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SUMMARY:May the Toys Be With You exhibition - Lynn Museum\, King's Lynn
DESCRIPTION:A wonderful exhibition of toys and memorabilia is coming to Lynn Museum this summer. \nOpening in time for the summer holidays on 15 July\, ‘May the Toys Be With You’ showcases one of the UK’s finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original cinema posters\, from 1977-1985. It is a celebration of the now highly collectable vintage toy line and of the iconic design work and art of the Star Wars movies. \nIn 1977\, the first Star Wars film broke box office records. But nobody could have predicted that the merchandising would end up earning more than the film itself. Star Wars toys became the must-have playthings for an entire generation\, with an estimated 300 million action figures sold between 1977 and 1985. \nThe exhibition is not only a celebration of classic toys and collectables but also of the iconic design and art-work of the Star Wars films. From X-Wing Fighters to lightsabers\, these fantastic creations have fired the imagination and made their mark on the cultural landscape since the first film was released over forty years ago. \nThe collection is owned by Star Wars devotee\, Matt Fox\, who bought his first toy aged five. His collection is now one of the finest and most complete in the UK. \nThe exhibition runs from 15 July 2025 to 31 May 2026.  For more information\, openings times and admission visit \nwww.lynnmuseum.norfolk.gov.uk
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/may-the-toys-be-with-you-exhibition-lynn-museum-kings-lynn/
LOCATION:Lynn Museum\, Market Street\, King's Lynn\, Norfolk\, PE30 1NL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Can We Stop Killing Each Other? exhibition series - Sainsbury Centre\, Norwich
DESCRIPTION:The Sainsbury Centre’s radical exhibition programme seeks to answer the most important\nquestions in our lives. The latest wrestles with one of the darkest and deadliest aspects of\nhumanity: Can We Stop Killing Each Other? \nThe series explores the fundamental question of why humans are led to kill and how art\, film\,\nTV and culture has grappled with\, or even aggravated\, our proximity to violence.\nAccording to the Global Peace Index 2024\, one hundred countries have been “at least\npartially involved in some form of external conflict in the past five years\, up from 59 in 2008”. \nCan We Stop Killing Each Other? asks if creative thinkers\, and the art they produce\, can use\nhuman empathy to create change – asking humanity to choose hope over violence. \nThe season of five exhibitions includes a monumental installation by Aotearoa/New Zealand\nartist Anton Forde (Taranaki Māori\, Gaelic\, Geltacht\, English) and a series of new paintings\nreflecting on the refugee crisis by Ethiopian artist Tesfaye Urgessa; as well as presentations\nof historical artworks such as Claude Monet’s The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil\n(1872) as part of the The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour\, and an exhibition spanning\nShakespearean tragedy to Hitchcockian spectacle\, which asks how violent stage and screen\nnarratives can invite questions about our own morality\, cultural codes and religious beliefs. \nIt is accompanied by a book\, published by Kulturalis in September 2025\, which features new\ntexts\, including by British historian and academic Joanna Bourke and Michael Steedman\,\ndeputy pro vice-chancellor Māori | Kaiarataki at the University of Auckland. \nFeatured exhibitions: \n● Tiaki Ora ∞ Protecting Life: Anton Forde\, 2 August 2025 – 19 April 2026\n● Eyewitness\, 20 September 2025 – 15 February 2026\n● Roots of Resilience: Tesfaye Urgessa\, 20 September 2025 – 15 February 2026\n● The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour: Reflections on Peace\, 20 September\n2025 – 11 January 2026\n● Seeds of Hate and Hope\, 28 November 2025 – 17 May 2026 \n 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/can-we-stop-killing-each-other-exhibition-series-sainsbury-centre-norwich/
LOCATION:Sainsbury Centre\, University of East Anglia\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR4 7TJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Seeds of Hate and Hope exhibition - Sainsbury Centre\, Norwich
DESCRIPTION:Seeds of Hate and Hope presents personal artistic responses to global mass atrocities\, such as genocides\, ethnic cleansing\, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Featuring work by artists including Mona Hatoum\, William Kentridge\, Hew Locke\, Zoran Mušič\, Peter Oloya\, Kimberly Fulton Orozco and Indrė Šerpytytė\, it explores how\, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries\, artists have witnessed\, experienced and responded to atrocity crimes and conflicts with powerful and compelling artworks. Drawing courage and inspiration from personal experience as well as shared histories\, they have reacted to these events for many reasons including but not limited to bearing witness\, expressing grief and promoting healing. \nWith the aim of raising awareness about global conflicts and the role of art in confronting their legacy\, this exhibition highlights artistic responses to such devastating events with creativity and courage. It features artworks which are reflections of\, rather than images of\, violence or victims; and which challenge the typical depictions of war and conflict often shown in the media. \nSignificant works on display include William Kentridge’s Ubu Tells the Truth (1997)\, which confronts the violence and injustice of apartheid in South Africa; Gideon Rubin’s Black Book (2017) which redacts every page of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf\, symbolically stripping the text and imagery of its intent; Ishiuchi Miyako’s photographs of everyday objects which belonged to victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Mona Hatoum’s iconic Hot Spot (2006)\, a reference to a world which Hatoum describes as “continually caught up in conflict and unrest”; and a series of bronze sculptures by Peter Oloya\, whose experiences of violence and displacement during conflict in northern Uganda informed his love of modelling shapes and figures first in clay\, and later in bronze and wood. \nThrough its diverse body of work\, Seeds of Hate and Hope explores how both individual and collective acts of resistance and resilience often take root in times of conflict. The exhibition emphasises the vital role that human empathy and respect play in safeguarding society against the destructive forces of prejudice\, hate speech\, discrimination and dehumanisation.\nEach artwork becomes a catalyst for healing – promoting tolerance and understanding across cultures\, religions and identities. \nCan We Stop Killing Each Other? is the latest in an innovative series of investigative exhibition seasons by the Sainsbury Centre following its radical relaunch in 2023 to formally recognise the lifeforce of art\, enabling people to build relationships with living art across its dynamic museum landscape. \nSeeds of Hate and Hope joins four other exhibitions which explore Can We Stop Killing Each\nOther?. These are Tiaki Ora ∞ Protecting Life: Anton Forde; Eyewitness; Roots of Resilience: Tesfaye Urgessa; and The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour: Reflections on Peace. It is curated by Tafadzwa Makwabarara\, Curator of Cultural Empowerment at the Sainsbury Centre and Jelena Sofronijevic\, an independent curator\, writer\, and the producer of the EMPIRE LINES podcast\, which addresses the unexpected\, and often two-way\, flow of empires through art. \nExhibition research was supported by the Jonathan Ruffer grant from the Art Fund.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/seeds-of-hate-and-hope-exhibition-sainsbury-centre-norwich/
LOCATION:Sainsbury Centre\, University of East Anglia\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR4 7TJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:In Proximity: Norwich Castle Open Art Show - Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:A new exhibition featuring the work of 87 artists working in East Anglia will open at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery in February. In Proximity: Norwich Castle Open Art Show will bring together some of the most exciting artists working across the region today and includes sculpture\, painting\, drawing\, ceramics\, photography and film. The exhibition\, supported by Jarrolds\, is the result of an open call issued in partnership with East Anglia Art Fund (EAAF) and is one of the largest open art shows ever held at Norwich Castle. All the works on show are available for sale\, with the proceeds going to the artists and towards EAAF’s support for exhibitions and art education in the region. Jarrolds are sponsoring a prize\, that will be awarded to one of the participating artists in April. \nThe exhibition takes experiences of closeness as its theme. Using careful observation and a range of approaches\, the exhibiting artists delve into real and imagined relationships with the places\, objects\, people and other life forms that make up our surroundings. The first gallery foregrounds work featuring encounters between people and animals\, and with urban and rural environments. Artists on show include Norwich-based Maria Pavledis\, who presents a monumental image of a vigorous bear\, created using burning and scratching on hand printed paper. Robert Sherratt’s Museum Birds and Jane Kearney’s Dawn Siren depict birdlife; whilst Tessa Newcomb’s painting of goats and the hunted creatures in Nessie Stonebridge’s clay sculpture We Bleed Together\, form a fantastical menagerie of animals. \nShared concerns with the fragility\, power and mystery of the natural world emerge. Tor Falcon’s May Blossom\, Dusk and Barbara Howey’s Marsh suggest formal experiments with nature at close range. Sculptural works on display include Carolyn Brooke-Davies’ Steel Bound Razor Stack\, a composition incorporating dozens of razor clam shells and Gwyneth Fitzmaurice’s Stem with Seven Stalks\, which is carefully crafted in papier-mâché. Urban and built environments are depicted