Festivals
2026 Festivals and Events
| Event | Date | Location |
| Luton St Patricks Festival | 14 Mar 26 | Town Centre: Luton |
| Bedford Independent Film Festival | 10-12 Apr 26 | The Quarry Theatre |
| Sandy Music Festival | 9 May 26 | Various Locations: Sandy |
| Season Premiere Air Show | 10 May 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Luton International Carnival | 24 May 26 | Town Centre: Luton |
| Wings & Wheels Air Show | 30 May 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Festival of Flight Air Show | 27-28 Jun 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Bedford Summer Sessions | 2-5 Jul 26 | Bedford Park |
| Buzzstock Music Festival | 17-19 Jul 26 | Billington Old Car Boot Field, Bedford |
| Bedford River Festival | 18-19 Jul 26 | Victoria Embankment, Bedford |
| Hudfest Music Festival | 24 Jul 26 | Flitwick Lodge |
| Summer Air Show | 25 Jul 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Ohmbience Festival | 31 Jul-2 Auug 26 | The Clophill Centre, Bedford |
| LutonAid | 14-15 Aug 26 | Various Locations: Luton |
| Awakened Spirit Festival | 14-16 Aug 26 | Crossland Riverside, Bedfordshire |
| Flying Proms Air Show | 15 Aug 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Original Culture Festival | 15 Aug 26 | Priory Country Park |
| Twinwood Festival | 28-31 Aug 26 | Twinwood Arena, Clapham |
| Military Air Show | 29 Aug 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Bedford Running Festival | 5-6 Sep 26 | Russell Park, Bedford |
| Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre | 18-20 Sep 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Race Day Air Show | 4 Oct 26 | Shuttleworth House |
| Event | Date | Location |
| Whittlesea Strawbear Festival | 16-18 Jan 26 | Town Centre: Whittlesea |
| Cambridge Tradfest | 6-8 Feb 26 | Various Locations: Cambridge |
| Elysian Winter Beer Festival | 6-7 Feb 26 | The Maltings, Ely |
| Cambridge Arts Festival | 9-18 Feb 26 | Various Locations: Cambridge |
| Holi: Festival of Colours | 7 Mar 26 | The Studio Sports Hall |
| Cambridge Band Competition: Heat 1 | 7 Mar 26 | The Portland Arms |
| The Cambridgeshire Classic | 7 Mar 26 | Huntingdon Racecourse |
| Cambridge Band Competition: Heat 2 | 14 Mar 26 | The Portland Arms |
| Cambridge Festival | 16 Mar-2 Apr 26 | Various Locations: Cambridge |
| Swing Sanctuary | 20-22 Mar 26 | Storeys Field Centre |
| Cambridge Band Competition Heat 3 | 21 Mar 26 | The Portland Arms |
| Thriplow Daffodil Weekend & Country Fair | 21-22 Mar 26 | Thriplow |
| Breastfest 2 | 28 Mar 26 | Quy Village Hall |
| Cambridge Band Competition Heat 4 | 28 Mar 26 | The Portland Arms |
| Cambridge Band Competition Heat 5 | 4 Apr 26 | The Portland Arms |
| Easter Country Raceday | 4 Apr 26 | Huntingdon Racecourse |
| Generation NeXt | 5 Apr 26 | The Six Six Bar |
| The Cambridge Day Festival | 11 Apr 26 | Cambridge Junction |
| Cambridge Spring Festival | 22-26 Apr 26 | Various Locations: Cambridge |
| St Georges Fair | 26 Apr 26 | Various Locations: March |
| Vintage Mania | 1-4 May 26 | Crystal Lakes Campsite |
| Flag Fen Viking Festival | 2-4 May 26 | Flag Fen Archaeology Park |
| Cambridge Beer Festival | 18-23 May 26 | Jesus Green |
| Peterborough Brick Festival | 30 May 26 | Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough |
| Cambridgeshire County Show | 30 May 26 | Abbots Ripton Estate |
| Strawberry Fair | 6 Jun 26 | |
| March Summer Festival | 12-14 Jun 26 | West End Park |
| Cambridge Pride | 13 Jun 26 | Jesus Green |
