Calendar Listing

Here’s a handy quick reference list of this year’s events. We’ll be adding more to it as the festival progresses – so make sure you check back here between 7 and 27 May!

Saturday 7 May 2022
Local History Bonanza Day at The Box
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery

Sunday 8 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Hart of Plymouth performance at Plymouth Synagogue
Walks with History – Royal William Yard
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Behind The Scenes Tours at The Box
Artists in Residence Guided Walk at Ford Park Cemetery

Monday 9 May 2022
Walks with History at Plymouth and St Budeaux train stations
Tall Tales and Wonder Film Commission Premiere at the University of Plymouth
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery

Tuesday 10 May 2022
Anchorage Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
High Street Heritage Action Zone Tuesday Trundle in the city centre
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
The Past, Present and Future of Drake’s Island Talk at the University of Plymouth

Wednesday 11 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bitesize: Figured and Formed Talk at The Box
Where Am I? Talk at The Box
Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse in the 19th Century Talk at Ford Park Cemetery

Thursday 12 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Guided Tour at Elizabethan House

Friday 13 May 2022
Stoke Community Curation Event at The Village Hub
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery

Saturday 14 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Walks with History – Mount Wise and Falklands 40
Devonport Dockyard Sailors’ Pub Walk
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Dress Code: Queering the Mannequin Talk at The Box
Devon Family History Society – Genealogy Virtual Talk

Sunday 15 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Hart of Plymouth performance at Plymouth Synagogue
Walks with History – The Plymouth Town Walls (1)
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Behind The Scenes Tours at The Box
Walks with History – In Search of Pudding Lane

Monday 16 May 2022
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Plympton History Week
The Village Hub Exhibition
Walks with History – Beating of the Bounds of Devonport (1)
Walks with History – Beating of the Bounds of Devonport (2)

Tuesday 17 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Plympton History Week
The Village Hub Exhibition
High Street Heritage Action Zone Tuesday Trundle 2 in the city centre
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Lower Tamar Crossings: A Historical View Talk at the University of Plymouth

Wednesday 18 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Plympton History Week
The Village Hub Exhibition
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bitesize Talk: The Future of the Past: What Craft Can Teach Us about Sustainability at The Box
Where Am I? Talk at The Box

Thursday 19 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Plympton History Week
The Village Hub Exhibition
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Artists in Residence Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
From The Box: Breaking the Mould Film Screening at Plymouth Arts Cinema

Friday 20 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Plympton History Week
The Village Hub Exhibition
The Royal Albert Bridge Talk at Spurgeon Hall

Saturday 21 May 2022
Our Ocean City, Stories and Sounds of the Sea at the University of Plymouth
Reading Old Handwriting Workshop at The Box
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Plympton History Week
Crossings Between Plymouth and Saltash Guided Walk at Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery

Sunday 22 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Plympton History Week
Walks with History – Stonehouse Pool to The Box
Hart of Plymouth performance at Plymouth Synagogue
Devonport High School for Boys History Walk
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Behind The Scenes Tours at The Box
Walks with History – The Plymouth Town Walls (2)
Murder & Misadventure in Victorian Plymouth Guided Walk at Ford Park Cemetery

Monday 23 May 2022
Waterside Tour at St Budeaux
Walks With History – Up the Creek without a Paddle (1)
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Clean Our Patch Heritage Litter Pick starting at The Box
Walks With History – Up the Creek without a Paddle (2)

Tuesday 24 May 2022
Sources for Local History Workshop at The Box
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tour at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre

Wednesday 25 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bitesize: Rachel Whiteread – Making the Invisible Visible Bitesize at The Levinsky Gallery
Devon Family History Society Virtual Talk

Thursday 26 May 2022
Ernesettle Community Curation Event at SEA Church
Volunteer Day at the Millennium Building
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Bridging the Tamar Guided Tours at the Tamar Bridge Visitor Centre
Where Am I? Talk at The Box
Guided Tour at Elizabethan House

Friday 27 May 2022
Spring 2022 Exhibitions and Galleries at The Box
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Exhibition at Ford Park Cemetery
Rainbow Connections Trail in Stonehouse and city centre
Crownhill Fort Open Day
Identity Parade fashion show at The Box

Throughout the month
Find out about online events/activities that are running from 7-27 May here.