in works such as Craig Frost’s Collision Course and Jack Mckenzie’s California Road\, Norfolk which engage with the vernacular architecture of our region. \nArtworks in the second gallery explore objects and materials\, and how experiences of proximity can be shaped by time\, space\, colour and light. Matthew Richardson’s ceramic work Settlement is inspired by finds in an archaeological dig\, while the ink for Raphaella Pester’s meticulously patterned aquatint print Currents\, has been made using soot from the fireplace of her father’s home in Essex. Tefler Stokes exhibits Vécu\, an abstract sculpture made of polychrome welded steel\, shown with Brenda Unwin’s painting Magenta Quinacridone\, Quinacridone Gold which explores the proximity of colours and Mellow Square\, a striking geometric composition by Mary Mellor. Sophie Standford’s film Dialogue with my Father investigates the complex emotions that we attach to objects\, as does Clare Jarrett’s sculpture Impermeable\, which is made from a tightly compressed garment that belonged to her mother \nThe broad range of work celebrates the ambitious scope of creative practice in East Anglia. Artists who have connections with Norwich University of the Arts are well-represented\, with work by Matthew Benington\, Neil Bousfield\, Lizzie Kimbley and recent graduate Rollo Timothy George on display. John Kiki and Mary Mellor have previously exhibited at Norwich Castle and have work in the permanent collections of Norfolk Museums Service. \nThe open call for works took place in the autumn\, with artists working in Cambridgeshire\, Essex\, Norfolk and Suffolk invited to submit up to two pieces each. Submissions were selected anonymously in December 2025 by writer and curator Sarah Lowndes and artist Daniel & Clara\, alongside Amanda Geitner\, Director of EAAF\, and Lisa Newby\, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. \nIn Proximity: Norwich Castle Open Art Show attracted almost 900 entries. It is the latest in a long line of open call shows which have been developed in partnership with EAAF at Norwich Castle over the past twenty years. Building on their commitment to art in the region\, EAAF administer and promote the open call and the sale of artwork in the show.\n \nMaria Pavledis\, Bear\, 2023\, smoke on paper © Maria Pavledis\n 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/in-proximity-norwich-castle-open-art-show-norwich-castle-museum-art-gallery/
LOCATION:Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery\, Castle Hill\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR1 3JU\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
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SUMMARY:National Garden Scheme - Norfolk
DESCRIPTION:2026 will see numerous gardens in Norfolk opening for The National Garden Scheme “By Arrangement” with a few exclusively opening for these bespoke visits. These wonderful\, often hidden gems are really worth exploring if you are keen to return to a garden you love\, perhaps missed a public open day or simply want to explore somewhere completely unchartered. \nFull details are included in the Garden Visitors’ Handbook or online at ngs.org.uk/norfolk-by-\narrangement. Why not contact a garden owner directly and enjoy a day out with your friends and family? \nChestnut Farm\, Beck House and Horstead House are all open by arrangement in March. \nOf the 18 gardens opening By Arrangement this year\, the following are not holding public openings making your visit all the more special. They include new and exciting gardens to explore as well as some firm favourites. \nBECK HOUSE\, Weston Longville\, Norwich March to October for groups of 10+. Tirelessly updated by the current owners\, this garden is bordered by shallow becks and has many different border styles. Large patio areas and lots of vertical interest with pergolas and specimen trees.\nBROADWAY FARM\, Scarning\, Dereham. June to July for groups of between 15 and 35. A ½ acre cottage garden surrounding a C14 clapboard farmhouse. A plantswoman’s garden with colourful herbaceous borders and well planted pond.\nDALE FARM\, Dereham. June to July for groups of between 15 and 40. A plant lover’s garden with over 1000 plant varieties in exuberantly planted borders with sculptures. Collection of 150 hydrangeas and a wide choice of plants for sale.\nDUNBHEAGAN\, Westfield. June to July for groups of 20+. Relax and enjoy the garden where the rare and unusual rub shoulders with the more recognisable plants in this ever-changing plantsman’s garden. Lots to explore with a riot of colour all summer.\nHIGHVIEW HOUSE\, Roughton July to October for groups of between 20 and 80. A two acre garden designed and maintained by current owners over last 20 years. Over 12\,000 plants to encourage wildlife and Home of the National Collection of Salvia microphylla cvs and relatives.\nHOE HALL\, Hoe\, Dereham. 15 May to June for groups of between 10 and 50. The main visual is a walled garden featuring a long white wisteria walk. Set in the grounds of a Georgian rectory and surrounded by parkland\, the garden incorporates a wide variety of planting.\nSOUTHGATE BARN\, South Creake. May to June for groups of between 6 and 12. NEW! A 1 ¼ acre garden full of interest and a borrowed view. Recently restored with abundant planting and colourful herbaceous borders.\nVICARAGE HOUSE\, Great Holkham. May to September for groups of between 10 and 40. Developed over the past 35 years\, this 6 acre garden includes a walled garden\, gravel garden\, sunken garden\, cutting garden and small arboretum. \nBefore visiting a garden\, it is advisable to check the website for up to date information at\nwww.ngs.org.uk.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/national-garden-scheme-norfolk/
LOCATION:Norfolk – various venues\, Norfolk\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:JAPANESE SASHIKO TASTER WORKSHOP - Norwich
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy the traditional Japanese folk craft of Sashiko. \nLouise Frere-Smith of Mizu-Usagi will be holding Sashiko Taster Workshops in March and April 2026. \nThese workshops will give you a glimpse into the fascinating world of Japanese Sashiko \nIn these workshops we will be making traditional Japanese Zokin. \nWHAT IS ZOKIN? \nZokin is a  traditional Japanese cleaning cloth.  Which is hand stitched from repurposed fabric scraps or worn-out clothes. \nThey are often used for cleaning floors\, surfaces and even dishes.  Zokin are durable and reusable\, making them a sustainable cleaning option. \nWHERE: Wingfield Road\, Norwich\, NR3 3HF \nWHEN: MARCH: \nMonday 2nd\, 11.00 am – 1.30pm \nTuesday 10th\, 11.00 am – 1.30 pm \nWednesday 18th\, 6.30pm – 9.00pm \nSaturday 28th\, 11.30 am –  2.00 pm \nAPRIL: \nFriday 10th\, 11.00 am – 1.30 pm \nWednesday 15th\, 11.00 am – 1.30 pm \nSaturday 25th 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm \nTuesday 28th 6.30pm – 9.00pm \nWHATS INCLUDED \nAll materials (sashiko thread\, needles & Japanese cotton fabric) \nRefreshments & snack (we will take half an hour break) \nParking permit if needed \nA calm\, friendly\, relaxing\, environment \nFEE  £35.00  (payable by bank transfer) \n 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/japanese-sashiko-taster-workshop-norwich/
LOCATION:Wingfield Road\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR3 3HF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Jacket Women: Single Mothers of the Workhouse exhibition - Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
DESCRIPTION:A new exhibition at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse will explore the lives of single mothers who lived in the workhouse from the 1830s to late 1860s. The Jacket Women: Single Mothers of the Workhouse will feature prints and installations by Norfolk-based artist Maria Pavledis\, together with objects representing the lives of women and children at Gressenhall. \nBetween 1777 and 1948\, Mitford and Launditch Union Workhouse – now Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse – was home to some of the most vulnerable people in rural Norfolk. Its purpose was to provide accommodation\, food and work for those who did not have enough money to support themselves. Conditions were designed to discourage people from seeking assistance unless they had no other options\, which meant long working hours and a limited diet. Families were often separated\, with inmates divided up by gender and age. Single mothers became known as the ‘Jacket Women’ due to the distinctive jackets that they were made to wear as part of their uniform. \nIn this new exhibition\, artist and printmaker Maria Pavledis presents work responding to the story of the ‘Jacket Women’\, also reflecting on her own experience as a single parent. Pavledis invited members of her community to pose for a series of large-scale prints that will be on display in the exhibition. Drawing on literature and dance\, the prints’ ethereal presence and unique texture seek to evoke memory and emotion as well as historical narratives. Also on show will be jackets\, created with fragile Japanese mulberry paper. The pieces all explore the diverse personal circumstances that may have led the ‘Jacket Women’ to the workhouse’s door\, whilst serving as a testament to their resilience and survival. \nThe works have been produced using techniques including monoprint\, drypoint and etching. Pavledis has also experimented with the process of eco-printing – which involves soaking and steaming organic matter to release natural pigments – using plants foraged on the Gressenhall site. \nAlongside this exhibition\, a small number of workhouse objects representing the lives of women and children in the workhouse will be on display\, curated by PhD candidate Charlotte Kirklin. Charlotte is investigating the material culture of the workhouse as part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded collaborative doctorial partnership at Anglia Ruskin University.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/the-jacket-women-single-mothers-of-the-workhouse-exhibition-gressenhall-farm-and-workhouse/
