What's happening in June!
All these events are organised in partnership with Dawlish Town Council.
June 7th - This is not a public event as such but an activities day for pupils - we have five teams from three primary schools!
Circus Skills – e.g. Roller bowlers, Pedal goes, Stilts, Poi spinning, Juggling, Hula hoop, Diabolo, and Slackline.
‘Have you got the bottle’ - a relay race with a difference! Hop, skip or jump to find your plastic bottle, use a litter picker to place it in the recycling bin. Brought to you by Dawlish Against Plastic
Devon Waste Education – more fun and games from the people who know about recycling and waste reduction.
Facemask making – template/s provided. Use water-based paints to create a mask depicting a sea creature. This relates to the FabLab library sessions and Turn the Tide sessions in schools.
Music making – Our maestro, Gaz, will organise your team into singers, players, and percussionists to learn a song!
In the evening, Whose Wild World?, an active theatre production from Troubadour Theatre company with a production of an environmentally themed promenade performance. Bring your imagination and come hang out with the awesome presenters and crew of a super cool new 'reality TV show', on June 7th, 6 - 8pm in the Marquee on Dawlish Lawn. We'll be exploring all sorts of wild stuff and figuring out who will be the wildest of them all. See you there!
Bring your own picnic and enjoy this early evening event in the marquee - 6 - 8pm. Tickets will be available from the Manor House, Dawlish, or WegotTickets. £10 per adult, includes up to two free entries for children 16 and under. Need help getting tickets? Email us
June 8th
It's World Oceans Day AND the start of Great Big Green Week! This year we are bringing a spectacular 18m whale to the lawn - plus the Mossy Carpet from the Art and Energy Collective, Circus Skills, an Exeter University Marine Biologist, Devon Wildlife Trust, the Environment Agency, Devon Waste Education, Teign Estuary Coastal Partnership, Dawlish Against Plastic, Sustainable Dawlish, Shores of S Devon, plus music from Cask, Sasha & Gaz, Back Beach Boyz, Celtic Dawn, and Melosa.
We will display chosen entries from 'The Joy of Wild Swimming' photography exhibition (free to submit entries!) and a whole lot more! We hope to attract a lot of people!
The Whale! 8th June 10.30 - 3.30pm
In the evening, we have a marquee-full of great sounds and dancing with headline act Piratitude supported by Jonah's Lift. Get your dancing shoes on for an energetic evening! Tickets £10 from local outlets, Presents, Puzzled Sweet Shop, Manor House and Eventbrite.
June 9th - is a day of Dawlish Action - being active, whether acting on behalf of others, keeping active physically and/or mentally, being creative, running a business or a community group.
We have Circus Skills, Devon’s travelling Share Shed, vintage cycles and bike ride, fancy dress parade, music from Holly Ebony, Wrecked Again, Isambard Gasket Rats, Combustion, Celtic Dawn, and Drum Devon.
Also, our very first Photography Competition for young people!
Capture the essence of Spring with our Wild May Young Photographer competition, open to all young people between the ages of 12 and 17.
The judges are looking for images that concentrate on local wildlife, plant and insect life, and taken in the month of May 2024. The competition is open throughout the month of May until midnight on May 31, and the winning entries will be announced in the Creativity Marquee at the Festival on Sunday June 9.
Just a few of the groups and businesses represented are: Hensford Cider Press, South East Devon Wildlife, Devon Loves Dogs, Devonshire Made Confectionary, Brickhouse Garden, Teignmouth Pavilions Wellness, Assist Teignbridge, Dawlish Chamber of Trade & Commerce, Dawlish Walking Womens Football Club, Freetrike Rehab Cycling, Dawlish Celebrates Carnival, DAYS youth centre, and Dawlish Coast Churches. Full programme coming soon!
We hope it will be a fun day for a lot of people, celebrating how being active and wellbeing are linked.
In the evening, we have the very popular Studio 54 band Another opportunity to dance your socks off. Tickets will be available £10 from local outlets, Presents, Puzzled Sweet Shop and Manor House, and Eventbrite.
All ticket sales go towards funding this and future events.
Full programme with timings coming soon
