The definitive guide to Suffolk's Festivals

The party never stops in Suffolk

With a packed season of arts, music, festivals and serious culture, Suffolk truely is the UK's festival county.

Here is your definitive directory of Suffolk's Festivals:

Festivals in 2012/13

The Benjamin Britten Centenary at Aldeburgh Music

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Fri 7 Dec 2012 - Sun 24 Nov 2013

Saxmundham 01728 687100

Benjamin Britten was the most celebrated British composer of the 20th century. The centenary of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, will be marked by special events all over the world.

 
 
 

Whitsun Fayre at Bury St Edmunds

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Sun 26 - Mon 27 May 2013

Bury St. Edmunds

A family day out in Bury St Edmunds town centre including flower/plants for sale, a farmers' market, a world market and a mini farm.

 
 
 

East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival 2013 at Nicholas Everitt Park

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Sun 2 Jun 2013

Oulton Broad

Teams of up to 11 people are invited to take part in the East Anglian Dragon Boat Festival 2013 in our 30' dragon boats on Oulton Broad.

 
 
 

Aldeburgh Festival at Aldeburgh Music

Fri 7 - Sun 23 Jun 2013

Saxmundham

Britten's first and arguably greatest opera, Peter Grimes, comes home to the place that inspired it, with a series of concerts and a unique staging on the beach.

 
 
 

Flavours of 2013 at Henham Park

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Sat 8 - Sun 9 Jun 2013

Southwold 01394 275666

Two days of fantastic specialist local produce, food and drink, cookery demos and much more.

 
 
 

Derelicht 01 ft Sian (Octopus) at Ipswich

Sat 15 - Sun 16 Jun 2013

Ipswich 07779 590005

Derelicht 01 ft Sian (Octopus), Auntie Flo & ThermalBear

 
 
 

Ip-Art Festival at Ipswich

Fri 21 Jun - Sun 7 Jul 2013

Ipswich

The Ipswich Arts Festival, the town's annual summer arts festival featuring an exciting programme of events across a multitude of venues and art forms.

 
 
 

Taste of Sudbury Food and Drink Festival at Sudbury

Sun 23 Jun 2013

Sudbury 01787 468634

Promoting local produce and local restaurants.

 
 
 

Maverick Festival at Easton Farm Park

Fri 5 - Sun 7 Jul 2013

Woodbridge

Maverick Festival is excited to announce two top musicians to this year's stellar line-up.

 
 
 

The Piper-Heidsieck July Festival at Newmarket Racecourses

Thu 11 - Sat 13 Jul 2013

Newmarket 0844 5793010

The Piper Heidsieck July Festival from Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th July, is the region's most stylish and social summer event.

 
 
 

Latitude Festival at Henham Park

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Thu 18 - Sun 21 Jul 2013

Southwold

Latitude, the UK's favourite multi-arts festival, and winner of the 2012 Best Family Festival Award, is proud to reveal the first line-up announcements for the eighth edition.

 
 
 

Big Tree Festival at Euston Park

Fri 2 - Sun 4 Aug 2013

Bury St. Edmunds 0115 807 7900

Creation Suffolk is pleased to announce the inaugural Big Tree Festival will be held within the beautiful surroundings of Euston Park, near Bury St Edmunds and Thetford.

 
 
 

FolkEast 2013 at Glemham Hall

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Fri 23 - Sun 25 Aug 2013

Woodbridge

FolkEast is a three day celebration bringing the best in folk music to East Anglia on the 23rd, 24th and 25th August 2013.

 
 
 

Maritime Festival at Ipswich

Sat 24 - Mon 26 Aug 2013

Ipswich

Ipswich Maritime Festival will be celebrating all things nautical and bring together Ipswich's Waterfront Maritime past, present and future at the Ipswich Waterfront, Quayside and Docks.

 
 
 

Bury St Edmunds Food and Drink Festival at Bury St Edmunds

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Sun 25 - Mon 26 Aug 2013

Bury St. Edmunds

A menu of mouth-watering events and attractions including celebrity chefs, a chilli festival, farmer's markets and much much more

 
 
 

Red Rooster Blues Festival at Euston Hall

Fri 13 - Sun 15 Sep 2013

Thetford 01842 766366

Blues legend Beverley 'Guitar' Watkins set to play first ever UK show at new Red Rooster Festival - plus more acts announced.....

 
 
 

Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival at Snape Maltings

Sat 28 - Sun 29 Sep 2013

Saxmundham 01473 734017

Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival is in its 7th year and is now well established as one of the leading food festivals in Britain. It is renowned for its abundance, quality and variety of local food and drink.

 
 
 

25th Aldeburgh Poetry Festival at Snape Maltings

Fri 8 - Sun 10 Nov 2013

Saxmundham 01986 835950

The UK's leading annual celebration of international contemporary poetry marks its 25th 'Silver Jubilee' Festival.