| Portuguese Festival | 13-14 Jun 26 | Cathedral Square |
| Cambridge Sausage & Cider Festival | 13 Jun 26 | Cambridge Rugby Club |
| Huntingdon Riverside Gala | 13 Jun 26 | Riverside Park |
| Where It All Began | 18-21 Jun 26 | Abbots Ripton Estate |
| Wild Woods Festival | 19-21 Jun 26 | Horseheath Racecourse |
| NFEST | 26-27 Jun 26 | Needingworth Village Hall |
| Somersham Carnival | 27 Jun 26 | Norwood Playing Fields |
| Chatteris Midsummer Festival | 27-28 Jun 26 | Furrowfields Recreation Ground |
| Cambridge Dance Festival | 4 Jul 26 | Cambridge Rugby Club |
| Ramsey Steam & Fire Show | 4-5 Jul 26 | The Camp, Ramsey |
| Ely Folk Festival | 10-12 Jul 26 | Harlocks Farm |
| Cambridge Rock Festival | 30 Jul-2 Aug 26 | Harlocks Farm |
| Cambridge Folk Festival | 1-2 Aug 26 | Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge |
| Dubford | 2 Aug 26 | Imperial War Museum, Duxford |
| Timescape Festival | 7-8 Aug 26 | Abbots Ripton Estate |
| Estafest | 7-8 Aug 26 | Estover Park, March |
| The Cambridge Country Show | 8-9 Aug 26 | Stow cum Quy Park, Cambridgeshire |
| Out of the Ordinary Festival | 29-30 Aug 26 | Various Locations: Cambridge |
| Culture Community Carnival | 29 Aug 26 | Cathedral Square |
| Whittlesey Festival | 13 Sep 26 | Town Centre: Whittlesey |
| March Christmas Market | 6 Dec 26 | March Town Hall |
| Wisbech Christmas Fayre | 13 Dec 26 | Wisbech Market Place |
| Event | Date | Location |
| Horror on The Sea Film Festival | 16-25 Jan 26 | Park Inn, Southend-on-Sea |
| Colchester Winter Ale Fesival | 28-31 Jan 26 | Colchester Arts Centre |
| Crank Up and Wassail | 1 Feb 26 | Museum of Power, Maldon |
| Chappell Beer Festival | 26-28 Feb 26 | East Anglian Railway Museum |
| Southend Winter Pride | 28 Feb 26 | St Marks Chuch Hall |
| Southend City Day | 7 Mar 26 | Town Centre: Southend-on-Sea |
| EA Sustain | 28 Mar 26 | Firstsite |
| Raver Tots: Colchester | 11 Apr 26 | Trilogy Nightclub |
| Saffron Walden Crank Up | 25-26 Apr 26 | Carver Barracks |
| Meff Fest | 2 May 26 | Charter Hall |
| Temple at War | 9-10 May 26 | Cressing Temple Barns |
| Castle Point Food and Drink Festival | 23-24 May 26 | Waterside Farm Leisure Centre |
| Soultasia: Groove is in The Park | 24 May 26 | Harlow Rugby Club |
| Colchester Brick Festival | 30 May 26 | Charter Hall |
| Soultasia: Maldon | 6 Jun 26 | Promenade Park, Maldon |
| Worlds Edge Fantasy Fayre | 13-15 Jun 26 | Cressing Temple Barns |
| The Ibiza Orchestra Experience | 19 Jun 26 | Priory Park, Southend-on-Sea |
| Thaxted Festival | 19 Jun-12 Jul 26 | Various Locations: Thaxted |
| Midsummer Festival | 19-21 Jun 26 | Sparrows Campsite |
| Southend Sausage and Cider Festival | 20 Jun 26 | Priory Park |
| State Fayre | 26-28 Jun 26 | Hylands Estate |
| Basildon Brick Festival | 28 Jun 26 | Basildon Sporting Village |
| Wivenhoe Town Regatta | 4 Jul 26 | Nottage Maritime Institution, Wivenhoe |
| The Ibiza Orchestra Experience | 10 Jul 26 | Castle Park, Colchester |
| Tendring Hundred Show | 11 Jul 26 | Lawford House Park |
| Colchester Sausage and Cider Festival | 11 Jul 26 | Castle Park, Colchester |
| The Ibiza Orchestra Experience | 24 Jul 26 | Central Park, Chelmsford |
| Lazydays Festival | 24-26 Jul 26 | Priory Park, Southend-on-Sea |
| Chelmsford Sausage and Cider Festival | 25 Jul 26 | Central Park, Chelmsford |
| Bad Days Festival | 1 Aug 26 | Radio City Social, Chelmsford |
| HeritageLive: Scissor Sisters | 6 Aug 26 | Audley End, Saffron Walden |
