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Exeter Street Arts Festival 2025

The annual festival returns with street art, drumming, dance, workshops, walkabouts and live music.

Leigh Curtis

Exeter Street Arts Festival returns on Saturday 30 August with street art, drumming, dance, workshops, walkabouts and live music at indoor and outdoor locations across the city centre.

This year’s line-up features more than 100 artists playing in eight venues including St Sidwell’s Community Centre, Exeter Phoenix and Guildhall Shopping Centre.

Highlights include Alex Johnstone of south west pop three-piece Pattern Pusher, neo-soul and afrofuturist artist Sonyechko, reggae and ska band Jem NI and electro pop-punk duo POCO DROM.

An Exeter Phoenix festival after party, hosted by DJ Safari Sounds and others, will feature live music from Batch Gueye Band, singer-songwriter EZ Dickens and Twilight of the Pleasure Gods.

Exeter Street Arts Festival 2025 poster

Exeter Street Arts Festival is co-ordinated 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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This year’s Exeter Street Arts Festival takes place on Saturday 30 August 2025.

For more information visit the Exeter Street Arts Festival Facebook page.

After party tickets, which cost £10 in advance, are available from the Exeter Phoenix website.

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