LOCATION:Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse\, Gressenhall\, Norfolk\, NR20 4DR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Faces: The people behind our portraits - Moyse's Hall Museum
DESCRIPTION:Featuring varied styles of artwork\, Moyse’s Hall Museum is showcasing abstract pieces\, classic portraiture\, precious miniatures\, humorous sketchbooks\, and collected photographs; this exhibition brings together both subjects and artists across time. Using a human lens\, the museum aims to break down historical distance and uncover more personal stories to meet the faces behind the frame. \nStep into the Cullum’s study through portraits by the likes of Sir Peter Lely. Explore Sophie Collett’s intricate miniatures. Delight in Rose Mead’s celebration of people. Encounter unnamed faces in intimate Victorian portraits. Trace the evolution of Roy Durrant’s style. Discover emerging artists from West Suffolk College exploring identity. And spend time with Mary Beale. \nThe Museum has curated spaces to pause\, look closely\, and linger with the works on display\, with moments to sit woven throughout the exhibition. Pocket Portrait Packs are available to purchase\, offering simple artistic prompts and materials to spark creativity inspired by the artworks—and by you. \nFor visitors of all ages\, there are opportunities for photos\, drawing\, free Faces trail\, and craft sessions planned for Easter. \nDates: Saturday 14 March – Sunday 10 May\nTimes: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm (last admission 4pm)\nSunday 12pm – 4pm (last admission 3pm)\nExtended opening – Sunday 15 March 10am (last admission 3pm).\nAdmission: Adults £5.50\, Child / Student £4 (6 – 16)\, Under 5s free (no ticket required)\nVenue: Moyse’s Hall Museum\, Bury St Edmunds \nAll exhibition tickets include access to the full museum collection including:\n– West Suffolk’s infamous Crime and Punishment displays with a book bound in human skin\, witchcraft\, and more\n– The history of the Abbey and our treasures of the medieval period\n– A rotating display of our fine art collection which includes Mary Beale and Sybil Andrews\n– The museum’s world-renowned Gershom Parkington Clock Collection and Suffolk Regiment displays \nAdvance booking recommended.\nThis event is promoted by West Suffolk – Heritage.\nThis event takes place at Moyses Hall Museum\, IP33 1DX
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/faces-the-people-behind-our-portraits-moyses-hall-museum/
LOCATION:Moyse’s Hall Museum\, Cornhill\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 1DX\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
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SUMMARY:Constable: A Cast of Characters exhibition - Christchurch Mansion\, Ipswich
DESCRIPTION:Ipswich Borough Council will open the first of three major Constable 250 exhibitions at Christchurch Mansion on 28 March\, launching a landmark year celebrating the 250th anniversary of Suffolk born artist John Constable and his legacy. \nConstable: A Cast of Characters\, which runs until 14 June\, brings together over 100 artworks and personal objects that reveal the family and early supporters to patrons\, mentors\, and friends\, who shaped John Constable’s life\, artistic development and career. These pieces offer intimate insight into the artist’s life behind the canvas. Many items are being displayed together for the first time. Pieces drawn from the Colchester + Ipswich Museums (CIMS) collections\, the Government Art Collection\, and several private lenders\, alongside brand-new sculptures from Sasha Constable\, artist and direct descendant will be on display. \nHighlights include: \n\nRare family portraits and early commissions\nIntimate personal items and keepsakes such as Maria Constable’s wedding ring\, Constable’s paint box\, and his Royal Academy diploma\nWorks by Constable’s fellow Suffolk artists Thomas Gainsborough and George Frost\nNewly commissioned sculptures by his descendant Sasha Constable\n\nChristchurch Mansion will evoke Regency era Ipswich\, using authentic costumes and Napoleonic uniforms together with ceramics\, books and even Lord Nelson memorabilia from the time. The Exhibition includes a recreation of the Constable family parlour\, and photographic re-enactments designed to evoke an immersive experience. These elements have been developed from materials in CIMS own collections and archival sources. \nFollowing Constable: A Cast of Characters\, Christchurch Mansion will host two further exhibitions as part of the Constable 250 celebrations\, made possible thanks to National Lottery players and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nOpening on 11 July 2026\, the second exhibition is The Hay Wain: Walking Constable’s Landscape This show celebrates Constable’s deep emotional bond with the Suffolk countryside\, and brings unprecedented key landscape paintings from the National Gallery\, The Tate Gallery\, V&A Museum\, The Royal Academy and The National Galleries of Scotland to Suffolk for the very first time to explore themes of landscape and place. The loans are supported by the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund. \nA highlight will be Constable’s iconic masterpiece\, The Hay Wain (1821\, The National Gallery) making its first ever visit to the county it depicts. \nOther historic loans including Dedham Vale (1828\, National Galleries of Scotland) will be seen alongside CIMS’s own Constable collection\, including the two most personal paintings from his childhood home\, Golding Constable’s Flower Garden and Golding Constable’s Kitchen Garden (both 1815). \nThe final exhibition of the year-long celebration will highlight the artistic and cultural relevancy of Constable’s art through a variety of contemporary and community responses. From 24 October 2026 to 28 February 2027\, Constable to Contemporary will be a dynamic exploration showing how Constable continues to inspire artists today\, featuring new works from Brave Art and community collaborations. \nAlongside the exhibitions\, a major 15-month county-wide events programme (Jan 2026–Mar 2027) is being delivered. The programme includes community workshops\, school holiday activities\, artist led sessions\, talks\, tours and a mobile exhibition with Suffolk Archives.  A mixed reality popup exhibition at East Bergholt is supported by Babergh Council\, and creative partnerships with Suffolk Artlink’s Brave Art group\, Aspire Black Suffolk\, Suffolk Libraries\, CHIp and others provide a variety of experiences to be enjoyed by visitors. These activities aim to bring Constable’s legacy into the heart of communities and connect art\, creativity and Suffolk’s natural environment with new audiences. \nConstable 250 is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Loans for Constable 250 are supported by the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund\, The Friends of the Ipswich Museums\, Kerseys Solicitors\, East Anglia Art Fund and Art Friends Suffolk. \nDetails of the exhibitions and events can be found at Constable 250 Exhibitions | Ipswich Museums with advance bookings now open for all tickets. \nCooper Sisters by John Constable RA (Ipswich Museums collection)\n 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/constable-a-cast-of-characters-exhibition-christchurch-mansion-ipswich/
LOCATION:Christchurch Mansion\, Ipswich\, IP4 2BE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Seven Decades of Contemporary Art - Norfolk Contemporary Art Society at Norwich Castle
DESCRIPTION:Timothy Gurney Gallery \nNorwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery \n28 March 2026 – 28 February 2027 \nA new exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of Norfolk Contemporary Art Society (ncas) will open at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery this March. Since its foundation in 1956\, ncas has supported the Castle to collect and display the work of contemporary artists including LS Lowry\, Colin Self\, Bridget Riley and Roger Ackling. Seven Decades of Contemporary Art will highlight a fascinating selection of more than 30 artworks that have been purchased with the support of ncas. \nThe innovative works on display reflect ncas’ longstanding commitment to making sure that new approaches to the visual arts are represented in the collections at Norfolk Museums Service. Recent additions to the collection supported by ncas include Florence Peake’s performance-based figurative paintings; and photographic work by Daniel & Clara\, exploring imagined narratives in a country estate. Work from ‘Wall Existing’\, a multi-layered photographic survey of Norwich’s medieval city walls by Robert Filby and Glen Jamieson\, will also be exhibited. \nThese recent acquisitions will be shown alongside highlights from the early decades of ncas’ activity including ‘Landscape with Farm Buildings’ (1954) by LS Lowry\, a purchase which inspired the formation of ncas; and ‘Man entering a Boiler House’ (c.1956) by Prunella Clough\, which was the very first work collectively acquired by ncas members. The Society built up an impressive collection of contemporary artworks in the 1950s and 1960s\, including work by Mary Potter\, Keith Vaughan\, Eduardo Paolozzi\, Bernard Meadows\, Allen Jones and Colin Self\, many of whom had strong connections with East Anglia. \nIn the 1970s ncas began working with Norwich Castle and national funding organisations to acquire high profile contemporary artworks. Early examples on display in the exhibition include paintings by John Hoyland\, Howard Hodgkin and Bridget Riley. At the same time\, ncas continued to support the Castle to collect work by artists with a direct connection to the region. Many of the exhibiting artists have been influential teachers and students at Norwich University of the Arts or have made work that responds in new ways to the East Anglian landscape. \nTogether\, the artworks presented in the exhibition signal the changing ideas and relationships that have sustained the presentation of contemporary art at the Castle over seven decades\, foregrounding artists who are experimenting with the conditions of painting\, sculpture\, photography and performance. \nDerek Morris\, Five Windows with Sky\, 2005\, stainless steel. Purchased with the support of an anonymous donor\, The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation © The Estate of Derek Morris
