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Mayors Forum – April 2013Arts, Events and Festivals Update

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 Dinner14th – 16th June – Miss England and Mr England Finals15th-16th June – Super Weekend – Princess Gardens15th June – Brixham Trawler Race16th – 23rd June – English Riviera Open Bowls Tournament19th – 23rd June – Babbacombe Festival including return of the ‘Proms’19th June – Babbacombe Fayre22nd June – Armed Forces Day – Air Show and March Past23rd June – Torbay Half Marathon23rd June – Hanbury’s Fish and Chip Festival

Torre Abbey Re-opening and the Arts Programme

Torre Abbey Re-opening – 24th July

10th & 11th May – Ceramics Festival at Cockington

23rd July – The Great Gorilla Flotilla3rd 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 Barnfrom 8 September until 19 October

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 Championships25th August - Torbay Regatta 10k Road Race26th August – Bi Centenary Celebration Fireworks27th August – Water Skiing Demonstrations28th 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