Upcoming events.
Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
Celebrate the life, work and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinctive artists in the most extensive display of Beryl Cook’s work to date
Journeys with Mai
Take a journey of discovery across four gallery spaces exploring the complex histories between Europe and the South Pacific
Journeys with Mai
Take a journey of discovery across four gallery spaces exploring the complex histories between Europe and the South Pacific. Centre stage is 'Portrait of Mai' by Plympton-born Sir Joshua Reynolds – widely considered to be his finest work and a portrait of the first Polynesian person to visit Britain.
Blue Sparks:Fotonow Media Residency
As part of the NMP Blue Sparks programme, join Fotonow for a 12 week media residency, Wednesday evenings 4pm-6pm
Beryl Cook Comedy Tour
Join 'Funny Women' award winner, 'Plymouth Comedy Tours' guide and ‘Proper Janner’ Suzy Bennett on a joyful walking tour celebrating the life and work of the wonderful Beryl Cook. The tour will start and finish at The Box.
Suzy will show you the Plymouth that inspired Beryl in her iconic paintings of ‘ordinary people enjoying themselves’, stopping to meet the colourful characters that have been immortalised in sculptures around the city as well as encountering some lively locals that Beryl would surely have been keen to sketch.
Come and experience the fun side of the city centre and its people, and The Hoe and Barbican that Beryl loved so much, before returning to The Box for a well-earned drink, cake and good natter.
Expect laughter, locals and leopard print with this one-of-a-kind tour that honours an instantly recognisable and much-loved artist who we are lucky enough to call our own.
‘Suzy is delightful company' - Metro
‘Suzy is a charm bomb’ - Russell Kane
‘Very, very funny’ - Davina McCall
Plymouth Comedy Tours - ★★★★★ Trip Advisor
Please note: tickets for this tour don't include our 'Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy' exhibition.
To book your free tickets here to the exhibition.
Running each Saturday (except 25th April) from 7th March-30th May 2026.
Beryl Cook Curator's Tour
Gain exclusive insight into the work and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinctive artists as you take in our landmark 'Pride and Joy' exhibition with curator Terah Walkup on this special tour
In Between
In Between brings together artists of East Asian cultural backgrounds whose works explore intimacy, sexuality and gender through personal and culturally layered experiences
The Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival: Acapella Song-Weaving Workshops
On June 20th, Plymouth is hosting its very first Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival to celebrate Plymouth's coastal heritage and the traditional Gansey fishing jumper, organised by the The Conscious Sisters CIC.
Watercolour Workshops for Beginners
Tues 28th April: Introduction to Watercolour Techniques
Tues 5th May: Colour Mixing and Tone Graduation
Tues 12th May: Achieving Vibrant Colours
Body & Soul
Get ready to be immersed in two resonant premieres from Crystal Pite and Kameron N. Saunders
Artemis Collective's 2nd Birthday Exhibition
A joyous exhibition celebrating 2 years of Artemis Collective in Plymouth!
The North (15)
Shot entirely on the route of the walk, and in chronological order, The North is a beautiful ode to friendship and the healing power of nature
Rebuilding (PG)
Rebuilding is a film that focuses not so much on what has been lost but what grows out of that loss
Super Saturday: May Day
Our popular Morris Dancing event returns, with some of the very best Morris sides in the South West bringing Tavistock Place to life with colour, music, and movement. Throughout the day we'll also be running a family-friendly making workshop and an inspiring poetry workshop.
Native Makers: Spring Makers Market at Market Hall
Join us for our first Market of 2026 at Market Hall - A day to celebrate making, community, and local business. Saturday 2nd May, 10am – 4pm, Market Hall, Devonport, FREE ENTRY!
Native Makers: Spring Makers Market at Market Hall
Join us for our first Market of 2026 at Market Hall - A day to celebrate making, community, and local business.
Saturday 2nd May, 10am – 4pm, Market Hall, Devonport, FREE ENTRY!
Super Saturday: Journeys with Myth & Image - A Poetry Workshop with Plymouth Laureate of Words R. C. Thomas
Join writer, illustrator, musician, and Plymouth Laureate of Words 2025–2027, R.C. Thomas, for a poetry workshop that welcomes writers of all levels.
Clinton Baptiste - Spectral Intercourse
Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond
Drag Bingo
Join our host Everly After for this fabulous event inspired by artist Beryl Cook. Tickets include everything you need for a fun filled night and Beryl merchandise prizes will be up for grabs.
Tour and Workshop for the LGBTQIA+ Community: Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
Enjoy a free tour of our major 'Pride and Joy' exhibition and explore the most extensive display of Beryl Cook's work to date with more than 80 works, from iconic paintings to rarely seen treasures from private collections and the Cook family archive.
