Suffolk Festivals
We are constantly updating our Festival listings so please keep an eye on this page.
The Ship Beer Festival - 24th to 25th March
The 8th Hundon Plough Beer Festival - 5th to 9th April
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival - 14th - 15th April
The Alde Valley Spring Festival 2012 - 21st April - 20th May
HighTide Festival - 3rd to 13th May 2012
ULR Premier Rugby Sevens and Beer Festival - 4th to 6th May
Festeaval - 4th to 7th May
Bury St Edmunds Festival - 17th - 27th May
Kings Head Beer and Music Festival - 18th - 20th May
4th Annual Sproughton Beer Festival - 19th - 20th May
Suffolk Walking Festival - 19th May - 10th June
Flavours of 2012 - 26th May - 27th May
Stowmarket Festival - 1st -10th June
StowFest - 9th -10th June
LeeStock Music Festival - 3 June
Aldeburgh ART 2nd -5th June
LiveandKicking - 4th June
Alive and V-Dubbin 2012 - 8th - 10th June
Woolpit Festival 2012 - 8th to 17th June
Aldeburgh Music Festival - 8th - 24th June
Ipswich Arts Festival 2012 - 15th June - 14th July
Beer Festival at The Cherry Tree Inn - 22nd to 24th June
Maverick Festival - 29th June to 1st July
Latitude 2012 - 12th to 15th July
Halesworth Gig in the Park - 10th to 12th August
Cask-ale Beer Festival at The Anchor - 18th and 19th August
FolkEast at Somerleyton - 24th - 26th August
Fressingfield Music Festival 2012 - 25th - 29th September
Aldeburgh Food And Drink Festival - 29th September to 14th October
Halesworth Arts Festival - 13th - 28th October
Cribfest 2012 - 20th - 25th November
Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival - 30th November - 5th January
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The Ship Beer Festival - 24th to 25th March
We came up with a great way to start the summer! Join us on Saturday and Sunday March the 24th and 25th for the first ever Ship at Dunwich Beer Festival.
It promises to be a great weekend with live music on Sunday and plenty of beer from our favourite local breweries including: Adnams, Green Jack, Grain, Cliff Quay, Humpty Dumpty and Earl Soham. To make sure you won't go hungry we will be serving our famous fish and chips all day.
For more information see: The Ship at Dunwich
The 8th Hundon Plough Beer Festival - 5th to 9th April
Open from midday to at least 11pm every day of the festival
Theme - "And the Winner is..."
22+ real ales from across the UK. All ales featured have won awards at either national or local level (including CAMRA Champion Supreme Beers and SIBA National and Regional winners) along with real ciders and perry. Brewers include Sharps, St Austell, Mill Green, Grain and many, many more. Open all day every day throughout the festival. Restaurant open as usual throughout the festival (booking strongly recommended) as well as Beer Fest Nibbles in the bar. LIVE MUSIC AT THE FESTIVAL- Friday 6th April, 8.30pm- GOLDSTAR (rock/pop power trio), Saturday 7th April, 8.30pm- THE SMOKIN' HOGS (superb blues/rock 4 piece band), Sunday 8th April, 8pm- THE INDIE KILLERS (Modern rock power trio from Brighton) All bands free entry, all welcome at the festival, children until 9pm only in the bar please.
For further details see: The Plough, Hundon
Venue Address: The Plough Inn, Brockley Green, Hundon, Sudbury, CO10 8DT
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival - 14th - 15th April
Framlingham College
10.00 - 5.30
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival
With its inaugural event taking place in 2011 with over 5000 visitors, The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is back for the 2012 season with an exciting addition of The Framlingham Country Show taking place in conjunction to the event.
Situated in the beautiful grounds of Framlingham College in Suffolk, the Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is now a permanent fixture in the show calendar and the Suffolk social scene, showcasing the best of local and national producers, chefs and musicians.
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival combined with the Framlingham Country Show will bring together a host of sights and experiences for the visitors with top class cookery demonstrations and talks in the 300 seat demonstration area whilst in the event rings everything from dog agility to geese herding can be seen while in the music area up to 9 live bands a day will provide additional entertainment. The combined event offers new and seasoned traders the opportunity to meet a variety of visitors and to market their products to a much wider audience.
Tickets: £5
Contact: classicfestivals@mail.com or 01728 666021
Venue Address: Framlingham College, College Road, Framlingham, WOODBRIDGE, IP13 9EY
The Alde Valley Spring Festival 2012 - 21st April - 20th May
The Festival Exhibition will be launched on Saturday 21st April from 10am, with a Grand Opening at 12 Noon - families, friends are welcome. We will be serving a Festival Launch Lunch from 1pm after the official opening by Ronald Blythe, Tessa Newcomb and Liz Calder of Full Circle Editions. The Festival will be open Tuesdays - Sundays from 10am - 6pm. Come by foot, bike, bus or car - free parking.
The theme of Festival 2012 is Food, Gardening & the Land. The opening will also launch a new book An Artist in the Garden about a 3 year residency by Tessa Newcomb in the walled garden at Great Glemham House.
The Festival Exhibition will present over 35 new paintings and drawings by Tessa Newcomb from the Garden Residency, together with new works by Maggi Hambling, Kate Giles, Ffiona Lewis, Tory Lawrence, John Jobson, Stuart Anderson, Sam Taplin, Jason Gathorne-Hardy. A collection of new bird paintings on driftwood by Meriel Ensom will be on show and there will be new ceramics and pottery by Mercury Hare, Alice Garland and Robina Jack. Works from The Suffolk Chair Collection will include new pieces by Jim Parsons, Tim Whiting, Dylan Pym and Raymond Hopkins. Iconographer Marchela Dimitrova is returning with her husband Nedyalko from Bulgaria to show a new collection of icons about female saints of Scotland, England and Wales.
New artists for 2012 include Sarah Pirkis, who is working on a series of etchings called Crabbe's Oaks about veteran trees in the landscape at Great Glemham; Jelly Green, who has been painting cattle in Suffolk; and landscapes and portraits by painter Chris Newson.
There will be a programme of Sunday Garden Walks & Teas, Festival Mardles, Festival Walks and Food Adventures - a full programme will be announced in the second half of March 2012. The Festival Shop will be selling baskets by Peter Dibble, textiles, "Made in Great Glemham" chopping boards and walking sticks, vintage gardening tools and pottery.
Other Festival Events will include smaller Food Adventures at venues in Orford, Aldeburgh, Framlingham and Leiston. We will also be launching The Big Spring Picnic on the 14th May. Inspired by Feeding the 5,000 in London, we are hoping to build Suffolk's longest outdoor picnic table out of home-grown and home-milled Suffolk Oak ... watch this space - or field !
