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Norfolk festivals and key events

Norfolk plays host to a great variety of festivals and key events throughout the year, from classical and experimental music, through garden and flower shows, to maritime and heritage festivals.

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Festival & event highlights

In almost any month, there are wonderful arts festivals going on somewhere in Norfolk. Britain's first, the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, was founded in 1772. Whether you would like to see arts in the countryside or something exciting happening in a town or city there will be an event to interest you. In a county so full of well-connected arts folk, even the smallest community festivals often boast amazingly illustrious line-ups.

Below is just a selection of the county's festival and event highlights.

Please note that not all events are annual, so please check our full Norfolk events listings for more details.

 

January

World Indoor Bowls Championship, Potters Leisure Resort
Wild Swan Feeds at WWT Welney

February

Walsingham Abbey Snowdrop Walks
King's Lynn Mart historic funfair

March

King's Lynn Fiction Festival

April

Veranda Resort Burnham Market Horse Trials
Easter Monday Morris Dancing in Hunstanton
Sandringham Craft & Food Fair
East Anglian Game & Country Fair

May

Bure Valley Railway 'Everything Goes' Rail Weekend
Bespak Grand East Anglian Run
Wymondham Car Rally
Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Norfolk Garden Show at the Norfolk Showground
Folk on the Pier in Cromer
Poetry-next-the-Sea Festival in Wells-next-the-Sea
Wild about the Wensum
Norfolk Open Studios
Great Yarmouth Beer & Cider Festival
Suburu Houghton International Horse Trial at Burnham Market
Art Alive in Churches
Strumpshaw Steam Engine Rally

June

North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala
Pensthorpe Garden & Food Fair
Hunstanton Dance Festival
Hunstanton Carnival
Royal Norfolk Show at the Norfolk Showground

July

Festival Too in King's Lynn
Great Yarmouth Ballroom Dance Festival
Hunstanton Drama Festival
Lord Mayor's Celebrations in Norwich
Hunstanton Lifestyles Extreme Sports & Culture Festival
Norfolk Lavender Festival
Burnham Market Flower Show & Carnival
Weeting Steam Engine Rally & Country Show
Great North Norfolk Railway Beer Festival
World Snail Racing Championships, Congham
King's Lynn Festival
Holt Summer Festival
Sandringham Flower Show
Old Hunstanton Flower Festival
Open Churches in Norfolk

August

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Summer Spectacular
Wayland Agricultural Show
Heacham Carnival
Sheringham Carnival
Norfolk Dog Day
Downham Market Water Festival
Sandringham Craft & Food Fair
Cromer Carnival
Hunstanton Lawn Tennis Tournament
Norfolk Garden Show at Norfolk Showground
Burnham Market Craft Fair
Hunstanton Kite Festival
Pensthorpe Medieval Spectacular
Great Yarmouth Festival of Bowls
Aylsham Show

September

North Norfolk Music Festival
North Norfolk Railway Steam Gala
Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival
Sandringham Game & Country Fair
Heritage Open Days
Great Yarmouth Out There Festival
Veranda Resort Burnham Market Horse Trials
King's Lynn Poetry Festival
Bure Valley Railway Steam Gala

October

EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival
Cromer & Sheringham Arts Festival
Norwich Beer Festival
Norwich Wine Festival
Burnham Market Book Festival

November

Thursford Christmas Spectacular
WWT Welney Festival of Swans
East Anglian Soul Weekend
Sandringham Christmas Craft Fair
Santa's Magical Journey at Thursford
NORWICHRISTMAS

December

50 Christmas Trees in a Church, Dickleburgh
Santa & Mince Pie Specials on the North Norfolk Railway
Santa & Mince Pie Specials on the Bure Valley Railway
Santa Specials on the Mid-Norfolk Railway
Santa Cruises on Broads Tours
Christmas Pantomime at Norwich Theatre Royal
Christmas Pantomime at Hunstanton Princess Theatre
Christmas Spectacular at Great Yarmouth Hippodrome
Christmas Seaside Special at Cromer Pier

 

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