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/seven-decades-of-contemporary-art-norfolk-contemporary-art-society-at-norwich-castle/
LOCATION:Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery\, Castle Hill\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR1 3JU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:mizu-usagi workshops - Norwich
DESCRIPTION:MAY \n\nSaturday 2nd May 2.00 – 4.00 pm\,  Visible Mending Circle £15.00 inc. (drinks\, snacks)\n\n\n\n\nFriday 8th May 11.00 – 1.30 pm\,  Moyozashi Sashiko Workshop £35.00 inc. (materials\, snacks\, drinks)\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 13th May 11.00 – 1.30 pm\,  Sustainable Earring Making Workshop with @re.creart \, £35.00 inc. (materials\, snacks\, drinks)\n\n\n\n\nThursday 19th May 6.30pm – 9.00 pm\,  Moyozashi Sashiko Workshop £35.00 inc. (materials\, snacks\, drinks)\n\n\nJUNE\n\n\nSaturday 6th June 11.00 – 1.30 pm \, Visible Mending Circle \, £15.00\nSaturday 13th June 11.00 – 1.30 pm . Sustainable Earring Making Workshop with @re.creart\, £35.00 inc (materials\, drinks\, snacks)\nWednesday 17th June 2.00 – 4.30 pm\, Moyozashi Sashiko Workshop\, £35.00 inc. (materials\, drinks\, snacks)\nTuesday 23rd June 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm Moyozashi Sashiko Workshop £35.00 inc. (materials\, drinks\, snacks)\nTuesday 30th June\, 11.00 – 1.30 pm Moyozashi Sashiko Workshop £35.00 inc. (materials\, drinks\, snacks)\n\nLOCATION : NR3 \, Norwich\, Norfolk\nPARKING: Permits available\nBOOKING & INFORMATION contact lfs@mizu-usagi.com or insta: @mizu.usagi
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/mizu-usagi-workshops-norwich/
LOCATION:NR3\, Norwch\, Norfolk\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Norfolk & Norwich Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Norfolk & Norwich Festival returns in 2026 with a huge variety of work staged in and around the city of Norwich for 17 days from 8 – 24 May. \nHighlights include the Festival’s centrepiece circus show\, which this year sees the return of Australian circus company Circa to the Spiegeltent with their ferocious and intense brand-new show Wolf. \nAcclaimed organist James McVinnie will present a series of performances as part of a residency\, while a collaboration with Norwich Jazz Festival features the vivid cultural fusion of Balimaya Project and a set from Manchester trio Gogo Penguin as they bring their powerful new album to life. Meanwhile\, cult sensation Cowboy Junkies present a concert spanning 40 years of music-making at St Andrew’s Hall. \nThe classical music programme features the return of Britten Sinfonia with a concert celebrating the music of Benjamin Britten\, a joining of forces between international opera star Roderick Williams and the Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus\, and a memorable production from pioneering musical collective Scottish Ensemble. \n \nBalimaya Project
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/norfolk-norwich-festival/
LOCATION:Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR1\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Folk on the Pier - Cromer Pier
DESCRIPTION:Fondly known as “the best gig on the North Sea”\, Folk on the Pier attracts a plethora of well-known and up-and-coming folk\, folk-rock\, and acoustic artists from across the UK. Cromer’s ever popular music festival Folk On The Pier will be celebrating its twenty-sixth production in the town’s Pavilion Theatre on 8th\, 9th and 10th May 2026.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/folk-on-the-pier-cromer-pier/
LOCATION:Cromer Pier\, Cromer\, Norfolk\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:●       16 THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE PREMIERES\, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE NEW WORK BY CURIOUS DIRECTIVE\, KALEIDER\, AND A QUARTET OF EAST ANGLIAN PLAYS \n●       OPENING CONCERT FROM STORNOWAY WITH FOLK ARTIST ALICE BOYD IN ONE-OFF PAIRING AND SPECIAL CONCERT CREATED FOR NORWICH BY SECKOU KEITA CLOSES THE FESTIVAL \n●       MUSIC INCLUDES: COWBOY JUNKIES; MATTHEW HERBERT & MOMOKO GILL\, SEXYTADHG AND THE BO NANAFANA SOCIAL CLUB \n●       MUSICAL RESIDENT ARTISTS FOR 2026 ARE JAMES MCVINNIE AND MAYA YOUSSEF \n●       BBC RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS INCLUDE ASTATINE TRIO\, KLEIO QUARTET\, ELIZAVETA IVANOVA AND SANJA BIZJAK \n●       PHILHARMONIA CHAMBER PLAYERS\, SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE AND BRITTEN SINFONIA FEATURE IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMME \n●       LITERATURE PROGRAMME FEATURES DR RACHEL CLARKE AND ALI SMITH \n●       FIRST EVER FESTIVAL THINKER IN RESIDENCE\, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA; ARTIST IN RESIDENCE VICTORIA MELODY CREATES WORK IN SWAFFHAM \n●       WELCOME WEEKEND OPENS THE FESTIVAL WITH AROUND A DOZEN FREE POP-UP PERFORMANCES ACROSS NORWICH \nArtistic Director & Chief Executive\, Daniel Brine\, has today announced the full programme for the 2026 Norfolk & Norwich Festival. One of the oldest arts festivals in England\, having been established in 1772\, Norfolk & Norwich Festival presents world-class international performances alongside emerging talent and homegrown East Anglian artists in an expansive multi-arts programme featuring theatre\, dance\, music\, film\, literature and visual arts. \nLasting for 17 days the Festival takes over the city of Norwich and spills out into the surrounding areas\, this year taking in Wells-next-the-Sea\, Lowestoft\, King’s Lynn\, Great Yarmouth\, Sheringham\, Diss and Swaffham\, transforming the county into a hive of cultural activity. This year there will be over 20 free events in a programme that welcomes artists from all over the world for over 100 events. Tickets will go on sale on Friday 20 February at www.nnfestival.org.uk. \nThe Festival will present sixteen theatre and performance premieres\, including four works all written and produced in the East\, exploring the varied concerns of the region: family ties in the age of climate catastrophe in Albatross by Martha Loader (8-21 May)\, the devastating impact of county lines in St George’s Theatre Company’s Crossing the Line (11\, 13\, 14 & 18 May) gift-giving and the very edge of human endurance in curious directive’s Heartwood\, and a family-friendly promenade experience in Wind in the Willows by Sheringham Little Theatre (16 & 17 May). Additionally\, Bootworks Theatre Company presents The King’s Lynn Nine (10 May)\, in which a group of local nine-year-old children share their thoughts on the world they live in. \nNorfolk & Norwich Festival 2026 will once again play host to a series of bold genre-defying companies. Kaleider\, whose work plays with the boundary between installation and live performance\, presents the UK premiere of Requiem (15 – 17 May)\, in which five performers – backed by a grand musical score – work to build a giant kinetic creature from metal and breath. In partnership with Norwich Theatre Royal\, the experimental theatre company Brokentalkers teams up with acclaimed accordionist Danny O’Mahony to bring Danny’s moving story to life in the UK premiere of Bellow (15 & 16 May)\, a theatrical experience fusing traditional music\, electronic sound design and dance. The Festival will offer a first look at Treekin\, a new family show about nature from Trigger developed with Festival-supported school workshops in Norwich. Circa\, one of the world’s greatest circus companies\, returns to the Festival for the first time since 2015 to headline the Spielgetent with their extraordinary show Wolf\, a ferocious and intense spectacle which plays from 13-24 May. \nPerformers will use technology old and new to offer thought-provoking spectacle. Australian puppeteers Terrapin and multi-disciplinary artist Tim Spooner’s show Matter Era combines puppetry and animation to invite audiences into a strange ecosystem entirely without people (12-14 May) and Underwater showcases a collaboration between artists An-Ting and Ian Gallagher (21 & 22 May)\, in a live performance project – presented in a hybrid online and in-person form –  that unveils the acoustic world of marine life through mixing communication from coral reefs\, fish and whales into 3D compositions and visuals.  Meanwhile\, live art duo Hunt & Darton bring Kids Business to Swaffham High Street – a hilarious pop-up created with the town’s children which invites audiences to take part in a wholly unique and original retail experience. \nThe Festival opens with the Welcome Weekend featuring eight new Festival commissions that will premiere over two days of outdoor arts across the streets of Norwich. They include:  CHAIR! set in a dreamlike world and imagining how we can once  again have public spaces that care; Elevateher from Daughters Of The Wire which reveals female struggles and strengths played out between three multi-height tightwire rigs; a high-energy gig-theatre experience in The Torch where Afrobeat\, hip-hop\, rap and storytelling collide from Nigel ‘Kobby’ Taylor; Tender Exchange living folk artwork inviting\, deep listening\, sharing and connection by Radical Ritual; Fragments Of Us from Talawa Theatre Company\, an outdoor performance exploring identity\, resilience\, and vulnerability and centring on a cast of Black men and boys;  a beautiful mini-epic that brings buffooning to Indian street theatre in Holy Dirt; Garbh an innovative\, in-the-round\, outdoor dance work that reimagines ancient Gujarati Folk Dance’;  physical comedy and visual imagery brought together by Ferdinando + Bernstein to face the climate breakdown with the joy of idiocy and play in Stick And Stone. Frozen Light Theatre also premiere their new production as part of the Welcome Weekend –Museum Of Spirals\, a new one-to-one experience for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. \nThe dance programme for 2026 includes London-based troupe Cut A Shine with a raucous ceilidh (9 May) and Thick & Tight who present Natural Behaviour (22 & 23 May) following its run at BAC\, a performance that sits between a variety show and a biology essay\, exploring what it means to be ‘natural’ through a queer lens. \nThe music programme for 2026 spans a huge breadth of genres and styles  from contemporary to classical\, grandiose to intimate\, and boldly experimental to traditional.  