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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
Great Torrington May Fair
Westward Ho! Potwolloping Festival 
Clovelly Celebration of Local Ales and Cider
JUNE
Appledore Arts Festival
Appledore Visual Arts Festival - 2005
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South Molton Vintage Rally
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Vintage Traction Engine & Vintage Car Rally
JULY
Lundy Island Gig Row
Bideford Water Festival
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AUGUST
Appledore Regatta
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Bradworthy Carnival
Clovelly Rum Race
Clovelly Lifeboat Day
Clovelly Pilot Gig Regatta
Great Torrington Carnival
Hartland Carnival
Hartland Summer Craft Fayre
Holsworthy St. Peter's Fair
Holsworthy Agricultural Show
Ilfracombe Birdman
Ilfracombe Rescue Day
Ilfracombe Carnival
North Devon Show
West Quay Fun Day, Appledore
West Down Scenic Run
Clovelly Lifeboat Day
SEPTEMBER
Bideford Carnival
Bideford Carnival
North Devon Mini Register Legendary Grand Tour
Picture by Pat Adams Copyright 2005
Clovelly Lobster & Crab Feast
NOVEMBER
Clovelly Herring Festival Sunday 21st November 2010
Clovelly Herring Festival
North Devon Remembers - North Devon Festival Remembrance Concert
Bideford New Year Celebrations
A TOP 10 NEW YEAR CRACKER
"More than 10,000 revellers gather in fancy dress to join in one of the West Country's largest parties…As midnight approaches everyone gathers on Bideford's Long Bridge to wait for the parish bells to ring in the New Year" - As featured in the Daily Mail, Saturday December 17 2005 - TOP 10 NEW YEAR CRACKERS.
Revellers in Fancy Dress - Bideford New Year Celebrations
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2005
Bideford Music Day - North Devon Festival 2005
Bideford Music Day

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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MAY
Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon at North Devon Focus

From May until 20th June Documentary Photography Open exhibition at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon. The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon's annual Documentary Photography Open exhibition opened in April featuring works submitted by members of the public in response to the theme, 'This Is Me'.
The exhibition provides a fascinating insight into who the people of North Devon are today. Alongside contemporary photographs, the museum will display a collection of historic portraits by acclaimed photographer and documenter of North Devon life, James Ravilious. The Documentary Photography Open exhibition opened on the 25th April.

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

MAY

The Burton at Bideford. Photo copyright Brett Adams)9th May – 19th July ‘What We Keep: The Art of Collecting’ Exhibition runs The Burton at Bideford. The Burton at Bideford celebrates the act of collecting this summer in an exhibition which reveals the hidden objects and stories found in front rooms, home museums and storage spaces across the South West of England. This year marks the 75th anniversary of The Burton and its long history of caring for collections of art, heritage and curiosities.

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

24th May Clovelly Seaweed Festival, Clovelly Village, Bideford, Devon. Prepare to be amazed by the incredible world of seaweed! The annual Seaweed Festival celebrates seaweed's delicious flavours, vibrant colours, and remarkable health benefits. Packed with minerals, fibre, and an excellent natural alternative to salt, seaweed is a nutritional powerhouse in all its varied textures, shapes, and sizes. CLICK HERE FOR CLOVELLY VILLAGE EVENTS

JUNE
 
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19th July Clovelly Maritime Festival, Clovelly Harbour, Join us for a fantastic day at Clovelly's Maritime Festival. Enjoy workshops, kids face-painting and browse a variety of stalls offering delicious food and unique event-themed arts and crafts. Make it extra special by dressing up! Under-16s in maritime-themed fancy dress receive free entry. Music and entertainment Amanita Grove Rakes Adrift The Hoodoo Man Mariners.

10.00am The Quay, Clovelly, Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom. CLICK HERE FOR CLOVELLY VILLAGE EVENTS

Woolsery Agricultural Show

27th July Woolsery Agricultural Show, Clovelly The Woolsery Agricultural Show is a cherished highlight of summer in Clovelly. This ever-popular event is packed with fun and a full programme of activities to delight visitors of all ages. Enjoy a variety of classes showcasing crafts, cattle, sheep, and exciting horse and pony competitions and more. Click here for more information at Woolsery Show Website

Clovelly, Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom. CLICK HERE FOR CLOVELLY VILLAGE EVENTS

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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

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Bideford Music Day - North Devon Festival 2005 Appledore Visual Arts Festival - 2005 Woolsery Agricultural Show Woolsery Street Fayre  
Bideford Music Day Appledore Arts Festival Woolsery Show Woolsery Street Fayre Clovelly Herring Festival  
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