What’s On Culture

Event listings

Explore Plymouth’s cultural scene with ease. We’ve designed this space with you in mind. Easily filter by category to find what speaks to you, and plan your perfect cultural experience. 

Our curated listings let you filter events by category—art, film, heritage, theatre, music, or talks—tailor to your interests and add them straight into your online calendar. This is your go-to guide for planning unforgettable cultural experiences.

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Featured
Beryl Cook Comedy Tour
Jul 25
Comedy, Outdoor, Combined Arts
Beryl Cook Comedy Tour
Comedy, Outdoor, Combined Arts

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.

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Comedy, Outdoor, Combined Arts
Life Drawing with Ralph Nel
Aug 21
Visual Art
Life Drawing with Ralph Nel
Visual Art

Join artist Ralph Nel for a life drawing class that covers a range of life drawing techniques, tips, and tricks

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Visual Art
Summer of Expression Cake Decorating Class
Sept 9
Craft, Combined Arts
Summer of Expression Cake Decorating Class
Craft, Combined Arts

As part of our 'Summer of Expression', discover how creativity isn't just for the canvas!

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Craft, Combined Arts
Home Educator Workshops 7-11 year olds
Sept 10
Craft
Home Educator Workshops 7-11 year olds
Craft

Join The Box for our Home Educators workshops for 7-11 year olds

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Craft
Rip It Up – Cut And Paste! – Zine Workshop
Sept 18
Young person friendly (12-18), Film
Rip It Up – Cut And Paste! – Zine Workshop
Young person friendly (12-18), Film

What does Plymouth feel like to you? Is the city a boring, grey place or is it full of surprises? Join us at Fotonow on a street photography and Zine-making workshop

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Young person friendly (12-18), Film
Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Sept 18
Comedy, Theatre
Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
Comedy, Theatre

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.

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Comedy, Theatre
TRACE: Small Publishers Book Fair
Sept 19
Literature, Free, Festival
TRACE: Small Publishers Book Fair
Literature, Free, Festival

TRACE, in partnership with Devonport Creative Quarter, is delighted to present the first-ever TRACE Small Publishers Fair Plymouth. Join us for a weekend celebrating independent publishing, artist-led print culture, and contemporary creative practice

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Literature, Free, Festival
Plymouth Tide Café - Real Ideas
Sept 19
Free, Accessible, Young person friendly (12-18), Family Friendly, Heritage, Wellbeing
Plymouth Tide Café - Real Ideas
Free, Accessible, Young person friendly (12-18), Family Friendly, Heritage, Wellbeing

Join us at a Tide Café; a relaxed, friendly gathering to chat about the sea, the tides and the many ways water shapes life in our city

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Free, Accessible, Young person friendly (12-18), Family Friendly, Heritage, Wellbeing
Super Nature (PG)
Sept 19
Film
Super Nature (PG)
Film

Super Nature celebrates our universal connection to nature with an intimate gaze, creating a visceral, poetic, personal meditation on the natural world

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Film
Maureen's Post Apocalyptic Alt-Comedy Cabaret
Sept 19
Comedy, Theatre, Visual Art
Maureen's Post Apocalyptic Alt-Comedy Cabaret
Comedy, Theatre, Visual Art

Maureen's Alternative Comedy is back but this time with more radiation sickness

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Comedy, Theatre, Visual Art
Daniel Foxx - How Lovely
Sept 19
Comedy
Daniel Foxx - How Lovely
Comedy

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+

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Comedy
Hidden Tides: Mapping the Sea Within the City
Sept 20
Free, Literature, Wellbeing, Young person friendly (12-18)
Hidden Tides: Mapping the Sea Within the City
Free, Literature, Wellbeing, Young person friendly (12-18)

A creative writing workshop inspired by Intertidal, exploring the places where the sea finds its way into Plymouth

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Free, Literature, Wellbeing, Young person friendly (12-18)
Get Started with Film and Photography
Sept 21
Visual Art
Get Started with Film and Photography
Visual Art

Explore the world of film and photography - no experience needed

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Visual Art
Talk - Plymouth's Last Super-Cinema: Saving The Royal
Sept 23
Heritage, Talk
Talk - Plymouth's Last Super-Cinema: Saving The Royal
Heritage, Talk

This talk will give a flavour of the faded and time-worn glamour of this picture palace and introduce the campaign to save The Royal.
£5 for members. £8 for non-members.

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Heritage, Talk