Please check the Festival Website in mid-March for more information - www.aldevalleyspringfestival.co.uk.
The Alde Valley Spring Festival is hosted by White House Farm as an open farm event. The farm is located between Great Glemham and Sweffling in the Upper Alde Valley. It's postal code is IP17 1LS.
HighTide Festival - 3rd to 13th May
There will be eighteen World and European premiere productions for the sixth annual HighTide Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk, from May 3 to13 2012. New this year is the Festival Bus, providing return travel from London Liverpool Street to Halesworth for the under 30’s for £30, including a ticket to two plays.
For full details please see: HighTide Festival 2012
ULR Premier Rugby Sevens and Beer Festival - 4th to 6th May
Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday
Friday night and saturday Beer Festival...Sunday is the International Rugby 7's event with the beer festival.
Friday and saturday FOC with Sunday £7 for adults and £3 for children, under 5,s free.
Contact: Sue Birrell 07771 804444 or see Bury St Edmunds RUFC
Venue Address: Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, Southgate Green, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BL
Festeaval - 4th to 7th May
The Tea Hut
Noon-01:00
Brand new exclusive boutique festival of acoustic music, vintage stalls, gourmet BBQ and Adams beer tent in the heart of the beautiful riverside town of Woodbridge, Suffolk, powered by the sun (solar) with the Blue Bus Tour & The Tea Hut.
Entering into just our second year, 'festeaval' has been noted as a 'must go to' event with the highest standard of performances in the area. It really is a mini festival for all the senses! Showcasing only the best, hand picked artists mingled in with internationally celebrated stars.
Each spring bands, Singer-song writers, poets and DJ's descend on a beautiful meadow behind the fantastic Tea Hut in Woodbridge, Suffolk for its new annual festival, in the sun, for four days.
With with a mention to fire dancers, stilt-walkers, poets, string quartets, comedy plays, magic shows, and even a little Opera, beer tent, BBQ, Beanbags, Board games, colourful lights and locally sourced festival market stalls, swap shops, and vintage clothes, this family friendly mini music festival is buzzing with life, quality, colour and sound.
Line Up so far:
Beth Orton, Turin Brakes, Bastille, Ryan Keen, Kal Lavelle, Kevin Pearce, Emily and the Woods, Novas Basement, Adrian Duffy, Ruby and The Ribcage, Bang Stroke Blow, Hot Feet, Sam Brookes, Artwork, Smoke Feathers, Jake Morley, Tiny Dragons, Ady Johnson, Phoria, Antonio Lulic, Holy Moly and the Crackers, Al Lindsay, Ben Osborne DJ, Fiona Bevan, Al Lewis, Jon Hart Band, Robert Brown, The Ballina Whalers....and many more to be announced.
Weekend ticket: £55 (£45 early bird) £18 per day on the door.
Contact: peter@bluebustour.co.uk
Venue Address: River Wall, The Avenue, Woodbridge, IP12 4BB
Bury St Edmunds Festival - 17th to 27th May
The Bury Festival runs for 11 days each May and attracts national and international performers. With classical, jazz, folk and world music as well as comedy, films, walks, talks and exhibitions there is something for everybody.
Contact: 01284 758000
Venue Address: Box office is at The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD.
Kings Head Beer and Music Festival - 18th May - 20th May
12 noon to midnight
Kings Head(The Low House)
A Beer and Music Festival celebrating East Anglian beers and food. Fund raising Quiz for East Anglian Air Ambulance.
For more details and tickets see: The Kings Head, Laxfield
4th Annual Sproughton Beer Festival - 19th May - 20th May
Noon to 10.30pm each day
Real Ale Beer Festival with food and light refreshments, live music Saturday night, pub style quiz Sunday evening.
Commemorative Beer Glass
Free Entry
Contact: Simon Curl on 01473 747114
Venue Address: Sproughton Tithe Barn, Lower Street, Sproughton, Nr. Ipswich, IP8 3AA
Suffolk Walking Festival - 19th May - 10th June
Taking place between Saturday 19th May and Sunday 10th June, the Suffolk Walking Festival will feature around 30 guided outings including the new Flatford to the Fens five day, 70 mile challenge.
Covering much of inland Suffolk, the festival will take in areas around Stowmarket, Lavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Mildenhall and Ipswich. The region, with its softly undulating landscapes, pretty villages and magnificent cultural heritage, is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the fresh air while exploring its countryside on foot.
Graded according to their level of difficulty, the walks range from gentle 2-3 mile country rambles and meanders through ancient villages and towns, to longer and more energetic outings of up to 14 miles through Suffolk’s beautiful countryside. Many include lunch and afternoon tea stops with a chance to sample some fresh local produce, while for others walkers are asked to bring their own picnic.
Pre-booking is essential for all walks by calling the Tourist Information Centre in Bury St Edmunds on 01284 764667. For places to stay in Bury, have a look here: Accommodation in Bury St Edmunds. Some of the walks are free while for others the prices range from £2 up to £20 per person (latter includes lunch); dogs are allowed on some outings but must be kept on a lead at all times. The programme will be available to pick up from any Suffolk TIC from early March.
Contact Tel: 01284 764667
Flavours of 2012 - 26th May - 27th May
Henham Park Nr Southwold
The first food and drink festival of its kind to be held at Henham Park Nr Southwold, this will be a great day out for the whole family in the lovely setting of the historic walled garden.
Over the two days of the Festival, our aim is to celebrate and publicise the amazing variety of food and drink available in East Anglia. Local, regional and national firms will exhibit and there will be a special children’s activity area. Cookery demonstrations and talks will be held throughout both days and those purchasing food will be able to store their shopping in a chilled store.
Day tickets: £6 per adult under 12's free
Contact: info@flavoursof.co.uk or see: www.flavoursof2012.co.uk for more information.
Venue Address: Henham Park, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8AN
Henham Park is between the A12 and A145 starting at Blythburgh in Suffolk.
Stowmarket Festival - 1st - 10th June
Various locations around Stowmarket.
Stowmarket Festival is a ten day festival featuring a wide range of events many of them free or heavily subsidised. Visit the festival website for details of what's on.
