# Festivals in Bideford 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Bideford 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Bideford. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Bideford, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Bideford listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in Bideford

- **Event Name**: Herring Festival
  - **Description**: Clovelly Herring Festival always falls in November. It’s the time of year when our historic village celebrates the coming of the great “Silver Darlings”, better known as Herring. We celebrate and promote this tasty, nutritious fish whilst supporting susta
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 4
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/herring-festival/200029440357322
  - **Venue**: Clovelly Village
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  - **Categories**: festivals, food-truck-festivals, music, exhibitions, art, live-music, food-drinks, health-wellness, fine-arts, literary-art, entertainment, harvest-festival, music-festivals, contests, fourth-of-july-bbq-festivals
- **Event Name**: Early Christmas Comedy Special @ The Palladium Club
  - **Description**: A free entry early Christmas comedy special at Bideford’s coolest venue. What a marvellous early present, indeed!About this EventDoors open 7pmShow starts 8pmA night of comedic hilarity at the vibrant Pallad
  - **Date**: Thu Nov 26 2026 at 08:00 pm – Thu Nov 26 2026 at 10:30 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/early-christmas-comedy-special-the-palladium-club/100001991244734604
  - **Venue**: The Palladium Club
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, comedy, Entertainment, Festivals, Art, Sports, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Appledore Christmas Festivities
  - **Description**: Appledore Christmas Festivities including a visit from Father Christmas, Turning on of the Appledore Christmas Lights and Carols on the Quay with Appledore Band.
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 02:00 pm – Fri Dec 04 2026 at 08:30 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/appledore-christmas-festivities/200031014662655
  - **Venue**: Appledore Quay
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Hatherleigh Christmas Tractor Run
  - **Description**: 🎅🚜 HATHERLEIGH’S 2ND CHRISTMAS TRACTOR RUN! 🚜🎄

We’re back for another year! 🎉✨

Join us on Sunday 20th December for our second Christmas Tractor Run, bringing plenty of festive cheer to Hatherleigh and the surrounding villages! ❤️

Expect a fantastic dis
  - **Date**: Sun Dec 20 2026 at 03:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/hatherleigh-christmas-tractor-run/200030953956706
  - **Venue**: Hatherleigh
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- **Event Name**: Two-Bit Troubadours @ Herring Festival, Clovelly
  - **Description**: Timings to be announced soon.
Set 1 - The New Inn
Set 2 - Harbour
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 5
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/two-bit-troubadours-herring-festival-clovelly/200030912545150
  - **Venue**: Clovelly Village
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- **Event Name**: 🕯️✨ Candles on the Lake at Kenwith Castle – An Evening of Lights, Remembrance and Friendship
  - **Description**: 🕯️✨ Candles on the Lake at Kenwith Castle – An Evening of Lights, Remembrance and Friendship

Join us at Kenwith Castle Care Village in Bideford on Thursday 3 December 2026 for a beautiful evening of remembrance, reflection and togetherness, held in partn
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Thu Dec 03 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/candles-on-the-lake-at-kenwith-castle-an-evening-of-lights-remembrance-and-friendship/200030984789451
  - **Venue**: Kenwith Castle Care Village, Abbotsham, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5BE
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- **Event Name**: Christmas Festival & Market - Tue 22nd Dec
  - **Description**: Our Christmas Festival of food & drink will be in the centre of Hartland on the Tuesday evening. The farmers market will be held as usual but we will be selling drinks by the glass & there will be street food options too.

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  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Tue Dec 22 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue Dec 22 2026 at 08:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/christmas-festival-and-market-tue-22nd-dec/200030919044224
  - **Venue**: Hartland Parish Hall
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, christmas, food-truck-festivals, dog, food-drinks, art, literary-art, farmers-markets
- **Event Name**: The Darkest Days 2026
  - **Description**: Two days of various levels of alternative music. Longtide, Eproctophilic Necrophile,Beckon The Wyrd, The Atomic Black, War Shepherd, Cambium, The Devil's Avocados, Heartwood. In remembrance of Stuart Anstis
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 26
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Dec 20 2026 at 11:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/the-darkest-days-2026/200030783393548
  - **Venue**: The Palladium Club
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- **Event Name**: Bandamonium Devon 6
  - **Description**: The 6th Bandamonium which will probably be 
* host band pushing musical boundaries on the Friday night
* the main Bandamonium day on the Saturday and culminating in the massed bands in the evening 
* on Sunday a church service followed by the Bandamonium
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 30 2027 at 07:00 pm – Sun Aug 01 2027 at 03:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bideford/bandamonium-devon-6/200030789787520
  - **Venue**: Hatherleigh
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment

