Dartmoor Search and Rescue Teams Exhibition Daily 10am–5pm National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown.

Dartmoor Walking Festival Teign Gorge River Ramble (accessible walk for mobility scooters). 11am–3pm. Booking required, tel: 07557 330577.

Uncle Tom Cobley & All Dr Todd Gray: book launch. 7.30pm St Pancras Church, Widecombe, with the Widecombe Singers. Email: david.ashman87@gmail.com.

Eastern Dartmoor in the Age of the Black Death (talk) David Stone. 6.30pm Princetown Community Centre.

Ancient Tracks (talk) Michael Bennie. 7.30pm. Church House. Widecombe History Group.

Designing a garden for late summer 10.30am–3pm The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum. £40pp (£35 for Friends) book in advance.

Bovey Bat Group Walk 7.30pm. National Trust Parke, Bovey Tracey. Booking essential. Email: bats@devonwildlifetrust.org.

Perfecting pasture – conserving carbon (course) 11am–3pm Youlden Farm, North Bovey. Dartmoor Hill Farm Project.

Autumn Artisan Craft & Design Fair RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington.

Ashburton Food & Drink Festival 10am–5pm. St Lawrence Lane and North Street.
Rotary Choir: Come & Sing Charity Concert 7.30pm. £10. Buckfast Abbey.

Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir With Stithians Ladies Choir. 7.30pm St Petroc’s Church, South Brent.

Volunteer Day 10am–4pm The Husbandry School, Ashburton. Learn about small-scale farming. Also 2 November.

Wildlife Weekend Tamar Valley Centre, Drakewalls.

Widecombe Fair From 9am.

Gidsong 8pm Gidleigh Village Hall. Contact Bill Murray. Tel: (01647) 321297.

Three Murders & A Suicide (talk) Simon Dell. 2pm Museum of Dartmoor Life, Okehampton. £4pp inc. refreshments.

Medieval Illuminated Book of Hours (talk) Christopher de Hamel. 9.45am Charter Hall, Market Street, Okehampton. The Arts Society Dartmoor.

The Complete Hedgerow Management Course (plus 26/27 Sept and 10/11 Oct). Scoriton Farm, Buckfastleigh.

Uncle Tom Cobley & All Dr Todd Gray (see 2 September). 7pm Tavistock Parish Centre, Plymouth Road. Tavistock & West Devon Branch of the Devonshire Association.

Two Moors Way Big Walk 4 Chagford to Clannaborough. Details visit

South Brent Annual Family Fun Dog Show 10am–12pm Palstone Park Recreation Ground.

Tavistock Pannier Market Autumn Plant Fair 10am–3pm. Up to 20 specialist nurseries offering many rare and unusual plants. Raising funds for ‘Plant Heritage’ (formerly The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens). £1 entry, refreshments. Information: Mark Wash, Trecanna Nursery (01822) 834680 or Tim Ellis, Ellis Nursery 07973 771338.

Cotehele: An antiquarian home of the Edgcumbe family (talk) Nick Mason. 7.30pm Meavy Parish Hall. Yelverton & District Local History Society.

The Cathedral Yard Fire & Researching Exeter’s Ancient Buildings (talk) Dr Todd Gray. 7.30pm Lustleigh Village Hall.

Seaton Hoard – recently discovered Roman coins (talk) Tom Cadbury, curator at RAMM.
7.30pm Union Inn. Moretonhampstead History Society.

Delving deeper into dung (workshop) Prison Farm, Princetown.

Mary Tavy HEP Station (tour) Heritage Open Days, 10am and 1.30pm. Pre-booking required (closes 16 September)

Dartmoor Local Plan Drop-in Event 4–7pm Buckfastleigh Town Hall.

Murder on the Dartmoor Express Dartmoor Railway, Okehampton.

Night Walk 6.30–8.30pm Fingle Meadow, Drewsteignton EX6 6PW. Guided walk with rangers. Free, booking essential.

Wellie Stomp Club 10am–4pm The Husbandry School, Ashburton. The perfect event to get local families outdoors. Also 16 November. See 7 September.

Whitehorse Hill (play) MED Theatre, Bellever Forest. Pre-booking essential.

Dartmoor Border Morris 11am Tavistock, followed by Royal Oak, Meavy; Burrator Inn; Leaping Salmon Inn, Horrabridge; Princetown Visitor Centre and Two Bridges Hotel.

