NOTE: WE WILL TRY AND UPDATE THIS LIST WITH CANCELLATIONS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK – BUT PLEASE CHECK WITH THE FESTIVAL ORGANISERS AND VENUES TO CONFIRM IF THE EVENT IS STILL ON – AND FOR THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE ORGANISERS FOLLOWING A CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT.
We listed dates for 126 Suffolk Festival dates (see below) before the pandemic started – 3 took place live before the COVID-19 restrictions came in, sadly 112 had to be cancelled until next year (but 20 provided us with online Festivals this year) and 11 ran socially distanced in one form or another.
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Here are the confirmed dates for Suffolk this year:
| 2020 DATES | FESTIVAL | VENUE |
| 12 Jan 2020 | Bury St Edmunds Green Fair | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds |
| 15-19 Feb 2020 | Suffolk Science Festival | Bury St Edmunds |
| 5-8 Mar 2020 | Aldeburgh Literary Festival | Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh |
| POSTPONED (was 21 Mar 2020) | Fruhlingsfest Ipswich | Christchurch Park |
| CANCELLED (was 28 Mar 2020) | Fruhlingsfest Newmarket | The Severals |
| POSTPONED (was 4 Apr-2 May 2020) | Bury St Edmunds Fringe Festival (inc Bury Band Day) | The Hunter Club |
| POSTPONED (was 4 Apr 2020) | Fruhlingsfest Bury St Edmunds | Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds |
| POSTPONED (was 4-5 Apr 2020) | East of England Food, Home and Craft Fair | Newmarket Racecourse |
| CANCELLED (was 9-12 Apr 2020) | EasterFest Country Music Festival | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 11 Apr 2020) | Ipswich Sausage and Cider Festival | Ipswich Corn Exchange |
| Postponed until 2021 (was 11-12 Apr 2020 | Woodbridge Mind, Body and Spirit Festival (Life Arts) | Woodbridge Community Hall |
| POSTPONED (was 12/13 Apr 2020) | Elveden Country Show | Summerpit Farm, Elveden Estate |
| CANCELLED (was 17-19 Apr 2020) | Inkfest | The Cut Halesworth |
| CANCELLED (was 18 Apr 2020) | Pakefield Acoustic Music Day (2nd) | The Seagull Theatre, Pakefield |
| POSTPONED (was 22-25 Apr 2020) | East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds |
| POSTPONED (was 25 Apr 2020) | West Suffolk College Car Show | West Suffolk College |
| POSTPONED (was 25-26 Apr 2020) | Spring Break Custom Car Show | Stonham Barns |
| 27 Apr-26 May 2020 | Online Alde Valley Spring Festival | Online
Back live at White House Farm, Great Glemham in 2021 |
| POSTPONED (was 1-4 May 2020) | Beowulf Festival | Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| POSTPONED (was 2 May 2020) | Bury Band Day (Part of Bury St Edmunds Fringe Festival) | Several BSE Venues |
| CANCELLED (was 2-3 May 2020) | Tudor May Day Festival | Kentwell Hall |
| CANCELLED (was 3 May 2020) | Ipswich May Day Festival | Alexandra Park |
| CANCELLED (was 9-31 May 2020 | Suffolk Walking Festival | Suffolk |
| CANCELLED – next years date is 9 May 2021 (was 10 May 2020) 10 May 2020 | South Suffolk Show | Ampton Racecourse, Ingham, Bury St Edmunds |
| CANCELLED (was 10 May 2020) | Stonham Motorcycle Show | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 14-24 May 2020) | Bury St Edmunds Festival | Bury St Edmunds |
| CANCELLED (was 16 May 2020 | Hadleigh Show (181st) | Holbecks Park |
| CANCELLED (was 16-17 May 2020) | Stonham Barns Steam and Vintage Show | Stonham Barns |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 23 May 2020) | Spring Fest | St Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich |
| 23 May 2020 | Beccles Food and Drink Virtual Festival | Online
Back live in Beccles in 2021 |
| POSTPONED until May 2021 (was 23-24 May 2020) | Leestock Festival | Melford Hall |
| CANCELLED (was 23-24 May 2020) | Stonham Truck Show | Stonham Barns |
| Postponed (was 23-24 May 2020) | TeigyFest (in support of EACH) | Bury Rugby Club – The GK IPA, Bury St Edmunds |
| CANCELLED (was 23-25 May 2020) | Framlingham Gala Fest | Framlingham |
| CANCELLED (was 24 May 2020) | Woodbridge Regatta & Riverside Fair | Woodbridge |
| CANCELLED (Was 24-25 May 2020) | Bury St Edmunds Whitsun Fayre | Bury St Edmunds |
| CANCELLED (was 27-28 May 2020) | The Suffolk Show | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| CANCELLED – next year’s dates are 5-6 Jun 2021 (was 30-31 May 2020) | Woolpit Steam Fair | Warren Farm, Wetherden |
| POSTPONED (was 31 May 2020) | Suffolk Mini Car Show | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 4-7 Jun 2020) | Pulse Festival | New Wolsey Theatre |
