Events in Suffolk
This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events.
In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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January
- Burns Night Celebration, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, 25th January
February
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
March
- Lambing at Kentwell Hall, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Late March / Early April
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
April
- Easter Egg Hunt, Wickham Market
- Festive Easter at Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Easter Weekend
- Framlingham Country Show, Framlingham College, Framlingham
- Lambing at Kentwell Hall, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Late March / Early April
- Plough Beer Festival, Plough Inn, Hundon, Sudbury
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Suffolk Food and Drink Festival, Framlingham College, Framlingham
- The Annual Hundon Plough Beer Festival, The Plough Inn, Sudbury, Easter weekend
May
- Annual Earsham Hall May Day Country Food & Craft Fair, Earsham Hall, Bungay, Early May
- Birdwatching for beginners, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Bitterns and harriers, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Bury St Edmunds Festival, Bury St Edmunds
- Crows Hall Country Fayre, Crow's Hall, Debenham
- Dawn chorus and breakfast, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Digi-scoping demo, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Discovering Minsmere, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- East Anglian Charity Dragon Boat Festival, Lowestoft
- Fascinating flora, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Heathland wildlife, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Hoxne Swan Beer Festival, The Swan Inn, Hoxne
- LeeStock Music Festival, White Horse, Sudbury
- Minsmere safari, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Nightingales and Warblers, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Nightjars, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Nightjars, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Optics days, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Painting workshop with Peter Partington, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Sheep Shearing and Wool Days, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford
- South Suffolk Show, Ingham
- Spring Birds, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Spring evening at Minsmere, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Suffolk Game & Country Fair, Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, May Day Bank Holiday Weekend
- Suffolk Open Studios, Blackthorpe Barn, Bury St Edmunds
- Suffolk Open Studios Art Exhibition, Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, Late May
- Vesti-val, Jimmy's Farm, Ipswich
- Weekend Wildlife Walks, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- What’s about at Minsmere?, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Whitsun Fayre, Bury St Edmunds, Late May
June
- Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, 2nd to 4th weeks in June
- Annual Music on the Green, Stowupland
- Barton Mills Open Gardens Weekend, Barton Mills, Early June
- Binocular and Telescope Demonstration, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Birdwatching for beginners, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Bitterns and harriers , RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Boxford Gardens Open , Boxford
- Brandon Carnival, Brandon, Early June
- Chelsworth Open Gardens Day, Various Gardens, Chelsworth, Late June
- Cherry Tree beer festival , Cherry Tree Inn, Woodbridge
- Classical Cabaret!, Lowestoft
- Digi-scoping workshop, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Discovering Minsmere, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Fascinating flora, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Flower Festival Sudbourne, All Saints Church, Orford
- Freedom of Woodbridge Parade, Woodbridge
- Heathland wildlife, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Helmingham Food, Drink and Craft Festival, Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket
- Ip-Art, Various venues, Ipswich, Late June/Early July
- Magic of Minsmere, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Minsmere safari, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Moth night, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- National Childbirth Trust Baby Fair, Ipswich
- Nightjars, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Regiment Open Day, Rock Barracks, Woodbridge Airfield, Woodbridge
- Signs of New Life, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Springwatch with the RSPB, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Suffolk Open Gardens , Stowmarket
- Suffolk Open Studios Art Exhibition , Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, Late May / Early June
- Suffolk Show, Ipswich
- Summer Solstice Celebration , Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, On or near 21st June
- Tudor Kentwell 1556, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Late June / Early July
- Two Counties Motor Show, NatWest Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket
- Weekend Wildlife Walks, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
July
- Birdwatching for beginners, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Fascinating flora, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Felixstowe Annual Flower Show, Felixstowe
- HEVENINGHAM HALL COUNTRY FAIR, Heveningham Hal, Saxmundham
- Ip-Art, Various venues, Ipswich, Late June/Early July
- Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold
- Maverick Music Festival, Easton Farm Park, Woodbridge, Early July
- Mid & West Suffolk Show, Mid Suffolk Showground, Stowmarket, Mid-July
- Minsmere safari, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Suffolk Abseil, Ipswich
- Suffolk Dog Day, Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket
- Summer stroll, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- TAGS Annual Exhibition, The Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings
- The Philosophers Fair, Mildenhall Stadium, Mildenhall
- Theatre In The Forest, Rendlesham Forest, Woodbridge
- Ufford Bygones and Fun Day, Ufford
- Weekend Wildlife Walks, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- “The Merchant of Venice” - Live Outdoor Theatre, The Swan Inn, Eye
August
- Annual British Crabbing Championship, Seafront, Walberswick, Mid August
- Annual Minsmere family event: Flight, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Beccles Carnival 2011, Beccles , Third weekend in August
- Birdwatching for beginners, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Caterpillar and butterfly garden, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Classic Cars Show, Mid Suffolk Showground, Stowmarket
- Family activity day, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Family Fun Day, Wickham Market
- Food and wildlife family quiz, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Havergate Adventure, Havergate Island, Woodbridge
- Introduction to the wildlife of the Alde Estuary, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Lowestoft Food & Gift Fair, Lowestoft
- Minsmere safari, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- NASC Street Rod Nationals, Ipswich
- Needham Market Model Railway Exhibition, Needham Market Community Centre, Needham Market
- Owl pellet dissection, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Snape Proms, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Saxmundham
- Snape Proms, Saxmundham
- Southwold Model Railway Exhibition, St Felix School, Halesworth Rd. , Southwold, 4th & 5th
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Suffolk Coast Bike Ride, Glemham Hall, Woodbridge, Early August
- Summer stroll, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- Theatre In The Forest, Rendlesham Forest, Woodbridge
- Weekend Wildlife Walks, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
- What’s about at Minsmere?, RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Saxmundham
September
- Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, Late September
- Art on the Prom, Felixstowe, Early September
- Brampton Plough & Country Fayre, Brampton, Beccles
- Grand Henham Steam Rally, Henham, Southwold
- Heritage Open Days, Various locations
- Plough Beer Festival, Plough Inn, Hundon, Late September
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Suffolk Autumn Garden Show, Suffolk Showground, Ipswich, Early September
- Suffolk Horse Spectacular, Wickham Market
October
- Halesworth Arts Festival, Halesworth
- Halesworth Arts Festival, The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth
- Halloween Fun!, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Half-term holiday
- October Britten Festival, Aldeburgh
- Robin Hood Country and Game Show, Suffolk Showground (Trinity Park), Ipswich, Early October
- Scaresville!, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- The Business of Food, Various locations around the town, Framlingham
November
- Advent Wreath Making Workshop, Elveden Estate, Thetford
- Christmas Lights Switch-On, Bury St Edmunds, Late November
- Country Christmas Shop, Blackthorpe Barn, Bury St Edmunds
- Earsham Hall Christmas Food & Gift Markets, Bungay
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Stonham Barns, Stowmarket
- Ways With Words Literature Festival, Southwold
December
- Christmas Fayre, Arc Shopping Centre, Bury St Edmunds
- Country Christmas Shop, Blackthorpe Barn, Bury St Edmunds
- Dickensian Christmas, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford
- Earsham Hall Christmas Food & Gift Market, Earsham Hall Courtyard, Bungay, Early December
- Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot , Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Every Sunday
- Winter Solstice, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, 21st December
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