| HeritageLive: The Streets | 7 Aug 26 | Audley End, Saffron Walden |
| HeritageLive: Pete Tong Ibiza Classics | 8 Aug 26 | Audley End, Saffron Walden |
| HeritageLive: Faithless | 9 Aug 26 | Audley End, Saffron Walden |
| Country Calling | 14-16 Aug 26 | Hylands Estate |
| Smoke and Fire: Maldon | 15-16 Aug 26 | Promenade Park, Maldon |
| Clacton Airshow | 27-28 Aug 26 | Clacton Seafront |
| Weeley Tribute Festival | 29 Aug 26 | Weeley Car Boot Site, Clacton-on-Sea |
| CozFest | 29-30 Aug 26 | CozFest Festival Site |
| Proper Fest | 30 Aug 26 | Weeley Car Boot Site, Clacton-on-Sea |
| Nearly Festival: Maldon | 5-6 Sep 26 | Promenade Park, Maldon |
| Street Eats ‘n’ Beats | 5 Sep 26 | Central Park, Chelmsford |
| Wickford Town Carnival | 12 Sep 26 | Nevedon Park, Wickford |
| ALB Festival | 12-13 Sep 26 | Castle Park, Colchester |
| Southend Jazz Festival | 12-18 Oct 26 | Various Locations: Southend-on-Sea |
| Event | Date | Location |
| Tring Spring Feastival | 13-15 Mar 26 | Brook Street Market Place, Tring |
| Ashwell Music Festival | 3-9 May 26 | Various Locations: Ashwell |
| Walsworth Festival | 17 May 26 | Walsworth Common |
| Slam Dunk | 23 May 26 | Hatfield House |
| Hertfordshire County Show | 23-24 May 26 | Hertfordshire Showground |
| Raver Tots: Watford | 24 May 26 | Watford Colosseum |
| Foodies Festival: St Albans | 29-31 May 26 | Oaklands College |
| Tryfest | 5-6 Jun 26 | Letchworth Rugby Club |
| Welwyn Festival | 19-28 Jun 26 | Various Locations: Welwyn |
| The Ibiza Orchestra Experience | 26 Jun 26 | Oaklands College |
| Kings Langley Carnival | 27 Jun 26 | Vicarage Lane |
| St Albans Sausage and Cider Festival | 27 Jun 26 | Oaklands College |
| Chilfest | 3-4 Jul 26 | Cow Lane |
| Todd in the Hole Festival | 3-5 Jul 26 | Todds Green |
| Hoovesfest | 4 Jul 26 | Waterhall Farm |
| Festival on the Field | 4 Jul 26 | Sir John Laws Playing Fields |
| Folk by the Oak | 19 Jul 26 | Hatfield House |
| Campo Sancho | 23-26 Jul 26 | Walkern |
| Soultasia: Hertfordshire | 7 Aug 26 | Bushy Grounds, Hertfordshire |
| FarmFest | 28-31 Aug 26 | Lynsters Farm, Rickmansworth |
| Event | Date | Location |
| Synth East | 20-22 Feb 26 | Norwich Arts Centre |
| Glow Your Own Way | 21 Feb 26 | Magdalen Square, Gorleston |
| Legends of Rock | 3-9 Mar 26 | Vauxhall Holiday Park, Gt Yarmouth |
| Hemsby Rock n Roll Weekender | 5-9 Mar 26 | Hemsby Holiday Park |
| Norfolk Bump, Baby and Beyond | 8 Mar 26 | Norfolk Showground |
| Norfolk County Music Festival | 9-21 Mar 26 | Various Locations: Norwich |
| Hard Rock Hell Spring Break 3 | 11-15 Mar 26 | Vauxhall Holiday Park, Gt Yarmouth |
| SFW XVI Sci-fi Weekender | 19-22 Mar 26 | Vauxhall Holiday Park, Gt Yarmouth |
| Fakenham Gin and Beer Festival | 20-21 Mar 26 | Fakenham Community Centre |
| East Anglian Yarn Festival | 21-22 Mar 26 | Norfolk Showground |
| Emofest | 3 Apr 26 | Epic TV Studios |
| Spring Weekender | 24-27 Apr 26 | Hemsby Holiday Park |
| Norwich Craft Beer Festival | 1-3 May 26 | The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich |
| Costessey Fete and Fayre | 2-3 May 26 | Norfolk Showground |
| Yee-Haw Country Music Festival | 3 May 26 | Norfolk Showground |
| Roxoff Festival | 3 May 26 | Epic TV Studios |
| Stradsett Vintage Rally | 3-4 May 26 | Stradsett Hall |
| Beer, Bikes and Bands | 3 May 26 | Banham Barrel |
| North Walsham Childrens Day | 4 May 26 | St Nicholas Church |
| Folk on The Pier | 8-10 May 26 | Cromer Pier |
| Norfolk and Norwich Festival | 8-24 May 26 | Various Locations: Norfolk |
