What's On in Tenby

Thu 15 Oct – Fri 6 Nov

Tenby's Pumpkin Patch Free

Gumfreston Farm, Gumfreston (SA70 8RA)

A pick-your-own pumpkin field at Gumfreston Farm with a pumpkin barn, maize maze and pumpkin cannon, open Friday evenings and weekends in October and daily over half term, with free entry and parking and no booking.

Fri 30 Oct

Halloween Trick or Treat Trail

Starts at Fecci's, Lower Frog Street; disco afterwards at the Rugby Club, Upper Frog Street

The annual trick-or-treat trail sets off at 5.30pm from Fecci's fish and chip shop on Lower Frog Street, followed by a disco at the Rugby Club with tickets from the club.

Fri 30 Oct – Sun 1 Nov

The Big Bang, Saundersfoot Free

Saundersfoot Harbour and the Regency Hall, Saundersfoot

Saundersfoot Harbour runs a funfair on all three days, a trick-or-treat trail and disco at the Regency Hall on the Friday, and two free firework displays at the harbour on the Saturday evening, at 6.30pm and 8pm.

Fri 30 Oct

The Specials Ltd ('Skalloween')

De Valence Pavilion, Upper Frog Street

A tribute to the 2 Tone band The Specials plays the De Valence Pavilion on the Friday before Halloween, with tickets through the venue's website.

Wed 4 Nov

Tenby Rotary Club Bonfire Night

Tenby United RFC ground, Heywood Lane

Tenby Rotary Club's bonfire and fireworks night at the rugby ground on Heywood Lane, with admission at £7 for adults and £4 for children and concessions for families.

Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov

Tenby Blues Festival

More than 20 venues around the town; festival box office at the De Valence Pavilion

The festival's 20th year brings around 50 acts to more than 20 venues, most of them free to get into, with tickets for the rest sold online and at the De Valence box office from 2pm on the Friday.

Fri 27 Nov – Sat 12 Dec

A Tudor Christmas at the Tudor Merchant's House

Tudor Merchant's House (National Trust)

On Fridays and Saturdays only, the National Trust dresses the merchant's house in greenery and its team in Tudor costume, with a gift for under-10s while stocks last; no booking, normal admission applies and last entry is 2.30pm.

Sat 28 Nov

Christmas lights switch-on

Tudor Square

Father Christmas is expected to arrive aboard Tenby RNLI's all-weather lifeboat and be escorted into Tudor Square by the local fire crew, on the same day as the morning Santa Run.

Sat 28 Nov

Tenby Santa Run

From St Mary's Church; registration in St Mary's Church Hall

Tenby Round Table's 3k charity run in Santa suits (suit and medal included) goes round the town on open roads from 11am, with shorter routes for children and registration from 10am to 10.45am.

Sat 5 – Sun 6 Dec

Saundersfoot Harbour Christmas Market

Marine Centre and Ocean Square, Saundersfoot Harbour

Saundersfoot Harbour's Christmas market weekend, with stallholders and food vendors in the Marine Centre and around Ocean Square.

Sat 12 Dec

Only Men Aloud

De Valence Pavilion, Upper Frog Street

Only Men Aloud bring a December concert to the De Valence Pavilion; like every show there, tickets are sold by outside agents rather than the venue.

Sat 19 Dec

Big Macs Wholly Soul Band

De Valence Pavilion, Upper Frog Street

Big Macs Wholly Soul Band play the pavilion on the last Saturday before Christmas, with tickets linked from the venue's events page.

Sat 26 Dec

Tenby Boxing Day Swim

North Beach

The Tenby Sea Swimming Association's charity dip off North Beach, run for more than 50 years, starts at 11am.

Thu 31 Dec

New Year's Eve fireworks at Tenby House

Tenby House, Tudor Square

Tenby House on Tudor Square has put on a New Year's Eve firework and tickertape display every year since 2000, alongside its own over-18s party (£95 a head, advance tickets only, none sold on the night).

Thu 31 Dec

Saundersfoot New Year's Eve fireworks Free

Saundersfoot Harbour

A free midnight fireworks display at Saundersfoot Harbour, put on with Love Saundersfoot.

Fri 1 Jan

Saundersfoot New Year's Day Swim

Saundersfoot

Saundersfoot's 41st New Year's Day charity swim starts at 2pm this time, with registration at £5 for adults and £3 for under-16s booked online in advance.

Sat 30 Jan

Tenby Trib Fest

De Valence Pavilion, Upper Frog Street

Tribute acts to Robbie Williams, Arctic Monkeys and The Killers share one Saturday-night bill at the De Valence, with doors at 6.30pm.

Sat 27 Mar

Fleetwood Bac

De Valence Pavilion, Upper Frog Street

Fleetwood Bac take the De Valence stage for a ticketed Saturday night in late March.

Sat 24 Apr

Kevin and Perry Go Large

De Valence Pavilion, Upper Frog Street

A ticketed Kevin and Perry Go Large night at the pavilion on Upper Frog Street in late April.

Fri 2 – Sun 4 Jul

Long Course Weekend Wales

Tenby, with courses across Pembrokeshire

A sea swim on the Friday, a cycle sportive of up to 112 miles on the Saturday and the Wales Marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k on the Sunday, with the runs finishing back in Tenby.

Thu 15 – Sun 18 Jul

Westival

Shipping Hill Farm, a five-minute walk from Manorbier station

A self-styled boutique music festival on a farm near Manorbier station that has sold out two years running; ticket releases go to people on its sign-up list.

Sun 19 Sept

IRONMAN Wales

Swim from North Beach, bike along the Pembrokeshire coast, run through the town centre

The IRONMAN triathlon starts with a sunrise swim off North Beach, crosses the Pembrokeshire coast by bike and finishes with a fan-filled run through Tenby's town centre.