Our Land (12A)
Our Land dares to tread where few have trespassed before, asking the timely question of who has the right to roam in the English countryside?
Sweet Jeans Presents: The Heavenly Bodes + Love Fortress + Funband at Cafe Momus
Sweet Jeans welcomes South Cornwall's wonderfully obscure garage-psych-rockers The Heavenly Bodes to Café Momus as part of their UK tour
Scratch Night
Expect a varied programme of ideas, styles and voices, with no two nights the same.
Rose of Nevada (15)
Rose of Nevada is Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s hotly anticipated and critically acclaimed follow-up to his BAFTA-award-winning first feature Bait (2019) and Enys Men (2022).
Craig Revel Horwood - Revelations: Songs Boys Don't Sing
Following the release of his debut solo album, Revelations, Craig Revel-Horwood is on the road with an evening of music, dance, drama, and song. No interval
Picture This
Join the Beyond Face Youth Company as they share their perspectives on living in their cities, from the realities of their hometowns, to disappointments, and to cities that they long to explore
Matt Forde - Defying Calamity
In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health. Guidance 16+
Rainbow Leaf painting workshop
On May 13th, 9.30am, join me, Kat Wilmore, at Stitch & Splodge, Stoke Village. I am a full time artist, obsessed with plants and bright colour. I will help you create a fun and colourful houseplant painting in bold acrylic for you take home!
The Giants (12A) + short films – Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
The Giants explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this cinematic portrait of Australian environmentalist and gay icon Bob Brown
Eek! Poster Art Show & Social 2026
Eek! Film Club is a film club for those who enjoy watching films of the thrilling, horrifying and/or dramatic variety. Join us for a screening and a social drink and discussion at the bar after.
The Magic Faraway Tree (U) – Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
The Magic Faraway Tree (U) – Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
The Magic Faraway Tree (U) – Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
This is a truly magical adaptation of the much-beloved children’s book
ANTA + OHRWURM
Damnsonic presents...ANTA - cinematic heavy rock heroes from Bristol & OHRWURM - motorik 2-bass psychedelia from Plymouth
Fame (15) – with intro from Theatre Royal Plymouth
In celebration of the upcoming Theatre Royal Plymouth production of FAME The Musical, we are very excited to be able to screen the Alan Parker-directed original film that the musical is based on
Fame (15) – with intro from Theatre Royal Plymouth
In celebration of the upcoming Theatre Royal Plymouth production of FAME The Musical, we are very excited to be able to screen the Alan Parker-directed original film that the musical is based on.
More Tales of the Pinwill Sisters
Dr Helen Wilson returns to the PPL following her sellout talk in 2025 on these professional woodcarvers.
W: A Return to Oz (Plymouth Rave Doc) @ Everyman Cinema
Witness the rise and fall of The Warehouse, a rave venue from Plymouth and times gone by now reduced to a derelict shell. We explore its history, its people and the future.
The Bowie Expereince
The Bowie Experience are the best Bowie tribute band in the UK and set to be a true reflection on David Bowie’s long and eclectic career
Talk - Shock! Scandal! Murder!
Talk - Shock! Scandal! Murder! The extraordinary rise of the 'sensation' novels that appalled - and enthralled - the Victorians.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Pop Up Film Screening
Doors open at 6.30pm, screening at 7.30pm. Join us for this funny vampire horror and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition From Dusk Till Dawn X Eek! poster from a local creative.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Pop Up Film Screening
Doors open at 6.30pm, screening at 7.30pm. Join us for this funny vampire horror and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition From Dusk Till Dawn X Eek! poster from a local creative.
Lucía Pizzani: Faunal Succession
Faunal Succession is the first institutional UK exhibition by Lucía Pizzani, a Venezuelan artist based in London.
Discovery Festival
Discovery Festival 2026 is almost here, with thousands of music fans set to descend on Central Park from 12–14 June for Plymouth’s biggest weekend of live music.
The iconic headline line-up includes pop superstars Five, indie rock icons The Libertines and 80s legends Level 42.
Harry Baker: Tender
As in ripe for the taking.
As in a heart swelled to twice its size.
As in soft. As in delicious. As in ready.
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker brings his characteristic warmth, wit and wonder to new parenthood. From introducing his baby to a horse for the first time, to trying to work out if the GP really did drop them on purpose to test their reflexes, Tender contains poems from the first hundred days of new life and celebrates all of the euphoria, panic and vulnerability that come with it.
