Ashburton Arts Centre
| 0 | West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/ |
Forthcoming events
| P | Wednesday 26th August, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
The Spotlite Trio plus Camille Rose
Sam Davies, piano; Asaph Tal, double bass; Louie North, drums plus Camille Rose, vocals
| P | Thursday 27th August, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Friday 28th August, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Orlando Dibelo & Ruth Rozelaar (bandoneons) and friends in concert
This month's tango session is a concert by the genius bandoneon player Olando from Argentina, plus Ruth and some special guests
| P | Sunday 30th August, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 1:30pm, start time: 2:00pm |
SOAS Ceilidh Band, Ashburton Ceilidh Band & special guest Peyman Heydarian (santur)
A ceilidh and more!
| P | Sunday 30th August, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Not Only But Also The Blues: Alex Voysey Trio
High octane trio – “Gorgeously executed melodies and sublime solos. Alex is the essence of what modern blues is all about.” Blues Matters Magazine
| P | Monday 31st August, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Two Authors & Five Fruits: Perspectives On A Century of Conflict In Palestine
How do we make sense of an issue that is never out of the news, and which affects us all? Join writers Ian Wellens and Yaara Lahav for an evening of conversation centred on a land where war seems ever-present.
| P | Tuesday 1st September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Michael Prewitt
Mandolinist, singer-songwriter, and bluegrass troubadour from the Cumberland Mountain foothills of southeast Kentucky, USA
| P | Thursday 3rd September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Liza Pulman & Joe Stilgoe: Hooray for Hollywood
Some of the best loved songs of our movie-musical lives. The Wizard of Oz to Wicked, West Side Story to La La Land - and many many more
| P | Friday 4th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Onyx Circus Showcase – 10 year anniversary celebration
A night of mesmerising aerial performances from Onyx's fab team of teachers and students. Showtimes 6pm – 9pm
| P | Saturday 5th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 5:00pm, start time: 6:00pm |
Lyric Baroque Ensemble with Jeremy Capey (solo cello)
Top SW chamber musicians playing music by Charles Avison, John Garth, Bach. William Boyce, John Eccles and Handel
| P | Sunday 6th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:45pm, start time: 3:00pm |
| P | Sunday 6th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Ash Arts Jazz Jam Session
An excellent monthly jazz hang, where pro musicians mix with those who are on their way, and everyone has a good time.
| P | Monday 7th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Liane Carroll
One of the UK’s most accomplished jazz singers and outstanding pianist Liane Carroll performs jazz classics and original compositions.
| P | Thursday 10th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Sunday 13th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Monday 14th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Joe Martin - Alone in Valentine
Taking inspiration from the golden years of Americana and branding it with his own unique stamp.
| P | Thursday 17th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Friday 18th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 19th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Sunday 20th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm |
| P | Sunday 20th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Talk: Devon Wildlife Trust – East Dartmoor Landscape Recovery Project
More information to follow soon
| P | Monday 21st September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Jimbino Vegan And The Jazz Cannibals
A born entertainer who never fails to put on a great show. If you arrive with a smile, it'll be bigger when you leave.
| P | Tuesday 22nd September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Sean Taylor
Songs of love, desire, heartbreak and social commentary. “Superbly Tailored songs” Daily Mirror;
“Articulate, compelling…brilliant'” Mojo
| P | Thursday 24th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Film and talk: In Your Own Skin, with director Katheryn Trenshaw
In Your Own Skin is a worldwide art project inviting authenticity and happiness, connecting us all by revealing our hidden truths. What hidden truth would YOU share?
| P | Saturday 26th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Antoní
Berlin-based songwriter blending poetic folk with chamber pop, jazz and cinematic electronic textures
| P | Sunday 27th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Theatre: Batty — a new play by Victoria Firth
Batty! explores the wildness — as opposed to madness — of women, and how our feral side can reconnect us to ourselves and our environment.
| P | Tuesday 29th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Thursday 1st October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Nicolas Meier World Group
An amazing guitarist (who spent several years in Jeff Beck's band) leads this virtuoso trio, whose music is influenced by many global traditions
| P | Sunday 4th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Moor Poets presents: An Open Mic Poetry evening • special guest, Jean Sprackland
An evening celebrating poetry, featuring some of Devon's poets reading their work.
| P | Thursday 8th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Friday 9th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Big Gilson & Blues Dynamite
Brazilian blues guitarist from Rio de Janeiro, Big Gilson, returns to the UK for his Back2Blues tour with his UK Blues Dynamite band
| P | Sunday 11th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Theatre: Hour Before Nightfall
When worlds collide, magic can happen… “A really enjoyable and intriguing night out in the theatre.”
| P | Thursday 15th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Friday 16th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Tuesday 20th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Harbottle & Jonas, with Richard Trethewey and the Wild Goose Choir
Album launch: From The Moor To The Sea, a collection of traditional and contemporary folk songs of Devon
| P | Saturday 24th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Dan Whitehouse and Gustaf Ljunggren: the Only Love tour
Singer-songwriter Dan Whitehouse is joined by acclaimed Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren for an intimate evening of songs, stories and spontaneous musical connection.
| P | Thursday 29th October, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Sunday 1st November, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Martyn Joseph
“Stunning, heartfelt music” Bob Harris BBC Radio 2; “Relevant, challenging and vital” Songlines; “Folk Legend” Gary Davies BBC Radio 2
| P | Thursday 5th November, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Thursday 19th November, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
Toby Shaer, Archie Moss, Jack Warnock
These 3 musicians are each respected soloists, here bringing together English, Irish and European traditional music with fresh arrangements, powerful musicianship and heartfelt song.
| P | Saturday 21st November, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Sunday 28th February, 2027 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |