SATURDAY 12TH JULY 10.00 'TIL LATE
Tavistock Fringe is a festival of all things musical bringing together our local talented bands, choirs, instrumentalists, performers and dancers in performances which draw crowds from across Devon and Cornwall.
Open to EVERYONE and it’s ALL FREE !
The festival is held in and around the centre of town – this year we have eight venues with local bands kicking off the event in the evening of Friday 11th at the Stannary Brewery.
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GETTING HERE- PARKING & FOOD
Transport – Tavistock has buses and lots of car parks but which one’s best for you? Click here to find out more.
Food – As well as Tavistock’s rich selection of cafes and coffee shops, TaviFringe has laid on even more!!
Guildhall Square – Chill, Oggy Oggy, Stannary Bar, Blue Skies Catering
West Devon Club Garden – Club bars, Burger Bar
Butchers Hall – Artisan Style Cafe – which sounds like a good place to get cake 🙂
PERFORMERS & Venues
Venues – If you’re new to Tavy then click here for a map of where to find the venues.
Performers and venues are subject to change.
Stannary Brewery: Pixon Lane Fri 11th July
16.00 Venue opens to the public
then 19:30 Alice Marchant
20:00 Grace Franklin
20:30 Dylan
21:00 Luke Sanders
21:30 Jo & Ollie
22:00 Recap
GUILDHALL SQUARE 12th JULY
09:30 Lodestone Border Morris
Celebrating an amazing 20 years this year, the Lamerton-based morris dancers and musicians are loud, brash, entertaining and colourful.
10:00 MAYOR OFFICIALLY OPENS TAVIFRINGE
10:30 and 12:00 Taiko Journey
This amazing group perform all over the south west, nurturing community wellbeing through drumming.
They are a joy to watch and to listen to, with the thunderous sound of the magnificent Japanese Taiko drum.
11:00 Stannary Brass
The band was formed in 1995 and is based in Tavistock. Its objective is “to maintain, improve and advance the education of the public through the promotion and practice of brass band music”.
It has helped raise thousands of pounds for local charities and has travelled within the south-west peninsula and abroad to France and Germany.
12:30 Co-operative Big Band
13:30 Launceston Pop Choir
14:15 The Rubber Band
15:15 Nightshift
16:45 The Curve
A Plymouth-based band playing a mix of original indie funk rock – not to be missed! Their new single was released at the end of March “Now He’s In Love”
18:00 Horce Divorse
Tavistock’s finest – tearing up Guildhall Square with their very own brand of punk rock.
ST. EUSTACHIUS Church SAT 12th JULY
10:00 St Eustachius Church Choir
10:45 Bass Notes
11:30 Fionnuala Kirby Celtic Harp
Fionnuala will bring the lilting and soothing sounds of her celtic harp to TaviFringe 2025.
Her repertoire includes traditional folk melodies celebrating her Irish/English heritage, beautiful classical pieces, Paraguayan harp music and arrangements of many popular songs.
12:30 Tavi Fipplers
13:15 Bere Peninsula Singers
The BUSKSTOP - Around the Pannier Market! 12th JULY
09:30 Driftwood
A soulful guitar and vocal duo, reimagining classic songs with rich harmonies and masterful musicianship.
Come and be captivated by their unique sound at the BuskStop.
10:00 Tavistock Edge Singers
10:45 Driftwood
11.30 Holly Shepherd
Holly is a young solo singer from South Devon, England. She loves performing music, playing guitar, piano and especially singing. Performing varied genres but with a passion for both Rock, Pop and Musical Theatre. Performances include songs by Journey, One Direction, Barbra Streisand and Aerosmith together with beautiful songs from musicals: ‘Colours Of The Wind’, ‘Heart Of Stone’, ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ and many more.
12:15 Bass Notes
12:45 Phaze 3
A three-piece covers band reviving memories of dance floor hits from the ’50s and ’60s.
14:00 Sydenham Damerel Blowers
This wonderful brass band have agreed to extend their world tour of West Devon and bring their musical virtuosity and questionable dress sense to TaviFringe 2025.
Excellent players to a man and woman, they are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face and a tap to your toe.
BUTCHERS HALL 12th JULY
10:00 Recorder Consort
This is a thriving group with 18 members who play descant, alto, tenor and bass recorders. The group plays a wide range of music from renaissance and baroque to jazz and more contemporary music.
10:30 Tavy Tars
11:00 Tapestry Choir
The choir is open to all regardless of ability or experience. They perform a wide range of musical genres and perform locally throughout the year.
12:00 The Legacy Choir
A youth choir from Plymouth, primarily for young people in school years 7 and above. It includes nearly 50 members from 13 schools across Plymouth.
The choir is known for perfoming a variety of music and has participated in events such as the Youth Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.
12:30 Levowan Chamber Choir
One of the foremost chamber choirs in the region with a repertoire covering classical, traditional, contemporary and jazz music, performed to the highest standard.
13:15 Legacy A Cappella
14:00 South West Philharmonia and Chorus
A fun and friendly choir and orchestra based in Plymouth. They play a wide range of classical music and favourites from stage and screen.
WEST DEVON CLUB 12th July
11:00 Opens to the public.
ENTRY IS VIA THE RIVERSIDE GATE ONLY
12:00 Ocean City Sound
12:45 Station Road
13:45 Meand’er
Father and daughter Graham and Hannah have been playing music together for many years. They have been a support act for many well known artists (Martin Carthy, Seth Lakeman, Al Stewart, Roy Harper, Julie Felix, Roy Wood……).
Prepare to be charmed by some beautiful acoustic music.
14:30 Tavistock Warblers
Founded and led by Alison Moyna, an award winning West End performer, the Tavistock Warblers recently celebrated their first anniversary.
15:30 Fallen Cedars
16:45 Bethan Godfrey
17:30 Black Jack Licourice
A tribute to The White Stripes the band are performing at TaviFringe for the first time, bringing the garage rock sound to life with elements of punk, blues and country!
18:45 Holly Shepherd
19:30 – late Cornish Groove Collective
A talented community music group based in Deviock, SE Cornwall who will get the place rocking and the crowd dancing.
The Dance Zone 12th July
11:00 Lodestone Border Morris
More from the Lamerton-based morris dancers!
11:30 Plymouth Clog
Performing for the first time at TaviFringe 2025 to the accompaniment of their own musicians. Plymouth Clog’s striking dance is performed in clogs originally worn by factory and mill workers in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
12:15 Clogworks
12:45 Tavy Tars
13:15 Plymouth Clog
13:45 Clogworks
About Town 12th July
Guildhall Square
Rosie Rainbow Circus Skills
Around Town
Robey Trust Steam Engine Rides
Tavistock Edge Players
