MUSIC and arts enthusiasts will be flocking to Tavistock this spring to enjoy a feast of entertainment designed to suit every taste. The ten-day Tavistock Music and Arts Festival from April 26 to May 5 includes 31 events covering a range of different music styles, exhibitions, poetry and film. Rising rock stars the Rumble Strips will be returning to their home town for a special performance, and a celebration of local talent takes place for the first time at the Acoustic Cafe in the Wharf Arts Centre. A folk concert has been added to the mix this year, together with the range of orchestral music, choral, chamber, ensemble and solo classical, jazz, church and brass band. Tavistock Library and Tavistock College will host events as well as the usual seven venues around the town. Now in its sixth year, the festival, which started out as a three-day event, has gone from strength to strength with acts lining up waiting to perform. Festival chairman Christopher Kirwin is excited by the varied programme this year. He said: 'We have a much wider range of literary events and an artists' market which will be like the farmers' market but with art and crafts for sale. 'There will be an evening of award winning short films and composer Andrew Wilson has written a new work for Tavistock Sings in which 250 children will take part.' Last year, more than 3,000 tickets were sold for paid concerts and workshops and many events were free. The festival costs in the region of £30,000 to put on, the majority of which is raised by sponsorship and ticket sales. Mr Kirwin said there was no doubt that the festival was of benefit to the town because it attracted people to stay in the hotels and spend money in the shops. He said this year there would be even more free events than last year, including the youth chamber orchestra South West Camarata at Kelly College, literary workshops and recitals.