Contemporary music includes a special event that will open the Festival – acclaimed folk pop artists Stornoway will present one of their two UK concerts for 2026\, opened exclusively in Norwich by ambient folk artist Alice Boyd (who makes her Norwich debut).  Bookending the Festival\, masterful Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita will bring together a unique and electrifying band for the Norwich date as part of a 30th anniversary tour (23 May). \nOther contemporary highlights include Matthew Herbert and Momoko Gill in Herbert & Momoko (14 May)\, the grand pop drama of Irish star SexyTadhg (16 May)\, the captivating Cuban stylings of Ana Carla Maza (21 May)\, the boygenius-produced jasmine.4.t (22 May)\, Norfolk-born saxophonist Sam Braysher’s quartet performing with acclaimed jazz vocalist Sara Dowling (13 May)\, Cowboy Junkies with a concert spanning 40 years of their music-making and foregrounding their unique mix of blues\, country\, folk and jazz influences (14 May) and the highly anticipated return of The Bo Nanafana Social Club with The Big Bamboo\, a Norwich cult classic. The outdoor Band Stand also returns for a series of free musical evenings that celebrate outstanding local talent in partnership with BBC Introducing. \nNew for 2026\, in collaboration with Norwich Arts Centre\, is the relaunched Norwich Jazz Festival as part of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival programme. This showcase of the best in UK jazz includes genre-blending contemporary African diasporic collective Balimaya Project (15 May)\, unique tuba player Theon Cross (16 May)\, a tribute to South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim and township jazz from the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (19 May)\, witty and playful collective Neil Cowley Trio  (21 May)\, the virtuosic collaborations of nine-piece big band Nubiyan Twist (22 May)\, exhilarating Manchester trio GoGo Penguin celebrating their powerful new album\, Necessary Fictions (23 May) and bassist Gary Crosby’s sextet’s celebration of legendary jazz innovator\, Charles Mingus (24 May). \nFor the classical programme\, the Festival welcomes organist James McVinnie and Syrian musician Maya Youssef as resident artists for 2026. McVinnie begins with Infinity Gradient\, a collaboration with composer Tristran Perich (10 May) scored for solo organ and 100 speakers in 1bit audio\, a unique blend that will fill the vastness of Norwich Cathedral. He also puts the organ of St Peter Mancroft through its paces with a rendition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Clavier-Übung III (21 May). Maya Youssef begins her residency with a presentation of exciting new work exploring the meeting point between Middle Eastern and Celtic traditions in New Paths Through Old Worlds (20 May) at the Octagon Chapel\, then presents her celebrated 2022 album Finding Home (22 May). \nThe BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme once again bring an exhilarating cross-section of the most exciting young British and international musicians to the Octagon Chapel: chamber music ensemble Astatine Trio (11 May); Estonian flautist Elizaveta Ivanova making her Norwich debut accompanied by pianist Sanja Bizjak; a pair of concerts from internationally recognised string musicians\, the Kleio Quartet\, performing classics from Mendelsohn and Schubert (11 May) and then joining forces with fellow BBC New Generation Artists\, rising star baritone Andrew Hamilton and pianist Berniya Hamie (12 May). \nOther classical music highlights include Philharmonia Chamber Players playing one of the masterpieces of the Baroque era from Bach in Goldberg Variations (10 May) in their first performance at the Festival\, Britten Sinfonia with a programme that focuses on the years Benjamin Britten spent in North America (20 May)\, and international opera star\, Roderick Williams teams up with the Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus presenting William Walton (23 May). On the Festival’s closing night\, in partnership with the Norwich Theatre Royal\, the pioneering collective Scottish Ensemble delivers a memorised\, kinetic production of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings. \nWith a national spotlight on the 2026 Year of Reading\, the Festival presents a dynamic programme of writers and thinkers as part of the City of Literature Weekend from 22-24 May. Highlights include the Harriet Martineau Lecture\, this year delivered by Dr Rachel Clarke\, and talks and workshops from Ali Smith\, Ece Temelkuran\, James Canton\, Yvvette Edwards\, Georgia Shackleton\, Rishi Dastidar and Jarred McGinnis. \nThis year\, the Festival continues to platform unique local voices in film. From the Dunes\, a short film by Joseph Harrington and local poet Poppy Stevens tells the story of a family from Hemsby whose home is under threat from coastal erosion. It will be accompanied by poems created in school workshops (9-10 and 13-17 May). Award-winning choreographer Dan Canham showcased moving local stories Fenland Elegy and Four Portraits from an Edgeland at previous editions of the Festival\, and in 2026 they will be shown in a double bill in the Fenlands for the first time (23 May). \nThe 2026 Visual Arts programme includes a blend of exhibitions\, talks and tours presented in some of Norfolk’s grandest and most intimate venues including a celebration of visionary East Anglia painter Mary Newcomb\, an exhibition featuring seven decades of contemporary art by the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society\, a ‘3-D collage’ exploring entanglements between nature\, chronic illness and possibility by *conditions apply artist collective in Great Yarmouth\, a collection of new works and conversations from artist Olivia Bax\, Off-Earth\, a film and sculpture installation by artist Louis Nixon which explores the human detritus left in space\, a new season of investigative exhibitions at The Sainsbury Centre engaging with the question What is the Meaning of Life? and a showcase of highlights from Karun Thakar’s renowned global textile collection. \nSTORNOWAY by ALEX LAKE 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/norfolk-norwich-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Norfolk
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SUMMARY:Big C Charity Football Match - Wroxham Football Club
DESCRIPTION:Broads Tours by Norfolk Broads Direct has partnered with Big C\, the local cancer charity\, as headline sponsor for a charity football match taking place on Saturday 9 May at Wroxham Football Club. \nThe event will see a team of Norwich City football legends go head-to-head with Help Delete Cancer FC\, a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising cancer awareness and creating positive memories through community sport and fundraising events. \nNow in its third year\, the much-anticipated fixture offers a fun\, family-friendly day out\, with football action\, penalty shoot-outs\, a raffle\, family activities and refreshments. All funds raised on the day will go directly to Big C\, helping to support local people affected by cancer. \nSupporters can look forward to seeing former City favourites including Simon Lappin\, Declan Rudd\, Grant Holt\, Mike Milligan\, Ryan Jarvis\, Kyle Callan-McFadden\, Danny Crow\, Michael Spillane and Rossi Jarvis. \nTickets will be available on the gate\, priced at £10 for adults\, £7 for OAP’s and £5 for children. Big C was established more than 45 years ago by two young men from Norfolk who\, after having to travel to London for cancer treatment\, found the journey itself often more difficult than the treatment. Determined to ensure others would not face the same isolating experience\, they set out to raise funds so people in Norfolk could access the best possible cancer care and support closer to home. \nMore than four decades on\, that ambition has become a reality. Big C has raised over £50 million to support local people affected by cancer\, providing emotional\, practical and physical support for patients and their loved ones.\nIn addition\, Big C funds ground-breaking research at the world-renowned Norwich Research Park\, helping scientists develop new and better ways to understand\, diagnose and treat cancer research that makes a difference locally\, nationally and internationally. \nEstablished as a family-run attraction on the Norfolk Broads\, Broads Tours by Norfolk Broads Direct has been welcoming locals and visitors to the waterways for generations and is proud to support initiatives that strengthen and support local communities.\nMore information can be found at www.broadstours.co.uk
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/big-c-charity-football-match-wroxham-football-club/
LOCATION:Wroxham Football Club\, 35 Skinners Lane\, Wroxham\, Norfolk\, NR12 8SJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Music at the Museum: Trianon Music Group - Ipswich Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday 9th May at 3pm for a very special performance in Ipswich Museum at an exciting stage in the redevelopment project. The concert will last for an hour and by followed by a tour of the building\, giving you a chance to see the newly transformed gallery spaces in the Museum. \n£12pp
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/music-at-the-museum-trianon-music-group-ipswich-museum/
