Ashburton Arts Centre
| 0 | West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DT |
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| > | www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/ |
Forthcoming events
| 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 |
Simon Spillett with the Ronnie Jones Trio
Award-winning saxophonist with fire in his belly. Known for his electrifying live performances, he bristles with high octane energy, often at breakneck speed.
| 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
Come and hear about a proposed 20-year programme of landscape-scale nature recovery across East Dartmoor.
| 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 |
NooN Collective: Flux (music, dance, visuals)
FLUX invites you into an encounter with water as a living sentient being; and to immerse yourself in its materialities through sound, image and movement.…
| P | Wednesday 23rd 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 |
Derek Nash with the Martin Dale Quartet
A night of swinging bravado, showmanship and humour from two of the UK's top saxophonists and a great band.
| P | Friday 25th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| P | Saturday 26th September, 2026 |
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| N | Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm |
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 |
Not Only But Also The Blues: Sloe Train
This five-piece band returns with new virtuoso lead guitarist András Droppa, plus the usual monthly open mic and blues jam.
| P | Monday 28th 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 |
Kananayé
Five stellar musicians from France and Burkina Faso create “formidable vocals on their trance-like grooves” Songlines
| P | Saturday 10th 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 |
| P | Thursday 22nd 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 | Sunday 8th 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 |
The Occasional Collective plays In A Silent Way
An homage to Miles Davis in his centenary year inspired by his 1969 album
| P | Saturday 28th 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 |