What's On
in Plymouth

Forty individually decorated lighthouse sculptures have been installed across Plymouth city centre and the waterfront, each standing over two metres tall. The trail runs for ten weeks over the summer and is free to follow at your own pace, with the sculptures spread across public spaces so the route doubles as a way of seeing the city on foot. Each lighthouse has been decorated by a different artist, and the sculptures are later auctioned to raise money for St Luke's Hospice, which provides end-of-life care across Plymouth, South West Devon and East Cornwall. The trail is suitable for all ages and can be picked up at any point.

Seafest returns to the Barbican and Sutton Harbour for a weekend celebrating Plymouth's working relationship with the sea. Entry is free. The quaysides fill with seafood stalls and producers, alongside activities focused on the marine environment and the waters of Plymouth Sound National Marine Park — the first national marine park in the UK. The setting is the historic heart of the city's fishing industry, with boats landing their catch across the water at the fish market, and the festival spreads through the harbourside streets across both days.

Plymouth's Christmas Market takes over Armada Way and New George Street in the city centre from late November until just before Christmas. More than a hundred wooden chalets sell craft, gifts and food and drink from independent traders, and entry is free throughout. Alongside the chalets the market site includes an undercover ice rink and a Santa's Grotto, and the market runs daily rather than only at weekends, so quieter weekday visits are possible in the earlier part of the run. Exact opening dates are expected to be confirmed by the organisers closer to the time.