For more information see: Stowmarket Festival
StowFest - 9th -10th June
Chilton Fields
12pm to 11pm on the Saturday, 12pm to 10pm on the Sunday
StowFest - part of Stowmarket Festival - is a free 2-day community music festival at Chilton Fields in Stowmarket. It's arguably one of the best quality and most diverse free music festivals of it's size anywhere! StowFest 2012 features excellent acts from both the local music scene and from further afield and covers all sorts of genres - from funk to folk, samba to soul. As well as the Main Stage, there will also be the Amplitude Stage on the Saturday featuring up-and-coming young bands from the Amplitude Project - as well as the Ramp Recordings Stage featuring some top vinyl-only DJs. The Sunday will also see the launch of the John Peel Stage. StowFest is a music festival for people who really appreciate great live music. If that's you, get the dates in your diary and make a weekend of it! There will be various other attractions at the event including children's rides and stalls, catering stalls, ice cream van, bar and charity stalls.
Please note, that whilst entry to StowFest is free, onsite parking costs just £2 per car with proceeds going towards the cost of putting on the event. Please make use of the onsite carpark - do not park on the roadside outside Chilton Fields as this will cause congestion and may make us unpopular with local residents!
Daniel Harvey, email danielh@stowmarket.org. Tel: 01449 776394
Venue Address: Chilton Fields, Chilton Way, Stowmarket
You can find directions to Chilton Fields here: Chilton Fields
LeeStock Music Festival - 3rd June
LeeStock Music Festival returns for the fifth time in 2012 with an exciting line up. New York based indie rock group Wheatus famous for world-wide hits including 'Teenage Dirtbag' and 'A Little Respect' will headline along with D:Ream. Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and Nigel Clark of Dodgy both return to Suffolk to perform acoustic sets after successfully headlining last year’s festival.
The complete lineup for this year’s event can now be revealed.
The full lineup includes local band The Crimson Dixies, alternative art rockers IDEALS, local funk rock group Lemonparty, hard rocking group Sons of Icarus, Ipswich based The Tom Sanderson Band, psychedelic indie group Howl Griff and local Sudbury Ska and Reggae group Two Steps Twice. The announced lineup will be joined by The Battle of the Bands winners from Sudbury Upper School.
All proceeds from LeeStock are donated to the Willow Foundation, a charity set up in 1999 by Bob Wilson and his wife. The charity provides psychological and emotional support for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds through the provision of special day experiences. So far LeeStock has raised almost £30,000.00 to the charity.
Tickets are just £20.00 and Ipswich is only about forty minutes from the venue in Sudbury, with Bury St Edmunds only twenty five minutes away.
Doors at 11:30
£20 per ticket
Buy tickets at http://www.gigantic.com/gigantic/home_leestock.html
For your chance to WIN tickets to this great event click on LeeStock Music Festival Competition
Venue Address: AFC Sudbury, Kings Marsh, Brundon Lane, Sudbury, CO10 1XR
For more details, please see: LeeStock Music Festival
Aldeburgh ART 2nd - 5th June
4 Days devoted to every aspect of visual art
Full programme available shortly.
Monday 4th June 2012 - programme of talks and presentations by leading names in the art world.
For a FULL LINE-UP of EVENTS and TICKET INFORMATION please see - Aldeburgh Art
For further information on this great town, please see:
Guide to Aldeburgh
Attractions in Aldeburgh
Eaing Out in Aldeburgh
LiveandKicking 2012 - 4th June
12.30pm until 10.30pm
Sudbury are holding their third "LiveandKicking" Music Festival on Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday 4th June, from 12.30pm until 10.30pm at The MEL Group Stadium Sudbury. The music will be provided by three of the best 'Tribute' Acts around in "Bon Giovi", "Coldplace", and "The Committed", along with Lady GaGa and Katy Perry performed by the returning "Charlotte Hopley". Also appearing will be a number of local musicians. It is an event for all the family. As well as music there are many free and entertaining things for children to experience in the 'Kids Activity Village'. The MEL Group Stadium is a first class, well-equipped venue for all your needs, with a number of outlets serving different varieties of food and drink, both hot and cold. There is of course ice cream for the young. Alcoholic drinks including a 'Special Festival Real Ale' being available in the spacious King's Marsh Suite. The Festival will help everyone enjoy the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations, so why not come and enjoy the fun.
Tickets are priced at £35 for a family, £15 adults, £5, 5 years to 16 years, under fives free, these are available from AFC Sudbury 01787 376213 or visit the website www.liveandkicking.afcsudbury.com
Venue Address: The MEL Group Stadium, King's Marsh, Brundon Lane, Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1XR
Alive and V-Dubbin 2012 - 8th -10th June
Jimmy's Farm
Gates open at 9am on Friday 8th June
An awesome Volkswagen show run by Suffolk Bugrs VW club, in it's fourth year. A family friendly, relaxed show with a fantastic atmosphere, good music, food, traders, entertainment and awesome VWs!! Get your tickets online in advance to make a saving. www.aliveandvdubbin.co.uk
Contact: info@aliveandvdubbin.co.uk
Venue Address: Jimmy's Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich, IP9 2AR
Woolpit Festival 2012 - 8th to 17th June
Woolpit Village Hall and St Mary's Church
Annual Woolpit Festival with a varied programme to suit all tastes, including the excellent, award winning folk duo, Spiers & Boden and a rousing finale with Locrian Ensemble's Last Night of the Proms.
Tickets ranging from £6 to £17 - Box Office opens 31st March 2012.
Tel 01359 240655
Email boxoffice@woolpit-festival.com
Venue Address: Woolpit Village Hall, Mill Lane Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9QX
For full details of this year's festival please see Woolpit Festival
Woolpit is a lovely village situated just off the the A14 between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. For more information on nearby towns, attractions and accommodation, please see:
Guide to Bury St Edmunds
Accommodation in Bury St Edmunds.
Eating Out in Bury St Edmunds
Activities in Bury St Edmunds
Attractions in Stowmarket
Shopping in Stowmarket
Aldeburgh Music Festival - 8th - 24th June
SIXTY-FIFTH ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS
Since the first Aldeburgh Festival in 1948, the Suffolk coast has become a world-renowned meeting place for classical music lovers. Every year, the Festival boasts an impressive programme of superb concerts, recitals, master-classes, films, lectures, walks, and free events in Snape, Aldeburgh and on the beach.
This year's festival promises to be an amazing experience, as ever. For more information please see Aldeburgh Music.
For some background information to this historic music festival please also see Aldeburgh Festival.
For further information on this great town, please see
Guide to Aldeburgh
Accommodation in Aldeburgh
Hotels in Aldeburgh
Attractions in Aldeburgh
Eaing Out in Aldeburgh
Ipswich Arts Festival - 15th June to 14th July
Ipswich's Ip-Art Festival includes music, film, theatre and more! For full details please see Ip-Art Festival.
