5 fun things to do this weekend in Exeter

Check out our top 5 pick of things to get up to this weekend.

POETRY WORKSHOP

1 November

Riddler In Residence Poetry Workshops at Exeter Library

Enjoy a free drop-in session (10am-12:15pm and 12:45pm-3pm) full of poetry fun with Exeter Cathedral’s Riddler in Residence, Jonny Fluffypunk. Get involved in a variety of poetry activities including leaf poems, haiku writing, magnetic poetry and instant poetry. 

Exeter Library 

FIREWORKS

2 November

WESTPOINT ARENA’S HUGE FIREWORK DISPLAY 

Expect a spectacular pyrotechnic show set to Disney music, along with plenty of fairground rides. Gates open at 5pm, and tickets must be purchased online in advance.

Westpoint

HALLOWEEN

On now until 3 November

HALLOWEEN AT RHS ROSEMOOR

Explore the magical garden trail to gather ingredients for a witch’s potion, and discover eerie plants such as toxic flowers, carnivorous species, and the bizarre ‘dead man’s fingers’. Crafty activities include making magic wands, Halloween lanterns, spider headbands, and decorating a pumpkin.

RHS Rosemoor

THEATRE

On now until 2 November 

KING ARTHUR

Award-winning funny men Le Navet Bete are back with  a comedy for the whole family.  Expect a hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends which will have audiences crying with laughter and become part of the legend themselves!

Exeter Northcott Theatre 

FILM

1-7 November

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore in a gorgeous, tender tale of a dying journalist trying to reconnect with an old friend.

Exeter Phoenix