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…
Red House Tour
Gain an intimate view of The Red House. Lasting an hour, you will be guided through Britten and Pears’ house, composition studio and library plus a visit to the archive where you will get a chance to see the gems of the collection.
Red House Art Tour
The Red House Art Tour is a guided 90-minute tour of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears' former home in Aldeburgh, led by expert guides who highlight key artworks from the collection and share the stories and insights behind the pieces the pair chose to live with. Britten and Pears assembled around…
End of Course Concert: Composition and Performance
Composers from the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme present new works developed during the Composition & Performance course, created under the guidance of Colin Matthews, Mark‑Anthony Turnage and Helen Grimes.
Heritage open Day: Imogen Holst's House
Part of the nationwide Heritage Open Days, this is a special opening of the Aldeburgh home of composer, conductor and educator Imogen Holst. The one-bedroom bungalow at 9 Church Walk was designed and built by HT 'Jim' Cadbury-Brown between 1962 and 1964, and recently received a Grade II listing on…
Heritage Open Days: The Red House
Part of England's largest festival of history and culture, this free annual event opens the doors of The Red House in Aldeburgh, the Grade II-listed 17th-century farmhouse that was home to composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears. This year's theme is 300 Years of Everyday Life, exploring…
Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival 2026
The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival returns to the beautiful setting of Snape Maltings on 26–27 September 2026 for its annual celebration of Suffolk's finest food and drink. With 130+ local producers, live demo stages, celebrity chefs, masterclasses and free children's cookery classes every 30…
Snape Sessions: Charlie Dark
The Snape Sessions series brings artists into an intimate setting to share work, ideas and conversation, and this edition features Charlie Dark, the poet, DJ and cultural activist born Charlie Williams. Dark co-founded the influential trip-hop group Attica Blues and later created Run Dem Crew, the…
A Late English Summer
James and Maciej return for their third dazzling collaboration, An English Summer—a radiant celebration of British brilliance. From Malcolm Arnold to Herbert Howells, this sunlit programme sparkles with lyricism, wit, and pastoral charm, capturing the spirit of England in full musical bloom.
ETO: Pre Performance Talk: Orpheus and Eurydice
A chance to get under the skin of one of opera's most beloved myths before the curtain rises. English Touring Opera's pre-performance talk accompanies their new autumn 2026 production of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice, directed by Jenny Ogilvie, a specialist in movement and physical theatre. The…
Friday Lunchtime Concert: Kleio Quartet
First Prize and Commission Prize winners at the 2023 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition, the Kleio Quartet are rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting young string quartets on the international stage.
A Christmas Miracle
Inspired by Britten’s unrealised plans for his intergenerational community opera of the Christmas Story (titled A Christmas Sequence), and using text from the Chester Mystery Plays, the new opera by Errollyn Wallen includes special settings of much-loved Christmas carols for everyone to sing along…
Aldeburgh Music Club presents Christmas Oratorio
Following their sell-out performance of Messiah last year, Aldeburgh Music Club return to Snape Maltings to launch the 2026 Christmas season with one of the best-loved choral works of all time – J.S. Bach’s CHRISTMAS ORATORIO.
