What’s on in Devon
There is a great deal going on around Sidmouth and East Devon through the year, from folk music and food festivals to country shows and firework nights. Almost all of it is within a short drive of the park.
We write a local guide every month with the current dates in it. Below you will find that guide month by month, together with the annual events people plan a holiday around.
Month by month
Our Local Knowledge guide comes out every month. Each one picks out the events worth travelling for, flags which of them are dog friendly and accessible, then answers the practical questions guests ask us that month.
Winter and spring
Quieter months on the coast, with the first of the food festivals and the fossil hunting season under way.
Summer
The busiest stretch of the calendar. Folk festival week, the county shows and the air show all land within a few weeks.
New months go up as the season comes round, so it is worth looking again before you travel.
Annual events nearby
Dates move from year to year, so we have not printed them here. The monthly guide above carries the current dates. The organiser’s own website is always the final word.
Music and festivals
- Sidmouth Folk Festival — held in the first week of August since 1955
- Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival
- Beautiful Days Festival
- Festival on the Hills
Food and drink
- Taste East Devon Food Festival
- Powderham Castle Food Festival
- Sausage and Cider Festival
- Beer Regatta
- High Grange Feast Night
Country shows
- Devon County Show
- Honiton Show — the first Thursday in August
- Somerset County Show
- Melplash Show
Coast, wildlife and days out
- Sidmouth Sea Fest
- Sidmouth Air Show
- Sidmouth Classic Car Show
- Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
- Donkey Week at The Donkey Sanctuary
- Father’s Day at Seaton Tramway
- Men’s Walk for HospiceCare
Autumn and Christmas
- Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels — 5 November
- Lyme Regis Fireworks
- Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market
- The Polar Express at Seaton Tramway
- The Christmas Circus at Greendale Farm Shop
- Carols by Candlelight at The Donkey Sanctuary
Stay nearby
The park sits three miles from Sidmouth, so most of these events are a short drive away. There are three ways to stay with us.
Glamping
Barrel pods, premier pods and shepherd’s huts, set in their own corner of the park.
Touring and camping
Ninety-seven pitches, from grass and non serviced through to super serviced hard standings.
Holiday homes
Sixteen leisure lodges to rent, five of them dog friendly, all with their own outside space.
Finding the dates
Three places to check, in this order. Our monthly guide for what is on while you are here. The organiser’s own website for the confirmed date and any tickets. Then reception, who will know what is happening locally that week and can usually tell you where to park.
Call us on 01297 680 387 or email enquiries@oakdown.co.uk.
Book your Devon holiday
Pick your dates around the events you want to see, then book direct with us.