Events coming up soon in and around Crediton

THURSDAY 4

10am – “Jam Babies”, free creative play and music sessions for preschool children with their carers, at The Bookery in partnership with the Turning Tides Project.

11am to 6pm – until December 7, Christmas Tree Festival, Crediton Parish Church, cafe in the Boniface Centre, free entry and parking.

2pm to 3pm – Crediton Courier drop–in, Crediton Library.

7pm – Ad Hoc singers and the Crediton Strummers concert at Crediton Parish Church, donations invited in aid of Hospiscare.

FRIDAY 5

12.30pm to 2pm – Soup and Stories returns to The Bookery with varied themes in a warm space for community and conversation. Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

5pm – Late-night shopping, Crediton High Street, entertainment, offers, food stalls, festive fun, shop local.

5pm to 7pm - Friends of Bow School Christmas Fair, Bow School, Bow School Choir, Santa, stalls, refreshments.

5.30pm to 7.30pm – Late-night shopping at The Bookery, join acclaimed local authors Tom Cox, Claire Barker and Malcolm Day for book signing and chat, booking recommended at: www.thebookery.org.uk

7.30pm – The Jeremiahs, Irish folk, Crediton Arts Centre, tickets £17/£14.

7.30pm – Christmas whist drive, Filleigh Hall EX32 ORS, admission £5.

SATURDAY 6

24-hour free parking, St Saviour’s Way car park, Crediton, courtesy of Mid Devon District Council to enhance trade and support Christmas programmes.

10am to 12 noon - Handmade Resin Workshop, Crediton Library, £15, book by email: [email protected]

10am to 1pm – Crediton Farmers’ Market, Town Square.

10am to 2pm – Christmas craft market, The Ship Hotel.

11am - West Gallery Quire, Crediton Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival and 12.15pm, Crediton Singers.

2pm to 4pm – Landscore Primary School’s Christmas Cracker.

2pm to 4pm - Christmas Fair, Zeal Monachorum Church, stalls, refreshments.

4pm to 6pm – Christmas gift-making workshop with Ukrainian artists, Creedy Centre, foil-embossing, macrame, Petrykivka painting, every Wednesday and Saturday until December 17.

6pm – Holy Cross Choir in concert with Crediton Town Band, Crediton Parish Church, with refreshments of mulled wine and mince pies.

6.30pm - Doors open for Christmas Bingo, Eyes down at 7pm, Sandford Parish Hall, in aid of Young Lives v Cancer.

SUNDAY 7

9.30am - Celebrate service, Crediton Parish Church, not Boniface Centre.

6.30pm - Get Ready for Christmas, with Bondleigh Barn Band and Roger Cleverdon on organ, St Peter’s Church, North Tawton, retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY 10

2.30pm-4pm - and December 17, Advent Reflections, St Lawrence Chapel.

4pm to 6pm – Christmas gift-making workshop with Ukrainian artists, Creedy Centre, foil-embossing, macrame, Petrykivka painting, every Wednesday and Saturday until December 17.

6.45pm - ELF Crediton Christmas Bingo, Crediton Football Club, eyes down 7.30pm.

THURSDAY 11

10am – “Jam Babies”, free creative play and music sessions for preschool children with their carers, at The Bookery in partnership with the Turning Tides Project.

2pm to 3pm – Crediton Courier drop–in, Crediton Library.

7pm - A Christmas Concert, Newton St Cyres Church, with The Ad Hoc Singers, £5 at the door, for church and Children’s Hospice.

7.30pm – Crediton Youth Orchestra with Exe Valley Elastic Bands, A Christmas Gift, QE Western Road Theatre, refreshments available, free entry, donations invited.

FRIDAY 12

10.30am - Going for a Sing, Boniface Centre.

12.30pm to 2pm – Soup and Stories returns to The Bookery with varied themes in a warm space for community and conversation. Free of charge, open to all, no booking required.

1.30pm to 2.30pm – Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir with special guests Hayward’s Primary School choir, at Crediton Congregational Church. Collection for Mid Devon Mobility, Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir’s chosen charity in 2025.

7.30pm – Sandford Football Club grand draw and Christmas meat bingo, Sandford Parish Hall.

SATURDAY 13

24-hour free parking, St Saviour’s Way car park, Crediton, courtesy of Mid Devon District Council to enhance trade and support Christmas programmes.

10am to 11.30am - Local Produce and Christmas Crafts Market at Zeal Monachorum Village Hall. Contact 01363 82606.

10.30am to 12.30pm – Crediton Town Band playing Carols, Homeleigh Garden Centre.

10.30am to 12.30pm – Chat with acclaimed photographer Chris Chapman about his stunning new book Hallowed Earth: A Lifetime In Photography, The Bookery, free gift-wrapping provided with the purchase of a signed copy of the book. Booking recommended: thebookery.org.uk.

1pm - for 1.30pm, Crediton Boniface Rotary Senior Citizens Christmas Party, Boniface Centre, book on 0363 82640 or 07971185786, transport can be booked.

4pm to 6pm – Christmas gift-making workshop with Ukrainian artists, Creedy Centre, foil-embossing, macrame, Petrykivka painting, every Wednesday and Saturday until December 17.

7.30pm – North Creedy Choral Society, instrumental ensemble including theorbo, directed by Richard Stephens and Peter Gilks, seasonal readings and carols with audience participation, Charpentier: Messe de Minuit, Monteverdi: Beatus Vir, tickets £12 adults, children free or via ticket source or northcreedychoral.co.uk

SUNDAY 14

3pm – Christingle service, Crediton Holy Cross Church, with Crediton Town Band.

3pm – Concert of seasonal music, Friends of Stockleigh Pomeroy Church, local singers and musicians: The Crediton Singers, Philip Lancaster, Nigel Guthrie, Steve Turner and Helena Torpy, poetry readings. Free admission with a retiring collection for church funds, mince pies and mulled wine.

5.30pm - Family Christmas Carols with Crediton Town Band, The Lamb Inn Courtyard, Sandford.

TUESDAY 16

Crediton Town Band playing at Farming Community Network Carol Service, Matford Cattle Market, Exeter.

WEDNESDAY 17

4pm to 6pm – Christmas gift-making workshop with Ukrainian artists, Creedy Centre, foil-embossing, macrame, Petrykivka painting, every Wednesday and Saturday until December 17.

7.30pm – Carols in the Square, Christmas carols and songs in the Square, Sandford.

8.30pm – The Mummers, performing in the Square, Sandford.

If you have a forthcoming event, email [email protected].