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.
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** 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 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...
Seafest Plymouth 2024 returns with a new partnership announcement
Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Sound National Marine Park are pleased to announce a new and exciting partnership for Seafest 2024. The hugely popular annual festival, celebrating Plymouth’s vibrant waterfront, promises to be bigger...
Something for all the crew at this year’s Plymouth Pirates Weekend
There’s just over two weeks to go until the ever-popular Plymouth Pirates Weekend returns to Britain’s Ocean City. Being held on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May, this year's event hosted by Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, for the 13th year running, promises to be...
Seafest Plymouth – 16th & 17th September 2023
Seafest Plymouth is coming up with a fun-filled weekend on 16th & 17th September with a huge celebration of our city by the sea. Enjoy tasty food and a range of sea-themed entertainment. Come and sea for yourself – enjoy fresh local produce, sustainable seafood,...
Avast ye! Details revealed for Pirates Weekend in May
Get your Jolly Rogers, eye patches and treasure maps at the ready for the return of Pirates Weekend on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 2023. Explore a treasure trove of free activities across the Barbican, Sutton Harbour and waterfront for all of the family to fall in...
Barbican Easter Trail 2023
The Barbican has an Easter ‘Tail’ to tell this year There’s a bunny warren under the Barbican cobbles this Easter, all you’ll see are bunny tails disappearing into their burrows. Hop on down to the Barbican and match the name of the bunny with their bunny bum! Perfect...
Events for 2023 – Plymouth Pirates Weekend and Plymouth Seafood & Harbour Festival
Dates have been announced for this years popular annual events which take place on the Barbican and Sutton Harbour by the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership & Plymouth City Council Events Team Plymouth Pirates Weekend - 20th & 21st May 2023 Plymouth Seafood &...
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