North Devon Focus Coast & Country Chronicle

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North Devon Focus Coast & Country Chronicle is a local community page for North Devon news or coast and countryside media releases. We are proud to have been promoting North Devon and the Bideford Bay area since 2002. We also welcome submissions from North Devon Local Event organisers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for visiting the North Devon Focus site. Traditional annual events returned in 2023 along with a host of new and diverse events in 2024. Let's all look forward to an even brighter "Event Full" 2026. The listing is free for anyone wishing to promote, local village/church events, charity or non-profit-making fund raising organisations. It is also free for local country markets, North Devon musicians, North Devon Arts and festival organisers who wish to promote gigs, events or exhibitions.

WELCOME TO ANOTHER HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH NORTH DEVON FOCUS - (24 years and counting)

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Click here to add your event to the 2026 Community Calendar - It's Free!

CLICK HERE FOR The Big Sheep Events and Gigs

CLICK HERE FOR Burton at Bideford Activities, Exhibitions and Workshops

CLICK HERE FOR Barnstaple Museum Events and Exhibitions

CLICK HERE FOR Discover Bideford Events

CLICK HERE FOR RHS Garden Rosemoor Events

CLICK HERE FOR CLOVELLY VILLAGE EVENTS

NORTH DEVON COAST & COUNTRY EVENTS

The Burton at Bideford. Photo copyright Brett Adams)

Tap here for Burton at Bideford Current Activities, Exhibitions and Workshops -

The Burton at Bideford, Kingsley Road, Bideford EX39 2QQ. Tel: 01237 471455 - Free entry Click here to Visit Website Email: info@theburton.org

Tap here for Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon Exhibitions, & Workshops

Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon,The Square, Barnstaple, North Devon EX32 8LN, Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm - Admission FREE. Tel: Tel 01271 346747 Click here to Visit Website

AUTUMN HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER

Current Burton at Bideford Exhibitions

Saelia Aparicio: A Joyful Parasite - On now until 4th October 2026
A major new commission using sculpture, mural drawings and installation to create an imagined ecosystem of curious hybrid creatures. This exhibition invites visitors to explore transformation, belonging and our connections with the living world.

A Photographic Friendship: James Ravilious and Chris Chapman - On now until 4th October 2026
Celebrating the remarkable artistic partnership and shared vision of two of Devon's most significant documentary photographers, this exhibition brings together a selection of works that document the people, landscapes, traditions and everyday life of rural Devon over the past fifty years.

Ceramics Residency Exhibition: Edie Evans On now until 25th October 2026
An exhibition of new work developed by Edie Evans during her 2026 residency at The Burton. Alongside finished sculptural pieces, visitors can discover raw clay samples, sketchbooks and interactive elements that explore the connections between architecture, ceramics and North Devon's clay landscapes.

The Burton at Bideford, Kingsley Road, Bideford EX39 2QQ. Tel: 01237 471455 - Free entry Click here to Visit Website Email: info@theburton.org

OCTOBER

17th October 2026 - 13th February 2027 The Peopling of North Devon Exhibition Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon. Explore how migration has shaped North Devon, from Celts, Saxons and Vikings to more recent arrivals. Featuring Museum objects and local family stories. Find out more here

Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon,The Square, Barnstaple, North Devon EX32 8LN, Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm - Admission FREE. Tel: Tel 01271 346747 Click here to Visit Website

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NORTH DEVON COAST AND COUNTRY CHRONICLE .
A colourful reminder of the year around the Bideford Bay area and Exmoor.

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PROMOTING THE COAST AND "COUNTRY" SIDE OF BIDEFORD BAY & BEYOND SINCE 2002

Selection of Event Archive Photos & Features

CORONATION WEEKEND. The Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort was marked with events across the country and a concert at Windsor Castle. Their Majesties want to encourage people to spend the Coronation Weekend celebrating with friends, families and their communities. Read all about it at the. The Coronation was held on 6th May 2023 - https://www.royal.uk/coronation

TAP HERE FOR INFORMATION ON CORONATION EVENTS at North Devon Focus Blogspot

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Bideford Music Day

Appledore Arts Festival

Woolsery Show

Woolsery Street Fayre

Clovelly Herring Festival

View more photos of the North Devon Coast and Countryside and events throughout the year on our BLOG - INSTAGRAM - FLICKR and FACEBOOK - YouTube pages.