Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 13 September. Expect another fantastic day and evening of folk songs of the sea, performed by some colourful characters and suitable for all the family. We can’t wait to see you there for more seafarin’ shenanigans on and around Exeter’s Heritage Harbour.

Andrew's recent success has led to him being described as the "Greatest Card Magician in the world. It's a lot of pressure to live up to. Come and find out if it is true.

We are thrilled to be joined by JoJo Spinks for this free, Heritage Open Days walking tour, exploring the Working Class built heritage of Exeter's historic Quayside, past and present. The event is free but booking is essential. This event builds on our previous community writing workshops with JoJo and Interwoven Productions CIC where participants were inspired by their personal heritage connected to the Quayside to have a go at creative writing. We were also delighted to be joined by JoJo in 2023 for an in conversation event which celebrated the People of the West Quarter, supported by the testimony and images of those who share this Working Class heritage. The walk will take place along the Quayside near to the Custom House and will be on wheelchair accessible terrain. Please bring suitable clothes and footwear for the walking tour.

Workshop for 9-17yr olds, led by Sara Hurley & Katy Cawkwell Come and learn the basics of how to take a short folktale, myth or legend and turn it into your own spoken-word storytelling performance. A great opportunity to explore storytelling and meet other young people interested in bringing the old tales alive. Run by Artemis Storytelling www.artemis-storytelling.co.uk Participants are invited to: a. Bring along a short myth/folktale that they'd like to work with (we'll also have material available to chose from) b. Take part in an informal performance opportunity on 22 Oct (optional) This workshop is for young people aged 9-17yrs. Attendees must be dropped off and collected by a named responsible adult. We require the names and contact details for two emergency contacts, as well as any medical and allergy information. Please make sure to fill out the required questionnaire.

A caberet performance to celebrate new storytelling voices in Devon as part of Young Storytellers Week (sfs.org.uk/ysw [http://sfs.org.uk/ysw]). Each teller will bring us a short spoken-word performance of a favourite myth or folktale. All welcome to come and listen. If you're 9-25yrs old and you'd like to perform, please contact the host Katy Cawkwell, Artemis Storytelling, [email protected] (under 18s, please ask your parent to contact Katy in the first instance). Nb we recommend you attend our introductory workshop on 29th Sept [https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/literature-works], but if you're not able to, please do still get in touch.