| Black Dog Fest | 10 May 26 | Sprowston Sports and Social Club |
| Norwich Jazz Festival | 15-24 May 26 | Various Locations: Norwich |
| Norwich Brick Festival | 17 May 26 | SportsPark, Norwich |
| Norwich City of Ale | 21-22 May 26 | Various Locations: Norwich |
| Norwich Games Festival | 23-30 May 26 | The Forum |
| Raver Tots: Norwich | 7 Jun 26 | Junkyard Market |
| Hunstanton Carnival | 19-21 Jun 26 | The Green, Hunstanton |
| Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival | 20-21 Jun 26 | Marine Parade |
| Royal Norfolk Show | 24-25 Jun 26 | Norfolk Showground |
| Caister Festival (Cancelled) | 27 Jun 26 | King George V Playing Field |
| Dereham Blues Festival | 1-5 Jul 26 | Various Locations: Dereham |
| Folk in a Field | 2-5 Jul 26 | Bradmoor Woods |
| The Norfolk Garden Show | 10-12 Jul 26 | Norfolk Showground |
| Strumpshaw Tree Fair | 11-12 Jul 26 | Strumpshaw Steam Museum and Park |
| Aylsham Beer and Gin Festival | 17-18 Jul 26 | Town Hall, Aylsham |
| Norwich Pride | 25 Jul 26 | Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich |
| Mundesley Motor Show | 26 Jul 26 | Gold Park, Mundesley |
| Fly High Festival | 31 Jul-2 Aug 26 | Seething Airfield, Norfolk |
| Wells Carnival | 31 Jul-9 Aug 26 | Town Centre: Wells-Next-the-Sea |
| Hunstanton Music Festival | 1-2 Aug 26 | The Green, Hunstanton |
| Houghton | 6-9 Aug 26 | Houghton Hall, Kings Lynn |
| Treehouse Festival | 10-15 Aug 26 | Brandon House Farm, Norfolk |
| Suffield Summer ¡Fiesta! | 14-16 Aug 26 | The Suffield Arms, Thorpe Market |
| Dubs at The Lake | 21-23 Aug 26 | Fendicks Fisheries, Whittington |
| Rock and Roll Circus | 21-23 Aug 26 | Earlham Park, Norwich |
| HeritageLive: Eric Clapton | 23 Aug 26 | Royal Sandringham Estate |
| Deepdale Festival | 24-27 Sep 26 | Deepdale Camping, Burnham Deepdale |
| Hard Rock Hell 19 | 4-8 Nov 26 | Vauxhall Holiday Park, Gt Yarmouth |
| Hard Rock Hell Prog 16 | 12-15 Nov 26 | Vauxhall Holiday Park, Gt Yarmouth |
| Event | Date | Location |
| Bury St Edmunds Comedy Festival | 4 Feb-20 Mar 26 | Various Locations: Bury St Edmunds |
| BurySOUND: Heat 4 | 14 Feb 26 | Hunter Club Arts Centre |
| BurySOUND: Heat 5 | 21 Feb 26 | Hunter Club Arts Centre |
| Aldeburgh Literary Festival | 5-8 Mar 26 | Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall |
| WAMfest Introduces | 7 Mar 26 | The Alex Brasserie |
| BurySOUND: Grand Final | 7 Mar 26 | The Apex |
| Aspal Antiques Fair | 14 Mar 26 | Mid Suffolk Showground |
| Dirty Laundry All-Dayer | 21 Mar 26 | Hunter Club Arts Centre |
| The British Country Show: Suffolk | 5-6 Apr 26 | Henham Park, Southwold |
| Holi: Festival of Colour | 12 Apr 26 | Alexandra Park |
| Ink Festival | 16-19 Apr 26 | The Cut |
| Alive & Kickin | 17-19 Apr 26 | Haughley Park |
| Mind Body Spirit: Woodbridge | 18-19 Apr 26 | Community Hall Woodbridge |
| Uncanny Valley | 23-25 Apr 26 | |
| BTC all dayer | 25 Apr 26 | Various Locations: Ipswich |
| The East Anglian Game and Country Fair | 25-26 Apr 26 | Euston Hall |
| Ipswich May Day Festival | 3 May 26 | Alexandra Park |
| Weird and Wonderful Wood | 9-10 May 26 | Haughley Park |
| Just Push Play | 16 May 26 | The Apex |
| Hadleigh Show | 16 May 26 | Holbecks Park, Suffolk |
| Beccles Food and Drink Festival | 23 May 26 | Town Centre: Beccles |
| Red Lodge Beer and Music Festival | 23 May 26 | Red Lodge Millennium Centre |
| LeeStock | 23-24 May 26 | Kentwell Hall |
| Suffolk Show | 27-28 May 26 | Trinity Park |
| Red Rooster | 28-30 May 26 | Euston Hall |
