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What's On In Tavistock

All year-round Tavistock has a plethora of diverse events for locals and visitors to enjoy, making it an incredibly exciting town to visit. Festivals, markets, exhibitions; there’s always something going on for people of all ages.  

 

Known as a market town, you can of course expect regular themed markets. Aside from the Pannier Market which is open 5 days a week (including Mondays in the summer months), Tavistock also boasts a fantastic farmers market on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month on Bedford Square outside the Town Hall. Tavistock Arts Market is held on the 1st Saturday of each month in Butchers Hall and features a diverse group of local artists and craftspeople with a range of handmade art and handcrafted items. From fresh fruit and veg, to handmade pottery and even vintage bric-a-brac, you can find it all at our eclectic markets! 

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  • Heritage Open Days
    Heritage Open Days
    Fri, 06 Sept
    Tavistock
    06 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 15 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Tavistock, Tavistock PL19, UK
    06 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 15 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Tavistock, Tavistock PL19, UK
    Every year in September Heritage Open Days bring people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. Stories are told, traditions explored, and histories brought to life. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE.
  • Tavistock Heritage Open Days | Policemen on the Beat
    Tavistock Heritage Open Days | Policemen on the Beat
    Fri, 06 Sept
    Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall
    06 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 15:00
    Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall, Court Gate, Guildhall Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    06 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 15:00
    Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall, Court Gate, Guildhall Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    Learn about Policemen on the beat Can you design a beat for a turn- of- the- century Policeman? Where would your beat go? How much ground could you cover? Where would you go and where would your conference points be?
  • Holistic & Wellbeing Weekend
    Holistic & Wellbeing Weekend
    Sat, 07 Sept
    Tavistock Town Hall
    07 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Tavistock Town Hall, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    07 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Tavistock Town Hall, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    Lots of amazing Wellbing & Health stalls, crystals, aromatherapy candles and jewellery. Therapies include Reflexology, Reiki Healing, massage, card readings and more. Free workshops and talks. Free entry.
  • Sausages, Cider and Steam
    Sausages, Cider and Steam
    Sat, 07 Sept
    Tavistock
    07 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 17:00
    Tavistock, Pixon Ln, Tavistock PL19, UK
    07 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 17:00
    Tavistock, Pixon Ln, Tavistock PL19, UK
    A wonderful end of summer classic with a steam twist! Fancy looking at Stumbles, Tavistock’s steamroller, to see how the restoration is coming along? How about trialling a selection of locally produced ciders and apple-based sweet dishes? All this & more at the Robey Trust Workshop!
  • Holistic & Wellbeing Weekend
    Holistic & Wellbeing Weekend
    Sat, 07 Sept
    Tavistock Town Hall
    07 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Tavistock Town Hall, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    07 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 08 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Tavistock Town Hall, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    Lots of amazing Wellbing & Health stalls, crystals, aromatherapy candles and jewellery. Therapies include Reflexology, Reiki Healing, massage, card readings and more. Free workshops and talks. Free entry.
  • The Marriage of Figaro LIVE @ Tavistock Wharf
    The Marriage of Figaro LIVE @ Tavistock Wharf
    Tue, 10 Sept
    Tavistock Wharf
    10 Sept 2024, 18:30 – 22:30
    Tavistock Wharf, Canal Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AT, UK
    10 Sept 2024, 18:30 – 22:30
    Tavistock Wharf, Canal Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AT, UK
    It’s Figaro’s wedding, and you’re invited to join the Almaviva household for an uproarious day of revelation and scandal. Mozart’s comic opera is packed with plot twists, forbidden desires and unforgettable melodies, combining laugh-out-loud comedy with moments of breathtaking beauty.
  • Tavistock Heritage Open Days | Policemen on the Beat
    Tavistock Heritage Open Days | Policemen on the Beat
    Fri, 13 Sept
    Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall
    13 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 15 Sept 2024, 15:00
    Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall, Court Gate, Guildhall Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    13 Sept 2024, 11:00 – 15 Sept 2024, 15:00
    Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall, Court Gate, Guildhall Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    Learn about Policemen on the beat Can you design a beat for a turn- of- the- century Policeman? Where would your beat go? How much ground could you cover? Where would you go and where would your conference points be?
  • Friday Night Games Night with Tic Tac Tabletop
    Friday Night Games Night with Tic Tac Tabletop
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, 13 Sept
    Tic Tac Tabletop
    13 Sept 2024, 17:30 – 22:30
    Tic Tac Tabletop, 2 East End Stores Pannier Market, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    13 Sept 2024, 17:30 – 22:30
    Tic Tac Tabletop, 2 East End Stores Pannier Market, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    We have been running this group for about 3 years. Either bring your own games that you want to try, teach or just play. Or play one of the ones we have on the shelf. It’s a casual game night of chilled play for any and all casual gamers.
  • Tavistock Farmers' Market
    Tavistock Farmers' Market
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 14 Sept
    Tavistock Bedford Square
    14 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 14:00
