Event Calendar
Based in Devizes and working our way out from there, Devizine’s event calendar is chockful of great things to do in the Wiltshire & the South West.
It’s updated daily, scroll through; you may have missed something since your last visit, or spot something you like in the future that you need to book tickets for.
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Free Rugbytots taster session @ Devizes Leisure Centre
There are ongoing Free Sessions of RugbyTots at the leisure centre, check here for info
JUNE 2018
Thurs 21st
Summer Solstice
Avebury Celebrations
Stonehenge Celebrations
(-7th July) Indigo Art Exhibition @ Manningford Bruce, Pewsey
THE BLUES BAND- 40 Years and Back for More @ Neeld, Chippenham
Fall From The Ruin @ The Vic, Swindon
Never Mind The Solstice, it’s. Far-Cue & Boot Hill Allstars @ 23 Bath St, Frome
Fri 22nd
Summer Beer Festival @ Bell, Lacock
George Michael Tribute & Binomial 80s cover band @ The Exchange, Devizes
People Like Us @ The Royal Oak, Easterton
Bon Jovi Experience @ Trowbridge Civic Centre
The Compact Pussycat, plus Sly Palms and The Meekers @ Old Tavern, Chippenham
Bryan Adams Experience @ The Vic Swindon
Moles Mini Festival 2018 @ Moles, Bath
Echo & The Bunnymen + The Jesus & Mary Chain + Peter Hook & The Light @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
Frome Missing Links Ceildh @ Cheese & Grain
Sat 23rd
This Saturday@ Devizes Fire Station: get your car washed between 10 & 2 and help raise money for the Firefighters Charity and MND (Motor Neurone Disease Association)
Poulshot Village Fete and Music Night
Holbrook Scarecrow Trail
Devizes Wellbeing Day @ The Green, Devizes
Holoson (+ Special Guest) @ The Cellar Bar, Devizes
Lloyd Edwards Live at The Crown Devizes
Free & open Gorsedd Of Caer Abiri Summer Solstice @ Avebury
Fret n Keyz Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
All Roads Lead to Frome @ Cheese & Grain
Never 42 – with support from Tom Wright @ Trowbridge Civic Centre
Erin Bardwell Collective supporting Roddy Radiation @ The Vic, Swindon
The Festival of Light Comes to MECCA Swindon
Inflatable Theme Park @ Swindon Rugby Club
UB40 @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
Tamsin Quin @ The Crown Inn, Lechlade
Sun 24th
Chirton School/Village Fete
Holbrook Scarecrow Trail
The Sunday Sessions with The Blue Stars Live The Crown Devizes
West Kennet Long Barrow Sound Bath + Meditation and Drumming
Swingout Swindon: Sunday Afternoon Workshop and Dance @ Moose Hall, Swindon
Inflatable Theme Park @ Swindon Rugby Club
Mon 25th
(25th-30th June) Flashdance @ Bristol Hippodrome
Schemotherapy 2: 40 Rave-o-lutions Around The Sun, Bristol
Tues 26th
The Greatest Showman Workshop: Centre Stage Academy of Dance
Wed 27th
Twiggy Owl MDF Kit Craft Workshop @ The Cross Keys, Rowde
Public Image LTD @ Cheese & Grain
Thurs 28th
Celebrating Art In the Garden @ Urchfont Manor
Ocelot Comedy Night @ Vic, Swindon
Fri 29th
(-30th June) TITCO and the Full Tone Orchestra Present: TITCO Does Queen
Ladies Night @ The Cross Keys, Rowde
Doors Alive @ The Vic, Swindon
The Magic of Motown Show @ Salisbury City Hall
Wonder Fields Festival 2018 @ Exeter
Sat 30th
Dreamcatcher Workshop @ The Henge Shop, Avebury