Chagford Film Festival

Exeter to Jawbones Hill, Kingswear (talk) Bernard Mills. 7.30pm Phoenix Hall, St John’s Lane, Bovey Tracey. Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust. Dartmoor Local Plan Drop-in Event 4–7pm Horrabridge Village Hall. See 19 September.

Behind the Scenes at Buckfast Abbey Garden 11am. See 7 September.

Dartmoor Local Plan Drop-in Event 4–7pm Endecott House, Chagford. See 19 September.

Autumn Fair 9.30am–4pm Butchers Hall, Tavistock.

Gala evening
Canonteign Falls. Featuring the work of artist-in-residence Mark Davey. For invitation email: lianne@canonteign.com.

Rosemoor Real Ale, Gin & Music Festival
RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington. See 6 September.

Stone Walling (course) 10am–4pm The Husbandry School. See 7 September.

Monthly Family Wildlife Watch Programme 10.30am–2.30pm Burrator Discovery Centre.

Devon Wildlife Trust’s 50 Nature Reserves (talk) Princetown History Club. See 3 September.

Dartmoor Local Plan Drop-in Event 4–7pm Old School Community Centre, South Brent. See 19 September.

Oaks & Acorns Children’s activities at Buckfast Abbey Garden Department. 11am. See 7 September.

Stone faced earth bank repair (course) East Okement Farm, Okehampton.

Taste of Dartmoor – Eat Moor, Drink Moor! A new exhibition explores Dartmoor producers' own stories, showcases their gastronomic delights and celebrates what’s delicious about local food and drink. Learn how farming for food shapes the Dartmoor landscape, meet the people behind the produce and understand how they take Dartmoor from field to fork. Princetown Visitor Centre daily to 27 Oct, then 10am–3pm Tues–Sun.

Bere Ferrers Apple Day Dartmoor Border Morris in attendance.

Apple Festival RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington. See 6 September.

John Howells Photography Workshop Stone Lane Gardens, Chagford.

South Brent Craft Fair Village Hall.

Abbots Way Walk 23 miles Tavistock to Buckfast Abbey. Email: challisps@ tiscali.co.uk

Lukesland Gardens Open Wednesdays and Sundays.

Exhibition of paintings by Julia Sterland 8.30am–5pm daily, Ullacombe Farm, Haytor Road, Bovey Tracey. Live music 1–3pm. Free admission.

Lavender Garden Tour Buckfast Abbey. See 1 June.

Dartmoor Border Morris 8pm, Peter Tavy Inn. See 12 June.

Tavistock Goose Fair From 10am Artisan Market at Butchers’ Hall 9am–8pm.

Winter Bedding Plants and Techniques 2.30pm. Buckfast Abbey Garden Department. See 7 September.

Chagford Drift Pony Sale Chagford Market.

The Ballad of Mary Whyddon (film) St Michael’s Church, Chagford (premiere).

Autumn WoodfestRHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington. See 6 September.

Two Moors Festival Classical concerts across Dartmoor and Exmoor.

Loving Folk Programme (concert) The Lost Sound, Dartmoor Folk Choir. 7.30pm Tavistock United Reform Church.

The Secret Life of Dartmoor Birds Dartmoor Society Debate, 9.30am–5pm Ashburton Arts Centre.

Secrets of Belstone Tor (2hr walk) With Chris Walpole. Meet 1.30pm outside Belstone Village Hall. Refreshments afterwards. Donations Tel: (01837) 840498.

Hedge Laying (course) 10am–4pm The Husbandry School. See 7 September.

Gothic and Neo-Gothic Celebration Tavistock. Literature, Art, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Creative Fun. Organised by Tavistock Library (call in for more information).

Garden Display: Dig for Victory RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington. See 6 September.

Otters Coming to a River Near You (talk) Stephen Powles. 7.30pm Methodist Church Hall, Bovey Tracey.

Not One of Us: the infamous and the illustrious in Exeter 1450–1950 (talk) Dr Todd Gray. Yelverton & District Local History Society. See 17 September.

South West Police Heritage Trust (talk) Hilary Bracegirdle. Museum of Dartmoor Life. See 11 September.

Wild & Wondrous – Changing perceptions and interpretations of Dartmoor’s prehistory (talk) Lee Bray. Lustleigh Society. See 18 September.

Edgelarks (concert) The Café on the Green, Widecombe.

Dartmoor Boundaries – their history and construction (talk) Richard Horsham. 7.30pm Tavistock Parish Centre. See 13 September.

