Oktoberfest Plymouth - Central Park
Plymouth goes Bavarian for one weekend. Steins, live music, bratwurst, a mini trader village and a huge Bier tent. Loud, fun, and full of autumnal energy. Ideal if you like your weekends with a bit of chaos.

📍 Central Park, Plymouth
⌚ Fri 24 – Sat 25 October | All day

Olive & Twist Art & Craft Fair - City Centre
A new local market featuring handmade gifts, candles, crochet, fudge and coffee or cocktails. Great chance to support local makers while enjoying a relaxed Sunday browse.

📍 Olive & Twist, 9 Old Town St, Plymouth
⌚ Sun 26 October | 11am–11pm

Popular American-based Burger chain ‘Wendy’s’ opened this week in Drakes Circus.

BUT… before you get too swept up in the fast-food hype, it’s worth remembering that Plymouth’s already stacked with some seriously good independents flipping burgers that give any global chain a run for their money. From the double-smash stacks at Zephyr Burgers and Smashland Burgers, to the cult classics at Cap’n Jaspers and Bombay Burger Kitchen, there’s no shortage of local spots doing it right and doing Plymouth proud. Give them a try, you will not be dissapointed.

Check out the full list of our favorite burger spots in Plymouth…

Artober at Royal William Yard with exhibitions and pop-ups from local and national artists. Free to wander around, plenty of cafes nearby, and a good excuse to pretend you’re cultured on your lunch break.
📍 Royal William Yard
⌚ 11am–4pm

The Tamaritans Theatre Company bring Hangmen. A dark comedy by Martin McDonagh at the Barbican Theatre. It’s sharp, funny, and a bit grim in all the right ways.
📍 Barbican Theatre, Castle Street
⌚ 7:30pm

Dartmoor Zoo’s Night of the Dead returns. A zombie survival challenge set through the grounds after dark. Teams, puzzles, jump scares. Runs Friday and Saturday if you fancy testing your nerves.
📍 Dartmoor Zoo, Sparkwell
⌚ 6:30–10pm

The Halloween Trail is up and running at Plymouth Garden Centre. A simple one for families, find the clues, grab a prize, and finish with cake. Free to enter, daily until Halloween.
📍 Plymouth Garden Centre, PL6 5NU
⌚ 9am–5:30pm

Board games, card games, tournaments and tabletop madness. The Ocean City Game Expo is back. Whether you’re casually curious or someone who owns too many dice, this is your zone.
📍 Stoke Damerel Community College
⌚ 10am–6pm

Pumpkin Fest at Strawberry Fields is in full swing with fields of pumpkins, a maize maze, toasting marshmallows, and magic shows. Proper autumn, with that orangey-hue.
📍 Strawberry Fields, Lifton
⌚ 9am–2:30pm

Over at the National Marine Aquarium, it’s Spiny vs Slimy weekend. Pick a side, meet some odd-looking creatures, and take part in interactive marine challenges. Great for kids, secretly fun for adults too.
📍 National Marine Aquarium, Coxside
⌚ 10am–5pm

Griff Rhys Jones brings his new tour The Cat’s Pyjamas to Plymouth, full of stories, observations and old-school comedy. An easy way to end the your Saturday on a laugh.
📍 Marjon Quad Theatre
⌚ 7:30–9:30pm

The Bazaar returns to Old Town Square with local traders, live music, and street food. Simple, relaxed, and full of things you didn’t know you needed until you saw them.
📍 Old Town Square
⌚ All day | Free

Argyle Women face Maidstone United in the FA Cup at Home Park. Great value day out and a proper family atmosphere. Under-14s go free too!
📍 Home Park
⌚ Kick-off 2pm

The Barbican Theatre hosts a Harvest Festival and Barn Dance in aid of Shekinah. Expect live music, games, and people realising halfway through they’ve forgotten how to barn dance.
📍 Barbican Theatre, Castle Street
⌚ 12–5pm

The Box are hosting Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus. A Halloween event with crafts, themed snacks and live music. Costumes encouraged, glitter optional.
📍 The Box, Tavistock Place
⌚ 5:30–8pm

If you missed it earlier, Olive & Twist’s Art & Craft Fair is open. Handmade gifts, good tunes, and espresso martinis on standby.
📍 Olive & Twist, 9 Old Town St
⌚ 11am–11pm

PLYM CARD is a digital discount card created to support Plymouth’s amazing independent businesses. Cardholders will get access to exclusive discounts at a growing list of local gems - from your favourite cafés and bakeries to tattoo studios, restaurants, pet groomers, beauty salons, barbers and more essential services.

This week we were delighted to announce Smashland Burgers, Nook Houseplants, and Salumi Bar & Eatery to Plym Card, all three of which will be offering some juic disocunts to cardholders!

It’s completely free for businesses to join, and it means extra footfall, promotion across our channels, and a bit more buzz for the local independent scene. NO NATIONAL CHAINS.

If you run a local business and want to get involved, just hit reply to this email or message us over on Instagram @plymcard.

Let’s give Plymouth’s indie scene the love it deserves 💚