Tim Madden & The Struggle Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
Twist & Pulse @ Woodborough Social Club
The Daybreakers at The Red Lion, Lacock
Devizes Scooter Club – Suited & Booted @ The Cons Club
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Channel One’s Summer BBQ @ Lakota, Bristol
Littlemen @ Pound Arts, Corsham
Martin Kemp – Back To The 80’s Party @ Cheese & Grain
MantonFest
London Calling: Tribute to the Clash @ Vic, Swindon
Sugar Motown @ Wroughton Working Men’s Club
LavingtonFest
JULY 2018
Sun 1st
A Month of Sundays @ Hillworth Park, Devizes
Dementia friendly community @ Cross Keys Rowde
BillyGreen2 – Three Crowns Devizes
Boot Hill Allstars & The Back Wood Redeemers at The Three Horseshoes , Bradford on Avon
Mon 2nd
Dreamcatcher Workshop @ Avebury
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Roots Sessions – Al O’Kane Band / Ben Hutcheson @ Cheese & Grain
Thurs 5th
(-8th July) Bli’ssfields Festival, Winchester
Fri 6th
Jive Talkin’ Bee-Gees Tribute @ Neeld, Chippenham
Play: Fred, Ted, Jack and Harold @ Wyvern, Swindon
Danny & The Champions Of The World at The Victoria, Swindon
Aston Merrygold @ Cheese & Grain
Sat 7th
19th Devizes Beer Festival
Larkin @ The Moonrakers, Devizes
Hip Route Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
Jamie R Hawkins – Live in the Lounge @ The Owl, Bromham
The Shambles @ The Green Dragon, Marlborough
Swindon Cheese & Chilli Festival 2018 @ Lydiard Pk
Meadowside Music Festival, Fareham
St Pauls Carnival 2018
Material Girl – Madonna Tribute @ Trowbridge Civic Centre
Open Air Cinema @ Lackham College: Ghostbusters
Holi Kultur – Festival of Colours and Music Kultur @ Queens Park, Swindon
Swindon Cheese & Chilli Festival @ Lydiard Park
Sheer Music Present – 3 Daft Monkeys (Vaudville / Gypsy Jazz) @ Village Pump, Trowbridge
Lawrence Bowie Band@ Vic, Swindon
Last Call @ the reopening of Level III, Swindon
Comics Uncovered 2018 @ Birmingham Conference & Events Centre
Sun 8th
A Month of Sundays @ Hillworth Park, Devizes
The Flyin’ A’s – Devizes CMC, Cons Club
Wurzels Live @ The Olympiad Leisure Centre, Chippenham
Blazin’ Fiddles @ Cheese & Grain
Mon 9th
Tues 10th
Wed 11th
Thurs 12th
Swindon Shuffle 2018 – 15th July
Badly Drawn Boy @ Cheese & Grain
Fri 13th
(-18th July) Recent Works by Joanna Sims & Philip Leavers @ Wine Street Gallery, Devizes
The FIRST 2018 Seend Village Breakfast
(-15th July) Royal Air Tattoo @ Fairford
Dr John Cooper Clarke at Swindon Meca
(-15th July) Out West Festival @ West Aston, Trowbridge
Sat 14th
Chippenham Carnival 2018
RockHoppaz Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
The FIRST 2018 Seend Village Breakfast
Grizzly & the Grasshoppers @ Woodbridge Inn, Pewsey
STEVIE O’CONNOR – RAGGED OLD FLAG CMC, CALNE
(-16t July) Marlborough Jazz Festival
Penguinpig by Barmpot Theatre @ Pound Arts, Corsham
Pimm’s Garden Party @ Cleeve House, Seend
Paul Lamb and The King Snakes @ Cheese & Grain
Dr. John Cooper Clarke @ Cheese & Grain
Bournemouth Rum and Reggae Festival
Somerset Reggae Fest – Castle Cary
Sun 15th
A Month of Sundays @ Hillworth Park, Devizes
Annual Classic Vehicle Show 2018 @ Attwell-Wilson Motor Museum, Calne
Mon 16th
Tues 17th
Wed 18th
(-20th July) Shoebox Theatre presents – Spur of the Moment, by Anya Reiss, Theatre Square, Swindon
