List of Events for 2018 in Torquay

Hers is a handy list of all the current events happening in Torquay for 2018, remember we have various deals and offers on throughout the year, be sure to visit our special weekend breaks for great hotel special offers to combine with any of these events. For those not planning to stay just for the weekend, check out our even further discounted last minute offers and hotel deals for Torquay.

MAY

BMAD Motorbike Festival                                             4^th-6^th                                                    Paignton Seafront

Visit or Artania Cruise Ship                                           4^th                                                           Torquay

OCR Powerboat Racing                                                  4^th-7^th                                                    off Torquay harbour

Aqua Adrenaline – Powerboat Racing                      5^th-6^th                                                    off Torquay harbour

Brixham Pirate Festival                                                  5^th-7^th                                                    Brixham

Cliff Railway Day                                                               12^th                                                         Babbacombe Cliff Railway

West of England Amateur Rowing 8K                       12^th                                                         Thatcher Rock – Torquay

Visit of MS Hamburg Cruise Ship                                                17^th                                                        Torquay

Prosecco Festival                                                              18^th-19^th                                                RICC – Torquay

Race for Life 5K                                                                 20^th                                                         Torbay Velopark – Paignton

Wild About Cockington Walk                                       20^th                                                         Cockington Country Park

Wedding Showcase                                                         20^th                                                         Imperial Hotel – Torquay

Sculpture Trail                                                                    25^th– 9^th Sept                                      Cockington

Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta                               26^th-27^th                                                Brixham Harbour

Enchanted Woodland Day                                            26^th                                                         Greenway House

Brixfest                                                                                26^th-30^th                                               Brixham

Paignton Open of Double Handed Dinghies           26^th-27^th                                               off Paignton harbour

Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta                               26^th-27^th                                               Brixham

Wildlife Tracker Quest                                                   26^th – 1^st June                                    Occombe Farm – Paignton

Dinosaur Birthday Half Term Celebration               26^th– 3^rd June                                      Dinosaur World – Torquay

UNESCO English Riviera Global Geopark Festival 26^th -3^rd June                                      Various

Half Term Teddy Bear Picnic                                        26^th-3^rd June                                       Bygones – Torquay

Wild About Cockington Exhibition                             26^th– 3^rd June                                      Cockington Visitor Centre

Meet Our Animals                                                            28^th                                                         Occombe Farm – Paignton

Rockpool Ramble                                                             29^th                                                         The Seashore Centre – Goodrington

Tea with Tigers                                                                  30^th                                                         Paignton Zoo

Wild Wednesday                                                             30^th                                                         Coleton Fishacre

Farm to Fork Day                                                              31^st                                                         Occombe Farm – Paignton

JUNE

Meet Our Animals                                                            1^st                                                           Occombe Farm – Paignton

Torbay Air Show                                                               2^nd-3^rd                                                    Paignton Green

English Riviera International Dance Festival          3^rd-7^th                                                    TLH and Riviera Centre – Torquay

Back in Time to D-Day                                                    6^th                                                           Greenway House

BMAD Bike Nights                                                            6^th – 26^th Sept Weds                        Paignton Green

Ukulele Festival                                                                9^th-10^th                                                  Babbacombe Cliff Railway – Torquay

Occombe Festival                                                             15^th-16^th                                                Occombe Farm – Paignton

SB20 National Championship – keelboats              15^th-18^th                                                Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Belle Voci Concert                                                           15^th                                                         Torre Abbey – Torquay

Brixham Trawler Race                                                    16^th                                                         Brixham Harbour

English Riviera Open Bowls Tournament                17^th-24^th                                                Torquay

Outdoor Theatre:  Pride and Prejudice                   17^th                                                         Greenway House

Triangle Race                                                                     17^th start – 29^th finish                      Tor Bay

Babbacombe Rotary Fayre                                           20^th                                                        Babbacombe Downs

Murder, Mystery Night                                                  23^rd                                                         Imperial Hotel – Torquay

RYA National Sailboat League – keelboats             23^rd-24^th                                                Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Torbay Half Marathon                                                    24^th                                                        Paignton Green

Wedding Showcase                                                         24^th                                                         Imperial Hotel – Torquay

Classic Motorcycles Event                                            24^th                                                        Cockington Court

BLDSA Championships-Long Distance Swimming 30^th                                                        starts Meadfoot Beach – Torquay

BYC Larks Open Championships                                 30^th-1^st July                                         Brixham

