Events

• Our Events

Please see our listings below, for upcoming events at St. Michael’s.

St. Michael’s hosts regular events as well as its weekly services and Feast days:
> Regular Services, groups and activities

For more information about Music on the Mount, our current and past recitals and lectures, please visit these pages:
> Music Recitals
> Lectures Series

To hire the church for your event, please click below or email mountdinhaminfo@gmail.com
> Booking & Hire and church calendar

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• Seasonal Fairs

Fairs in this beautiful church combine seasonal community celebrations with the St Michael’s Café, open from 11am – 3pm. Spring, Autumn and Advent fairs include artisan stalls and stands for local groups and charities. The Advent Fair coincides with the Feast of S. Nikolas, who joins us each year to share his stories for children.

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• The Café

The St Michael’s Café is run by the community of Mount Dinham and open once a month, usually on the first Friday morning, from 10am – 12noon.

The Café serve delicious home made savouries, cakes, teas and coffees.  Come and find a very warm welcome for everyone in the heart of Mount Dinham! There is free Wifi at the church, books to borrow and sometimes board games and puzzles to play.

The Café also runs for special events throughout the year, for seasonal fairs and during the annual National Heritage Open Days in September. Check on the outside church notice board or the Friends of St Michael’s Facebook group for dates.

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• Volunteering at St Michael’s

Our services and events, including concerts, fairs, the Café, the garden and heritage cleaning groups provide varied and interesting volunteering opportunities for all ages. We are blessed with a very special, sociable and generous atmosphere in this unique and beautiful space.
If you would like to find out about volunteering opportunities, read more here or contact us at mountdinhaminfo@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to our next event!

All Events

Martin Roscoe in Concert | Music on the Mount


Music
3
Oct
2026

Saturday 3rd October, 7:30pm (doors open 6:45pm for refreshments) “…Roscoe is the commanding soloist in a performance that has exceptional depth and resonance…” The Gramophone Martin Roscoe has a career spanning over five decades and is one of the UK’s most loved and respected pianists. He has a repertoire encompassing over 100 concertos and more…

Come & Sing Michaelmas Evensong


Community, Music, Services
4
Oct
2026

Join us for an afternoon of glorious music-making in preparation for a service of Choral Evensong. We are celebrating our first Patronal Festival season as a new parish with Mother Tanya and everyone is invited to join us for a drinks reception after the service. Singers of all voice parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor,…

Schola Cantorum, Ardingly College | Music on the Mount Young Musicians Programme


Music
18
Oct
2026

Enjoy a free afternoon concert in Exeter’s beautiful Grade I masterpiece, with Schola Cantorum from Ardingly College. West Sussex. 3.30pm Doors, 4:00pm Concert Tickets: FREE (with retiring collection) ~ with refreshments served before the concert and during the interval. As part of  our ongoing Young Musician’s Programme for Music on the Mount, enjoy one…

Dumnonii in Concert | Music on the Mount


Music
6
Nov
2026

7:30pm  – Doors at 6:45pm for refreshments Dumnonii Consort is Devon’s only professional choral consort. Founded in 2023 by artistic director Matthew Jeffrey, this eight-part vocal ensemble comprises high-calibre professional singers based in Exeter, many associated with the Cathedral choir and performing across the UK and internationally. For this concert, the Dumnonii consort present…

Past Events

Exe Vox Chamber Choir: Autumn Concert


Music
24
Sep
2026

Showcasing beautiful music for an autumn evening – 7:00pm doors, 7.30pm concert. PROGRAMME Lobet den Herrn – J S Bach Mass No 2 in G major – F.P. Schubert Requiem in c minor – Michael Haydn “Bach’s most ebullient motet; Schubert’s most soothing mass; and the primary inspiration for Mozart’s legendary Requiem, composed by his…

Mass of the Holy Cross


Music, Services
13
Sep
2026

11am Service, celebrated by Mtr. Tanya and led by the choir, with Tudor music chosen for our Heritage Open Days weekend. Setting: Mass for four voices - William Byrd (1540 – 1623) Motet: Dulcis amica dei - Dionysius Prioris (1460 – 1614) At St Michael’s Mount Dinham, the traditions of music and liturgical feasts continue despite…

Heritage Open Days: “Everyday Histories” – talks, music & hospitality


Community, Lectures, Music, Services
Heritage Open Days: “Everyday Histories” – talks, music & hospitality
13
Sep
2026

Open to visitors from 10.30am, with Sung Mass of the Holy Cross at 11am and Dr Richard Parker’s walking tour of St Michaels and Mount Dinham.  As part of this year’s Heritage Open Days theme “Everyday Histories”, we are delighted to share our morning Sung Mass service and our history of…

Heritage Open Days: “Everyday Histories” – talks, music & hospitality


Community, Lectures, Music
12
Sep
2026

Open to visitors from 11am, with refreshments served in the Café until 5pm. Prof. Anthony Musson’s talk at 2pm explores how everyday lives were changed when Henry VIII travelled around the country on “progress” – what did hosting the King entail and how did royal servants and local tradespeople cope with…

Apricity Trio with Will Lambert | Music on the Mount


Music
11
Sep
2026

The Apricity Trio was formed in 2023 at London’s Royal College of Music. With local appearances at St Michael’s already under their belt, we warmly welcome their return, bringing fresh talent to new audiences here for Music on the Mount. 7:30pm concert (doors open 6:45pm for refreshments). Apricity are an exceptional young ensemble delivering…

Feast of the Assumption of our Lady


Services
15
Aug
2026

Sung Mass is held at 7:30pm, followed by refreshments. Celebrant: Fr Steven Martin. The Feast of the Assumption of our Lady is celebrated annually on August 15th. It marks the end of the earthly life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her reception into heavenly glory, body and soul.  Music in the Liturgy: Setting:…

Linos Piano Trio | Music on the Mount


Music
7
Aug
2026

7:30pm  – Doors at 6:45pm for refreshments The Linos Piano Trio features piano, violin and cello and was founded in 2007 in London. It combines five nationalities and a uniquely diverse approach to the interpretation of orchestral masterpieces for the chamber stage. The Trio has been praised for its “slow-burning, gripping performances” (Strad) as well…

Licensing Service of Revd. Tanya Hockley-Still


Community, Services
23
Jul
2026

The Churchwardens and PCC of St Michael’s Mount Dinham, Exeter warmly invite you to come and welcome THE REVD. TANYA HOCKLEY-STILL as PRIEST-IN-CHARGE of ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS MOUNT DINHAM at a Service of Licensing by The Venerable Andrew Beane, Archdeacon of Exeter at 7.30 pm on Thursday 23rd July 2026. Visiting clergy are invited to robe…

The Elmore Quartet | Music on the Mount


Music
10
Jul
2026

7:30pm (doors open 6:45pm for refreshments) The Elmore Quartet launches our Music on the Mount concert series with a rare opportunity to hear one of the most exciting emerging quartets in Britain today. ProgrammeHaydn: Op 76 No 5 Quartet in D major Britten: Three Divertimenti R. Clarke: PoemRavel: String Quartet in F Price: £0-£20 Book tickets: CLICK HERE For…

Brass Recital Day: Exeter College Music Academy


Community, Music
22
Jun
2026

4.00 pm – 6.00 pm | Young Brass Player Masterclass. 7.00 pm | Brass Recital, with Megan Newbery and local young musicians, accompanied by Alfie Pugh. Join us to hear the wonderful, resonant sound of Brass at St Michael’s, in this inspiring day of music education, discovery and performance. St. Michael’s…