Ashburton Arts Centre

0 West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DT
> www.ashburtonarts.org.uk/

Forthcoming events

Hedera (folk quintet)

“If I was still booking gigs and festivals… I just saw a band who would be high on my A-list” - Ian Anderson
P Tuesday 13th January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Los Bandidos (six pieces salsa band)

Los Bandidos: new 6-piece — salsa rooted in Afro-Cuban rhythms, driven by brass, energy and joy!
P Friday 16th January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

The Occasional Collective: Live Recording

Seven musicians recording a new album of improvised music in front of a live audience
P Sunday 18th January, 2026
N Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm

John Walter Quartet featuring Tim Herniman

John Walter: piano, Moog; Tim Herniman: violin, sax; Marcus Vergette, double bass; Preston Prince, drums
P Sunday 18th January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Sarah Small: Good Again? Viola da Gamba Recital

This cycling concert tour weaves together 
exquisite baroque melodies and
contemporary influences, 
creating a deeply 
moving experience.
P Monday 19th January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Tightrope Moon

Tightrope Moon's electrifying groove-based tunes create a sound that is otherworldly, yet deeply rooted in tradition.
P Wednesday 21st January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

The Espinoza Project featuring Annika Skoogh & Mike Outram

Annika brings a special blend of Scandinavian charm and Latin flavour to her performances and is a firm favourite on the jazz scene here in the South West.
P Thursday 22nd January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Script In Hand Theatre: The Gaza Monologues

Letters to the world from the people of Gaza
P Friday 23rd January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Tango Piano Workshop with Mark Wyman

11am – 1pm Exploring the core elements of Tango on the piano, in melody & accompaniment in this 2 hour session with one of the world's top experts
P Saturday 24th January, 2026
N Door time: 10:30am, start time: 11:00am

Tango for Musicians: All Instrument Workshop with Mark Wyman and Ruth Rozelaar

Exploring the core elements of Tango in melody & accompaniment in this 3 hour session with one of the world's top experts
P Saturday 24th January, 2026
N Door time: 1:30pm, start time: 2:00pm

Tango Afternoons with Live Music for Dancing from Mark Wyman (piano) and Ruth Rozelaar (bandoneon)

Monthly Milonga with bandoneonista Ruth Rozelaar and a special guest. NEW: Free Tango lesson at 12.30
P Sunday 25th January, 2026
N Door time: 1:30pm, start time: 1:30pm

Prostate Cancer UK Benefit with Missin' Tackle (Shanty Crew) and Gustav Bensel Hot Club

All proceeds from ticket sales will go to Prostate Cancer UK
P Wednesday 28th January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

French Bal with TOG (the Old Guard): Aline Pilon on Hurdy Gurdy, plus Bagpipes, Guitar & Accordion

with support from Joel Turk / Hurdy Gurdy & David Faulkner / Pipes
P Thursday 29th January, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm

Qow Trio

QOW TRIO is a cross-generational jazz ensemble that features Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor sax, Eddie Myer on double bass and Spike Wells on drums.
P Sunday 1st February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Sarah Yeo sings The Music Of Joan Baez

One of the UK’s high rising songwriters Sarah Yeo, performs material in her own "beautiful voice” (BBC) from Joan's early career
P Friday 6th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm

Film: W: A Return to Oz / Q&A with Director / Set from original Oz DJ & Promoter Dave Green

A fascinating trip back into the 80s rave culture in Plymouth and the legendary Union St clubs
P Friday 13th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Phuckets & Rainbows brought to life by Lizzie Bean

Chaos, comedy and catharsis collide, in this one woman show by the effervescent, Lizzie Bean.
P Saturday 14th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

SykesMartin (Miranda Sykes & Hannah Martin)

A collaboration between two of British folk's finest voices: Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands) and Hannah Martin (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band)
P Thursday 19th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Adrian Cox Trio - Club Croco album tour

Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox is a leading authority on New Orleans music, bringing to it an authentic and electrifying voice.
P Friday 20th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

P Saturday 21st February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm

Paul Jones & Dave Kelly

The two lead singers from the legendary Blues Band performing as an acoustic duo
P Thursday 26th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm

Joel Munday, violin and Julian Trevelyan, piano playing Beethoven, Ravel and Elgar

Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, Ravel's Tzigane and Elgar's Sonata in E minor
P Saturday 28th February, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Nicholas Walker – piano recital

Playing pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Balakirev and Liszt on our 1908 Blüthner grand piano
P Sunday 22nd March, 2026
N Door time: 2:30pm, start time: 3:00pm

P Tuesday 14th April, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm

The Persano Trio: Rodolfo Richter and Pierre Joubert, violins with William Carter, Lute

Three top baroque musicians come together again to play music by Henry Purcell, Ennemond Gaultier, Jean-Pierre Guignon…
P Saturday 25th April, 2026
N Door time: 2:30pm, Start time: 3:00pm

Ranagri

“​​​​​​​'You're unlikely to hear anything more irresistible & more folky this year” ​Louder Than War
P Monday 4th May, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

Nick Harper

Part of his ‘58 Fordwych Rd UK Tour’ of the UK and Ireland
P Saturday 16th May, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:30pm

John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett

The very Final Farewell Tour from two absolute legends of British music
P Friday 5th June, 2026
N Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:30pm

JOHN OTWAY &WILD WILLY BARRETT

Not currently available
P Saturday 6th June, 2026
N Door time: 7:30pm, start time: 8:00pm