Transcript Arts, Events and Festivals Update

Mayors Forum – April 2013
Arts, Events and Festivals Update
www.torbay.gov.uk
2013 - Year of Maritime Celebration
• Why is 2013 a special maritime year:
– 150th Anniversary – Royal Torbay Yacht Club
– 200th Anniversary - Torbay Royal Regatta
24th – 31st May 2013 – Bank Holiday Week
EVENTS and SAILING:
•24th – 26th May – ORDA Power Boat Championships
•24th & 25th May – Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta
•25th May – RTYC Exhibition of Cups Torquay Museum
•25th May – Paignton Sailing Club Junior Topper
•25th May – Day Boat Week – Yachting World promo
•25th – 27th May – Brixham - Water Activity Show
•25th – 28th May – N12 National Championships – Brixham
•25th – 27th May – BrixFest
•25th May – 2nd June - Geopark Festival
•27th – 31st – Yawls Day Boat Nationals - Torquay
•27th May – Cruise Ship – Ocean Majesty
•27th May – Royal Torbay Sail Past
•30th May – Brixham Pirate Day
•28th May – Cycling Race - Tour Series
15th – 22nd June – Two Weeks - Full of Events
EVENTS AND FESTIVALS:
14th June – Torbay Chairman’s Miss and Mr England Dinner
14th – 16th June – Miss England and Mr England Finals
15th-16th June – Super Weekend – Princess Gardens
15th June – Brixham Trawler Race
16th – 23rd June – English Riviera Open Bowls Tournament
19th – 23rd June – Babbacombe Festival including return of
the ‘Proms’
19th June – Babbacombe Fayre
22nd June – Armed Forces Day – Air Show and March Past
23rd June – Torbay Half Marathon
23rd June – Hanbury’s Fish and Chip Festival
Torre Abbey Re-opening and
the Arts Programme
10th & 11th May – Ceramics Festival at Cockington
23rd July – The Great Gorilla Flotilla
3rd August -13th October -Trail Project The Great
Gorillas invade the streets, parks and open spaces
‘Collective Spirit’ – celebrating the maritime year
Torre Abbey – re-opening July 2013
‘Afloat’ – Maritime Exhibition – Spanish Barn
from 8 September until 19 October
Torre Abbey Re-opening – 24th July
Future - Arts and Culture
Arts Council supported projects:
•Review and development of Geopark and the role of
the Festival
•2016 UNESCO International Geopark Conference
•Classical inspired music returns to Torbay
•Bournemouth Symphony
•Welsh National Opera (pending)
•Philharmonia Project
Torbay Week and
200th Royal Torbay Regatta
23rd – 28th August
All Week – Anderton and Rowland Fair on Torbay Abbey Meadows
Continental Market on Princess Promenade – TBC
Yacht and Dinghy Races throughout Torbay Week – all classes – Torquay,
Babbacombe, Paignton and Brixham
24th August – Rowing Championships
25th August - Torbay Regatta 10k Road Race
26th August – Bi Centenary Celebration Fireworks
27th August – Water Skiing Demonstrations
28th August – Palm Radio – Battle of the Bands
Aerial Displays – Wing walkers, Red Devils and Red Arrows
Other Maritime highlights for the
diary...
3-14th July - All Saints Festival of the Sea - Brixham
3rd &4th August - Skimboard Festival - Preston
10th – 11th August - P1 Powerboat Festival
10th- 18th August – Paignton Regatta – Paignton Green
19th – 21st August - Torbay RNLI Lifeboat Week
21st – 23rd August – Brixham Regatta
1st September – Cowes / Torquay / Cowes - Marathon Powerboat Race
3rd September/17th September – Cruise Ship – Artania
4th September – Cruise Ship – Delphin
6th September – Cruise Ship Thomson Spirit
7th September – Fishstock
So much more to do and see..............
• THANKS GO TO ALL OUR EVENT AND
FESTIVAL ORGANISERS
For a fantastic 2013 programme!
• For the full events, festivals and arts listings
www.englishriviera.co.uk/whats-on
www.creativetorbay.com
Thank You