

# Events & Things To Do In Exeter on 28th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Exeter on 28th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Exeter on 28th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Exeter

- **Event Name**: Hijacked Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Save the date- Hijacked Festival returns on Thursday 28th May with a huge line up and the promise of one of the best days you'll ever experience- just ask those who have joined us over the years, Hijacked is simply unmissable.

Hosted by Hold It Down and
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 26
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 02:00 pm – Thu May 28 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/hijacked-festival-2026/200029757113520
  - **Venue**: Powderham Castle, Kenton
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  - **Categories**: festivals, parties, entertainment, art
- **Event Name**: Boyband in the Buff starring Gareth Gates
  - **Description**: Get ready to scream like it’s 1999! Boyband in the Buff is the ultimate throwback concert starring pop heartthrob Gareth Gates and a cast of ripped and ridiculously talented performers. With nothing but harmonies, dance moves, and a whole lot of skin, the
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/boyband-in-the-buff-starring-gareth-gates/200029211316939
  - **Venue**: Exmouth Pavilion
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, concerts, performances, music
- **Event Name**: National Youth Folk Ensemble - Open Day - Exeter
  - **Description**: &gt; Take part in a band for a day
&gt; Develop your creativity
&gt; Play by ear
&gt; Learn from inspiring professional musicians
&gt; Explore folk music with other young people
&gt; Find out about the National Youth Folk Ensemble

Cecil Sharp House - 27
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 10:30 am – Thu May 28 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/national-youth-folk-ensemble-open-day-exeter/200029757117550
  - **Venue**: Exeter Phoenix Creative Hub
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, workshops, art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Day Retreat on Dartmoor - Cold Water Plunge & Sound Bath Healing
  - **Description**: Step away from the noise and into nature for a full-day nervous system reset on Dartmoor.About this EventThe Chill Retreat is an intimate, small-group experience combining silent forest walking, guided breathwork, cold wa
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu May 28 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/day-retreat-on-dartmoor-cold-water-plunge-and-sound-bath-healing/100001977769299214
  - **Venue**: Dartmoor National Park
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  - **Price**: GBP 150
  - **Categories**: health-wellness, meditation
- **Event Name**: Pony Racing Day
  - **Description**: Full card of pony club pony racing.

spectators free - bar - tote - catering 

entries now open on Horse Events

enquiries to southdevonmoorland@pcuk.org
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 10:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/pony-racing-day/200029854723241
  - **Venue**: Exeter Racecourse
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  - **Categories**: Sports
- **Event Name**: Roots & Reads: As Long As Grass Grows
  - **Description**: Join us in person for Roots &amp; Reads March Book Club Meet Up. All are welcome. No need to have read the book in order to attend.About this EventRoots &amp; Reads is an Exeter-based book club for c
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu May 28 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/roots-and-reads-as-long-as-grass-grows/100001985282853457
  - **Venue**: St Sidwell's Community Centre
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Meetups, Contests
- **Event Name**: Through the Windows of an Ordinary House: A History of England
  - **Description**: Dr Ian Mortimer investigates how the history of England would have appeared to those who lived in his house from Saxon times to the present.About this EventOur national history is a patchwork quilt of stories – the North
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu May 28 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/through-the-windows-of-an-ordinary-house-a-history-of-england/100001982547101750
  - **Venue**: Leonardo Hotel Exeter - Formerly Jurys Inn
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  - **Price**: GBP 0 to 5
- **Event Name**: Represent with confidence. Further Representation Skills ( Exeter)
  - **Description**: Attend this course to build on your skills learnt after attending your Organising Stewards Training.About this EventThis course is for UNISON members only.Represent with conf
  - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri May 29 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/represent-with-confidence-further-representation-skills-exeter/100001974966743695
  - **Venue**: UNISON South West
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: workshops, sports, meetups

