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Christmas Memories

Event Date: 
10/11/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion Theatre, Manor Road, Sidmouth

Start Christmas in Style with this delightful and unforgettable festive trip down memory lane. We can all be dreaming of a White Christmas and watching Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, as we sing along to all your festive favourites. This enchanting Christmas production is a truly wonderful mixture of all of your favourite Christmas songs and carols, stunning costumes, lots of good old fashioned festive fun, and a unique atmosphere that will warm your heart on the coldest winters day, taking you back to a time when Christmas really was the most wonderful time of the year. Show starts...

Unique Boutique

Event Date: 
28/11/2015 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

A quirky arts market offering original, handmade and locally crafted goods.

Exeter’s well established alternative Christmas market is back. Exeter Phoenix will be bursting at the seams with artists and crafters selling their wares. From quirky little stocking fillers to unique, hand crafted jewellery, homewares, ceramics and screen prints to make you chuckle, there is something for everyone at Unique Boutique. If someone needs to mind the shopping bags the Café Bar will be serving up seasonal treats, and as always, Exeter Phoenix will be full of festive cheer.

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Christmas Shopping Fayre 2015

Event Date: 
27/11/2015 - 9:30am to 29/11/2015 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter

3 fun-packed days of festive shopping, all under one roof! Join us for our 20th anniversary fayre - it'll be the best one ever!

Every year exhibitors come from far and wide to transform Westpoint into an Aladdin's cave of wonderful gift ideas and essential Christmas items. It's a magical few days and we know they enjoy the Shopping Fayre as much as our many thousands of regular visitors.

This will be our 20th anniversary Christmas Shopping Fayre and we're going to make it memorable - an amazing Christmas spectacular, will you be joining us? Whether it's as a new exhibitor...

Cast announced for A Christmas Carol

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 10/27/2015 - 12:20pm

The Exeter Northcott Theatre and Creative Cow are delighted to announce the cast for their magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ much-loved Christmas classic.

Leading the cast is celebrated local actor, Derek Frood, in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Derek was recently seen in BBC1’s Poldark and has previously entertained Devon audiences in his work with Theatre Alibi.

Derek said, "The prospect of stepping into the shoes of Ebenezer Scrooge fills me with delight. In 1843 Dickens intended the story as a strong condemnation of greed, and the transformation of Scrooge...

Details revealed for Exeter Christmas lights switch on

Princesshay will reveal its brand new Christmas lights display at the Christmas lights switch on event on Thursday 19th November 2015 from 4pm – 8pm.

Princesshay will host Exeter city centre’s Christmas lights switch on for the fifth consecutive year.

Michael Caines MBE and Tony Rowe OBE who have recently been awarded the freedom of city will switch on the city centre’s Christmas lights at 6.30pm, together with the city’s rising stars Sound of the Sirens who will also be performing in the lead up to the big switch on event.

Shoppers can expect a different festive...

Two day Christmas Craft Market

Event Date: 
28/11/2015 - 10:00am to 29/11/2015 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter's Historic Custom House, Exeter Quayside

Do your Christmas shopping in the warm this year - inside Exeter's historic Custom House. More than 50 tables of lovely arts, crafts and gifts by local makers!

We have artists, printmakers, woodworkers, spinners & weavers, jewellers, soap & candle makers, hand made cards and clothes, textile artists, bookstalls, fabric & home crafts, mosaic gifts, Devon oils & chutney, Devon Fudge, face painting and much more ...

Come and support our local makers!

CLIC for Christmas

Event Date: 
05/12/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

La La Choirs are hosting a Christmas Concert at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 5th December to raise money for CLIC Sargent, who support children and young people with cancer, and their families.

As well as performances from La La Choirs, we are thrilled to be joined by Rebecca Newman, originally from Exmouth she has been dubbed the 'People's Soprano' when she shot to fame recently with number 1 album in the Classical charts.

We will also be joined by a school choir, who will be the winners of our Devonwide secondary schools competition. The final of the...

Santa’s Grotto launch open to all

Event Date: 
14/11/2015 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: 
Otter Nurseries, Gosford Lane, Ottery St Mary EX11 1LZ

The extremely popular Magical Kingdom at Otter Nurseries in Ottery St Mary is set to open this year on Saturday November 14th, and everyone’s invited.

Visitors will be able to enjoy shows from the Dartmoor Reptiles team with the opportunity to get up close not only to reptiles but also spiders and ‘mini-beasts’.

There will also be more traditional activities and entertainment to enjoy, including face painting and a chance to meet the delightful Munchkins ponies. Customers might encounter classic pantomime characters from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves courtesy of the Exeter...

Devon business 'boxes up' Christmas for children

Flexible workspace provider Regus in Exeter is opening its doors in support of Operation Christmas Child, the campaign that sends present-filled shoeboxes to deprived children in developing and war torn countries around the world.

The Regus centres in the city will be local drop off points from 2nd to 18th November for the 2015 appeal operated by international relief charity the Samaritan’s Purse.

Exeter residents are encouraged to fill shoeboxes with toys, stationery, small clothing and hygiene items which will be sent to children living in refugee camps, orphanages and...

A local taste of Christmas in Exeter

The Christmas season starts with the delicious sights, smells and tastes of Exeter Street Food’s Christmas Markets.

The first market is being held at the Guildhall Shopping Centre every day from 1st December – 23rd December, with late night shopping every Thursday in December until 9pm. The ever-popular Christmas Night Markets will be held at Exeter Quay on Thursday 3rd December under the transit shed and on Wednesday 23rd December at Piazza Terracina. There will be live music from local musicians and jazz band The Locked horns. If you haven’t already joined the Street Food...

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