Dragon Edinburgh Cup – keelboats                          30^th–7^th July                                        Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

JULY

Torbay Armed Forces Day                                             1^st                                                           Queens Park, Paignton

UDO Dance Championships                                         1^st                                                           Torbay Leisure Centre – Paignton

Summer Ghost Tour                                                        4^th– 31^st Aug                                        Kents Cavern – Torquay

Brixham Hap’nin                                                               6^th-7^th                                                    St Mary’s Park – Brixham

RTYC Offshore Week                                                      6^th-14^th                                                  Torquay

The Rowcroft Sleep Walk                                              7^th                                                           Torbay Leisure Centre – Paignton

Geopark Triathlon                                                            8^th                                                           Goodrington Beach – Paignton

KingsBeer Festival                                                            13^th-15^th                                               Kingswear Steam Train Station

Torbay Mods on the Green                                          14^th                                                         Paignton Green

29er Grand Prix – youth dinghies                                14^th-15^th                                               Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Brixham Dinghy Regatta                                                14^th-15^th                                               Brixham

Brixham Dinghy Regatta                                                14^th                                                         Brixham

40^th Pedal Car Grand Prix                                              15^th                                                        Torre Abbey Meadows – Torquay

Gerry Cottle’s Circus                                                       16^th-29^th                                                Torre Abbey Meadows – Torquay

Albacore National Championship – dinghies         17^th-29^th                                                Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Visit of Astor Cruise Ship                                               19^th                                                         Torquay

The Big Butterfly Count                                                 20^th– 2^nd Aug                                       Greenway House

Jazz Party                                                                            21^st                                                         Coleton Fishacre

Super Summer Trail                                                         21^st-2^nd Sept                                       Bygones – Torquay

Pirate Thursdays                                                              26^th -30^th Aug                                     Brixham Harbour

Kents Cavern Ghost Tours                                            Weds, Thurs, Fri until end Aug    Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves

Paignton Festival                                                              21^st-31^st                                                Paignton Seafront

Wedding Showcase                                                         22^nd                                                        Imperial Hotel – Torquay

Visit of Amadea Cruise Ship                                         22^nd                                                        Torquay

Riviera Classic Car Show                                                22^nd                                                        Paignton Green

Wild Wednesday                                                             25^th                                                         Coleton Fishacre

Paignton Carnival Procession                                      26^th                                                        from Paignton Green

Outdoor Theatre:  The Merchant of Venice           27^th                                                         Cockington Court

Brixhan Yacht Racing Regatta                                      27^th– 29^th                                              Brixham

Paignton Harbour Festival Day                                    28^th                                                        Paignton Harbour

Marldon Apple Pie Fair                                                   28^th                                                        Marldon Village

Sailing Regatta                                                                  28^th-29^th                                                Brixham

Outdoor Theatre:  Pirates of Penzance                   29^th                                                         Coleton Fishacre

Dubs at the Beach                                                            29^th                                                         Paignton Green

AUGUST

Cockington Fayre                                                             1^st                                                           Cockington

B14 National Championships                                      2^nd                                                          Brixham

Prosecco and Fizz Festival                                             3^rd-4^th                                                    RICC – Torquay

2000 Class National Championship – dinghies      4^th-11^th                                                  Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Gerry Cottle’s Circus                                                       Until 28^th                                              Paignton Green

Roller Coaster                                                                    TBC                                                        Paignton Green

Anderton and Rowland Fun Fair                                 Until 31^st                                              Torre Abbey Meadows – Torquay

Torbay Steam Fair                                                            3^rd-5^th                                                    Churston

Holistic Festival                                                                 4^th-5^th                                                    Lupton House – nr Brixham

Paignton Regatta                                                              4^th-12^th                                                 Paignton

Visit of MS Hamburg Cruise Ship                                                5^th                                                           Torquay

Torbay Open Tennis Tournament                              5^th-11^th                                                  Torquay Tennis Club

Wild Wednesday                                                             8^th and 22^nd                                         Coleton Fishacre

Paignton Rowing Club Skiff Regatta                          11^th                                                        Paignton Beach

Festival of History                                                            11^th-12^th                                               Lupton House – nr Brixham

Torbay Lifeboat Seaside Special                                 12^th                                                         Brixham Harbour

Paignton Rowing Club Gig Regatta                            12^th                                                         Paignton Beach

