On Our Radar

Community and culture highlights curated by the Exeter Observer team

The Orchard Cafe Quartet

SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026

From Haydn to The Highlands

The Orchard Cafe Quartet plays folk and classical music from Scandinavia and Scotland.

ST NICHOLAS PRIORY

Two Short Nights festival audience in Exeter Phoenix auditorium

THURSDAY 5 & FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2026

Two Short Nights

Short film festival returns with awards ceremony and more.

EXETER PHOENIX

Dried flower heads

SUNDAY 1 MARCH 2026

Exeter Seed Swap 2026

Fourth annual event includes hands-on activities, soil testing and over 5,000 packets of seeds to share.

POSITIVE LIGHT PROJECTS

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White bicycle under repair

SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026

St Thomas Repair Café

New community-run initiative with skilled volunteers offering repairs to clothing, jewellery, electronics, toys and more.

ST THOMAS CHURCH HALL

St David's Church, Exeter

SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026

Isca Ensemble chamber concert

An evening of Mozart and Beethoven with violin soloist Joel Munday.

ST DAVID'S CHURCH

Exeter street scene with flags

SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2026

Exeter History Book Festival

One-day event with talks from four Devon historians and stalls from local heritage organisations.

MINT METHODIST CHURCH CENTRE

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