Thurs 19th
Fri 20th
An Evening with Henry Blofeld in support of Junior Cricket in Wiltshire @ Devizes Sports Club
The Lizzy Legacy Live At The Castle Swindon
Blackmax & The Pirates Live at The Rolleston, Swindon
Boondocks Festival 2018, Malmesbury
Jimmy Cliff, Grandmaster Flash, Trojan Soundsystem (Ft Kioko) @ Lloyds Amphitheatre, Bristol
Sat 21st
George Wilding Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
The REME Museum Summer Fete @ Lyneham
Marlborough Music Festival @ The Bear
St Joseph’s Fete, Devizes with Larkin
Attack! 2018: Wargames @ Devizes School
The Godney Gathering, Glastonbury
Sun 22nd
A Month of Sundays @ Hillworth Park, Devizes
The Devil’s Prefects at Devizes Country & Western Club
People Like Us @ Three Crowns, Devizes
An Evening of Mediumship with Nikki Kitt @ Melksham Assembly Hall
Bananarama @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
Mon 23rd
Tues 24th
Wed 25th
Thurs 26th
Ocelot Comedy Night @ The Vic, Swindon
WOMAD
Fri 27th
Avebury Rocks 2018 (at The Old Summer Breeze Festival Site)
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Sounds of the Cotswolds Festival @ Gloucester in aid of Big Yellow Bus
Stomp on the Shire Festival, near Salisbury
Rotten Aces @ The Vic, Swindon
The Boot Hill All Stars – The White Hart, Atworth
Exmouth National Scooter Rally 2018
Chaka Demus and Pliers @ Cheese & Grain
Sat 28th
M for Festival @ Lydiard Park, Swindon with Pixie Lott, The Tribe and more
FRANCK CARDUCCI @ Vic, Swindon
Arrival – The Hits of Abba @ Trowbridge Civic Centre
(-30th July) Upfest crafted with POSCA – 2018 (Urban Paint Festival) Bristol
Sun 29th
A Month of Sundays @ Hillworth Park, Devizes
Cranesbill Circus – Forest & Sandridge School Summer Fete
Mon 30th
Tues 31st
AUGUST 2018
Wed 1st
Thurs 2nd
BESTIVAL 2018
Wannabe – The Spice Girls Show -Wyvern Theatre
Fri 3rd
(-4th) Corsham Craft Beer & Gin Festival
(-5th Aug) Festival on the Farm, Purton House
Shades of Seattle @ The Vic, Swindon
Fantazia – Another World Festival 2018 Cirencester
Sat 4th
Sound Affects Live @ Vinyl Realm, Devizes
People Like Us @ Woolbridge, Pewsey
Classic Ibiza: Bowood House and Gardens
Last Call & Black Tree Vultures @ Vic, Swindon
Sun 5th
Mon 6th
Tues 7th
Wed 8th
Thurs 9th
(-12th) Boomtown Festival
Fri 10th
Grandmaster Flash – Hip Hop, People, Places & Things @ Cheese & Grain
Oddballs Scooter Rally @ Abingdon
Sat 11th
Jack Moore Live @ Vinyl Realm, Devizes
Phil Cooper & Band, Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
Gouldy and Caff (aka Sound Affects) at The Bear, Marlborough
The Edwin Starr Band @ Trowbridge Civic Centre
Queen Tribute @ The Vic, Swindon
Sun 12th
Bowood Classic Car & Motor Show
Mon 13th
Tues 14th
Wed 15th
Thurs 16th
Sheer Music Present – Justin Sullivan (NMA) + Jake Martin @ Vic, Swindon
(-19th Aug) Purbeck Valley Folk Festival, Dorset
Fri 17th
Psychic Medium Night with Nikki Kitt @ Calne Town Hall
London Calling – A Tribute to The Clash @ The Vic, Swindon
Sat 18th
Dr Zebo’s Wheezy Club @ The Southgate, Devizes
Sun 19th
Sugar Motown @ Three Crowns, Devizes
Ollie Back & Sam on the Fiddle @ Southgate Devizes
Picnic in the Park @ Hillworth Park, Devizes
Mon 20th
Tues 21st
DOCA: PanGottic presents ‘Long’ Shot’ @ Corn Exchange, Devizes
