Annual Events
During the past 30 years, Combe Martin Carnival week has earned many superlative comments of endorsement from a nationwide following who make the annual pilgrimage. The week offers a wide variety of family-orientated fun, with the Carnival Parade as its highlight. During the second week of August it is an event not to be missed!
The week starts with the crowning of the carnival queen and includes the huge main parade, wheelbarrow race, raft race, live music and events for all ages. The main parade is always an evening of excitement and fun, attracting thousands of onlookers and featuring a long procession of colourful and imaginative floats, varing in size, theme and history, are what make the Combe Martin Carnival stand out from others. 
These include many from local businesses and villagers and some, like the 'Uncle Tom Cobley', which have been entered into the parade since 1911. The parade starts at the top of the village for judging and finishes at the seaside where the party begins. Carnival week concludes on the Friday night with a spectacular fireworks display.
The festival starts on the Friday in July with live music and events every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for four consecutive weekends, and also some midweek events. The festival has something for everyone, with music for all ages and tastes.
Visit Music Festival Website for more information.
The traditional start to the strawberry season is early June. Combe Martin was, at one time, a large producer of strawberries. Grown and packed for resale, the strawberries were sold all over Devon and further afield.
The traditional of holding a Strawberry Fayre on the first Sunday in June still exists and Cross Street is closed to trafic while dozens of colourful stalls are erercted to display and sell all types of home made food and local crafts and of course, large helpings of Combe Martin Strawberries and cream with many a punnet taken home for Sunday tea.
An undeniably unique event in the Combe Mrtin Calendar. Banned in 1837 for licentiousness and drunken dehaviour, the Hunting of the Earl of Rone was revived in 1974. Nobody knows how old custom is, but the exploits of the central character, from which the custom takes its name, can be traced back to 1607. The custom may be considerably older, even predating Celtic and Christian influences.
Over the four days of the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, the Grenadiers, Hobby Horse, Fool and villagers hunt through the village for the 'Earl of Rone', finally finding him on the Monday night. The hunt starts on Friday evening around the village, Saturday is the juniors day, led by children from Combe Martin School. the hunting continues on Sunday afternoon with the addition of a band. Monday evening sees the last hunting when the Earl of Rone is finally captured. He is mounted back to front on a donkey and paraded through the village accompanied by hundreds of villagers, reaching the beach at sunset. 
He is frequently shot by the grenadiers and falls from the donkey, only to be revived by the hobby horse and Fool, re-mounted on the donkey and carried onwards to his fate. At the final shooting on the beach, he is not revived but thrown into the sea.
This event is run by a council of local villagers and is unique to Combe Martin. For detailed information and a phtographic gallery, please click here to visit their website
Hunting the Earl of Rone
May - Spring Bank Holiday - (4 days from Friday to Monday evening)
North Devon Walking & Cycling Festival
First week of May
Strawberry Fayre
June
Music Festival
Starts first weekend in July for 4 consecutive weekends (Friday - Sunday)
Combe Martin Carnival
Second week of August (for 7 days)
Farmers Market at the Village Hall
Third saturday of every month