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Walter Crowther RNLI Pursuit Yacht Race
Queen Anne's Battery - Mon 7 July
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Children's Hospice Bus Pull
The Hoe - Sat 12 July - Sun 13 July
A bus has just been photographed in practise for a sponsored bus pull using the Police as muscle-power.
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Music of the Night
The Citadel - Tues 15 July - Sat 19 July
We're delighted to announce that one of the most popular events in Plymouth will be staged once again in July 2008. There really is nothing else quite like this show in the Westcountry! Presented by 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery in its home the Royal Citadel, Plymouth, Music of the Night will return for its ninth production. Its unique blend of a fabulous military setting and entertaining spectacle has been a winner with Westcountry audiences since it was first produced back in1992. Music, song, dance, lasers, fireworks and gunfire all combine with the superb musicians of the Bands of the Royal Artillery and Her Majesty's Royal Marines and a cast of hundreds of talented local performers to produce a fantastic outdoor show, staged to raise money for local and military charities. Each night, 5,000 spectators can be housed in the grandstand seating area. Large screens enhance the show and its growing reputation for stunning entertainment has led to an increasing numbers of visitors from across the country. Early booking is recommended
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Plymouth Hoe Traditional Fair
The Hoe - Mon 28 July - Sun 10 Aug
All the fun of the fair!
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Sutton Harbour Festival
The Barbican - Sat 26 July - Sun 3 Aug
The Port of Plymouth Yacht Regatta, the annual Plymouth Classic Boat Rally and a variety of on-shore activities come together to form the Sutton Harbour Festival. Based around Plymouth's historic Barbican, the event promises to offer something for everyone whether afloat or onshore.
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Buskers and Street Entertainers Competition
The Hoe - Sat 2 August
Born Hectic Events are holding a 2008 Buskers and Street Entertainers Competition which is to include performers from Somerset and Avon as well as Devon and Cornwall.
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British Fireworks Championship
The Hoe - Tues 12 August - Wed 13 August
The competition, organised by The Event Services Association (TESA) and supported by Plymouth City Council, is now in its 12th year and has become a fixture on the Plymouth calendar and major tourist attraction attended by thousands each summer.
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International Lighthouse Day
Smeaton's Tower, The Hoe - Sat 16 August
One of the Hoe’s most famous landmarks will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of International Lighthouse Day on Saturday 16 August. Visitors to Smeaton’s Tower throughout the day will be able to see the Plymouth Amateur Radio Club in the Lantern Room as they broadcast to other radio clubs in lighthouses across the world. A re-enactor will be on site dressed as an 18th Century lighthouse keeper, mixing and mingling with visitors and telling stories, and children will be able to collect free lighthouse-themed word search and drawing activity sheets to keep them busy. Admission to Smeaton’s Tower is just £2 for adults and £1 for children. Various concessions are also available including a family ticket for up to two adults and three children priced at £4.80. The view from the top of the lighthouse takes in the city centre, Plymouth Sound, Dartmoor and Mount Edgcumbe. Opening hours are 10am to 12 noon and 1 to 4pm.
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Sea Cadet Band Championships
The Hoe - Sat 23 August
Sea Cadets from all over the UK will be taking part in the national finals of their bi-annual national band concert.
With every entrant having won through their regional finals, this event showcases the very best sea cadet musicians in the country.
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Heritage Open Day
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery (Merchant's House and Elizabethan House) - Thur 11 Sept -14 Sept
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