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Festivals in Suffolk to suit all tastes and interests
There are festivals, events and activities throughout the year when you visit Suffolk, from international headliners at Latitude to folksy get-togethers, local food and drink extravaganzas and world-famous classics at Snape Maltings.
Take your pick from these…
Aldeburgh Music Festival at Snape Maltings
Aldeburgh Music Festival
Where: Snape Maltings
What: Suffolk’s finest music and arts festival, founded by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in 1948, and featuring world-renowned soloists and orchestras.
Maui Festival
Where: Elveden Hall Estate
What: A four-night and three-day festival of international music and performance art.
LeeStock Festival
Where: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford
What: An epic weekend of music, great food and family fun raising money for the Willow Foundation.
Latitude Festival at Henham
Latitude Festival
Where: Henham Park near Southwold
What: Set within the stunning surrounds of Henham Park, 2026 is the 20th anniversary of this wondrous festival. Let your curiosity guide you through the very best in music, dance, comedy, poetry, theatre, literature, podcasts, science, family activities and wellness.
Red Rooster Festival
Where: Euston Hall, Euston, Thetford
What: Celebrating the best in southern Americana with Cajun, Soul, Rock’n’Roll, Roots and Country plus delicious mouth-watering BBQ food in the heart of the Suffolk countryside.
INK Festival
INK Festival, Halesworth
Where: Halesworth
What: INK began in 2015 with 15 staged short plays and now 10 years later the festival is the UK’s leading producer of original short plays, with at least 70 original short plays from over 1000 annual script submissions.
Brecks Outdoor Festival
Where: Across the Brecks
What: Celebrate the wild and beautiful landscape of the Brecks across a whole fortnight.
Dragon Fest
Where: West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
What: A family fun day out with the Anglo-Saxon Village transformed into a world of dragons, creatures and unique characters, plus dinosaurs, bubbles, food, theatre and amusements.
First Light Festival, Lowestoft
First Light Festival
Where: Lowestoft South Beach
What: England’s most easterly town hosts a free 24-hour music festival that starts at midday and finishes the following day at midday. Enjoy the magic of the midsummer daylight with a free, unticketed, outdoor programme.
Taste of East Anglia Festival
Where: Kentwell Hall
What: Chefs on stage, artisanal food and drink stalls, Street food, BBQ Zone, wine area, and lots more.
Southwold Arts Festival
Where: Several venues in Southwold
What: The eighth Southwold Arts Festival has a rich and diverse mix of music, talks, theatre, poetry and visual arts to this beautiful seaside town.
Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival, Snape Maltings
Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival
Where: Snape Maltings
What: Now rated one of the UK’s best food festivals, this two days event celebrates Suffolk’s food and drink producers and its rich farming heritage and includes tastings to lectures and everything else in between.
Felixstowe Book Festival
Where: Felixstowe and Trimley St Mary
What: Authors and audiences love this festival’s unique intimate, welcoming atmosphere. They appreciate the chance to combine author events with seafood suppers, walks along the prom with its colourful beach huts (said to be the oldest in the country), a wander in the award-winning seafront gardens and even a bracing swim.
Folk East, Glemham Hall
FolkEast
Where: Beccles
What: Dance, workshops, art, instrumental, talks, food and drink.
Bury St Edmunds Food and Drink Festival
Where: Bury St Edmunds Town Centre
What: With local chefs, a great choice of food & drink stalls and a wide range of street entertainment, Suffolk’s foodie town hosts a free entry event in a weekend of treats and displays as well as a host of family fun.
July Festival, Newmarket
Where: Newmarket Rowley Mile Course, Cambridge Road Newmarket
What: Three days of world class horseracing, combined with fashion, food and entertainment. Running from Thursday to Saturday, starting with Ladies Day, a seven-race card headlined by the Group Two Princess of Wales’s Stakes; then Festival Friday, followed by July Cup Day. Run over six furlongs, the July Cup is one of the most valuable and prestigious sprint races in the world. A great family day out.
Primadonna Festival, Stowmarket
Primadonna Festival
Where: The Food Museum, Iliffe Way, Stowmarket
What: A festival of books, ideas and inspiration with something for everyone with film, music, comedy, food, drink, DJs and therapies alongside our main programme of talks, interviews and discussions. The line-up gives prominence to women, people of colour, LGBTQI+ and working class people, and disabled people.
Framlingham Country Show
Where: Framlingham College
What: A great day out with local food and drink, events for dog lovers, fun activities and entertainment for children. Meet producers and makers, watch and admire rural crafters demonstrating their skills, listen to some fabulous music by up and coming talent. Main ring attractions, celebrity chefs, living history, model aeroplanes, tractors, classic cars, horses, and much more.
East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival
Where: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Angel Hill, Bury Saint Edmunds
What: For six days, the cathedral hosts this amazing event organised by CAMRA with more than 250 real ales, 40 ciders, food stalls, a sound stage and a full entertainment programme with bands, folk singers, choirs and solo musicians.
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