Head East – celebrating culture and arts in the East of England
Welcome to Head East. We’ve gathered our creative and cultural partners together to celebrate arts, culture, and heritage in and around Norfolk and Suffolk. There’s an abundance of places, spaces and events to explore close to home, for a day, an overnight stay or for longer. With something for everyone, you can search the latest event listings over on our What’s On page. And below, we’ll feature news, interviews, inspirational itineraries and event highlights to ensure you make the most of what the East has to offer. Enjoy exploring, discovering something new and spending quality time with friends and family.
Head East for Culture & Arts events
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
welcome
Introducing Head East and thank you to our partners
Head East is a new year-long campaign celebrating the rich diversity of arts, culture, and heritage in and around Norfolk and Suffolk
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Festivals
Head East – Festival Heaven
After an unscheduled stop last summer, some festivals are now officially back on track and this season sees some big names rolling out across the region
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Performance
Head East – Ready to applaud?
Looking for laughter, entertainment, drama and performance?
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Arts
Head East – Wide-eyed wonderment
The East has long been a draw for artists and creatives, inspired by the landscape and the light from our big blue skies.
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Family
Head East – Catch the dinosaurs!
Norwich is channelling Jurassic Park this summer, with three big events linked to the lizard kings…
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Exhibition
Head East – Be moved by history
East Anglian museums are opening up again this summer, dusting down tales of local heroes and heroines
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Arts
Head East – Contemporary art inspired by an Edwardian master, Harry Becker
A feast of inspiration by Ruth McCabe, artist and member of ‘Inspired by Becker Art Society’
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Head East – Art Walk Ipswich
Take a curated walk around independent shops and creative talent in Ipswich
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Event Highlights
Performance
Head Out Not Home
Norwich
Sun 25 Jul 2021 00:00
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Exhibition
Brick History
The Hold, Suffolk Archives
Sat 17 Jul 2021 00:00
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Arts
Moments: An Exhibition of Modern Art
Moyse’s Hall Museum
Sun 23 May 2021 12:00
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Art Trail
Art Walk Ipswich
Ipswich
Sat 24 Jul 2021 10:00
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Festival
The EA Festival
Hedingham Castle
Sat 31 Jul 2021 09:30
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Moments: An Exhibition of Modern Art
Moyse’s Hall Museum
Sun 23 May 2021 12:00
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Festival
Primadonna Festival
Museum of East Anglian Life
Fri 30 Jul 2021 00:00
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Theatre
Open Air Theatre – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village West Stow, Bury St Edmunds
Wed 18 Aug 2021 14:00
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Art Trail
Sainsbury Centre Sculpture Trail
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Sun 24 Nov 2019 09:00
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Heritage
More In Commons Exhibition
Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse
Mon 17 May 2021 10:00
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Arts
A Passion For Landscape: Rediscovering John Crome
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Mon 17 May 2021 00:00
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Plan your visit
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Norwich
Lose yourself in the City of Stories
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Ipswich
Immerse yourself in Suffolk's cultural capital
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Bury St Edmunds
Lose your head in Bury's cultural offering
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North Norfolk
Big sky, big sea, big culture
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Lowestoft
A fine mix of culture at the UK's most easterly point
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Suffolk Coast
Head to the sunrise coast of the best in landscape and culture
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Great Yarmouth
A surprisingly cultured seaside gem
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King’s Lynn
Shakespeare endorsed post town with a long history of culture
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