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Enjoy the arts and immerse yourself in culture while visiting the East of England

The East of England has a wide range of unique arts and cultural activity to suit all ages and interests with a number of renowned festivals and events throughout the year.

Festivals in Norfolk include the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Britain’s first arts festival which began in 1772. There’s also the King’s Lynn Festival, Great Yarmouth’s Maritime Festival and Out There, a riotous weekend of performing arts and circus skills.

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Sainsbury Centre Sculpture Trail
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Nov 24, 2019 09:00 - Dec 31, 2024 18:00
Such an Artist to Write for: Inspiration and Collaboration
The Red House- Aldeburgh
Mar 03, 2020 13:30 - Nov 01, 2020 17:00
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The Red House- Aldeburgh
Mar 03, 2020 13:30 - Nov 01, 2020 17:00
Peter Pears Portraits
The Red House- Aldeburgh
Mar 03, 2020 13:30 - Nov 01, 2020 17:00
Bugs, beauty and danger
Mar 14, 2020 11:00 - May 30, 2020 16:00
Art Nouveau: The Nature of Dreams
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Mar 29, 2020 10:00 - Sep 13, 2020 17:00
Spring half-term fun!
The Red House- Aldeburgh
May 26, 2020 13:30 - May 30, 2020 17:00
Scratch Choir: Britten’s Church Music
Aldeburgh Church
May 29, 2020 11:00 - 16:00
Discover the history of Aldeburgh High Street
The Aldeburgh Museum
May 30, 2020 13:00 - 14:30
Mind Body Spirit and Wellbeing Festival
Jun 06, 2020 10:00 - Jun 07, 2020 17:00
The Intellectual Hooligans
The Maddermarket Theatre
Jun 13, 2020 20:00 - 22:30
Folk in a Field Festival
Jul 03, 2020 17:00 - Jul 05, 2020 18:00
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East of England events have something for everyone – from carnivals, air displays and arts festivals to historical re-enactments, craft fairs, world class theatre, agricultural shows, and workshops and courses all held in the region throughout the year.

 
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Culture & Arts

East Anglia has a wide range of arts and cultural activity to suit all ages and interests with a number of renowned festivals.

 

Norfolk has a wide range of festivals, including the Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Britain’s first arts festival which began in 1772. There’s also the King’s Lynn Festival, Great Yarmouth’s Maritime Festival and Out There, a riotous weekend of performing arts and circus skills. Festivals in Suffolk include Latitude, Folk East, Snape Proms, Aldeburgh Music Festival, Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival at Snape Maltings and High Tide. There are major stately homes, historic houses and estates to visit across the region, including Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire, Audley End House in Essex and Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk. Norfolk has Sandringham, the rural retreat of the Royal family and Holkham Hall close to Wells-next-the-Sea.