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Exeter UK City Of Culture bid fails again

An Exeter City Council bid to become 2029 UK City Of Culture has failed, as have rival bids by Plymouth and Bristol.

First Folio frontispiece from Folger Shakespeare Library

WEDNESDAY 22 TO SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2026

South West Shakespeare Festival

Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.

EXETER CITY CENTRE

Cenerentola and Ramiro illustration

SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026

La Cenerentola

Exeter Opera Group performs Rossini’s variation on Cinderella with a twist.

ST NICHOLAS PRIORY

Hidegard of Bingen Scivias part two illustration

SATURDAY 21 & SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2026

Benedictine weekend

Medieval food, talks, workshops and music exploring the life and times of Hildegard of Bingen.

ST NICHOLAS PRIORY

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

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