5 fun things to do this weekend in Exeter

Here is our top five picks of things to do this weekend

FAMILY

25 October - 31 October

HALLOWEEN AT CREALY PARK

Crealy Park near Clyst St Mary is hosting three new spooky Halloween attractions this October, including the Tales of Transylvania Hotel. Kids will be wowed by Frankie and Stein’s aerial acts, monster-mashing music, and acrobatic tricks. Other highlights include a Halloween Sooty show, and a scarecrow maze. Every child gets a free pumpkin! 

Crealy Park

PERFORMANCE

26 October

MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS: IN TIME – 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

As Europe’s longest-established taiko group, Mugenkyo are widely recognised as the ground-breaking pioneers of this exciting art-form. Expect a full theatrical experience, with dynamic choreography and heart-pounding rhythms contrasting with atmospheric soundscapes.

Exeter Northcott Theatre 

MUSIC

26 October

The 5.6.7.8’s (and The Voo-Dooms)

The 5.6.7.8’s became known in the West after their appearance in Kill Bill Vol.1. The band draw from multiple genres of American music, including rock and roll, surf, rockabilly, doo-wop, punk rock and psychobilly. 

Exeter Phoenix

FILM 

26 October

THE SUBSTANCE 

Demi Moore stars in this feminist horror movie as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid).

Exeter Picture House

COMMUNITY

27 October

HALLOWEEN 5 AND 10 MILE RUN

Starting at 9am at the Piazza Terracina down by the Exeter Canal Basin, this fun, flat, and fast five and ten mile route will take runners round the scenic route of the Exe Valley River Park. 

Exeter City Community Trust