Outdoor Theatre:  The Midnight Gang                    12^th                                                         Greenway House

Children’s Week                                                               13^th-19^th                                                Paignton Green

OK Nationals and National 12’s                                   16^th-19^th                                               Brixham

Cockington Dog Day                                                        19^th                                                        Cockington Court – Torquay

Torbay Royal Regatta                                                     25^th-29^th                                               Torquay

VX1 National Championships                                      25^th-27^th                                               Torquay

29er Grand Prix &29er Summer Championship   25^th-27^th                                               Torquay

Outdoor Theatre: The Adventures of Dr Doolittle27^th                                                       Cockington Court – Torquay

Cowes – Torquay Offshore Powerboat Race         26^th                                                        Torquay Harbour

Torbay Sea Angling Festival                                          31^st– 9^th Sept                                       Various locations

SEPTEMBER

K1/K2 National Championship – keelboats            1^st-2^nd                                                    Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Torquay Food and Drink Festival                                2^nd                                                          Livermead Cliff Hotel – Torquay

Fishstock                                                                             8th                                                         Brixham Fish Market

Last Team Standing                                                         8^th                                                           Babbacombe Cliff Railway

Women of Worth Charity Ball                                      8^th                                                           RICC – Torquay

Heritage Open Day                                                          9^th                                                           Coleton Fishacre

Heritage Open Day                                                          9^th                                                           Greenway House

The Devon Wedding Show                                           9^th                                                           RICC – Torquay

Devon Open Studios                                                       9^th-23^rd                                                  Various locations

K6 and Viper National Championship–keelboats 13^th-16^th                                                Royal Torbay Yacht Club – Torquay

Agatha Christie Festival                                                 15^th                                                         Various locations

Brixham Heritage Rally                                                   15^th-16^th                                               Brixham

Heritage Open Days                                                        13^th-16^th                                                Various locations

England’s Seafood FEAST                                              22^nd -7 Oct                                           Various locations

Murder Mystery                                                               26^th                                                         Orestone Manor – Torquay

Macmillan Coffee Morning                                          28^th                                                        RICC – Torquay

OCTOBER

Cockington Apple Day                                                    14^th                                                        Cockington Court

Wedding Showcase                                                         14^th                                                         Imperial Hotel – Torquay

Wedding Fair                                                                      14^th                                                         Livermead Cliff Hotel – Torquay

Halloween Hunt                                                                20^th-28^th                                               Bygones – Torquay

Halloween Happenings                                                  20^th-31^st                                                Babbacombe Model Village

Cockington Halloween Festival                                   22^nd-28^th                                              Cockington Court – Torquay

Children’s Halloween Party                                          31^st Oct                                                 RICC – Torquay

NOVEMBER

Spooks and Sparkle                                                         3^rd                                                           Babbacombe Cliff Railway

Bonfire and Fireworks Party                                        3^rd-4^th                                                    Lupton House – nr Brixham

Shakespeare Underground                                          5^th-17^th                                                  Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves

Murder Mystery                                                               16^th                                                         Orestone Manor – Torquay

Christmas Carnival Procession                                    17^th                                                         Torquay

Junior Autumn Regatta – junior dinghies                                17^th-18^th                                               Torquay

Winter Wonderland Grotto                                         17^th-24^th Dec                                      Fleet Walk – Torquay

Brixham Christmas Market                                           24^th                                                         Scala Hall – Brixham

Lanterns, Lamps and ‘lluminations                            24^th                                                         Brixham Harbour

Christmas Craft Fair                                                         24^th                                                        Lupton House – nr Brixham

Wedding Showcase                                                         25^th                                                         Imperial Hotel – Torquay

DECEMBER

Christmas at Cockington                                               1^st-2^nd                                                    Cockington Court – Torquay

Victorian Christmas                                                         1^st-24^th                                                  Bygones – Torquay

Carols in the Caves                                                          13^th                                                         Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves

Christmas Cracker                                                            15^th                                                         Babbacombe Cliff Railway

Christmas at the Model Village                                   15^th – 1^st Jan                                       Babbacombe Model Village

Visit Father Christmas                                                    17^th-24^th                                               Bygones – Torquay

Christmas Grotto                                                             17^th-24^th                                                Fleet Walk – Torquay

Paignton Lions Club Walk into the Sea                     26^th                                                         Paignton Beach

Boxing Day Dip                                                                  26^th                                                         Corbyn Head – Torquay