LOCATION:Ipswich Museum\, Ipswich\, Suffolk\, IP1 3QH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Norwich Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Norwich Jazz Festival returns from 15–24 May\, taking over venues across the city with an inspiring programme of live performances\, talks and film celebrating the very best of contemporary UK jazz. \nFollowing a successful relaunch in 2025\, the festival is back and proud be part of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival this year. Early highlights announced last November included GoGo Penguin and the Balimaya Project\, and the newly revealed full programme promises an exciting and diverse line-up. \nThe festival opens on Friday 15 May with the Balimaya Project at The Spiegeltent\, followed by the Norwich Jazz Festival 2026 Launch Party\, featuring Mondo DJs\, Amy Nomvula and Easily Dunn\, spinning a vibrant mix of jazz and worldbeat. \nOn 16 May\, acclaimed tuba player and Sons of Kemet member Theon Cross brings his powerful trio to Norwich Arts Centre. \nAfter being one of the standout performances of 2025\, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra returns on 19 May to Epic Studios with a brand-new show celebrating the legacy of Abdullah Ibrahim and the sounds of South African township jazz. \nThe Neil Cowley Trio reunite to present music from their outstanding brand-new album\, ‘Entity’ at Norwich Arts Centre on 21 May\, showcasing their signature blend of original compositions and dynamic interplay. \nNubiyan Twist\, the London-based jazz and Afrobeat collective known for their infectious energy and uplifting live shows\, headline Epic Studios on 22 May\, supported by Tara Lily and Tadi The Great. \nOn 23 May\, Manchester trio GoGo Penguin bring their new album\, ‘Necessary Fictions’\, a fusion of jazz\, classical and electronic music to Epic Studios\, joined by special guest Daudi Matsiko. \nThe festival closes on 24 May with Gary Crosby’s Mingus Moves\, a special performance celebrating the music of Charles Mingus\, featuring Crosby’s sextet performing classic Mingus repertoire. \nBeyond the main stages\, the festival also features intimate pop-up events across the city\, including broadcaster and DJ Amy Nomvula in conversation musician André Marmot author of ‘Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion’ at The Book Hive\, jazz trio ABNA performing in Cinema City’s courtyard followed by a screening of Whiplash\, and a performance by London-based harpist Marysia Osu in the beautiful Anteros courtyard. \nTickets go on general sale Friday 20 February 10am.\nFor full listings and further details\, visit norwichartscentre.co.uk. \n \n 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/norwich-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Norwich\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR1 3BF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:What is the Meaning of Life? series of exhibitions - Sainsbury Centre\, UEA\, Norwich
DESCRIPTION:This spring the Sainsbury Centre will ask What is the Meaning of Life? with a season of exhibitions and projects which delve into the\nfundamental questions of human existence\, from rulemaking to time\, creativity and play.\nLiving by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval\n16 May – 4 October 2026\nExploring the idea of routine and regulation\, Living by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval reflects on the ‘rules’ that we live by today\, through a dialogue between medieval experiments in a different way to live\, and modern reflections upon how life is organised.\nPlay Power\n16 May – 4 October 2026\nExploring the concept of play in human cultures\, Play Power reflects on the broader significance of play and how this is integrated into our daily lives. Would we live a more meaningful life if play were a central focus of day-to-day living?\nJoy Like Time\n20 June – 15 November 2026\nJoy Like Time explores how memory\, ritual and renewal intersect through the work of internationally renowned artists – and how they have found life’s meaning through their practice via craft and repetition. \nThe What is the Meaning of Life? season also includes two newly commissioned artworks: Life in the Multiverse: Libby Heaney\, a participatory digital installation using quantum computing; and CATKINS FOREVER: Ruth Ewan\, which sees the artist working with people across Norfolk to unearth their personal stories relating to plants and trees.\nTICKETS\nAdmission included in our Universal Ticket\, available at Gallery Reception. \nShirley Baker\, Four girls playing on pavement in Hulme\, Manchester\, 1965. Courtesy of Mary Evans Pictures Library.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-series-of-exhibitions-sainsbury-centre-uea-norwich/
LOCATION:Sainsbury Centre\, University of East Anglia\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR4 7TJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Plant Lovers' Day - Creake Abbey\, Norfolk
DESCRIPTION:This much-loved horticultural event\, now celebrating its nineteenth year at Creake Abbey\, will return on Saturday 16th May 2026. We look forward to welcoming you to view and purchase fabulous plants from approx. 30 specialist plant nurseries. Meet the plantsmen and women\, ask your thorniest questions and find interesting and brilliant plants for every spot in your garden.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/plant-lovers-day-creake-abbey-norfolk/
LOCATION:Creake Abbey\, North Creake\, Norfolk\, NR21 9LF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Nelson's Journey Abseil Challenge - The Forum\, Norwich
DESCRIPTION:Nelson’s Journey\, Norfolk’s child bereavement support charity\, are delighted to be holding an Abseil Challenge at The Forum\, Norwich on Sunday 17th May. The event will run from 10.00am – 4:30pm. \nJoin the Nelson’s Journey team and take the plunge down one of Norfolk’s most iconic buildings\, there truly is no better way to see the city skyline. \nRegistration is £30 and participants are encouraged to raise £100 in sponsorship. \nAll funds raised from this event will support the direct work Nelson’s Journey carries out with supporting children and young people who have experienced the death of a significant person. \nPlaces can be booked here: tickettailor.com/events/nelsonsjourney/2096812
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/nelsons-journey-abseil-challenge-the-forum-norwich/
LOCATION:The Forum\, Millennium Plain\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 1TF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:May half term adventures with the National Trust - Ickworth Estate
DESCRIPTION:Traditional garden games on the North Lawn | 23 – 31 May\nCycle hire | 21 – 31 May | 10am – 4pm (last hire 2pm) | bikes from £3.50 each\nHands-on basement experience | 11am – 3pm\nYoung Historians House Trail | 11am – 3pm\nAdventure play area | open daily\, 9am – 5pm\nParkland walks and gardens to explore\n\n  \nHead to Ickworth Estate this May half-term for a great family day out. Head to the North Lawn and let the children play with traditional garden games whilst you relax in our deckchairs. Explore our magical stumpery in the Italianate Garden and seek out the dragon hidden amongst the ferns or run off steam in our large adventure play area. \n\nThere’s over 26 miles of pathways\, long and short\, that take you to all parts of the parkland\, take a walk on foot or why not bring your bikes? Don’t forget to pick up an explorer’s bag from our Welcome Point You can always hire one from us from our cycle hub. \n\nIf the weather isn’t great or you fancy something a little calmer\, go down into the basement of the Rotunda and visit the servant’s quarters where everything can be touched. Discover what life was like living at Ickworth\, dress up and learn how to fold napkins. There are even more games to be found and played with. Grab a Young Historians trail sheet and learn more \n\nNormal admission charges apply\, free for National Trust members.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/may-half-term-adventures-with-the-national-trust-ickworth-estate/
LOCATION:Ickworth Estate\, The Rotunda\, Horinger\, Suffolk\, IP29 5QE\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531
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SUMMARY:Norwich Games Festival - The Forum\, Norwich
DESCRIPTION:There’s something for everyone at Norwich Games Festival (23-30 May 2026). So whether you’re a beginner\, casual player\, or absolute pro\, all can get involved. Have a go on the retro arcade\, discover your new favourite indie game\, or explore opportunities and careers in the industry.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/norwich-games-festival-the-forum-norwich/
LOCATION:The Forum\, Millennium Plain\, Norwich\, Norfolk\, NR2 1TF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531
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SUMMARY:Out There Festival 2026 - Great Yarmouth
DESCRIPTION:Out There Arts is thrilled to announce the return of the Out There International Festival of Circus & Outdoor Arts\, taking place 28–30 May 2026\, transforming streets\, parks and waterfronts across Great Yarmouth into a vibrant arena of international performance\, spectacle and community celebration. \nRecognised as one of the UK’s leading festivals of circus and outdoor arts\, Out There Festival brings together thousands of residents and visitors each year\, shaped by an artistic programme celebrated for its vibrancy\, innovation and accessibility. Audiences regularly exceed 60\,000 people\, with particularly strong attendance from families and festival-loyal locals. \nA Free Festival for Everyone \nOut There Festival is rooted in the belief that world-class culture should be accessible to all. Families remain at the heart of the event\, with data showing strong repeat attendance and some of the highest family engagement levels in the outdoor arts sector. The festival’s open-access nature continues to create meaningful shared experiences across Great Yarmouth’s diverse communities. \nShow highlights: \nMargarida Montenÿ – BLUE\nImmerse yourself in a thrilling aerial performance where you lay down underneath the spectacle\, an arms reach away from danger. Interdisciplinary artist Margarida Monteny combs aerial acrobatics into physical landscape\, with the observer at the core. \nPau Palaus – Embolic\nTravel through thought and emotion and find real\, genuine escapism with Embolic\, a circus show brought to life by internationally acclaimed and award winning Director and Clown Pau Palaus. \nFÜLÜ – LIVE\nEmbrace your animalistic side to tell stories of the wild spirit through music\, voice and movement. A combination of brass and electronic