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Exeter Street Arts Festival 2023

The annual festival returns with street theatre and performance, interactive workshops, walkabouts and live music.

Leigh Curtis

Exeter Street Arts Festival returns on Saturday 26 August with street theatre and performance, interactive workshops, walkabouts and live music at indoor venues and outdoor locations across the city centre.

Highlights include Soul of the City Gospel Choir at 11am on the Guildhall shopping centre stage and a new reggae stage at Exeter Quay featuring singer Ruby May Spencer, ska outfit Dr Splink and headliners Revelation Roots.

There will also be a festival after party at Exeter Phoenix, hosted by DJ duo Rambunctious Social Club with live music from London Afrobeat Collective and Eskimo Nebula.

Exeter Street Arts Festival Saturday 26 August 2023 Exeter city centre

Exeter Street Arts Festival is coordinated by Music in Devon Initiative, a non-profit founded by local musicians and industry professionals to support and create opportunities for emerging musical talent.

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Exeter Street Arts Festival takes place on Saturday 26 August 2023 in Sidwell Street, Paris Street, Princesshay, High Street and elsewhere including Exeter Quay.

For more information visit the event’s Facebook page.

After party tickets, which cost £15 in advance, are available from the Exeter Phoenix website.

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