Annual Top Events
Plymouth Barbican Events 2024
All the major events listed here on the Plymouth Barbican Waterfront.
The events calendar will be frequently updated to keep you up to date on the latest key events on the Plymouth Barbican.
If you have an event you’d like listed please get in touch!
** Please note the event dates are compiled from reliable sources, many direct from the event organisers themselves. The Barbican Waterfront Website and the editor are not responsible for errors or omissions. Please check the official event website or contact the event organiser direct to confirm dates.**
Plymouth Barbican Events News
The Barbican Easter, Scrambled Egg Trail 2026
The annual Barbican Easter Egg Trail! This year, egg-splore the Barbican this Easter with the Scrambled Egg Trail. Pick up your free trail sheet from the Tourist Information Centre. Eggs-amine the clues and unscramble the name of who lives in each egg. Return your...
Halloween on the Barbican 2025
This Halloween… something magical is purring on the Barbican… Join Mischief, the mysterious witch’s cat, as he prowls the shadowy, cobbled streets on a ghostly adventure! Start your eerie journey at the Tourist Information Centre, where your Free trail sheet awaits....
Plymouth Waterfront Partnership launches nominations for Community Hero Award
Nominations are now open for the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership Community Hero Award. The award is a way to recognise and acknowledge the invaluable contributions of individuals or organisations that help to make a difference in the Plymouth community. Last year Jo...
All the ingredients for a successful festival as Seafest returns to Plymouth’swaterfront this September
Get ready for Seafest! Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park and Plymouth City Council have teamed up once again to bring back this popular weekend festival to celebrate and connect the sea and the city. Seafest, being held this year on...
Avast me hearties! Plymouth Pirates Weekend returns on the 17th and 18th May
Get ready to ‘shiver your timbers’ because the hugely popular Plymouth Pirates Weekend returns on the 17th and 18th May. Supported by the businesses of the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership prepare for a treasure trove of entertainment and family-friendly activities...
Barbican Easter Trail 2025
We carrot wait for you to join us once again this year for some Easter fun on the Barbican with our Easter Trail. Pick up your FREE trail leaflet during 5th April to 22nd April from the Tourist Information Centre or download via the Barbican Waterfront website....
The Batty Barbican Halloween Trail
🦇 BARBICAN HALLOWEEN TRAIL (26th October to 3rd November) 🦇 Hang out with our batty friends on the Barbican this Halloween. You don’t need echolocation to find these bats! Just pop into the Tourist Information Centre and pick up a trail sheet for some free Halloween...
Santa Fun Run returns to Plymouth waterfront this December!
Get ready to jingle all the way to the finish line this December as the Santa Fun Run makes its return to Plymouth’s waterfront for the second consecutive year. Organised by Saltram Rotary, and supported by Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, the festive event will be...
Historical Barbican Events
Details from large non regular events
Jazz & Blues Festival 2012/2014 (no longer running)
Two Handed Transaltantic Race 2012
Rolex Fastnet Race
Olympic Torch 2012
Oxjam Charity Music Festival 2012
Ecover Blue Mile 2012
America’s Cup World Series – Sept 10-18th 2011
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