This Beltane, in the historic Stannary town of Ashburton, Field System Gallery and Ashburton Arts Centre present a town-wide and inclusive celebration of the arrival of summer.

The Lore and Land III art exhibition opens at 6pm on Thursday 1st May in the Field System gallery. This group show explores the otherworldly, the bestial, connections to the land, and forgotten things via image, sculpture and sound. Free to visit. Further details, including about the launch event, can be found here.

On Saturday 3rd May the Lore and Land III exhibition continues and you will also be able to experience Libby Bove’s Museum of Roadside Magic nearby.

Dartmoor spinner of stories, Lisa Schneidau hosts exhibiting artists Libby Bove, Gemma Dunnell, Abigail Tinnion and Asha Uberoi at Ashburton Arts Centre to talk about all things lore and land, after which you can catch Dartmoor Calling, the film about the folk who saved Dartmoor from the 1950s to the present day, made by the Clapham Film Unit and Dartmoor Preservation Association.

There will also be morris dancing with three sides, Grimspond Morris, Molly No Mates and MAYDAY Morris, who will be running workshops and dancing in the streets of Ashburton.

And in the evening, the revels continue with the masters of broken folk, the Lunatraktors, performing at Ashburton Arts Centre.

Further details and tickets here.