This week, head to the Suffolk coast for a festival of new theatre and live performance as the 2019 HighTide Festival takes place…
Archives for Suffolk events
Join pirates and sailors at Ipswich Maritime Festival
This weekend, Ipswich will be celebrating all things nautical with pirate crews, Georgian sailors, maritime themed inflatables and ships…
Messing about on the river in quirky boats
This summer, there will be an array of events taking place on our rivers, celebrating the traditional yet quirky Coracle…
A dance performance of The Little Prince in Ipswich
The Little Prince, a beloved tale of a child navigating the baffling world of grown-ups, has been adapted into a dance theatre production, just in time for Christmas…
An alternative spy thriller in Ipswich and London
This autumn, sound artist Julie Rose Bower will present alternative spy thriller, Foley Explosion, at the SPILL Festival in Ipswich and at the Hackney Showroom in London…
Weighty challenges for firefighters in Suffolk
The British Firefighter Challenge will take place in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July, with competitive hose dragging and weight lifting…
It’s all downhill at Framlingham Soap Box Race
Framlingham Soap Box Race will take place on Sunday 20th May, with challengers in handmade carts competing to race the fastest downhill…
Join a tasty trail at the Great Framlingham Sausage Festival
On Sunday 8th October, Framlingham in Suffolk will welcome sausage lovers from all over the country to its annual celebration of the British banger.
The Nutshell, possibly Britain’s smallest pub
Our latest Curiosity of the Week, thought by many to be Britain’s smallest pub, is The Nutshell in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk…
Spill, a festival of performance in Suffolk
Spill, Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th October, is an international festival of live art, activism and performance, presenting the work of artists from around the globe…
Join a tasty trail at The Great Framlingham Sausage Festival
On 8th Oct 2016, Framlingham in Suffolk will welcome sausage lovers from all over the country to its annual celebration of the British banger…
Stowmarket decorated for the festive season by the Christmas Tree Festival
See over 300 Christmas trees at the annual Stowmarket Christmas Tree Festival in Suffolk this festive season, from 28th November 2014 to 3rd January 2015…
Radical performances in unique venues at SPILL Festival
SPILL Festival of Performance takes place in Ipswich from Wednesday 29th October to Sunday 2nd November 2014, with live performances and installations…
Search for the perfect pork at SausageFest
The annual SausageFest takes place in Framlingham, Suffolk, on Saturday 11th October 2014 with a market, workshops and a Sausage Trail…
Easter Eleven: the UK’s top quirky events for 2014
Spring is here and Easter is fast approaching, so Contrary Life has put together a round-up of the best quirky Easter events taking place this year…