For more local information please see:
Guide to Ipswich
Ipswich Attractions
A Guide to Ipswich Hotels
Accommodation in and around Ipswich
Eating out in Ipswich
Pubs in Ipswich
Beer Festival at The Cherry Tree Inn - 22nd to 24th June
10:30 - 23:00
The Cherry Tree Inn
Beer festival with over 20 real ales from across Great Britain.
Contact: info@thecherrytreepub.co.uk or 01394 384627
Venue Address: 73, Cumberland street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AG
Maverick Festival - 29th June to 1st July
Easton Farm Park
The Maverick Festival’s fifth birthday line-up is set to be its strongest yet, as another world-renowned artist joins the bill.
GRETCHEN PETERS is the latest name to be added to the UK’s premier American roots music event, which already boasts Rich Hall as OTIS LEE CRENSHAW, Bruce Springsteen’s favourite Texan roots rocker ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, OTIS GIBBS, SADIE AND THE HOTHEADS (featuring Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern), EVE SELIS AND HER BAND, CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, JASON RINGENBERG and current Bob Harris/Radio 2 darlings, the UK’s own MY DARLING CLEMENTINE.
In total, more than forty artists will be appearing across five stages, including the new-this-year Moonshine Bar, serving up Mint Juleps to an acoustic blues soundtrack.
Running between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, Maverick is set on a
restored Victorian farm which boasts a spacious, pastoral campsite and tipi village, and a recognised family-friendly atmosphere.
Festival goers can also look forward to film screenings, dance demonstrations and a variety of workshops.
Maverick Festival 2012 looks certain to enhance its reputation as a “friendly, well-organised, perfectly-sized festival where music is still the main attraction.” [Shades of Blue]
Visit maverickfestival.co.uk for the latest line-up and ticket offers.
For all press enquiries, including guest list, email Izzy or Cathy at maverick@clinic.co.uk
Tickets: £30-£69
Contact: Ipswich Tourist Office - Tel 01473 258070
Venue Address: Easton Farm Park, Easton, Woodbridge, IP13 0EQ
Latitude 2012 - 12th to 15th July
We are very proud to unveil the seventh edition of Latitude, the UK’s favourite multi-arts festival, which will take place at Henham Park in Suffolk from 12-15th July.
On Friday 13th July, Bon Iver will close Latitude’s Obelisk Arena in his first major headline slot and only UK festival appearance in 2012. BBC Olympics theme composers Elbow will top the bill on Saturday, while Paul Weller will bring Latitude 2012 to a crescendo on Sunday 15th July.
World famous concert pianist, Lang Lang, will make his outdoor festival debut at Latitude 2012. His exclusive guest appearance will see him perform against the spectacular lakeside backdrop of Latitude’s floating The Waterfront Stage.
For more information see: Lattitude Festival
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Halesworth Gig in the Park - 10th to 12th August
Gig in the Park, fast becoming East Anglia’s number one festival and now in its 15th year in 2012, has put together another bumper collection of headline acts for this years event.
For more details and to find out how to get tickets see: Halesworth Gig in the Park.
For more information on Halesworth please see:
A Guide to the town of Halesworth
Accommodation in Halesworth
Cask-ale Beer Festival at The Anchor -18th - 19th August
There will be approx. 20 ales on tap in our flint barn. Speak with knowledgeable people that appreciate beer. Charcoal barbeque with local fish & meats (12pm-3pm). There is no need to book in advance. Just come on the day.
For more times and details see: The Anchor, Walberswick
FolkEast at Somerleyton - 24th - 26th August
Somerleyton Estate
FolkEast is a new festival that will be premiering August bank holiday (24/25/26th) 2012 at Somerleyton Estate! It will be a weekend of folk, roots, acoustic and world music, and will also feature: traditional skills, children’s activities, dance, craft, food (sourced as locally as possible), real ales from local micro breweries, street entertainment, workshops and camping. With 2 large main stages, a Club Uniquity tent, the very first Get On The SoapBox stage, and session tents scattered about, this event should have something for just about everyone!
People can buy day or weekend tickets and there will be camping facilities for families and caravans. If you are wanting to camp, get there on Thursday 23rd for open session tents and a little entertainment in the evening. The main priorities are value for money, comfortable atmosphere, and top class local, national, and international acts
Fore more information see www.folkeast.co.uk
Venue Address: Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5QQ
Fressingfield Music Festival 2012 - 25th to 29th September
7:30pm - doors open at 6:45pm
St Peter & St Paul Church, Fressingfield
Now in its eighth year the Fressingfield Music Festival offers a wide range of contrasting concerts to please all tastes. For the first time the Festival is staging two complete operas with orchestra and a full performance of Bach''s St John Passion. The scale of works in the Festival has been significantly increased promising a very different listening experience. We also continue to present world-class musicians whilst maintaining outstanding value for money.
Tickets: £12 in advance , £15 on the door
Festival box office - 01379 586459
Venue Address: St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Fressingfield, IP21 5PB
Aldeburgh Food And Drink Festival - 29th September to 14th October
The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival is a two-week celebration of the abundance of good local food and drink to be found in East Suffolk.
For more information please see Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival.
For further information on this lovely town, please see
Guide to Aldeburgh
Accommodation in Aldeburgh
Hotels in Aldeburgh
Attractions in Aldeburgh
Halesworth Arts Festival - 13th - 28th October
The Cut
11th year of the well regarded Festival, now drawing in audiences from all over the country. Full line up for this year available from July.
Box Office 01986 874264
Venue Address: New Cut, Halesworth, IP19 8BY
Cribfest 2012 - 20th - 25th November
St. Mary’s Church, Grundisburgh
The festival is open everyday from the 20th – 25th November.
Groups can book in for a guided tour, led by our Priest in Charge, the Rev’d Canon Clare Sanders, who has collected cribs for many years. The tour should take about 30 – 40 minutes with plenty of opportunity to ask questions, take photos and then enjoy the homemade refreshments. The suggested donation for the tour is £5 per head, which if possible should be Gift Aided.
The third Grundisburgh Crib Festival I expected to wow and amaze even more than the first and second have. St. Mary’s Church has gathered together an awe-inspiring collection of cribs and has also involved many local artists to create their own adaptations of the Nativity. This time we hope that you can also be involved by loaning any extra special or different crib sets you may have, we will are also have for sale our own ‘Grundisburgh made’ cribs made from recycled wood found in and around the village.
For more information about the Festival, to book a tour or if you have an inspiring crib set that you would like to loan to us please contact The Rev’d Canon Clare Sanders, 01473 735183, revclaresanders@tiscali.co.uk.
Venue Address: St. Mary’s Church, Grundisburgh, IP13 6TA
Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival - 30th November - 5th January
10 am - 4pm
St Peter and St Mary's Parisch Church Stowmarket
Over 230 Christmas Trees in a spectacular display. Beautifully decorated by local groups, schools and organisations.Open daily. A warm welcome awaits. Coach parties welcome. Various special events throughout the month.