Wed 22nd
Thurs 23rd
Fri 24th
Wilton Sleeper Live at The Southgate Inn, Devizes
(27th Aug) My!Laika presents ‘ Popcorn Machine’ @ Devizes Green
James Arthur @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
Sat 25th
Drew Bryant Live @ Vinyl Realm
All That Soul Band @ Devizes Scooter Club, Cons Club
Splat the Rat @ Woodbridge Inn, Pewsey
White Horse Festival 2018, Westbury
Sun 26th
Nuages Trio Live at The Southgate Inn Devizes
Potterne Cricket Beer Festival @ The Grove, Potterne
Mon 27th
Tues 28th
Wed 29th
Devizes Confetti Battle 2018
Thurs 30th
Ocelot Comedy Night @ The Vic, Swindon
Fri 31st
One Love Reggae & Ska Festival @ Bruton
Simple Minds at Lydiard Park
Texas & Imelda May @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
September 2018
Sat 1st
DEVIZES CARNIVAL
RedRoss At The Southgate Inn, Devizes
Mike Vernon & The Mighty Combo @ Market Lavington Music & Comedy Club
Melksham Food and River Festival 2018
Sun 2nd
Mon 3rd
Tues 4th
Wed 5th
Thurs 6th
Fri 7th
SN1 Dubstation @ The Vic, Swindon
Wrong Jovi live at the Swiss Chalet, Swindon
Garbage @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
Sat 8th
Sunset Service Live at The Southgate Inn Devizes
ZENNE – RAGGED OLD FLAG CMC, CALNE
Fleetwood Bac @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
Sun 9th
The Nationwide New Swindon Half Marathon 2018
The The @ St Phillips Gate, Bristol
Mon 10th
Tues 11th
Wed 12th
Murder On The Orient Express (12A) @ Marlborough Town Hall
Thurs 13th
Fri 14th
Big Country plus support The Chaos Brothers @ Swindon Meca
Sat 15th
The International Comic Expo, Birmingham
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse @ Devizes Sports Club
Indecision at The Owl, Bromham
Sun 16th
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES – DEVIZES CMC
The Foxtrot 5 Road Race @ Boughton Gifford
Mon 17th
Wiltshire Cricket Golf Day in Support of Junior Cricket in Wiltshire @ North Wilts GC
Tues 18th
You Win Again – Celebrating the Music of the Bee Gees @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
Wed 19th
Thurs 20th
Big Boy Bloater and the Limits, @ Mr Wolf’s Noodle Bar, Bristol
Fri 21st
Sat 22nd
Dave Carrett @ Vinyl Realm, Devizes
A Tribute to Simon and Garfunkel: Sounds of Simon @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
Sun 23rd
They Might Be Giants @ Bristol SWX
Mon 24th
Tues 25th
Wed 26th
Thurs 27th
Fri 28th
Wrong Jovi live at The Churchill, Wootton Bassett
The Lizzy Legacy Live At The Vic Swindon
(-1st October) Marlbrough Literature Festival
Sat 29th
The Female of the Species @ Melksham Assembly Hall
Seend Oktobeerfest
Frome Spirit Festival @ Cheese & Grain
Rockabilly Night Live: Matchbox Plus Special Guests @ Passenger Shed, Bristol
Sun 30th
Devizes 10KM
October 2018
Mon 1st
Tues 2nd
Wed 3rd
Thurs 4th
Fri 5th
Crooners @ Trowbridge Civic Centre
Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young @ Neeld, Chippenham
Sat 6th
MIKE KELLY – RAGGED OLD FLAG CMC, CALNE
Sun 7th
The Devizes Wedding Fayre @ Corn Exchange
Cumberwell Park Family Craft Fayre, Bradford on Avon
Mon 8th
Tues 9th
Wed 10th
Hollie Cook @ The Trinity Centre, Bristol
Thurs 11th
Gaz Brookfield w/ Jake Martin + Raze*Rebuild @ The Vic, Swindon
Fri 12th
