Appledore Music Festival - live music Devon. Better than the book festival.

Appledore Music Festival

The 2026 Festival was fun!

Thank you to everyone who came to the festival. And thanks too to all the venues and sponsors.

Provisional dates for the 2027 festival are Friday 28 May to Monday 31 May. That’s a bank holiday weekend, unlike 2026’s festival.

Watch this space for further announcements.

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Events – Appledore Music Festival 2026. Click on tile for details

 

The festival celebrates the huge range of musical talent around Appledore, North Devon. Appledore is a picturesque fishing village located at the mouth of the river Torridge, close to Bideford. Now Appledore has its own music festival as well as the world-class Appledore Book Festival.

A special shout out for Appledore Pride 2026, held just a few days after Appledore Music Festival on June 6.

The feedback from the 2025 festival was phenomenal. All the venues had more (and happier) people than usual. Special thanks to the Seagate Hotel for putting on Song Box buskers as this was something different and created a great atmosphere for the festival. It’s back in 2026!

The festival organisers (Russ, Louise, Adrian, Paul, Toby, Liz and Nick) would like to thank all the venues for putting on events and, especially, everyone who attends the events and helps make the festival truly special. Thank you!

And thanks too to all the musicians who play and sing their hearts out.

For gigs in Appledore all year round, visit the Appledore Music web site.