Free entry although donations very welcome.
For information Tel 01449 774652 or 01449 678623.
Venue Address: Station Road West, Stowmarket, IP14 1ES
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Suffolk Festivals 2012
The Ship Beer Festival - 24th to 25th March
The 8th Hundon Plough Beer Festival - 5th to 9th April
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival - 14th - 15th April
The Alde Valley Spring Festival 2012 - 21st April - 20th May
HighTide Festival - 3rd to 13th May 2012
ULR Premier Rugby Sevens and Beer Festival - 4th to 6th May
Festeaval - 4th to 7th May
Bury St Edmunds Festival - 17th - 27th May
Kings Head Beer and Music Festival - 18th - 20th May
4th Annual Sproughton Beer Festival - 19th - 20th May
Suffolk Walking Festival - 19th May - 10th June
Flavours of 2012 - 26th May - 27th May
Stowmarket Festival - 1st -10th June
StowFest - 9th -10th June
LeeStock Music Festival - 3 June
Aldeburgh ART 2nd -5th June
LiveandKicking - 4th June
Alive and V-Dubbin 2012 - 8th - 10th June
Woolpit Festival 2012 - 8th to 17th June
Aldeburgh Music Festival - 8th - 24th June
Ipswich Arts Festival 2012 - 15th June - 14th July
Beer Festival at The Cherry Tree Inn - 22nd to 24th June
Maverick Festival - 29th June to 1st July
Latitude 2012 - 12th to 15th July
Halesworth Gig in the Park - 10th to 12th August
Cask-ale Beer Festival at The Anchor - 18th and 19th August
FolkEast at Somerleyton - 24th - 26th August
Fressingfield Music Festival 2012 - 25th - 29th September
Aldeburgh Food And Drink Festival - 29th September to 14th October
Halesworth Arts Festival - 13th - 28th October
Cribfest 2012 - 20th - 25th November
Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival - 30th November - 5th January
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The Ship Beer Festival - 24th to 25th March
We came up with a great way to start the summer! Join us on Saturday and Sunday March the 24th and 25th for the first ever Ship at Dunwich Beer Festival.
It promises to be a great weekend with live music on Sunday and plenty of beer from our favourite local breweries including: Adnams, Green Jack, Grain, Cliff Quay, Humpty Dumpty and Earl Soham. To make sure you won't go hungry we will be serving our famous fish and chips all day.
For more information see: The Ship at Dunwich
The 8th Hundon Plough Beer Festival - 5th to 9th April
Open from midday to at least 11pm every day of the festival
Theme - "And the Winner is..."
22+ real ales from across the UK. All ales featured have won awards at either national or local level (including CAMRA Champion Supreme Beers and SIBA National and Regional winners) along with real ciders and perry. Brewers include Sharps, St Austell, Mill Green, Grain and many, many more. Open all day every day throughout the festival. Restaurant open as usual throughout the festival (booking strongly recommended) as well as Beer Fest Nibbles in the bar. LIVE MUSIC AT THE FESTIVAL- Friday 6th April, 8.30pm- GOLDSTAR (rock/pop power trio), Saturday 7th April, 8.30pm- THE SMOKIN' HOGS (superb blues/rock 4 piece band), Sunday 8th April, 8pm- THE INDIE KILLERS (Modern rock power trio from Brighton) All bands free entry, all welcome at the festival, children until 9pm only in the bar please.
For further details see: The Plough, Hundon
Venue Address: The Plough Inn, Brockley Green, Hundon, Sudbury, CO10 8DT
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival - 14th - 15th April
Framlingham College
10.00 - 5.30
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival
With its inaugural event taking place in 2011 with over 5000 visitors, The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is back for the 2012 season with an exciting addition of The Framlingham Country Show taking place in conjunction to the event.
Situated in the beautiful grounds of Framlingham College in Suffolk, the Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival is now a permanent fixture in the show calendar and the Suffolk social scene, showcasing the best of local and national producers, chefs and musicians.
The Suffolk Food, Drink and Music Festival combined with the Framlingham Country Show will bring together a host of sights and experiences for the visitors with top class cookery demonstrations and talks in the 300 seat demonstration area whilst in the event rings everything from dog agility to geese herding can be seen while in the music area up to 9 live bands a day will provide additional entertainment. The combined event offers new and seasoned traders the opportunity to meet a variety of visitors and to market their products to a much wider audience.
Tickets: £5
Contact: classicfestivals@mail.com or 01728 666021
Venue Address: Framlingham College, College Road, Framlingham, WOODBRIDGE, IP13 9EY
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The Alde Valley Spring Festival 2012 - 21st April - 20th May
The Festival Exhibition will be launched on Saturday 21st April from 10am, with a Grand Opening at 12 Noon - families, friends are welcome. We will be serving a Festival Launch Lunch from 1pm after the official opening by Ronald Blythe, Tessa Newcomb and Liz Calder of Full Circle Editions. The Festival will be open Tuesdays - Sundays from 10am - 6pm. Come by foot, bike, bus or car - free parking.
The theme of Festival 2012 is Food, Gardening & the Land. The opening will also launch a new book An Artist in the Garden about a 3 year residency by Tessa Newcomb in the walled garden at Great Glemham House.
The Festival Exhibition will present over 35 new paintings and drawings by Tessa Newcomb from the Garden Residency, together with new works by Maggi Hambling, Kate Giles, Ffiona Lewis, Tory Lawrence, John Jobson, Stuart Anderson, Sam Taplin, Jason Gathorne-Hardy. A collection of new bird paintings on driftwood by Meriel Ensom will be on show and there will be new ceramics and pottery by Mercury Hare, Alice Garland and Robina Jack. Works from The Suffolk Chair Collection will include new pieces by Jim Parsons, Tim Whiting, Dylan Pym and Raymond Hopkins. Iconographer Marchela Dimitrova is returning with her husband Nedyalko from Bulgaria to show a new collection of icons about female saints of Scotland, England and Wales.
New artists for 2012 include Sarah Pirkis, who is working on a series of etchings called Crabbe's Oaks about veteran trees in the landscape at Great Glemham; Jelly Green, who has been painting cattle in Suffolk; and landscapes and portraits by painter Chris Newson.
There will be a programme of Sunday Garden Walks & Teas, Festival Mardles, Festival Walks and Food Adventures - a full programme will be announced in the second half of March 2012. The Festival Shop will be selling baskets by Peter Dibble, textiles, "Made in Great Glemham" chopping boards and walking sticks, vintage gardening tools and pottery.
