plymouth history festival

The countdown is on to this year’s Plymouth Community History Festival

Plymouth’s popular annual History Festival returns later this month, with a refreshed identity and week-long programme focused on community and diversity.

This year’s festival runs from 30 September to 6 October with a programme that features a great selection of history talks, guided walks and displays.

“The History Festival has been a great event for the city for more than...

Get set for the 2020 Plymouth History Festival

The dates for next year’s Plymouth History Festival have been confirmed as Friday 8 to Sunday 31 May.

The popular annual celebration of the city’s heritage has been running for eight years. It’s coordinated by The Box and supported by Plymouth City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Since the History Festival started in 2013 thousands of residents and visitors...

Step back in time as Plymouth hosts its 7th annual History Festival

Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth has unveiled its exciting programme for the 2019 Plymouth History Festival. The annual celebration of Plymouth’s heritage is now in its seventh year and will take place across the city, in a range of venues and locations between Saturday 4 May and Friday 31 May 2019.

The festival, which is coordinated by the City Council’s Museums Galleries Archives...

100 events on this year’s Plymouth History Festival

The programme for the 2018 Plymouth History Festival has launched today with an exciting series of events that will take place across the city between Saturday 5 May and Sunday 3 June.

The annual celebration of Plymouth’s heritage is now in its sixth year. Full details of the programme, which features 100 different events, are now live at www.historyfestival2018.wordpress.com...

2017 Plymouth History Festival programme goes live

The programme for the 2017 Plymouth History Festival has gone live with a jam packed programme of events across the city.

This is the fifth year in a row that the month long celebration of Plymouth’s heritage has been taken place and details are now live at www.historyfestival2017.wordpress.com

The festival, which is coordinated by the City Council’s Arts and Heritage Service...

Local Studies Day 2017

Kick starting the 2017 Plymouth History Festival, this day is packed with talks and presentations about heritage. It includes the Restoration, the Victorian era and an update about the Plymouth History Centre project.

Local Studies Day is organised by Plymouth City Council’s Arts and Heritage Service, in partnership with the Library Service, Plymouth University, Peninsula Arts and the Old Plymouth Society.

09:00 - 16:30. Tickets £12, booking via www.plymhearts.org/whats-on/local-studies-day-2017/

Date set for Plymouth's 2016 History Festival

Next year's History Festival will run from Saturday 7 May to Sunday 5 June.

Since being launched in 2013 the festival has seen 375 different events taking place across the city centre, waterfront and suburbs each year.

With the aim of highlighting Plymouth’s heritage to as wide an audience as possible, the festival is coordinated by Plymouth City Council’s Arts and Heritage...

Follow the ale trail for a taste of Plymouth History

The organisers of this year’s Plymouth History Festival have joined forces with the city’s oldest working brewery to create a special beer and ale trail.

The ‘Plymouth History FestivALE’ is an exciting addition to this year’s programme and will be available at five historic pubs throughout the rest of May.

From the Fortescue Hotel, which was first recorded in the 1867 Directory...

History Festival features packed programme

This year’s Plymouth's History Festival is set to begin later this week and features a packed programme filled with 125 events.

The festival will run from Friday 1 May to Sunday 31 May and is coordinated by Plymouth City Council’s arts and heritage service, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and a wide variety of local organisations, societies, charities and individuals....

Plymouth History Festival 2015

Find out more about the vast and amazing history of Plymouth.

From walks, family fun, tours and exhibitions, there are lots of events happening throughout the city.

For more information follow the links below:

https://www.facebook.com/plymhistoryfest

https://plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com

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