Many events take place in and around Minehead and Exmoor throughout the year. Here is a selection of some of the key events in Minehead.
| Dates | Event Details |
|---|---|
| Sunday 16 April | Eat Minehead Food & Drink Festival 10am – 4pm |
| Saturday 29 April to Monday 1 May |
Minehead Victorian Steampunk Festival |
| Monday 1 May | Hobby Horse parade (from early in the morning!) |
| Saturday 24 June | Exmoor Perambulation – 30/15 mile walk across Exmoor/ultra marathon |
| Sunday 25 June | Man Vs Moor Exmoor challenge |
| Thurs 29 June to Sunday 2 July | Weirfest – Beer festival at Porlock Weir |
| Monday 24, Wednesday 26 and Saturday 29 July | Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival – classical music concerts in the Regal Theatre |
| Wednesday 26 July | Dunster Country Fair |
| Saturday 5 August | South West Coast 50 Challenge – 50km walk from base in Dunster |
| Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 August | Steam & Vintage Rally at Norton Fitzwarren |
| Friday 18 August | Dunster Country Show |
| Sunday 20 August | Eat Minehead Food & Drink Festival |
| Saturday 2 September | Minehead Bay Festival – Music, Art, Performance |
| Sunday 3 September | Quantock Quake – mountain biking in the Quantocks |
| Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 Sept | West Somerset Steam Railway 1940s weekend |
| Sunday 8 October | Minehead sprint triathlon |
| Friday 13 to Sunday 29 October | Exmoor National Park Dark Skies Festival |
| Friday 1 December – Saturday 2 December | Dunster by Candlelight – festive atmosphere, shopping and street entertainers |
The Regal Theatre on Minehead main street is open throughout the year with a great variety of different styles of theatrical entertainment. Details are available from The Regal Theatre Website
The Avenue Cinema on Minehead main street is also open throughout the year. Details can
be found at: https://avenue-cinema.co.uk