Other Festival Events will include smaller Food Adventures at venues in Orford, Aldeburgh, Framlingham and Leiston. We will also be launching The Big Spring Picnic on the 14th May. Inspired by Feeding the 5,000 in London, we are hoping to build Suffolk's longest outdoor picnic table out of home-grown and home-milled Suffolk Oak ... watch this space - or field !
Please check the Festival Website in mid-March for more information - www.aldevalleyspringfestival.co.uk.
The Alde Valley Spring Festival is hosted by White House Farm as an open farm event. The farm is located between Great Glemham and Sweffling in the Upper Alde Valley. It's postal code is IP17 1LS.
HighTide Festival - 3rd to 13th May
There will be eighteen World and European premiere productions for the sixth annual HighTide Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk, from May 3 to13 2012. New this year is the Festival Bus, providing return travel from London Liverpool Street to Halesworth for the under 30’s for £30, including a ticket to two plays.
For full details please see: HighTide Festival 2012
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ULR Premier Rugby Sevens and Beer Festival - 4th to 6th May
Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday
Friday night and saturday Beer Festival...Sunday is the International Rugby 7's event with the beer festival.
Friday and saturday FOC with Sunday £7 for adults and £3 for children, under 5,s free.
Contact: Sue Birrell 07771 804444 or see Bury St Edmunds RUFC
Venue Address: Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, Southgate Green, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2BL
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Festeaval - 4th to 7th May
The Tea Hut
Noon-01:00
Brand new exclusive boutique festival of acoustic music, vintage stalls, gourmet BBQ and Adams beer tent in the heart of the beautiful riverside town of Woodbridge, Suffolk, powered by the sun (solar) with the Blue Bus Tour & The Tea Hut.
Entering into just our second year, 'festeaval' has been noted as a 'must go to' event with the highest standard of performances in the area. It really is a mini festival for all the senses! Showcasing only the best, hand picked artists mingled in with internationally celebrated stars.
Each spring bands, Singer-song writers, poets and DJ's descend on a beautiful meadow behind the fantastic Tea Hut in Woodbridge, Suffolk for its new annual festival, in the sun, for four days.
With with a mention to fire dancers, stilt-walkers, poets, string quartets, comedy plays, magic shows, and even a little Opera, beer tent, BBQ, Beanbags, Board games, colourful lights and locally sourced festival market stalls, swap shops, and vintage clothes, this family friendly mini music festival is buzzing with life, quality, colour and sound.
Line Up so far:
Beth Orton, Turin Brakes, Bastille, Ryan Keen, Kal Lavelle, Kevin Pearce, Emily and the Woods, Novas Basement, Adrian Duffy, Ruby and The Ribcage, Bang Stroke Blow, Hot Feet, Sam Brookes, Artwork, Smoke Feathers, Jake Morley, Tiny Dragons, Ady Johnson, Phoria, Antonio Lulic, Holy Moly and the Crackers, Al Lindsay, Ben Osborne DJ, Fiona Bevan, Al Lewis, Jon Hart Band, Robert Brown, The Ballina Whalers....and many more to be announced.
Weekend ticket: £55 (£45 early bird) £18 per day on the door.
Contact: peter@bluebustour.co.uk
Venue Address: River Wall, The Avenue, Woodbridge, IP12 4BB
Bury St Edmunds Festival - 17th to 27th May
The Bury Festival runs for 11 days each May and attracts national and international performers. With classical, jazz, folk and world music as well as comedy, films, walks, talks and exhibitions there is something for everybody.
Contact: 01284 758000
Venue Address: Box office is at The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD.
Kings Head Beer and Music Festival - 18th May - 20th May
12 noon to midnight
Kings Head(The Low House)
A Beer and Music Festival celebrating East Anglian beers and food. Fund raising Quiz for East Anglian Air Ambulance.
For more details and tickets see: The Kings Head, Laxfield
4th Annual Sproughton Beer Festival - 19th May - 20th May
Noon to 10.30pm each day
Real Ale Beer Festival with food and light refreshments, live music Saturday night, pub style quiz Sunday evening.
Commemorative Beer Glass
Free Entry
Contact: Simon Curl on 01473 747114
Venue Address: Sproughton Tithe Barn, Lower Street, Sproughton, Nr. Ipswich, IP8 3AA
Suffolk Walking Festival - 19th May - 10th June
Taking place between Saturday 19th May and Sunday 10th June, the Suffolk Walking Festival will feature around 30 guided outings including the new Flatford to the Fens five day, 70 mile challenge.
Covering much of inland Suffolk, the festival will take in areas around Stowmarket, Lavenham, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Mildenhall and Ipswich. The region, with its softly undulating landscapes, pretty villages and magnificent cultural heritage, is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the fresh air while exploring its countryside on foot.
Graded according to their level of difficulty, the walks range from gentle 2-3 mile country rambles and meanders through ancient villages and towns, to longer and more energetic outings of up to 14 miles through Suffolk’s beautiful countryside. Many include lunch and afternoon tea stops with a chance to sample some fresh local produce, while for others walkers are asked to bring their own picnic.
Pre-booking is essential for all walks by calling the Tourist Information Centre in Bury St Edmunds on 01284 764667. For places to stay in Bury, have a look here: Accommodation in Bury St Edmunds. Some of the walks are free while for others the prices range from £2 up to £20 per person (latter includes lunch); dogs are allowed on some outings but must be kept on a lead at all times. The programme will be available to pick up from any Suffolk TIC from early March.
Contact Tel: 01284 764667
Flavours of 2012 - 26th May - 27th May
Henham Park Nr Southwold
The first food and drink festival of its kind to be held at Henham Park Nr Southwold, this will be a great day out for the whole family in the lovely setting of the historic walled garden.
Over the two days of the Festival, our aim is to celebrate and publicise the amazing variety of food and drink available in East Anglia. Local, regional and national firms will exhibit and there will be a special children’s activity area. Cookery demonstrations and talks will be held throughout both days and those purchasing food will be able to store their shopping in a chilled store.
Day tickets: £6 per adult under 12's free
Contact: info@flavoursof.co.uk or see: www.flavoursof2012.co.uk for more information.
Venue Address: Henham Park, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8AN
Henham Park is between the A12 and A145 starting at Blythburgh in Suffolk.
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Stowmarket Festival - 1st - 10th June
Various locations around Stowmarket.
Stowmarket Festival is a ten day festival featuring a wide range of events many of them free or heavily subsidised. Visit the festival website for details of what's on.
