What's On

Gemma Mackenzie is an artist whose practice investigates the shifting dynamics between control and its collapse, the reversible and the irreversible, and the transitional states that occupy the space between these conditions.

Exeter Contemporary Open returns for 2026. It forms a major highlight of the South West’s cultural calendar and a vital springboard for the careers of emerging contemporary artists. This year’s shortlist showcases the work of twelve contemporary visual artists who work across painting, sculpture, photography and drawing.

This popular Saturday morning group for 8-13 year olds provides fun and detailed exploration of both digital and stop motion animation.

Come and join Paul for Dance of Unity Inspired by and loosely based on Biodanza (the therapeutic ‘dance of life’).

Are you a writer for performance based in or around Exeter? Join us on the dates below for the Exeter Playwrights Cafe.

Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play or poetry in this warm and supportive space.

Yellow Mouse Studios presents this monthly animation gathering for the purpose of networking and building opportunities for local talent.

South West Women’s Art Group (SWWAG) presents works made from at least 70% re-used, recycled & reclaimed materials.

Exeter Film Collective is a casual, but productive networking night for anyone with an interest in film. Actors, Directors, Writers, Cinematographers and Post-Production folk are all welcome!

The Exeter Phoenix Camera Group is a monthly social meet-up for anyone keen on photography who has some experience, or may have been on the beginners course and would like to keep in contact with like minded enthusiasts.

A space for dance artists, movers and choreographers to share, learn, grow, support and be supported, meeting on the second Friday each month.

Award-winning director James Dawson’s new documentary is set in the rolling hills of Devon, tells the story of two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use.

Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office.

From the director of the instant cult classic I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun, comes a new kind of horror remake, starring Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Gillian Anderson (The X Files, Sex Education).

DOCLAB hosts monthly Development Lab, offering a safe space to talk about, workshop and develop your documentary film projects.

An action-packed two-day in-depth introduction to digital SLR photography.

A screening of a selection of the best of the Comic Strip films starring Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson, Alexei Sayle, Dawn French and John Sessions, followed by a live Q&A with Comic Strip members, including director Peter Richardson.

DOC LAB presents an evening of documentary films from Cornish filmmakers, brought together by a shared connection to place.

Groundhog Day meets Waiting for Godot. ‘Paper Swans’ draws on absurdist theatre, visual symbolism and the playwright’s personal experience, as a woman from a post-Soviet country coming to the UK.

Elles Bailey is a Bristol-born, award-winning independent singer-songwriter whose smoky voice and roots-influenced songwriting have made her a leading figure on the UK blues and Americana scene.

Bertrand Usclat and Martin Darondeau’s hilarious laugh-aminute comedy is a wonderfully chaotic love letter to theatre packaged up neatly in 75 mins!