## Trending Events in Exeter

- **Event Name**: Lewis Capaldi in Exeter
  - **Description**: 🎤 Join Lewis Capaldi LIVE at Powderham Castle on Saturday, June 27, 2026! 🎤  
Here is the moment you've been waiting for! Lewis Capaldi is coming to Powderham Castle on Saturday, June 27, 20
  - **Venue**: Powderham Castle
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0d33a850-d130-11f0-9ccf-e72eb847d56d-rimg-w1200-h675-dc793031-gmir.webp?v=1764866476
- **Event Name**: Alanis Morissette in Exeter
  - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss Alanis Morissette Live in Exeter on Friday, June 26, 2026! 🎶
Are you ready to experience Alanis Morissette like never before? With chart-topping hits like Ironic - 2015 Remaster, Hand in My Pocket - 2015 Remaste
  - **Venue**: Powderham Castle
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- **Event Name**: Lewis Capaldi at Powderham Castle
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Lewis Capaldi at Powderham Castle, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Powderham Castle nestled in bustling Exeter, EN, thi
  - **Venue**: Powderham Castle
- **Event Name**: Devon County Show 2026
  - **Description**: ⭐️ Devon County Show 2026 ⭐️

📆 Thursday 21st – Saturday 23rd May

Get ready for three days packed with excitement! From animals, heavy horses, and tractors to dog shows, scurry racing, live music, and funfairs – there’s something for everyone. Enjoy food
  - **Venue**: Devon County Show
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- **Event Name**: Alanis Morissette – Exeter
  - **Description**: Exeter’s historic Powderham becomes the perfect setting for Alanis’ open-air performance.
Under the summer sky, her songs take on new depth and intensity, creating a truly magical evening for fans.
This is one of those shows where every lyric feels more v
  - **Venue**: Alanis Morissette – Exeter, UK – June 26, 2026
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- **Event Name**: Hijacked Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Save the date- Hijacked Festival returns on Thursday 28th May with a huge line up and the promise of one of the best days you'll ever experience- just ask those who have joined us over the years, Hijacked is simply unmissable.

Hosted by Hold It Down and
  - **Venue**: Powderham Castle, Kenton
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- **Event Name**: F*CK ME It's Freshers | Exeter Freshers 2026
  - **Description**: F*CK ME It's Freshers | Exeter Freshers 2026

📍 MOVE


Exeter Freshers - Are you ready for the CRAZIEST night of your life?! 🔥
This is without a doubt, the BIGGEST, MESSIEST &amp;amp; WILDEST event you'll attend all year...NO COMPETITION 💦.
Originating at
  - **Venue**: Move
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- **Event Name**: Lauren Spencer Smith, Lauren Spencer Smith, Lauren Spencer Smith, Lauren Spencer Smith in Exeter
  - **Description**: 🎤 Join Lauren Spencer Smith LIVE at Powderham Castle on Thursday, June 25, 2026! 🎤  
Here is the moment you've been waiting for! Lauren Spencer Smith is coming to Powderham Castle on Thursda
  - **Venue**: Powderham Castle
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- **Event Name**: Exeter City vs Bradford City
  - **Description**: Skybet League 1 Final Game of the season
Exeter City vs Bradford City
Saturday 2nd May
Kick Off 3pm
  - **Venue**: St James Centre @  Exeter City F.C, St James Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Exeter?
  - **A:** Hijacked Festival 2026 (Thu May 28 2026 at 02:00 pm at Powderham Castle, Kenton), Boyband in the Buff starring Gareth Gates (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:30 pm at Exmouth Pavilion), National Youth Folk Ensemble - Open Day - Exeter (Thu May 28 2026 at 10:30 am at Exeter Phoenix Creative Hub), Day Retreat on Dartmoor - Cold Water Plunge & Sound Bath Healing (Thu May 28 2026 at 10:00 am at Dartmoor National Park), Pony Racing Day (Thu May 28 2026 at 10:00 am at Exeter Racecourse).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Exeter?
  - **A:** Roots & Reads: As Long As Grass Grows (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at St Sidwell's Community Centre), Represent with confidence. Further Representation Skills ( Exeter) (Thu May 28 2026 at 09:30 am at UNISON South West).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Exeter?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Exeter on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Exeter?
  - **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 events in Exeter?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Exeter include Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exmouth Pavilion, Exeter Phoenix Creative Hub.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Exeter?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Exeter range from GBP 150 to GBP 150. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Exeter?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Exeter include Hijacked Festival, Exmouth Pavilion, EFDSS.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many 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 events in Exeter?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Exeter.

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