For more information see: Stowmarket Festival
StowFest - 9th -10th June
Chilton Fields
12pm to 11pm on the Saturday, 12pm to 10pm on the Sunday
StowFest - part of Stowmarket Festival - is a free 2-day community music festival at Chilton Fields in Stowmarket. It's arguably one of the best quality and most diverse free music festivals of it's size anywhere! StowFest 2012 features excellent acts from both the local music scene and from further afield and covers all sorts of genres - from funk to folk, samba to soul. As well as the Main Stage, there will also be the Amplitude Stage on the Saturday featuring up-and-coming young bands from the Amplitude Project - as well as the Ramp Recordings Stage featuring some top vinyl-only DJs. The Sunday will also see the launch of the John Peel Stage. StowFest is a music festival for people who really appreciate great live music. If that's you, get the dates in your diary and make a weekend of it! There will be various other attractions at the event including children's rides and stalls, catering stalls, ice cream van, bar and charity stalls.
Please note, that whilst entry to StowFest is free, onsite parking costs just £2 per car with proceeds going towards the cost of putting on the event. Please make use of the onsite carpark - do not park on the roadside outside Chilton Fields as this will cause congestion and may make us unpopular with local residents!
Daniel Harvey, email danielh@stowmarket.org. Tel: 01449 776394
Venue Address: Chilton Fields, Chilton Way, Stowmarket
You can find directions to Chilton Fields here: Chilton Fields
LeeStock Music Festival - 3rd June
LeeStock Music Festival returns for the fifth time in 2012 with an exciting line up. New York based indie rock group Wheatus famous for world-wide hits including 'Teenage Dirtbag' and 'A Little Respect' will headline along with D:Ream. Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and Nigel Clark of Dodgy both return to Suffolk to perform acoustic sets after successfully headlining last year’s festival.
The complete lineup for this year’s event can now be revealed.
The full lineup includes local band The Crimson Dixies, alternative art rockers IDEALS, local funk rock group Lemonparty, hard rocking group Sons of Icarus, Ipswich based The Tom Sanderson Band, psychedelic indie group Howl Griff and local Sudbury Ska and Reggae group Two Steps Twice. The announced lineup will be joined by The Battle of the Bands winners from Sudbury Upper School.
All proceeds from LeeStock are donated to the Willow Foundation, a charity set up in 1999 by Bob Wilson and his wife. The charity provides psychological and emotional support for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds through the provision of special day experiences. So far LeeStock has raised almost £30,000.00 to the charity.
Tickets are just £20.00 and Ipswich is only about forty minutes from the venue in Sudbury, with Bury St Edmunds only twenty five minutes away.
Doors at 11:30
£20 per ticket
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Venue Address: AFC Sudbury, Kings Marsh, Brundon Lane, Sudbury, CO10 1XR
For more details, please see: LeeStock Music Festival
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Aldeburgh ART 2nd - 5th June
4 Days devoted to every aspect of visual art
Full programme available shortly.
Monday 4th June 2012 - programme of talks and presentations by leading names in the art world.
For a FULL LINE-UP of EVENTS and TICKET INFORMATION please see - Aldeburgh Art
For further information on this great town, please see:
Guide to Aldeburgh
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LiveandKicking 2012 - 4th June
12.30pm until 10.30pm
Sudbury are holding their third "LiveandKicking" Music Festival on Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday 4th June, from 12.30pm until 10.30pm at The MEL Group Stadium Sudbury. The music will be provided by three of the best 'Tribute' Acts around in "Bon Giovi", "Coldplace", and "The Committed", along with Lady GaGa and Katy Perry performed by the returning "Charlotte Hopley". Also appearing will be a number of local musicians. It is an event for all the family. As well as music there are many free and entertaining things for children to experience in the 'Kids Activity Village'. The MEL Group Stadium is a first class, well-equipped venue for all your needs, with a number of outlets serving different varieties of food and drink, both hot and cold. There is of course ice cream for the young. Alcoholic drinks including a 'Special Festival Real Ale' being available in the spacious King's Marsh Suite. The Festival will help everyone enjoy the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations, so why not come and enjoy the fun.
Tickets are priced at £35 for a family, £15 adults, £5, 5 years to 16 years, under fives free, these are available from AFC Sudbury 01787 376213 or visit the website www.liveandkicking.afcsudbury.com
Venue Address: The MEL Group Stadium, King's Marsh, Brundon Lane, Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1XR
Alive and V-Dubbin 2012 - 8th -10th June
Jimmy's Farm
Gates open at 9am on Friday 8th June
An awesome Volkswagen show run by Suffolk Bugrs VW club, in it's fourth year. A family friendly, relaxed show with a fantastic atmosphere, good music, food, traders, entertainment and awesome VWs!! Get your tickets online in advance to make a saving. www.aliveandvdubbin.co.uk
Contact: info@aliveandvdubbin.co.uk
Venue Address: Jimmy's Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich, IP9 2AR
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Roll Up to Alive & V-Dubbin in style with Nomad Living VW Camper hire! See Nomad Living for more details.
Woolpit Festival 2012 - 8th to 17th June
Woolpit Village Hall and St Mary's Church
Annual Woolpit Festival with a varied programme to suit all tastes, including the excellent, award winning folk duo, Spiers & Boden and a rousing finale with Locrian Ensemble's Last Night of the Proms.
Tickets ranging from £6 to £17 - Box Office opens 31st March 2012.
Tel 01359 240655
Email boxoffice@woolpit-festival.com
Venue Address: Woolpit Village Hall, Mill Lane Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9QX
For full details of this year's festival please see Woolpit Festival
Woolpit is a lovely village situated just off the the A14 between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. For more information on nearby towns, attractions and accommodation, please see:
Guide to Bury St Edmunds
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Aldeburgh Music Festival - 8th - 24th June
SIXTY-FIFTH ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS
Since the first Aldeburgh Festival in 1948, the Suffolk coast has become a world-renowned meeting place for classical music lovers. Every year, the Festival boasts an impressive programme of superb concerts, recitals, master-classes, films, lectures, walks, and free events in Snape, Aldeburgh and on the beach.
This year's festival promises to be an amazing experience, as ever. For more information please see Aldeburgh Music.
For some background information to this historic music festival please also see Aldeburgh Festival.
For further information on this great town, please see
Guide to Aldeburgh
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Ipswich Arts Festival - 15th June to 14th July
Ipswich's Ip-Art Festival includes music, film, theatre and more! For full details please see Ip-Art Festival.
For more local information please see:
Guide to Ipswich
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Beer Festival at The Cherry Tree Inn - 22nd to 24th June
10:30 - 23:00
The Cherry Tree Inn
Beer festival with over 20 real ales from across Great Britain.
