Exeter all set to host 9th UK Taiko Festival

Taiko drumming - big, beautiful, powerful, and exciting!

The annual celebration of this enthralling performance art form is once again hosted in Exeter and this year features one of Japan's leading professional groups as Festival headliners: Amanojaku will appear at the Exeter Northcott on 6 and 7 July.

Amanojaku tour worlwide, but haven't been in the UK for 10 years and this is an exclusive opportunity to see them perform here.In addition, there's a Feast of Taiko featuring youth groups from across the UK at the same theatre on Friday 5 July.

On Saturday and Sunday at the Exeter Phoenix there will be a dozen workshops providing opportunities for people to have a go or to further hone their taiko skills. If that weren't enough, there are free performances by UK groups in the Phoenix and in the city centre.

Click here for a full programme of what's happening over the weekend.