## Trending Events in Bideford

- **Event Name**: Herring Festival
  - **Description**: Clovelly Herring Festival always falls in November. It’s the time of year when our historic village celebrates the coming of the great “Silver Darlings”, better known as Herring. We celebrate and promote this tasty, nutritious fish whilst supporting susta
  - **Venue**: Clovelly Village
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- **Event Name**: Last Night Country - Palladium Club, Bideford
  - **Description**: Howdy Bideford 🤠

After continuous Sold Out shows across the Southwest, Last Night Country are teaming up with The Palladium Club, bringing the Southwest's 'ULTIMATE COUNTRY PARTY' and club night back to Bideford, where we'll be playing the latest and gre
  - **Venue**: The Palladium Club
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- **Event Name**: Witch Tour
  - **Description**: Join us for the Witch Tour, a fascinating walk exploring the legend of the three Bideford witches, executed in 1682. Find out what they did!About this EventWitch TourGet ready for a spooky
  - **Venue**: Bideford Fire Station
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- **Event Name**: Clovelly RNLI Christmas Lights Switch On
  - **Description**: Celebrate the festive season with the enchanting tradition of Clovelly’s Christmas Lights switch on - now in it's 25th year! 

On November 30th, the village will come alive with holiday spirit. The fun will start at 2pm with a Santa's Grotto in the donkey
  - **Venue**: Clovelly Village
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- **Event Name**: Bideford Christmas Light Switch on with North Devon Hog Roast serving
  - **Description**: 🎄❤️ BIDEFORD, WE'RE COMING HOME! ❤️🎄

There's something rather special about this one for us!

We're so looking forward to being back in Bideford for the Christmas Lights Switch-On on Sunday 29th November, and this time we're bringing our horsebox along!
  - **Venue**: Bideford Quay
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- **Event Name**: RNLI CLOVELLY CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON WITH NORTH DEVON HOG ROAST SERVING
  - **Description**: 🎄✨ CLovelly Christmas Lights Switch-On – WE'RE BACK! ✨🎄

One of the most magical days in the North Devon Christmas calendar, and we're absolutely delighted to be returning to beautiful Clovelly on Sunday 6th December, supporting the fantastic work of the
  - **Venue**: Clovelly Harbour
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- **Event Name**: Christmas Fayre
  - **Description**: The Christmas Fayre is back in town! 

The Pannier Market joins several venues across Torrington to host all kinds of fantastic traders and makers to ensure you can get prepared for the Big Day with plenty of time to spare for the holidays themselves.

I
  - **Venue**: Torrington Pannier Market and Arcade
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- **Event Name**: Michael Spicer - Hope All's Well
  - **Description**: Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we’re witnessing such a
  - **Venue**: 9-11 Fore Street, EX38 8HQ Torrington, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Early Christmas Comedy Special @ The Palladium Club
  - **Description**: A free entry early Christmas comedy special at Bideford’s coolest venue. What a marvellous early present, indeed!About this EventDoors open 7pmShow starts 8pmA night of comedic hilarity at the vibrant Pallad
  - **Venue**: The Palladium Club
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** Herring Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Clovelly Village), Early Christmas Comedy Special @ The Palladium Club (Thu Nov 26 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Palladium Club), Appledore Christmas Festivities (Fri Dec 04 2026 at 02:00 pm at Appledore Quay), Hatherleigh Christmas Tractor Run (Sun Dec 20 2026 at 03:00 pm at Hatherleigh), Two-Bit Troubadours @ Herring Festival, Clovelly (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Clovelly Village).
- **Q**: What are the top free Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** Early Christmas Comedy Special @ The Palladium Club (Thu Nov 26 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Palladium Club).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Bideford this weekend November 13–15, 2026?
  - **A:** Herring Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Clovelly Village), Two-Bit Troubadours @ Herring Festival, Clovelly (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Clovelly Village).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Bideford in November 2026?
  - **A:** Herring Festival (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 10:00 am at Clovelly Village), Early Christmas Comedy Special @ The Palladium Club (Thu Nov 26 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Palladium Club), Two-Bit Troubadours @ Herring Festival, Clovelly (Sun Nov 15 2026 at 01:00 pm at Clovelly Village).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Bideford on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Bideford include Clovelly Village, The Palladium Club, Appledore Quay.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Bideford include Clovelly Village, Art of Comedy, Appledore Visitors Association - AVA.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Bideford?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Bideford.

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