Following on from the last two years’ 40-date sellout runs of Wonderful and Wonderful 2.0, he’ll even slip in some non-baby bangers too. Expect more laughter and tears than ever.
“Harry Baker’s intricate, quick-fire rhymes have always been on the impressive side of mind-blowing” - The Scotsman
“Spectacularly Witty” ***** (Whatsonstage)
“Blistering wordplay” ***** (Threeweeks)
“Not one syllable out of place” ***** (The Wee Review)
“The Spell Over The Audience Is Tangible” ***** (Broadway Baby)
“Simply put... The greatest performer on earth” ***** (BBC Radio 1)
Get your tickets here.
XYLITOL + RHIZOCORP + BODMIN MOMENTUM CENTRE
Damnsonic presents...
XYLITOL - gutter kosmische from Brighton on Planet Mu
RHIZOCORP - vaporific fortean dub (fka Soborgnost) from London
BODMIN MOMENTUM CENTRE - immediate synth pop classix from Annie Hockeysmith/I Dress Louise + DJ FRAXINUS on the ones 'n' twos til late
Come and Sing Matthew Coleridge Requiem
Come and Sing day led by acclaimed composer Matthew Coleridge. Join the University of Plymouth Choral Society in this workshop day and early evening performance.
Come and Sing and Concert Performance
Come and Sing and Concert Performance with University of Plymouth Choral Society. Saturday 20 June 2026 'Requiem in a Day' Workshop and Concert Performance directed by Matthew Coleridge
Talk - Devon's Home Front Diaries 1937-1945
Dr Todd Gray MBE will bring together stories of Devon life during the Second World War, including those told by people who had been evacuated to the country.
Plymouth Philharmonic Choir conducted by Paul Foster
Plymouth Philharmonic Choir conducted by Paul Foster
Talk - History and Development of the Devonport Naval Base
From the initial surveying and Royal permission for the dockyard and its' location, this talk will give a description of each of three periods of development leading to the current status.
Saw (2004) Pop Up Film Screening
Doors open at 6.30pm, screening at 7.30pm. Join us for this psychological thriller-horror and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition Saw X Eek! poster from a local creative.
Saw (2004) Pop Up Film Screening
Doors open at 6.30pm, screening at 7.30pm. Join us for this psychological thriller-horror and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition Saw X Eek! poster from a local creative.
A Chorus of Hope
A Chorus of Hope is an inspiring show of a cappella singing calling for unity and resistance.
Simon Dell MBE returns to the PPL for a talk on Trywhitt's horse drawn tramway.
Simon Dell MBE returns to the PPL for a talk on Trywhitt's horse drawn tramway.
REM Pretend
R.E.M. were at their rawest and most energetic when on stage. Our Mission is to recreate this passion, energy and joy, bringing you a very, VERY, live sound!
It Follows (2014) Pop Up Film Screening
Doors open at 6.30pm, screening at 7.30pm. Join us for this modern paranormal horror and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition It Follows X Eek! poster from a local creative.
It Follows (2014) Pop Up Film Screening
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Talk - "Where No Shadow Awaits": the Evolution of a Historical Novel
Where No Shadow Awaits" is the new novel by Professor Angela K. Smith (Emeritus Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Plymouth).
Aliens (1986) Pop Up Film Screening
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Aliens (1986) Pop Up Film Screening
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Beryl Cook: A Private View
Beryl Cook at 100: a sell-out play returns to Plymouth, revealing the woman behind the bold, joyful paintings
Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Following a number of sell-out seasons, a line-up of the best and up-and-coming specially-selected comedians from Edinburgh Fringe, embark upon a post-festival tour.
Daniel Foxx - How Lovely
Join Daniel Foxx as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and light. Age guidance strictly 14+
Scott Bennett - Stuff
Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff. As heard on BBC Radio 4! Age guidance 16+
The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present will be playing aseries of concert dates to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the release of their pivotallong-player, Seamonsters
Maisie Adam - Whatsherface
Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Age guidance 16+
Halloween (1978) Pop Up Film Screening
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Totally Blondie
Expect a blistering performance from one of the highest regarded professional tribute bands currently working in the UK.
Henry Cole - An Evening With - hosted by Steve Parrish
Henry will bring “An Evening with Henry Cole- Happy Days” theatre show hosted by his good friend and renowned prankster Steve “Stavros” Parrish.
Cat Rose - I Know The Dark
Cat Rose is a rising folk–indie singer-songwriter based in Plymouth
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
Something is rotten in Old London Town…
The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Pop Up Film Screening
Join us for this fun horror comedy and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition The Cabin in the Woods X Eek! poster from a local creative.
