Exeter Canal and Quay Trust will again be bringing free family activities to the quayside every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday over the school summer holidays.
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky activities for all the family.
– Activities are in the Transit Shed unless otherwise stated.
– Free and no booking required.
– Just turn up and enjoy!
Full programme coming in the spring.
Ticket Prices: Free
what’s on
Check out our programme
HMP Prison Exeter presents: Invisible Artists
Sat 29th Mar 2025
This exhibition puts the spotlight on prison art, where the artists remain unseen and… Read More
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Quay Words presents :Writing Aloud with Malaika Kegode
Mon 7th Apr 2025
Pay what you can writing workshops this April – book your place now. Writing… Read More
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Quay Words presents Julia Copus & Fathima Zahra: Poetry in Conversation
Wed 9th Apr 2025
Literature Works welcomes back their Quay Words Autumn 2024 writer-in-residence Fathima Zahra to the Exeter… Read More
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Afloat or Shore Exhibition
Sat 12th Apr 2025 until Sun 11th May 2025
A new art exhibition, ‘Afloat or Ashore’, opens at Exeter Custom House on 12th April… Read More
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Quay Words presents Pascale Petit: Beast
Wed 14th May 2025
About Beast: Mythic and familial beasts roam the swamps and moors of Pascale Petit’s… Read More
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Bow Lines – Maritime Literary Festival
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Tying together fact and fiction in maritime history. Based in Exeter’s historic Custom House and… Read More
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Heritage Harbour Festival 2025
Sun 8th Jun 2025
The return of our hugely popular celebration of Exeter’s Heritage Harbour status. Expect steam… Read More
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Tales of the Land and Songs of the Sea
Sun 8th Jun 2025
Archive photographs, music and song accompany stories about people and events that shaped Exeter’s… Read More
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Summer at the Quayside
Tue 29th Jul 2025
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky… Read More
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Quayside Shanty Festival 2025
Sat 13th Sep 2025
Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 13 September. * Expect another fantastic… Read More
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HMP Prison Exeter presents: Invisible Artists
Sat 29th Mar 2025
This exhibition puts the spotlight on prison art, where the artists remain unseen and… Read More
Learn More
Quay Words presents :Writing Aloud with Malaika Kegode
Mon 7th Apr 2025
Pay what you can writing workshops this April – book your place now. Writing… Read More
Learn More
Quay Words presents Julia Copus & Fathima Zahra: Poetry in Conversation
Wed 9th Apr 2025
Literature Works welcomes back their Quay Words Autumn 2024 writer-in-residence Fathima Zahra to the Exeter… Read More
Learn More
Afloat or Shore Exhibition
Sat 12th Apr 2025 until Sun 11th May 2025
A new art exhibition, ‘Afloat or Ashore’, opens at Exeter Custom House on 12th April… Read More
Learn More
Quay Words presents Pascale Petit: Beast
Wed 14th May 2025
About Beast: Mythic and familial beasts roam the swamps and moors of Pascale Petit’s… Read More
Learn More
Bow Lines – Maritime Literary Festival
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Tying together fact and fiction in maritime history. Based in Exeter’s historic Custom House and… Read More
Learn More
Heritage Harbour Festival 2025
Sun 8th Jun 2025
The return of our hugely popular celebration of Exeter’s Heritage Harbour status. Expect steam… Read More
Learn More
Tales of the Land and Songs of the Sea
Sun 8th Jun 2025
Archive photographs, music and song accompany stories about people and events that shaped Exeter’s… Read More
Learn More
Summer at the Quayside
Tue 29th Jul 2025
The Transit Shed will again be home to a jam-packed programme of fun and quirky… Read More
Learn More
Quayside Shanty Festival 2025
Sat 13th Sep 2025
Exeter’s Quayside Shanty Festival will return on Saturday 13 September. * Expect another fantastic… Read More
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