| CANCELLED (was 6 Jun 2020) | Stow Blues Festival | Museum of East Anglian Life |
| CANCELLED (was 7 Jun 2020) | Brandon Carnival | Brandon |
| CANCELLED until 2021 (was 7 Jun 2020) | Euston Rural Pastimes | Euston Park, Thetford |
| CANCELLED (was 12-14 Jun 2020) | Alive and V-Dubbin | Haughley Park, IP14 3JY |
| CANCELLED (was12-14 Jun 2020) | Suffolk Trail Running Festival | High Lodge, Thetford Forest |
| 12-28 Jun 2020) | A Virtual Celebration of Aldeburgh Festivals | Online
Back live at Snape Maltings in 2021 |
| POSTPONED (was 13 Jun 2020) | Bury St Edmunds Carnival (NEW) | Bury St Edmunds |
| POSTPONED (was 13 Jun 2020) | Bury St Edmunds Green Fair #2 | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds |
| CANCELLED (was 13-14 Jun 2020) | Foxfest | Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich |
| CANCELLED (was13/14, 20/21 27/28 Jun 2020) | The Alternative Aldeburgh Festival | The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh |
| CANCELLED until 2021 (was 14 Jun 2020) | Taste of Sudbury Food & Drink Festival | Sudbury |
| 20-21 Jun 2020 | First Light From Home | Online
(See you on the beach in Lowestoft in 2021!) |
| POSTPONED UNTIL 2021(was 20-21 Jun 2020 then 12-13 Sep 2020 and Socially Distanced Event held at BSE RC on 16 Aug) | The NearLy Festival (Bury St Edmunds) | Abbey Gardens Bury St Edmunds |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 20-21 Jun 2020) | SoFolk Festival | Edwardstone White Horse |
| CANCELLED (was 20-27 Jun 2020) BACK in 26 Jun- 3 Jul 2021 | Southwold Arts Festival | Southwold |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Virtual Stowfiesta | Online
Back live in Stowmarket 21-23 Jun 2021 |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Online Suffolk Day Big Weekender | Online/BBC Radio Suffolk |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Virtual Arts Festival 2020 Connect – Collaborate – Create | Online
back at St Josephs College in 2021 |
| 26-28 Jun 2020 and throughout the pandemic | Virtual Ipswich Jazz Festival | Online
(Back in Ipswich live 25-27 Jun 2021) |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Virtual Suffolk Pride | Online
Back live in 2021
|
| 27 Jun 2020 | Woodbridge Pride | Celebrating with Virtual Suffolk Pride online.
Back live in 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 27 Jun 2020) | Bury Folk Festival(6th) | Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds |
| 27-28 Jun 2020 | Felixstowe Book Festival Online | Online
Back in Felixstowe live in 2021! |
| Cancelled (was 27-28 Jun 2020) | Dragon Fest | West Stow Anglo Saxon Village |
| CANCELLED until 2021 (was 27-28 Jun 2020) | History Alive | Stonham Barns |
| POSTPONED (was 27-28 Jun 2020) reduced capacity socially distanced events held in East Anglia this year. | The NearLy Festival (Oulton Broad) | Nicholas Everitt Park |
| POSTPONED – New Date TBA (was 2-5 Jul 2020) | Historic Lavenham Calling Festival | Lavenham |
| Cancelled (was 3-5 Jul 2020) | Bardfest | Playing field, Bardwell, IP31 1AB |
| CANCELLED (was 3-5 Jul 2020) | Maverick Festival | Easton Farm Park, Woodbridge |
| CANCELLED (was 4 Jul 2020) | Fit East Fitness Festival | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| POSTPONED (was 4 Jul 2020) | Global Rhythm | Christchurch Park, Ipswich |
| POSTPONED (was 5 Jul 2020) | Motor Show 2020 | Newmarket Racecourse |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 5 Jul 2020) | TOTFest | Rowley Mile Racecourse, Newmarket |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 8-12 Jul 2020) | Bures Music Festival (25th) | The Recreation Ground, Bures |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Lock East Live | Online from the Smokehouse. |
| TO BE STAGED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 9-11 Jul 2020 | The Moet & Chandon July Festival | Newmarket
TO BE STAGED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS! |
| CANCELLED (was 9-13 Jul 2020) | Drum Camp Festival now World Music Workshop Festival | Hulver Farm
Bungay |
| 11 Jul 2020 | The Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music Lockdown Shows | Online
(Back live at Elmhurst Park, Woodbridge in 2021) |
| CANCELLED (was 16-19 Jul 2020) | Latitude | Henham Park, Beccles |
| CANCELLED (was 18 Jul 2020) | Smile Festival | The Wardale Williams Stadium, Sudbury AFC |
| CANCELLED (was 18-19 Jul 2020) | Gone to Earth Festival | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was Stowmarket Carnival 18-19 Jul 2020) | Stowmarket Carnival | Stowmarket Recreation Ground |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Felixstowe Virtual Carnival | Online