Zulu Tradition A company of genuine young Zulu singers and dancers deliver a heady mix of traditional African harmonies and high-energy, athletic dance – all traditionally costumed – and supported by drum-rhythms. 7.30pm Buckland in the Moor Community Hall.

Shaugh Prior Apple Day Dartmoor Border Morris in attendance.

Okehampton Carnival

Go Gothic Market Butcher’s Hall, Tavistock.

Lily Neill – The Story of the Harp Concert. 7.30pm Peter Tavy Village Hall.

Andrew’s Corner Garden Autumn colour. Open in aid of Children’s Hospice South West, Belstone.

Half Term children’s activities Canonteign Falls. Spooky Night Walk on Friday 25 Oct 4–6.30pm. See 27 September.

500 Years of Change, Loss and Destruction in Devon (talk) Todd Gray. 7.30pm Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust. See 24 September.

Family Activity Drop In Day 10am–3pm Burrator Discovery Centre. See 29 September.

Gardening Philosophy & Organics 2.30pm Buckfast Abbey Garden. See 7 September.

Walkhampton Art & Craft Exhibition Memorial Hall.

Baring-Gould Folk Weekend Okehampton.

Doddiscombsleigh Art Show Teign Valley Community Hall.

Peter Tavy Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Exhibition 10am–4pm Peter Tavy Village Hall and Chapel.

Hedge Steeping (laying) Course Beenleigh Manor, Diptford, TQ9 7NT. Devon Rural Skills Trust.

Halloween Spooky Garden 4–8pm. The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum. See 3 September.

Sticklepath Grey Mare Festival

Spooktacular Evening 6–8.30pm Burrator Heritage Centre. Booking essential tel: (01822) 855700, email: heritage@swlakestrust.org.uk

The Scandalous Love of Oscar Wilde Tic Tac Toe Theatre, Bedford Hotel, Tavistock.

Tavistock Lions Fireworks 2019 The Meadows, 7pm.

Christmas Shopping Event 10am–5pm Canonteign Falls. See 27 September.

Mary Tavy Bonfire Night From 5pm, Recreation Ground.

Exploration (talk) Jim McNeill. Princetown History Club. See 3 September.

Secret Wildlife on Dartmoor (talk) Paul Rendell. Widecombe History Group. See 4 September.

Hedge Steeping (laying) Course 9.30am–4.30pm Holne Playpark TQ13 7SQ. Devon Rural Skills Trust.

Diverse Events Christmas Market 10am–4pm Tavistock Town Hall.

Brontë Tavonians Theatre Company. Dartmoor performances in Mary Tavy, Meavy, Tavistock and Okehampton.

Conservation Grazing with Dartmoor Ponies (talk) Dartmoor Society Research Lecture. Dolphin Hotel, Bovey Tracey.

Pudsey Day of Morris Tavistock. Hosted by Dartmoor Border Morris in aid of BBC Children in Need.

Tavistock Christmas Lights Switch-On Bedford Square 4–7pm. The first Tavistock Christmas Lights Switch-On with music, comedy, children's characters, food and drink. Join Learn Devon to make your lantern for the Dickensian Lantern Parade.

Stags, Sextons & Staphs – Britain’s Amazing Beetles (talk) Roger Avery. Bovey Tracey, DWT. See 15 October.

Christmas Craft & Design Fair RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington. See 6 September.

Katherine Lightfoot – New Paintings Exhibition daily 10am–5.30pm The Great Barn, Higher Ashton, Exeter EX6 7QP.

Hedge Steeping (laying) Course Little Sigford Farm, Sigford TQ12 6LD. Devon Rural Skills Trust.

Dartmoor Hillies Race 12.20pm Exeter Racecourse. Raising money for Devon Air Ambulance.

Short AGM – followed by Festive Entertainment Lustleigh Society.
See 18 September.

Christmas Wreath Making 2.30pm Buckfast Abbey. See 7 September.

Christmas Food and Crafts Fair Buckfast Abbey. See 7 September.

South Brent Winter Carnival

Ivybridge Christmas Festival

Pre-Christmas One Day Art Sale Chagford Art Group. Lots of lovely gifts – original art, crafts and greetings cards. Free admission, 10am–3.30pm Jubilee Hall.

Ashburton Singers Concert 7.30pm St Luke's Church, Buckfastleigh. Seasonal music for choir and orchestra by Vaughan Williams, Holst, Howells, Lauridsen and Gjeilo.