| Juiced Automotive | 30 May 26 | Venue 16, Ipswich |
| Alive & V-Dubbin | 4-7 Jun 26 | Haughley Park |
| Nearly Festival: Bury St Edmunds | 6-7 Jun 26 | Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds |
| Ipswich Dragon Boat Festival | 6 Jun 26 | Ipswich Waterfront |
| Taste of East Anglia | 13 Jun 26 | Kentwell Hall |
| Aldeburgh Festival | 13-28 Jun 26 | Various Locations: Aldeburgh |
| Forest Live: McFly | 17 Jun 26 | High Lodge |
| Forest Live: Nile Rodgers and CHIC | 18 Jun 26 | High Lodge |
| Elemental Temple Festival | 18-21 Jun 26 | Eleveden Hall Estate |
| Forest Live: Fatboy Slim | 19 Jun 26 | High Lodge |
| Newmarket Nights: Five | 19 Jun 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| East Anglian Storytelling Festival | 19-21 Jun 26 | Food Museum, Stowmarket |
| Forest Live: Snow Patrol | 20 Jun 26 | High Lodge |
| First Light Festival | 20-21 Jun 26 | South Beach |
| Forest Live: UB40 feat Ali Campbell | 21 Jun 26 | High Lodge |
| Newmarket Nights: Basement Jaxx | 26 Jun 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| Bury Folk Festival | 27 Jun 26 | Nowton Park |
| Maverick Festival | 3-5 Jul 26 | Easton Farm Park |
| Nearly Festival: Oulton | 4-5 Jul 26 | Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft |
| Ipswich Music Day | 5 Jul 26 | Christchurch Park, Ipswich |
| Bures Music Festival | 8-12 Jul 26 | Various Locations: Bures |
| Stradbroke Music Day | 11 Jul 26 | Stradbroke Playing Field |
| Summer Soul Vibes | 11 Jul 26 | Venue 16, Ipswich |
| Newmarket Nights: Madness | 17 Jul 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| Stowmarket Carnival | 17-19 Jul 26 | Various Locations: Stowmarket |
| Suffolk Chilli Festival | 18 Jul 26 | Riverside Centre, Stratford St Andrew |
| Ipswich Food And Drink Festival | 18 Jul 26 | Chantry Park, Ipswich |
| Woodbridge Regatta and Riverside Fair | 19 Jul 26 | The River Wall, Woodbridge |
| Latitude | 23-26 Jul 26 | Henham Park, Southwold |
| Wattfest 2 | 31 Jul-2 Aug 26 | Wattisfield Village Hall |
| Newmarket Nights: Aitch | 31 Jul 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| Wellness in the Wild | 7-9 Aug 26 | Rickinghall, Suffolk |
| Newmarket Nights: Jessie J | 7 Aug 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| Newmarket Nights: Craig David TS5 | 14 Aug 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| Haverhill in the Park | 15-16 Aug 26 | Recreation Ground, Haverhill |
| Beccles Carnival | 15-16 Aug 26 | Town Centre: Beccles |
| Aldeburgh Carnival | 15-17 Aug 26 | Various Locations: Aldeburgh |
| Sunrise Film Festival | 20-23 Aug 26 | Marina Theatre, Lowestoft |
| FolkEast | 21-23 Aug 26 | Sotterley Estate, Suffolk |
| Newmarket Nights: Kaiser Chiefs | 22 Aug 26 | Newmarket Racecourse – The July Course |
| The Framlingham Country Show | 22-23 Aug 26 | Framlingham College |
| Maui Festival | 28-30 Aug 26 | Eleveden Hall Estate |
| The Summer Festival Suffolk | 29-30 Aug 26 | Framlingham College |
| BigDaySmallCountry | 30 Aug 26 | Nayland Village Hall |
| FOMO Fest | 5 Sep 26 | Food Museum, Stowmarket |
| ElmsFest | 5 Sep 26 | Blackbourne Community Centre |
| Mind Body Spirit: Ipswich | 12-13 Sep 26 | Trinity Park |
| Traditional Music Day | 19 Sep 26 | Various Locations: Stowmarket |
| Retro Dub Suffolk VW Festival | 25-27 Sep 26 | Trinity Park |
| Ipswich Book Festival | 3-4 Oct 26 | Various Locations: Ipswich |
| Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival | 8-11 Oct 26 | Various Locations: Bury St Edmunds |