FolkEast
Three days of music, ale, art and family on a Suffolk estate, famed for its premieres and firsts and a reputation as one of the best-loved folk weekends in the country.
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"Named for the spectral black dog that terrorised St Mary's Church in 1577, this brilliant folklore festival fills the town with art, parade, storytelling and a ritual burning of demons."
Black Shuck Festival
✦ Weird and Wonderful"Over 1,200 vehicles from 1928 to now sweep the driveway of a Grade I listed moated hall, with birds of prey, swing dancing and Grade I garden entry included in one day."
Festival of Classic and Sports Cars at Helmingham Hall
"A free three-day community celebration that grew from a grassroots music idea into Suffolk's friendliest festival, with tribute acts, children's workshops, street food and a stage for all."
Saxmundham Community Fest
"Suffolk's award-winning seaside carnival fills the shingle beach town of Aldeburgh across a summer Bank Holiday weekend, with a procession, 10K Mini Marathon, community events and the particular magic of carnival lights on the North Sea."
Aldeburgh Carnival
"402 years old and still going: the parade winds through the market town to the riverside quay for a weekend of live music, a fun dog show and genuine community spirit."
Beccles Carnival
"Two days of Suffolk country life on the grounds of Framlingham College, with a dedicated dog show, local produce, rural crafts and live music in a properly family-friendly setting."
Framlingham Country Show
"The original. Outdoor stages, Cherry Hinton Hall, world-class folk since 1965. The standard everything else is quietly measured against."
Cambridge Folk Festival
"A solar-powered green gathering in the woodlands of a West Norfolk estate, small enough that you know your campsite neighbours by Saturday night."
Harlequin Fayre
"A century-old North Norfolk coastal carnival week packed with a raft race, sandcastle competitions, fancy dress, a fete, and a grand procession through town on Carnival Day."
Wells-next-the-Sea Carnival Week
"Three stages in a Norfolk market-town meadow, run entirely by volunteers since 2008, with every surplus penny donated to local good causes."
Reepham Festival
"Sea shanty crews from across Britain take over five coastal venues, turning the harbour lanes of a tiny North Norfolk village into a roving maritime singalong all weekend."
Brancaster Staithe Sea Shanty Festival
"A small but perfectly formed music festival with a heart of folk spread across barns and an orchard on a working farm on the wild North Norfolk coast."
Deepdale Festival