Events across East Anglia
Live music, food markets, festivals and more from venues across Suffolk and Norfolk.
Ipswich Portal
Something extraordinary has arrived at the heart of Ipswich. The Ipswich Portal, a striking circular sculpture on the Cornhill, is the UK's first installation in the growing global Portal network, and it invites passers-by to do something genuinely remarkable: wave hello to a stranger on the…
Digby and Friends Adventure Trail
The Digby and Friends Adventure Trail is a free, self-guided augmented reality walking experience woven through Ipswich town centre, starting at the Cornhill. Using the dedicated Digby and Beattie app on your smartphone, you follow a trail map, scan each character's silhouette at its stop, and…
Wolsey Writers Group
The Wolsey Writers Group is a long-running creative writing community that gathers on the first Saturday of most months in the upstairs bar of the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, Suffolk. Founded in 2015, it has built a warm, inclusive following for writers of every stripe and every level of…
Breakfast Club with Live Jazz
A lovely way to ease into a Sunday morning, the Breakfast Club with Live Jazz takes place in the River View Café & Bar at Snape Maltings, set against sweeping views across the reed beds and the River Alde. Snape Maltings' resident jazz band provides a laid-back soundtrack from 9am, while the…
The Moon - Meet our Nearest Neighbour
The Moon: Meet Our Nearest Neighbour is a touring exhibition by Bespoke Scientific that has landed at The Hold, Suffolk's purpose-built archive centre on Ipswich's Waterfront, for the whole of summer 2026. It is free to enter and warmly suited to families, curious minds, and space enthusiasts…
Constable: Walking the landscape
Constable: Walking the Landscape is the centrepiece exhibition of the year-long Constable 250 celebrations at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich's beautiful Tudor mansion set in Christchurch Park. Running from 11 July to 4 October 2026, it marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Suffolk's…
Summer Swim Camps at Crown Pools
Crown Pools in Ipswich opens its doors every Wednesday this summer for a splashing good time, as the popular Summer Swim Camps return for another season. Running from 22 July to 26 August, these half-day camps are organised by IpswichFit and give young swimmers a chance to try a brilliant…
Malted Mussel
The Malted Mussel is a summer seafood pop-up at Snape Maltings, running from Wednesday 29 July to Monday 31 August 2026. Billed by Britten Pears Arts as "delicious seafood" and part of the wider Summer at Snape programme, it sits on the edge of the River Alde, drawing on the outstanding natural…
Summer at Snape 2026
A month-long summer music and arts season held at Snape Maltings and run by Britten Pears Arts, historically known as the Snape Proms. The programme spans classical, folk, jazz, world and West End music alongside family events and a summer contemporary art exhibition. The 2026 season includes the…
Sunrise Film Festival 2026
Suffolk's biggest independent film festival returns to Lowestoft for its fifth edition, running from 20 to 23 August 2026 across the Marina Theatre and other town-centre venues. Billing itself as the UK's largest celebration of diverse stories and underrepresented filmmakers, Sunrise Film…
FolkEast Festival 2026
FolkEast returns to the Sotterley Estate in August 2026 with a cosmopolitan folk line-up including Richard Thompson with Zara Phillips, Eddi Reader, The Young'uns, Elephant Sessions, The Magpies, Sam Carter sings Nic Jones, Ellie Gowers, and Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey. The festival blends…
Brass on the Grass 2026
Every Sunday afternoon from 19 July to 6 September 2026, Christchurch Park in Ipswich rings out with the warm, rousing sound of live brass. Organised by the Friends of Christchurch Park, this much-loved summer series takes place in the beautiful Upper Arboretum, with a different local or regional…
Women on the Water
Women on the Water is a relaxed, welcoming paddle club for women held at Three Rivers Pitch & Paddle in Geldeston, Norfolk. The Thursday evening sessions run from 6:00 to 7:30 pm throughout the summer, and the 27 August gathering is one of the final chances to catch it this season. Whether…
Michael Ball The Glow UK Tour
One of Britain's best-loved performers brings his Glow UK Tour to the Ipswich Regent Theatre on Thursday 27 August 2026, for what promises to be a warm and celebratory evening of live music. A double Olivier Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist and familiar BBC…
Christchurch Park parkrun
Every Saturday morning, Christchurch Park in Ipswich plays host to one of Suffolk's most welcoming community fitness fixtures. Christchurch Park parkrun is a free, timed 5k that rolls around at 9:00am each week and is genuinely open to everyone, whatever your pace or fitness level. The course runs…
PreLoved Fashion Sale - In Honour of Pam
A deeply personal and warmly community-spirited afternoon, PreLoved Fashion Sale: In Honour of Pam returns to The Hidden Garden Cafe in the heart of Ipswich's The Saints quarter on Saturday 29 August. Following a wonderful response to the first sale, Pam Davis's family are bringing more of her…
78th Aylsham Show 2026
The Aylsham Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show staged in Blickling Park near Aylsham on the August Bank Holiday Monday. It is organised by The Aylsham Agricultural Show Association Limited (AASA), a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, which distributes surplus proceeds…
The Cavern Club Story
The Cavern Club Story arrives at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 at 7pm, bringing the legend of Liverpool's world-famous Cavern Club vividly to life on stage. Fully endorsed by the Cavern Club itself, this is the official theatre show celebrating over 70…
Mini Mansion Takeover
Make Play brings a touch of wonder to Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich, Suffolk, on Wednesday 2 September with a special morning of free, immersive play for the very youngest visitors. The centrepiece is Constable's Garden, a brand-new hands-on playscape inspired by John Constable's…
The Go-Between
Eastern Angles Theatre Company brings its new touring production of The Go-Between to the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich for two days this September. Adapted from L.P. Hartley's beloved 1953 novel by playwright Ben Musgrave, this is a bold, non-linear staging of a story that has lost none of its…
Calendar Girls the Musical
Calendar Girls the Musical comes to Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre for a run of performances from 10 to 26 September 2026, as part of a brand-new UK revival co-produced with the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Theatre by the Lake and the Octagon Theatre Bolton. Based on the true story that launched…
Christchurch Park Market
Now in its fourth consecutive year, the Christchurch Park Market returns to one of Ipswich's most beautiful green spaces every second Sunday from April through to September, running from 9.30 am to 3 pm. Organised by Prestige County Events, it is a genuinely lovely way to spend a Sunday…