Legend – A tribute to Bob Marley & The Wailers @ Cheese & Grain
Sat 13th
Funked Up – Live @ The Owl, Bromham
Cloudbusting- The Music of Kate Bush @ Neeld, Chippenham
From the Jam @ Salisbury City Hall
Sun 14th
THE OUTLAW ORCHESTRA @ DEVIZES CMC
Mon 15th
Tues 16th
Wed 17th
Thurs 18th
Fri 19th
Sheer Music: Mark Chadwick (Levellers) & Phil Cooper @ Town Hall Arts, Trowbridge
Sat 20th
SPACE Anthology Tour, Mark Morriss (Bluetones) @ Cheese & Grain, Frome
Sun 21st
Mon 22nd
Tues 23rd
They Might Be Giants @ Bristol SWX
Wed 24th
Thurs 25th
Fri 26th
Sat 27th
Devizes Scooter Club – Ska Night
Family Halloween Party @ The Owl, Bromham
Dracula- the Panto! @ Neeld, Chippenham
Toots & the Maytals @ The Cheese & Grain, Frome
Sun 28th
The Back Wood Redeemers – The Three Horseshoes, BoA
Mon 29th
Tues 30th
Wed 31st
November 2018
Thurs 1st
Fri 2nd
The Oasis Experience @ The Exchange, Devizes
The Rocket Man: A Tribute to Sir Elton John @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
Sat 3rd
Devizes Book Fair @ Corn Exchange
Sun 4th
We Will Remember Them @ Salisbury City Hall
Mon 5th
Tues 6th
Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff @ The Vic, Swindon
Wed 7th
Thurs 8th
Fri 9th
Viva Neil Diamond @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
The Gin and Rum Festival Swindon 2018
Sat 10th
DIRT ROAD DIARY – RAGGED OLD FLAG CMC, CALNE
The Daybreakers at The Woodland’s Edge, Swindon
Gentleman’s Dub Club @ The Anson Rooms, Bristol
Sun 11th
Mon 12th
Tues 13th
Wed 14th
The Daniel Wakeford Experience at The Fleece, Bristol
Thurs 15th
Afro-Celt Sound System @ Cheese & Grain
Fri 16th
Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club @ Cheese & Grain
Sat 17th
Sun 18th
Mon 19th
(-24th Nov) Benidorm Live @ Bristol Hippodrome
Tues 20th
Wed 21st
Thurs 22nd
Lee Scratch Perry @ The Fleece, Bristol
Fri 23rd
Sat 24th
The Britpop Boys at Bromham Social Centre
Sun 25th
LILY GARLAND, BECKY LAWRENCE & TAMSIN QUIN – DEVIZES CMC
Mon 26th
Tues 27th
Damanek and Southern Empire @ The Vic, Swindon
Wed 28th
Thurs29th
Fri 30th
Champions of Rock: The Ultimate Tribute to Queen @ Melksham Assembly Hall
The Lizzy Legacy Live At The Windmill Swindon
December 2018
Sat 1st
Melksham Christmas Lights Switch On
Sun 2nd
Mon 3rd
Tues 4th
Wed 5th
Thurs 6th
The Blues Band @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
Fri 7th
Bad Manners @ Salisbury City Hall
Sat 8th
HICKTOWN BREAKOUT – RAGGED OLD FLAG CMC, CALNE
The Finlay foundation Christmas Craft & Gift Fair @ Corn Exchange, Devizes
Oasish & StereoTonics @ The Vic, Swindon
Sun 9th
THE ULTIMATE GARTH BROOKS EXPERIENCE – DEVIZES CMC
Through the Decades with Buddy Holly & Roy Orbison @ Melksham Assembly Rooms
Mon 10th
Tues 11th
Wed 12th
Thurs 13th
Fri 14th
Sat 15th
GAZ BROOKFIELD AND THE COMPANY OF THIEVES
@ SWX Bristol, Bristol
Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise @ Neeld, Chippenham
Sun 16th
Mon 17th
Tues 18th
Wed 19th
Thurs 20th
Cinderella – The Christmas Pantomime @ Melksham Assembly Hall
Fri 21st
Cinderella – The Christmas Pantomime @ Melksham Assembly Hall
Sat 22nd
Sun 23rd
Mon 24th
Tues 25th Christmas Day
Wed 26th Boxing Day
Thurs 27th
Fri 28th
Sat 29th
Sun 30th
Mon 31st New Year’s Eve
INTO THE FUTURE…………………
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