THE BEST FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK in 2018

MUSIC FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL
8th - 24th JUNE
MAVERICK FESTIVAL
6th - 8th JULY

LATITUDE FESTIVAL
12th - 15th JULY
SNAPE PROMS
1st - 31st AUGUST
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FOLKEAST
17th - 19th AUGUST
Folk music and culture is deeply ingrained in Suffolk, and FolkEast Festival celebrates this ancient link like no other. A unique combination of folk music, food and crafts, all “suffused with good vibrations” has won FolkEast it’s place among the UK’s top folk festivals, a position that’s wholeheartedly deserved. This year's line-up puts the spotlight on legendary bands Oysterband and Show of Hands, and offers a range of satellite events, including The Art Arcade where the region's finest artists and craftspeople proffer their wares, along with a number of demonstrations and workshops.
“FolkEast feels more like a very English village fete than a festival” The Guardian.
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Maui Waui Festival
24th - 26th August
Maui Waui Festival, now in its 6th year, is a 3-day international festival of music, performance and arts, with a special focus on family-friendly events and kids. With a rather unique line-up, including a mix of accomplished and undiscovered bands from around the globe, this year sees the expansion of the kid’s area, including a themed Pirates Party on 11th and 12th May and packed full of additional activities, including lots to make and do! The good thing is, children 13 years and under are free!
RED ROOSTER,
31st May - 2nd June
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Photo (c) Marc Sethi
Also see our Music Festivals blog for more inspiration!
LITERARY FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
FELIXSTOWE BOOK FESTIVAL
27th June - 1st JULY
Among the newest literary festivals in Suffolk, the Felixstowe Book Festival has a love for reading at its core. With talks from writers and novelists hailing from many different genres, it describes itself as a festival ‘for those who always have their head buried in a book and those who haven’t yet fully experience the wonder of reading.”
Hosted by the elegant Orwell Hotel (and the odd beach hut!), expect highlights from Dame Jenni Murray on a History of Britain in 21 Women; fiction from Sally Vickers, Liz Trenow, Amanda Craig; Sir Vince Cable with his first thriller; crime, and pop-up events.
The children’s book festival is hands-on with workshops, and horrible history.
ALDEBURGH POETRY FESTIVAL
8th - 10th NOVEMBER 2019
WAYS WITH WORDS
8th - 12TH NOVEMBER
LAVENHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL
20th - 21st October

FLIPSIDE FESTIVAL
2018 DATES T.B.C.

VISUAL ARTS FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
SOUTHWOLD ARTS FESTIVAL
23rd - 30th June
PhotoEast
24th May - 24th June
PhotoEast returns to Suffolk for a second year and we can’t wait! This biennial photography festival brings together over 30 internationally renowned photographers around the 2018 festival theme of Belonging. Artist's work will be exhibited in gallery spaces, shipping containers, cafés and outdoor billboards along Ipswich Waterfront during this month-long event. Top billing goes to Mark Power’s ‘Shipping Forecast’; a nod to the BBC’s radio broadcast and uniquely British institution.
Whether you’re a keen photographer or have an appreciation of the art, come along and be inspired, whilst taking in the local sites of Ipswich.

ART ON THE PROM
2nd SEPTEMBER
ALDEBURGH DOCFEST
2nd - 4th November
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Photo (c) Luca Del Pia
PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
SPILL FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE
25th October - 4th November
HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL
11th - 16th SEPTEMBER
BURY ST EDMUNDS FESTIVAL
18th - 27TH MAY
PULSE FESTIVAL
31st May - 9th June
FOOD FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
Newmarket Food & Drink Festival
15th - 16th September
BURY ST EDMUNDS FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL
26th - 27th August
ALDEBURGH FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL
29th - 30TH SEPTEMBER

THE WOODBRIDGE SHUCK
22nd - 23rd September
The great FRAMLINGHAM SAUSAGEFEST
14th OCTOBER
TASTE OF SUDBURY FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL
10th JUNE
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Photo (c) Rob Howarth
CRAFT FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
WEIRD & WONDERFUL WOOD
19th - 20th May
Active and Sporting FESTIVALS IN SUFFOLK
THE SUFFOLK WALKING FESTIVAL
12th May - 3rd JUNE
THE EAST ANGLIAN DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
11th August
THE MÖET & CHANDON JULY FESTIVAL
12th - 14TH JULY
