Saturday 8 May

Haldon Forest Park · Family

Haldon Forest Bark is a family event in the woods on Haldon Hill, but the listing says it is not running this year and will return in 2027. Families can keep an eye out for news of the next edition.

Northernhay Gardens · Community

A colourful day of celebration for LGBTQ+ communities, with a rainbow flag march through the city, music, and information and advice from local and national groups. For anyone wanting a joyful, welcoming community day out.

Exeter Cavern · Music

Post-punk and goth band who emerged from Cornwall in the early 1980s, with driving, dark basslines and melancholic, dramatic vocals, plus support from Exeter band Music Channel. For fans of The Cure and Joy Division.

Exeter Northcott Theatre · Theatre

A new version of the Orpheus myth in which the search for Eurydice becomes a shifting world of memory and reality, with Gluck's music reworked by Leo Grant. Sung in English with captions, for fans of reimagined opera.

Exeter Corn Exchange · Comedy

Brand-new stand-up from Dylan Moran, the Black Books star, with cynical one-liners about modern life and the economy. For fans of his sharp one-liners.

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery · Art & Exhibitions

Charmaine Watkiss's new commission responds to the museum's West African collection with a watercolour, a mask and a double portrait, exploring Caribbean healing traditions and the diaspora. For fans of contemporary art.