instrumentals\, the band offers a lush sound universe by weaving a link between contemporary jazz\, the percussive trance of carnivals and the mesmerizing rhythms of techno club. \nThe Ice House: A Reborn Cultural Landmark \nThis year’s festival also shines a spotlight on the newly redeveloped Ice House\, one of Great Yarmouth’s most significant historic buildings. Originally built to support the town’s thriving fishing and ice industries\, the Ice House has been transformed into a unique creative and performance venue-and will host two intimate\, ticketed shows during the festival. \nShow highlights: \nHumo y Pulvo – I Dreamt I Had Hairy Teeth\nIn a strange\, surreal world\, two women confront their inner beast\, the one they have learned to keep quiet but which still weighs on them. An acrobatic and visual performance constructed as a journey of thought that moves forward and backward \nOpposable Thumb Theatre – Don Quixote (is a very big book)\nDon Quixote (is a very big book) blends laugh-out-loud moments with mad reflections on the joys and indignities of both real and fictional life. A new one-man show follows the crazed delusions of Don Quixote with his own struggle against reality. Subversive puppetry\, clowning\, mask work\, mime and physical theatre combine in a surreal journey you could laugh or cry to. \nThe redevelopment forms part of Out There Arts’ wider vision to create an international hub for circus training\, creation and community cultural activity\, supporting year-round opportunities for local residents and artists. \nA Festival That Reflects Its People and Its Place \nGreat Yarmouth’s cultural identity\, community spirit and rich heritage sit at the core of the festival’s ethos. With the borough’s strong tourism economy and diverse local communities\, the festival continues to play a pivotal role in strengthening pride\, belonging and cultural visibility across the town. \nFrom large-scale outdoor spectacles to intimate community moments\, this year’s programme has been designed to welcome first-time attenders\, returning festival families\, adventurous arts-goers and visitors discovering Great Yarmouth anew. \nA Taste of What’s to Come \nThe full programme-  including the Ice House ticketed performances-will be revealed later in April. Expect: \n\nInternational circus and street arts\nLarge-scale outdoor performance\nFamily-friendly shows and workshops\nSite-specific work inspired by the town’s history and people\nA bold new cultural chapter for the Ice House\n\n 
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/out-there-festival-2026-great-yarmouth/
LOCATION:Great Yarmouth\, Drill House\, Great Yarmouth\, Norfolk\, NR30 2LZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Nuts about Nature - Kelling Heath Holiday Park
DESCRIPTION:Kelling Heath Holiday Park in North Norfolk will celebrate its wildlife and conservation work this summer with a special family-friendly event weekend titled ‘Nuts About Nature’. \nRunning from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June 2026\, the celebration will invite guests to enjoy a packed programme of nature-inspired activities\, while also marking an exciting milestone for one of the park’s most loved residents – its Red Squirrels. \nAcross the ‘Nuts About Nature’ weekend\, guests can become “Acorn Adventurers” and take part in a range of activities celebrating the natural environment of the Park. \nGuests can enjoy a weekend filled with immersive\, nature‑inspired activities for all ages. The programme will include hands‑on nature themed crafts and sessions led by expert activity providers\, pond dipping\, self‑guided trails\, and opportunities to meet the Countryside Team. They will also have the chance to learn more about the conservation of Red Squirrels and see the Park’s residents settling into their beautiful new habitat. \nFamilies can also enjoy children’s entertainment\, live music in the Village Square\, and a variety of food and drink options including pop-up vendors. \nThe event will coincide with the official unveiling of a brand new Red Squirrel enclosure\, built in collaboration with local specialists Thaxters Timber & Forestry. \nDesigned to provide even more space for the endangered squirrels to climb\, explore and thrive\, the larger enclosure will support the park’s ongoing conservation work. \nKelling Heath has been home to Red Squirrels for more than three decades. Since establishing its breeding programme in 1999\, the park has welcomed nearly 100 red squirrel kittens\, helping raise awareness of the native species and supporting wider conservation efforts. \nThe park’s current resident Red Squirrel pair\, now enjoying a well-earned retirement from breeding\, had been temporarily relocated while their new home was completed. Now finished\, they have returned to a revitalised habitat designed to enrich their natural behaviours and provide guests with opportunities to learn more about this iconic species. \nKelling Heath will be looking to welcome a new breeding pair of red squirrels in the future to continue this important conservation work. \nSet within 300 acres of woodland rich in wildlife\, Kelling Heath provides the perfect backdrop for a weekend celebrating nature\, conservation and community. \nFurther updates will follow as construction of the new Red Squirrel enclosure continues\, with natural foliage and finishing touches still to be added before the squirrel’s return. \nTo mark the occasion\, Kelling Heath is offering a 3-for-2 night stay on touring\, camping and motorhome breaks for the Nuts About Nature weekend\, using the promotional code NUTSABOUTNATURE26. *T&C’s apply \nMore information about Kelling Heath Holiday Park can be found at kellingheath.co.uk
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/nuts-about-nature-kelling-heath-holiday-park/
LOCATION:Kelling Heath\, Norfolk\, NR25 7HW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Blake Summer Prom
DESCRIPTION:Following their successful concerts in 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025 BRIT Award winning vocal group BLAKE are delighted to announce their 5th Anniversary Summer Prom in aid of The Rose Berney Memorial Fund. Enjoy an evening of beautiful music while raising money for mental health support and suicide prevention in Norfolk. \nThis concert is a very special event for Humphrey\, as the cause is so close to his heart. It will only be possible with the generosity of those who share this commitment. We invite you to make a suggested donation of £50 per person\, which represents excellent value for an evening of music of this calibre and helps us continue vital work supporting mental health and preventing suicide. \nThe concert will take place on Saturday 13th June 2026 at Bracon Hall in Bracon Ash\, Norfolk beginning at 7:15pm: \n\nGates open from 5:15pm\nSponsors’ drinks at 6:00pm\nConcert starts at 7:15pm\nInterval at 8:15pm\nSecond half from 9:00pm\n10:00pm END\n\nAll are encouraged to bring picnics for dinner. Think Glyndebourne! Alcohol is permitted\, and local Humbleyard Vineyard sparkling and still wine will be for sale. Seating is not provided so chairs/picnic rugs/small tables are encouraged but please do be considerate of other guests’ sight lines. Children over the age of 8 are welcome.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/blake-summer-prom/
LOCATION:Bracon Hall\, Bracon Ash\, Norfolk\, NR14 8HN\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
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SUMMARY:First Light Festival - Lowestoft\, Suffolk
DESCRIPTION:There’s nowhere more appropriate to mark the start of summer\, and festival season\, than First Light Festival. Taking place on Lowestoft’s South Beach – the most easterly point in the UK – on 20-21 June\, the multi arts festival will mark being the first place in the UK to see the sunrise and mark the summer solstice with a celebration of music\, culture and arts. \nNow in its sixth year\, the beachfront festival welcomes visitors for a weekend full of live music\, dance\, storytelling\, art\, science\, workshops\, wellbeing sessions and family friendly activities. First names to be announced are 6Music DJ\, broadcaster and music label owner Jamz Supernova; folk singer\, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman and sound artist\, nature beatboxer\, composer and DJ Jason Singh. Comedian and character actor Simon Day (The Fast Show\, King Gary\, Pennyworth) will be performing his show as part of the festival’s Sundown events programme at The Seagull Theatre. \nThe solstice celebrations will continue in Lowestoft with yoga\, a fish feast and Jason Singh’s raga Suraj (Punjabi for ‘Sun’). This immersive\, long-form soundscape designed for deep listening weaves together nature field recordings and live vocalized percussion to celebrate the breaking dawn. Inspired by the morning raga Bhairav\, the piece serves as a meditative bridge between inner reflection and the natural world\, fostering a space for profound focus and contemplation. \nIn a new co-commission between Aldeburgh Festival and First Light Festival\, Turkish-born singer-songwriter\, composer\, and interdisciplinary artist Tendertwin will create a new work for the summer solstice that connects the birthplace and final home of Benjamin Britten in this 50th anniversary year of his death. This new work for small ensemble with participatory elements\, will consider the cycles of life and existence\, drawing on inspiration from lunar and tidal energy and the patterns of nature. \nFirst Light also offers the unique prospect of camping on Lowestoft’s South Beach during the festival.  Only possible that weekend and making this the only opportunity to camp on a beach anywhere in England\, this wild camping option puts guests a stone’s throw from the festival site while those in campervans will be able to take in the view from a special cliff top parking area. New for 2026 is a new camping option staying in your own\, fully kitted out VW campervan. \nThe full festival programme will be announced in March. First Light is free and unticketed with the exception of certain events on Saturday night once the free beach programme finishes at 21:30hrs.