Contact: info@thecherrytreepub.co.uk or 01394 384627
Venue Address: 73, Cumberland street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4AG
Maverick Festival - 29th June to 1st July
Easton Farm Park
The Maverick Festival’s fifth birthday line-up is set to be its strongest yet, as another world-renowned artist joins the bill.
GRETCHEN PETERS is the latest name to be added to the UK’s premier American roots music event, which already boasts Rich Hall as OTIS LEE CRENSHAW, Bruce Springsteen’s favourite Texan roots rocker ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, OTIS GIBBS, SADIE AND THE HOTHEADS (featuring Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern), EVE SELIS AND HER BAND, CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, JASON RINGENBERG and current Bob Harris/Radio 2 darlings, the UK’s own MY DARLING CLEMENTINE.
In total, more than forty artists will be appearing across five stages, including the new-this-year Moonshine Bar, serving up Mint Juleps to an acoustic blues soundtrack.
Running between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, Maverick is set on a
restored Victorian farm which boasts a spacious, pastoral campsite and tipi village, and a recognised family-friendly atmosphere.
Festival goers can also look forward to film screenings, dance demonstrations and a variety of workshops.
Maverick Festival 2012 looks certain to enhance its reputation as a “friendly, well-organised, perfectly-sized festival where music is still the main attraction.” [Shades of Blue]
Visit maverickfestival.co.uk for the latest line-up and ticket offers.
For all press enquiries, including guest list, email Izzy or Cathy at maverick@clinic.co.uk
Tickets: £30-£69
Contact: Ipswich Tourist Office - Tel 01473 258070
Venue Address: Easton Farm Park, Easton, Woodbridge, IP13 0EQ
Latitude 2012 - 12th to 15th July
We are very proud to unveil the seventh edition of Latitude, the UK’s favourite multi-arts festival, which will take place at Henham Park in Suffolk from 12-15th July.
On Friday 13th July, Bon Iver will close Latitude’s Obelisk Arena in his first major headline slot and only UK festival appearance in 2012. BBC Olympics theme composers Elbow will top the bill on Saturday, while Paul Weller will bring Latitude 2012 to a crescendo on Sunday 15th July.
World famous concert pianist, Lang Lang, will make his outdoor festival debut at Latitude 2012. His exclusive guest appearance will see him perform against the spectacular lakeside backdrop of Latitude’s floating The Waterfront Stage.
For more information see: Lattitude Festival
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Halesworth Gig in the Park - 10th to 12th August
Gig in the Park, fast becoming East Anglia’s number one festival and now in its 15th year in 2012, has put together another bumper collection of headline acts for this years event.
For more details and to find out how to get tickets see: Halesworth Gig in the Park.
For more information on Halesworth please see:
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Cask-ale Beer Festival at The Anchor -18th - 19th August
There will be approx. 20 ales on tap in our flint barn. Speak with knowledgeable people that appreciate beer. Charcoal barbeque with local fish & meats (12pm-3pm). There is no need to book in advance. Just come on the day.
For more times and details see: The Anchor, Walberswick
FolkEast at Somerleyton - 24th - 26th August
Somerleyton Estate
FolkEast is a new festival that will be premiering August bank holiday (24/25/26th) 2012 at Somerleyton Estate! It will be a weekend of folk, roots, acoustic and world music, and will also feature: traditional skills, children’s activities, dance, craft, food (sourced as locally as possible), real ales from local micro breweries, street entertainment, workshops and camping. With 2 large main stages, a Club Uniquity tent, the very first Get On The SoapBox stage, and session tents scattered about, this event should have something for just about everyone!
People can buy day or weekend tickets and there will be camping facilities for families and caravans. If you are wanting to camp, get there on Thursday 23rd for open session tents and a little entertainment in the evening. The main priorities are value for money, comfortable atmosphere, and top class local, national, and international acts
Fore more information see www.folkeast.co.uk
Venue Address: Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5QQ
Fressingfield Music Festival 2012 - 25th to 29th September
7:30pm - doors open at 6:45pm
St Peter & St Paul Church, Fressingfield
Now in its eighth year the Fressingfield Music Festival offers a wide range of contrasting concerts to please all tastes. For the first time the Festival is staging two complete operas with orchestra and a full performance of Bach''s St John Passion. The scale of works in the Festival has been significantly increased promising a very different listening experience. We also continue to present world-class musicians whilst maintaining outstanding value for money.
Tickets: £12 in advance , £15 on the door
Festival box office - 01379 586459
Venue Address: St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Fressingfield, IP21 5PB
Aldeburgh Food And Drink Festival - 29th September to 14th October
The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival is a two-week celebration of the abundance of good local food and drink to be found in East Suffolk.
For more information please see Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival.
For further information on this lovely town, please see
Guide to Aldeburgh
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Hotels in Aldeburgh
Attractions in Aldeburgh
Halesworth Arts Festival - 13th - 28th October
The Cut
11th year of the well regarded Festival, now drawing in audiences from all over the country. Full line up for this year available from July.
Box Office 01986 874264
Venue Address: New Cut, Halesworth, IP19 8BY
Cribfest 2012 - 20th - 25th November
St. Mary’s Church, Grundisburgh
The festival is open everyday from the 20th – 25th November.
Groups can book in for a guided tour, led by our Priest in Charge, the Rev’d Canon Clare Sanders, who has collected cribs for many years. The tour should take about 30 – 40 minutes with plenty of opportunity to ask questions, take photos and then enjoy the homemade refreshments. The suggested donation for the tour is £5 per head, which if possible should be Gift Aided.
The third Grundisburgh Crib Festival I expected to wow and amaze even more than the first and second have. St. Mary’s Church has gathered together an awe-inspiring collection of cribs and has also involved many local artists to create their own adaptations of the Nativity. This time we hope that you can also be involved by loaning any extra special or different crib sets you may have, we will are also have for sale our own ‘Grundisburgh made’ cribs made from recycled wood found in and around the village.
For more information about the Festival, to book a tour or if you have an inspiring crib set that you would like to loan to us please contact The Rev’d Canon Clare Sanders, 01473 735183, revclaresanders@tiscali.co.uk.
Venue Address: St. Mary’s Church, Grundisburgh, IP13 6TA
Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival - 30th November - 5th January
10 am - 4pm
St Peter and St Mary's Parisch Church Stowmarket
Over 230 Christmas Trees in a spectacular display. Beautifully decorated by local groups, schools and organisations.Open daily. A warm welcome awaits. Coach parties welcome. Various special events throughout the month.
Free entry although donations very welcome.
For information Tel 01449 774652 or 01449 678623.
Venue Address: Station Road West, Stowmarket, IP14 1ES
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