princess Theatre - Torquay Story of the Beach Boys 18th Palace Theatre - Paignton Torbay Royal Regatta 18th – 23rd Torquay Harbour Lupton Holistic Festival 19th-20th Lupton House - Brixham Grease – The Musical 21st – 26th Princess Theatre – Torquay Water Ski Demonstration/Display 22nd Dartmouth Royal Regatta 24th-26th Dartmouth Thank ABBA for the Music 25th Babbacombe Theatre Seachange Festival 25th-26th Totnes Cowes - Torquay Classic Offshore Powerboat Race 27th Torquay September Major New Event The Tale – a spell binding new arts event Weekends Various Venues THHN Festival of Fun 3rd Babbacombe Downs Ayrton’s Dream (charity Swim) 3rd Torr Abbey to Goodrington Heritage Open Days 7th – 10th Brixham Fishstock, Seafood and Music Festival 9th Brixham Fish Market David Hamilton’s Rock and Roll Back the Years 9th Babbacombe Theatre Squibb South West Championships 9th-10th Paignton Green/Harbour Devon Open Studios 9th -24th Various locations

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Major Event International Agatha Christie Festival 13th – 17th Torre Abbey – Torquay Explosive Light Orchestra: ELO 16th Babbacombe Theatre Cruise Ship Visit – Ocean Majesty 18th Torquay Los Endos 23rd Babbacombe Theatre Wannabee – Spice Girls Tribute 30th Babbacombe Theatre

October 29er Grand Prix 1st-2nd Torquay An Evening of Dirty Dancing 8th Babbacombe Theatre Cockington Apple Day 15th Cockington Court Halloween Festivities & Festivals October Half Various Venues Term An Evening with Charlie Landsborough 29th Princess Theatre - Torquay November Milton Jones is Out There 26th Princess Theatre - Torquay December Christmas at Cockington Court, Craft & Food Fayre 2nd – 3rd Cockington Court Christmas Carnival, Family Activities and Santa’s Torquay Grotto ‘Lanterns, Lights and ‘Luminations’ Parade and Brixham Fireworks

Please note that these details were correct at the time of producing this list but details can change, so please do visit www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on for the latest information.

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