The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Pop Up Film Screening
Join us for this fun horror comedy and a social drink and chat afterwards! Includes popcorn and a limited edition The Cabin in the Woods X Eek! poster from a local creative.
The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Pop Up Film Screening
5 teens visit a remote cabin and explore its cellar, finding strange items. The situation is more complex than it appears.
Saltash Studios. Watercolour Workshop
A WINTER SCENE WATERCOLOUR. Workshop led by Anne-Marie Furse.
Romeo + Juliet (12A) – 30th Anniversary
To celebrate the 30th anniversary, we are very excited to be screening Baz Luhrmann’s iconic retelling of Romeo and Juliet
Voicing the other: human and non-human
This April 2026, Grow Plymouth welcomes artists, researchers and collaborators Dr Jaana Erkkilä-Hill and Dr Angela Bartram for a three-week residency in the project space, exploring Voicing the Other.
Playwriter + Moya Silk + Last Kind Hour at Leadworks
Playwriter + Moya Silk + Last Kind Hour at Leadworks
Playwriter + Moya Silk + Last Kind Hour @ Leadworks
Playwriter celebrate their debut EP 'Everyday' with a headline show at Leadworks. With friends Moya Silk and Last Kind Hour providing the support.
Maureen's Alternative Comedy: Feminist Take Over
Maureen's Alternative comedy is back again with some of the weirdest and queerest acts for another chaotic comedy night
KNITFLIX: Romeo + Juliet (12A) – 30th Anniversary
Knitflix is a relaxed screening where you can work on your knitting, crochet and other craft projects while you watch the film
KNITFLIX: Romeo + Juliet (12A) – 30th Anniversary
Knitflix is a relaxed screening where you can work on your knitting, crochet and other craft projects while you watch the film. The house lights will be left on low during the screening. Please bring your own crafts!
Father Mother Sister Brother (15)
Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, this is the eagerly awaited new film by Jim Jarmusch
TRACE talks: Graphic Novelist Gretchen Viehmann
Join us for an inspiring talk with Gretchen Viehmann, a photographer and illustrator known for her bold visual storytelling and imaginative design.
The Stranger (15)
François Ozon has adapted a monumental work of literature for the screen, The Stranger by Albert Camus
FPS Filmmakers Plymouth Social
FPS (Filmmakers Plymouth Social) is our monthly space for filmmakers to meet, discuss projects, and connect with others in the industry
Come From Away
Experience this joyous story and soaring music as spirited locals and global passengers come together to forge friendships that will stay with them forever.
Talk - A Virtual Tour of Drake's Island
Following Robert King's talk on Drake's Island last year, this new talk uses recent images to provide a virtual walk around the island to discover what remains of the Island's defences, barracks and underground tunnels.
Fabric Printing & Lampshade Making
Print Your Own Fabric & Make a Lampshade – Full-Day Workshop
Join us for a beautifully creative day of hands-on making in the fabulously creative workshop space at Stitch and Splodge
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Presented by The Tamaritans Theatre Company - The Merry Wives of Windsor
Plymouth Music Meet
After the success of the first edition, Plymouth Music Meet returns!
SOAK Live Art workshop in creative collaboration
Other Eyes/Other Ears: a workshop in creative collaboration
Spring Makers Market
Discover the best of local creativity at our monthly Makers Markets
Other Eyes/Other Ears: a workshop in creative collaboration
Led by the makers of Skywater, Facewater, Underwater Waltz (performance 17th April) this workshop will activate strategies for working collaboratively to generate performance material and investigate creative forms of thought and presentation.
Cosm + Worms Worms Worms + Slimy Girls
After a stellar performance at Leadworks back in January, Cosm return to Plymouth on their UK-wide Black Holes Tour on the 17th April at The Underground
SOAK Live Art present: an evening of deep sea performance
Skywater, Facewater, Underwater Waltz is a live performance combining movement, text, song, sound and objects to explore flow, adaptation and ways of sensing the world, evoking ideas related to deep sea cultures and the environment.
You are here! Where is here?
Get lost in the depths of Dartmoor and be taken on an evocative journey through the labyrinth of one man’s mind
Classics in the Dome: King Kong (1933)
The original giant-monster movie returns to the big screen
Classics in the Dome: King Kong (1933)
Join us for an evening of cinematic nostalgia, pioneering effects, and giant-screen adventure with King Kong!
A Pale View of Hills (12A)
Based on Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel and set in 1980s England and post-war Japan, A Pale View of Hills follows Niki, a young journalist desperate to understand her family’s history in Japan before her birth