The Spirit of the Exe and the Exmouth Mussel Festival is coming up on Saturday, September 24, at the Exmouth Beach and Gardens, from noon-7pm.

The event will be opened by the Mayor of Exmouth and there will be cookery demonstrations from Kathy Evans at The Chronicle, Chris Holland, Sue Stoneman and Darryl Price. There’s also music from AJ’s Caravan Band, The Exmouth Shanty Men, Dumbo’s Feather and the Rob Murphy Band. On the beach, there will be the sand sculpture competition, plus raft-building and water sports activities.