5 fun things to do this weekend in Exeter

Here are our top five picks of what to do this weekend in Exeter.

TALK

AN EVENING WITH ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH

4 October

The worldwide best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will be discussing his latest works in conversation with The Very Rev’d Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter. This event will also include a Q&A session and book signing.

Exeter Cathedral

FOOD

POWDERHAM FOOD FESTIVAL

5-6 October

This year’s event is set to showcase over 100 of the finest food and drink producers from Devon and beyond. The festival will also feature live cooking demonstrations, live music, family-friendly activities, including face painting and climbing walls, and the ever-popular chilli-eating challenge.

Powderham Food Festival

MUSIC

THE TWO MOORS FESTIVAL

3-6 (and 10-13) October

Expect an exciting range of events celebrating classical music, held in rural venues across Exmoor and Dartmoor.This year’s line-up includes Carducci Quartet, and pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu.

Two Moors Festival

FILM

MET OPERA LIVE: LES CONTES D’HOFFMAN

5 October

Offenbach’s fantastical opera starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance broadcasts

Picture Houses

ART

DNA : AND - MALCOLM LE GRICE, SELECTED WORKS 1960 - 2024

On now until 19 October

Malcolm Le Grice returns to Devon this autumn presenting video installations, selected 2D work, including original and recently rediscovered early paintings and drawings, and limited edition prints from some of his most celebrated films.

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