What’s On In And Around Yelverton, Devon
There’s plenty to see and do in and around Yelverton when you come to stay with us on Dartmoor. Plymouth and Tavistock are only a short car or bus ride away. Yelverton has a lively social calendar and boasts it’s own local not-for-profit Yelverton Cinema with films for children and adults where you are invited to bring along your supper and enjoy a film. There a local markets each week with both artisan foods and local crafts on sale. Below are a list of some of the events taking place this year. The Visit Dartmoor website will also have the latest events around Dartmoor.
Markets
| Bere Ferrers Community Shop | Every Saturday 1000-1200hrs in Village Hall |
| Tavistock Farmers Market | 2nd and 4th Saturday each month 0900 – 1400hrs - Bedford Square |
| Tavistock Pannier Market | Tue - Sat- craft, antiques & collectables. Mixed traditional Charter Market. Aladdin's Cave. |
| Launceston Market | 2nd Saturday each month |
| Bovey Tracey Farmers' Market | Held the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month in - Union Square - Website |
| Dartmouth Old Market | Shops are open Monday to Saturday and market days are Tuesday (Easter to December), Thursday (in high season) and Friday (throughout the year). Saturday is the day for varied markets including the 4th Saturday which is the Artisan market. Website |
| Exeter Farmers’ Market | Held every Thursday form 9am – 2pm on the corner of Fore Street and South Street. Website |
| Ivybridge Artisan Market | Held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 9.30 until 13.00 at The Watermark. Website |
| Kingsbridge Farmers’ Market | Held 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 9am – 1pm in Kingsbridge Town Square. Website |
| Newton Abbot Indoor Market and Food Hall | Held Monday to Saturday 9am - 4pm Website |
| Newton Abbot Outdoor Market | Held every Wednesday and Saturday from 9am – 4pm in the Market Square and Courtenay Street. Website |
| Totnes Flea Market | Held every Friday in the Civil Hall. Website |
| The Contemporary Craft Festival | 7 June 2019 - 9 June 2019, Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AFF. Website |
| Walkhampton Village Market | Held every Saturday from 10am to Noon |
| Widecombe Village Market | 4th Saturday of the month 1000 – 1600hrs |
| What's on in Devon this month | Lots of info of things to do, visit the website for this month. Website |
March
14-15 March – Yelverton Art Festival – Yelverton Memorial Hall, 14th 3 – 7pm, 15th 10 – 4pm. Paintings, crafts, workshops and cafe. Email: yelvertonfestival@gmail.com
21 March “Judy” (12A) –starts 1930pm at Yelverton Cinema
21 March Children’s Cinema – Mary Poppins Returns (U) – starts 1115hrs Yelverton Cinema
28 March – Upcycled Market – Butchers Hall, Tavistock 10 – 4pm
28 – 29 March – Wool and Yarn Festival – RHS Rosemoor – Website
April
4 April – Tavistock Arts Market – Butchers Hall, Tavistock 9am – 4pm
5 April – Children’s Hospice SW – pre-loved sale – Walkhampton Village Hall
2pm. Quality clothing, raffle, tea. linda – 01822 852142
10 – 11 April – Easter Food And Craft Fair – Butchers Market, Tavistock
12 – 13 April – Morwellham Quay – Bunnies hiding around the village! Website
19 April – Walkhampton Craft Fair – Walkhampton Memorial Hall. 1030-1630hrs
Free admission. Isobel Parris 01822 855041 parris67@btinternet.com
23 April – 11 May – Tavistock Festival Of Music And Arts
May
1 -3 Spring Craft Fete – RHS Rosemoor – Website
2 -3 May – 60th Ten Tors Challenge Okehampton Camp. – Website
2 May – Tavistock Arts Market – Butchers Hall – 9-4pm
Through-out May – Delamore Arts 15th annual exhibition House and gardens, Cornwood – Website
01 May – Dartmoor Border Morris 5.30am car park below Leeden Tor, to dance in the sunrise.
03 May – Mount Kelly Violin Recital – Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux St Eustachius Church, Tavistock. Tickets £12 Bookstop, Mount Kelly College reception, – Website
9 May – Upcycled Market – Butchers Hall, Tavistock 10 – 4pm
21 – 23 May – Devon County Show Westpoint, Exeter – Website
18 May – Artisan Food and Gift Market – Butchers Market, Tavistock Website
Open all year – Garden Sculpture Exhibition 10am – 6pm Stone Lane Gardens, Chagford. Website
23 – 25 May – Victorian Bank Holiday Morwellham Working Village, Mine & Craft Centre, Tavistock. Website
23 May – Gilbert and Sullivan – St Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton. £17, booking essential.
23 – 25 May – Tavistock Garden Festival 2020 – Pannier Market and Bedford Square
30 May – Street Food Festival – Tavistock 1730-2030hrs
31 May – Coombe Trenchard – Country Garden Festival – stalls – all sorts! Website
June
7 June – Tavistock Steam Fair
23 June – Weekend Summer Solstice – Badgers Holt – Music and Beer. Website
July
24 – 25 – Chagstock Music Festival – Chagford- Website
30 July – Launceston Agricultural Show – Gate opens 8.30am and closes at 6pm – Website
26 July – Totnes Agricultural Show – Gates open 900hrs – Website
August
13 August – Okehampton Agricultural Show – Gates open 900hrs – Website
11 August – Cornwood Show – at Cadleigh Farm fields – Website
TBA August – Chagford Agricultural Show – 120th Chagford Agricultural and Horticultural Show – Website
29 August – Nourish Festival – Bovey Tracey – Website
31 August – Lustleigh Village Show – Website
TBA August – Scoriton County Show – Website
September
5 September – Ashburton Food and Drink Festival – Website
8 September – Widecombe-in-the-Moor Fair – Come and see Uncle Tom Cobbley and his grey mare! Website
23 – 28 September – Chagford Film Festival – website
October
14 October – Goose Fair – Tavistock – Website
TBA October – Halloween Week – Spooky mine train rides, witch’s den and creepy crafts – Website
November – December
TBA November,1,7,8,14,-24 Dec – Christmas Special Train Rides to visit Santa’s Grotto plus Christmas stories. Morwellham Working Village – Website
Dartmoor Tourist Information Centres
| Tavistock - Bedford Square | 01822 612938 | Website |
| Okehampton - Museum of Dartmoor Life | 01837 52295 | Website |
| Ashburton - North Street | 01364 653426 | Website |
| Mortonhampstead | 01647 440043 | Website |
| Bovey Tracey - Station Road | 01626 832047 | Website |