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/first-light-festival-lowestoft-suffolk/
LOCATION:South Beach\, Lowestoft\, South Beach\, Lowestoft\, Suffolk\, NR33 0QG\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727
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SUMMARY:LATITUDE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 20TH EDITION - Henham Park\, Suffolk
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating twenty years of fearless creativity\, Klarna presents Latitude returns to Henham Park\, Suffolk\, from 23 to 26 July 2026. David Byrne\, Lewis Capaldi\, and Teddy Swims headline a boundary-pushing line-up alongside The Flaming Lips\, The Last Dinner Party\, Self Esteem\, Billy Ocean\, Alex James\, and more. \nLatitude’s headline sponsor\, Klarna\, the global digital bank and payments provider\, is giving festival-goers the chance to secure their tickets early with an exclusive 48-hour sale on Ticketmaster. Starting from Monday 3rd November at 10am here\, tickets are available exclusively for new and existing Klarna users\, paying with either Klarna’s Pay in Full or Pay Later (interest-free) options. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday at 10am here. \nTwenty years ago\, Latitude dared to be different. The first festival to mix philosophy with performance\, poetry with punk\, theatre with music\, dance with discovery\, it created a space where legends share stages with newcomers\, comedy collides with culture\, science sparks curiosity\, and every corner offers something unexpected. This landmark edition brings together artists who shaped its past\, stars defining its present\, and trailblazers who will lead its future. \nMelvin Benn\, Latitude Founder and Festival Director\, says: “Twenty years of Latitude feels like both a moment and a lifetime. We’ve watched this festival grow from an ambitious idea into a cultural institution that has genuinely changed what people expect from a festival experience. This first lineup announcement celebrates everything Latitude has always stood for: fearless programming\, artistic ambition\, and that magical collision between discovery and legacy. With David Byrne playing an exclusive festival set\, Teddy Swims bringing his soulful energy to the festival\, and Lewis Capaldi returning after his courageous journey\, alongside artists ranging from The Flaming Lips to The Last Dinner Party\, this lineup tells the story of where we’ve been and where we’re going. \n“But Latitude has never been just about music. The past twenty years have been extraordinary\, culturally\, politically\, and socially\, and our yet-to-be-announced comedy\, theatre\, dance\, poetry and literary programme will dive deep into the most important artists and moments that have shaped us all. I couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve built together\, and I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at Henham Park this July.” \nIn a UK festival exclusive\, visionary\, innovator\, and global icon\, David Byrne joins Latitude for a headline performance that promises to define its 20th anniversary. Over the course of his incredible career\, David has received an Academy Award\, a Golden Globe Award\, a Grammy Award\, and a Special Tony Award; he was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Blending songs from across his extraordinary career with visual storytelling\, avant-garde dance\, and the intelligent playfulness that has made him one of the most influential artists of our time\, this promises to be an unmissable performance. From his groundbreaking work with Talking Heads to his collaborations with St. Vincent\, Brian Eno\, and Janelle Monáe\, Byrne has never stopped innovating. His performance at Latitude symbolises everything the festival stands for: curiosity\, creativity\, and fearless artistry. \nDavid Byrne said\, “Really looking forward to this. A wide-ranging festival\, and well curated (looking forward to catching some of the other acts). A great day in the country.” \nLewis Capaldi returns to Henham Park for a landmark performance that marks a major return since stepping back from touring in 2023. It’s a deeply personal homecoming for Capaldi\, who headlined Latitude in 2022 in what became an unforgettable performance that captured the humour\, heart\, and humanity fans adore him for. Now\, following billions of streams and two multi-platinum albums\, Capaldi’s return to Latitude is both a triumphant comeback and an emotional celebration of resilience\, connection\, and the power of song. \nTeddy Swims makes a Latitude return\, bringing his raw\, heartfelt blend of R&B\, pop\, and country to Suffolk. American soul sensation Teddy Swims arrives with his signature tattoos\, velvet voice\, and deeply emotional songwriting. He has emerged as one of the most compelling new voices in global pop. His breakout hits “Lose Control” and “The Door” have earned him a passionate international following\, and his performance will bring gospel infused energy to Latitude’s 20th edition. \nTeddy Swims said\, “I’m so excited to be returning to Latitude this year. Twenty years of this festival is an incredible milestone\, and the thought of standing on the Obelisk stage in such a beautiful setting\, under open skies with all of you\, gives me chills. I loved being part of Latitude in 2023\, and to come back as the headliner feels like a dream.” \nThe Flaming Lips bring their kaleidoscopic spectacles of balloons\, confetti\, and cosmic joy. Iconic and unpredictable masters of psychedelic rock\, they deliver surreal visuals\, psychedelic theatrics\, and the boundless imagination of Wayne Coyne’s creative world. Their live show is a feast for the senses\, celebrating over two decades of their milestone album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. \nOne of the festival’s most talked-about debut sets came in 2023 from The Last Dinner Party. In 2026\, they return as one of Britain’s boldest and most artful new bands\, fresh from global acclaim and a Mercury Prize win for their album Prelude to Ecstasy. They’ve just released their second album\, From the Pyre\, a record born of grief\, glamour\, and defiance. \nA watershed moment came in 2022 with Self Esteem‘s performance\, hailed by fans and critics alike as one of the festival’s most powerful sets. Her fearless performance of Prioritise Pleasure became an anthem of empowerment and self-expression. Fresh from her sell-out tour for A Complicated Woman and backed by bold new material\, Rebecca Lucy Taylor returns to the main stage with even grander vision\, a true homecoming for an artist who embodies the festival’s spirit of reinvention. \nA firm festival favourite\, Tom Grennan returns with his irresistible energy and hit-packed set. First playing Latitude in 2019\, including a surprise set that became one of the weekend’s standout moments\, he’s now one of the UK’s most compelling live performers. His charisma\, audience connection\, and anthemic songs make him perfect for the 20th anniversary. \nWet Leg first made waves at Latitude in 2021 on the intimate Alcove stage\, wowing audiences with their witty\, irreverent lyrics and infectious indie-pop energy. Playing only their second-ever live show\, just two weeks after their debut single “Chaise Longue” dropped\, the band watched as online hype transformed into a real-life phenomenon. The packed tent erupted as crowds sang along to the already-viral track\, with long queues forming outside as attendees clamoured to get in. Now the band returns to Latitude with fresh momentum from their second album Moisturizer\, having evolved into a bold five-piece. Lead single “Catch These Fists” delivers their trademark wit and energy\, while follow-up “Davina McCall” reveals a more intimate\, reflective side\, showcasing the band’s artistic growth since that unforgettable debut performance. \nAlex James’ Britpop Classical makes its Latitude debut\, an orchestral celebration reimagining the soundtrack of the ’90s with symphonic grandeur. The show takes classic tunes from Blur\, Oasis\, Pulp\, Supergrass\, and The Verve and performs them in a powerful symphonic format with a live band and guest vocalists alongside the London Concert Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Joining James on stage will be Phil Daniels\, Saffron of Republica\, and Gary Stringer of Reef\, with more names to be announced. \nThe Leeds indie rock group English Teacher first appeared in 2024\, quickly establishing themselves as one of the festival’s most talked-about new acts. Mercury Prize winners the same year for their debut album\, This Could Be Texas\, they bring literate lyricism\, tight arrangements\, and magnetic stage presence back to Henham Park. \nTransforming Henham Park into a sun-soaked celebration of pure joy\, Billy Ocean brings global smashes like “Caribbean Queen\,” “Get Outta My Dreams\,” and “When the Going Gets Tough.” The Trinidadian British soul pop royalty has soundtracked four decades of summers with his silky vocals. \nBilly said\, “Can’t wait to see you all at Latitude. We’re gonna sing all the hits\, we’re gonna dance\, we’re gonna have a great time!” \nMaking a rare UK festival appearance\, Vanessa Carlton is ready to turn Henham Park into a mass singalong with her generation-defining anthem “A Thousand Miles.” With fresh music including the stirring “Young Heart” and a new album arriving via Dine Alone Records\, plus her recent film score for Wish You Were Here\, she proves she’s still evolving\, bridging beloved classics with contemporary artistry. \nSouth London’s art punk provocateurs Dry Cleaning deliver something brilliantly their own\, with Florence Shaw’s deadpan spoken word observations floating over Tom Dowse’s jagged guitars and a rhythm section that locks into hypnotic grooves. \nAmerican troubadour Kevin Morby returns with his signature blend of contemplative indie rock\, folk storytelling\, and garage band grit\, bringing reflective depth and literary nuance. Berlin-based sonic wanderer Alice Phoebe Lou makes her Latitude debut with gossamer vocals and poetry that lingers\, weaving jazz\, folk\, and ambient pop into something entirely her own. \nRising Irish indie rockers Florence Road bring youthful urgency and melodic grit following the release of their acclaimed debut mixtape Fall Back. Bristol duo Getdown Services promise a wild dose of “power disco” chaos and sharp humour. From Dundalk\, Just Mustard deliver brooding noise rock intensity\, previewing new material from their forthcoming album We Were Just Here. Emerging alt R&B artist Keo adds a soulful counterpoint with smooth vocals and genre-blurring production\, embodying Latitude’s forward-looking spirit. Meanwhile\, Manchester’s Westside Cowboy infuse the lineup with raw charm and dusty Americana influences\, their debut EP This Better Be Something Great marking them as one of the UK’s most authentic new voices. \nAcross the last twenty years\, Latitude has celebrated the full breadth of the arts: theatre\, literature\, science\, dance\, and poetry\, creating stand-out moments unique to the festival. As the festival marks its 20th Edition\, audiences will be invited into a conversation about the most important artists\, books\, performances\, and ideas that have shaped the last two decades. Part mission statement\, part cultural archive\, part collective memory\, this celebration explores what matters most. The full comedy\, theatre\, dance\, poetry\, literary and science programme will be announced soon. It will spotlight the cultural\, political and social forces shaping today’s conversations and the artists leading them. \nDavid Byrne – credit Shervin Lainez
URL:https://folkfeatures.co.uk/event/latitude-festival-celebrates-20th-edition-henham-park-suffolk/
LOCATION:Henham Park\, Henham\, Suffolk\, NR34 8AQ\, United Kingdom
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