Back live in Felixstowe 23-25 Jul 2021 |
| POSTPONED (was 24-26 Jul 2020) reduced capacity socially distanced events held in East Anglia this year. | The NearLy Festival (Ipswich) | The Suffolk Showground, Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| 29 Jul – 2 Aug 2020 | Dance Camp East Online | Online
Back live in Suffolk in 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 30 Jul-1 Aug 2020) | Prima Donna Festival | Laffitts Hall, Pettaugh, Stowmarket |
| CANCELLED Rescheduled for 31 Jul-1 Aug 2021 (was 1-2 Aug 2020) | Festival of Wheels | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| CANCELLED (was 2 Aug 2020) | Festival of Classic & Sports Cars | Helmingham Hall Gardens |
| 3-9 Aug 2020 | Dub Vacation | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 8 Aug 2020) | Beccles Harvest Moon Festival | Beccles Quay |
| CANCELLED (was 11 Aug 2020) | Milkmaid Hubfest | Bury Community Hub |
| CANCELLED (was 15-16 Aug 2020) | Beccles Carnival | Beccles Quay |
| CANCELLED (was 15-17 Aug 2020) | Aldeburgh Carnival | Aldeburgh Seafront IP15 5DS. |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Classic Car Show | Stonham Barns |
| 23 Aug 2020 | Virtually FolkEast | Online
Back at Glemham Hall 20-22 Aug 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 23 Aug 2020) | 999 Emergency Service Day | East Anglia Transport Museum Lowestoft |
| 28-30 Aug 2020 | Maui Waui Online Festival | Online
Back at Peakhill Farm, Theberton in 2021 |
| 28-31 Aug 2020 | Virtual Carlfest | Online
Back live at the Mariner’s Rest, Lowestoft in 2021 |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Virtual Bobstock Live Music Festival | Online Kedington Community Centre |
| CANCELLED (was 29 Aug 2020) | Bury St Edmunds Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds |
| 29-30 Aug 2020 | Knuckle Busters At The Barns Car Show | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was Sep 2020 | Hightide Festival | Aldeburgh |
| 4-6 Sep 2020 | Barnfest Country Music Festival | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 4-6 Sep 2020/28-30 May 2020) | Red Rooster Festival | Euston Hall |
| CANCELLED (was 6 Sep 2020) | 1 Big Multicultural Festival | Alexandra Park, Ipswich |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 6 Sep 2020) | Art On The Prom (Felixstowe) | Felixstowe Seafront |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Stonham Countryside Show | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 19-20 Sep 2020) | Swedefest Truck Show | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was 19-20 Sep 2020) | The Grand Henham Steam Rally | Henham Park, Southwold |
| 26-27 Sep 2020 | Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival – Market Weekend | Snape Maltings |
| CANCELLED (was 26-27 Sep 2020) | All About Dogs (Ipswich) | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| 27 Sep 2020 | American Car Show | Stonham Barns |
| CANCELLED (was Oct 2020) | Framlingham Sausagefest | Framlingham |
| 2 Oct 2020 | Sound City Ipswich Online | Online |
| CANCELLED until 2021 (was 2-11 Oct 2020) | Woolpit Festival (45th) | Woolpit Institute |
| CANCELLED (was 3 Oct 2020) | Festival of Fabric VI | Orwell Hotel, Felixstowe |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Drive-In Harvest Festival (Suffolk Young Farmers and Suffolk Lightwave) | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| CANCELLED (was 14 Oct 2020) | Suffolk Skills Show | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| CANCELLED (was 17 Oct 2020) | Viking and Saxon Festival | Stonham Barns |
| 24 Oct-1 Nov 2020 | Halloweenies | Kentwell Hall, Long Melford |
| 27 Oct 2020 | Ness Fest | Online |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 28 Oct-1 Nov 2020) | SPILL Festival of Performance | Various Ipswich Venues |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 31 Oct-1 Nov 2020) | Suffolk Christmas Fair | Trinity Park, Ipswich |
| CANCELLED (was 5-9 Nov 2020) | Southwold Literature Festival (Ways With Words) | St Edmund’s Hall, Southwold |
| CANCELLED (was 4-6 Dec 2020) | Lavenham Christmas Fair | Lavenham |
| 18-19 Dec 2020 (was 6-7 Nov 2020) | Drive In Fireworks | Sotterley Hall Estate, Beccles |
ALL FESTIVAL INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE EAFN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
WE TRY TO MAKE THE INFORMATION WE PUBLISH AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE
BUT ADVISE CHECKING WITH FESTIVAL ORGANISERS AND VENUES BEFORE TRAVELLING
IN CASE ANY INFORMATION HAS CHANGED.