    Tavistock Bedford Square, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 14:00
    Tavistock Bedford Square, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19, UK
    Come along an enjoy the best farmers' market in the South West!
  • Tavistock Vintage & Salvage Fair
    Tavistock Vintage & Salvage Fair
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 14 Sept
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    Up to 35 tables ranging from vintage collections to large salvage items including garden Alic, small furniture, and the mid-century collectibles. To enhance the vintage feel, music is played to cover all decades from the 20's to the 80's.
  • Tavistock Group of Artists Exhibition
    Tavistock Group of Artists Exhibition
    Tue, 17 Sept
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock
    17 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 21 Sept 2024, 17:00
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    17 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 21 Sept 2024, 17:00
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    Tavistock Group of Artists Exhibition Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st September 10am to 5pm Preview Evening Monday 16th September 7-9pm
  • Wine Tasting Dinner @ The Bedford Hotel
    Wine Tasting Dinner @ The Bedford Hotel
    Thu, 19 Sept
    The Bedford Hotel
    19 Sept 2024, 19:00
    The Bedford Hotel, 1 Plymouth Rd, Tavistock PL19 8BB, UK
    19 Sept 2024, 19:00
    The Bedford Hotel, 1 Plymouth Rd, Tavistock PL19 8BB, UK
    Join us as we take a journey through the world of fine wines matched with delicious food. Our Head Chef Raoul Ketelaars will present for you a superb four-course dinner based around the best local ingredients of the season, and our wine expert will introduce a carefully chosen wines for each course.
  • Coda @ The Wharf
    Coda @ The Wharf
    Fri, 20 Sept
    Tavistock Wharf
    20 Sept 2024, 20:30
    Tavistock Wharf, Canal Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AT, UK
    20 Sept 2024, 20:30
    Tavistock Wharf, Canal Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AT, UK
    CODA - are Europe's most authentic and exciting Led Zeppelin tribute band, replicating the power, excitement and magic of a Led Zeppelin show like no other. They are the only proper four-piece Zep tribute band in Europe that looks and sounds as close to the real thing as possible.
  • Tavi 5K
    Tavi 5K
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 21 Sept
    Tavistock College
    21 Sept 2024, 08:45 – 10:00
    Tavistock College, Crowndale Rd, Tavistock PL19 8DD, UK
    21 Sept 2024, 08:45 – 10:00
    Tavistock College, Crowndale Rd, Tavistock PL19 8DD, UK
    The Tavy 5k (formerly known as the 5Kool Run) is held monthly. It takes place from Tavistock College on safe, tarmac footpaths on the 3rd Saturday of the month, with a start time of 9.15am. The course is a fast and flat around the college grounds and in The Meadows park, costing £2 to enter.
  • Straighten Out @ The Wharf
    Straighten Out @ The Wharf
    Sat, 21 Sept
    Tavistock Wharf
    21 Sept 2024, 20:30
    Tavistock Wharf, Canal Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AT, UK
    21 Sept 2024, 20:30
    Tavistock Wharf, Canal Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AT, UK
    STRAIGHTEN OUT are the premier Stranglers tribute band out there...with an extensive set-list that spans two solid hours as they re-create the 'early years' sound of The Stranglers, complete with a keyboard rig that is the same model as the original used by Mr. Greenfield himself in the 1970's...!
  • Discover Tavistock - Tavistock by Twilight
    Discover Tavistock - Tavistock by Twilight
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, 22 Sept
    Tavistock Guildhall
    22 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
    Tavistock Guildhall , Court Gate, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    22 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
    Tavistock Guildhall , Court Gate, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    Join local guide Simon Dell for this intriguing evening stroll looking at the darker side of Tavistock which he patrolled as a police officer on many dark winter evenings. Murder, suicide and other dastardly occurrences will be discussed on our walk. Not for the faint hearted.
  • Butcher's Hall Makers Market
    Butcher's Hall Makers Market
    Thu, 26 Sept
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock
    26 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 28 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    26 Sept 2024, 09:00 – 28 Sept 2024, 16:00
    Butchers' Hall Tavistock, Tavistock PL19 0AL, UK
    A chance to come and meet local crafts people. Open 9am to 4pm each day, free entry
  • Discover Tavistock - A Guided Walk
    Discover Tavistock - A Guided Walk
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, 28 Sept
    Tavistock Visitor Information Centre
    28 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Tavistock Visitor Information Centre, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    28 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Tavistock Visitor Information Centre, Bedford Square, Tavistock PL19 0AE, UK
    A guided walk providing a gentle overview of the colourful history and heritage of this 1,000-year-old World Heritage Site town. a journey through ten centuries, revealing Abbey and Churches, Mineral Mining and the Industrial Revolution, the building of the Canal and Railways.

Big annual events are also held in Tavistock. We regularly take part in Totally Locally shopping promotions which aim to highlight the importance of shopping locally. There are trails for the children at Easter, in the summer and for Halloween. In June we host a Cream Tea Week as Tavistock is said to be where this delightful British delicacy originated. The annual Pride festival takes place in July which is a fantastic fanfare of colour and love, followed by the town Carnival. Food festivals take place throughout the summer, whilst in October we hold our famous Goose Fair! In the lead up to Christmas we celebrate the festivities during our Dickensian Evening where the town time travels to the Victorian era and there’s plenty of traditional fun to be had.  

 

Alongside from these fantastic events, we also have regular line music and performances at the Tavistock Wharf, heritage walking tours held by Tavistock Guildhall and several sustainability events throughout the year. 

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