Norfolk Festivals

23/04/2025

Norfolk & Norwich Festival is arriving this May (9 – 25 May) in Norwich and with it comes a packed 17-day programme of amazing events!

06/04/2025

03/04/2025

15/03/2025

With only 51 Days to go until this year's North Walsham Children's Day. We are extremely excited to announce our biggest line up to date. Join us on Monday 5th May 2025 within the grounds of St Nicholas Church North Walsham and the Town Centre. We have so much to look forward too; from Live interactive shows, Traditional Seaside Punch and Judy, Bouncy Castles & Redo Bull, Interactive animal encounters, Unicorn Ponies and lots more. This event is completely FREE of Charge to enter. The majority of shows and attractions have been sponsored by local organisations and businesses. Making these affordable for everyone to enjoy. We cannot wait to welcome you to North Walsham Children's Day 2025. Save the date today ‼️🚂🍦♻️☀️

24/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who voted in the EAFN Festival awards this year and congratulations to all the winners and all the events that received votes. Here's the Top 20 Norfolk events you voted for in 2024:

1. Costessey Fete And Fayre (Norfolk Showground & Events Centre
2. Maui Waui Festival
3. Brancaster Staithe Sea Shanty Festival
4. Old Buckenham Country Park Balloon Fest
5. Norwich Pride
6. Beer Bikes and Bands at Banham Barrel
7. Legends Of Rock - YARMAGEDDON Legends of Rock Festival Group
8. Wildfest at the Wildcraft Brewery
9. North Walsham Children's Day
10. Wells Carnival - Wells next the Sea, Norfolk
11. Deepdale Camping & Rooms Deepdale Festival
12. Folk in a Field Festival
13. North Walsham Beer Festival
14. Norfolk Comic Con
15. Wild Fields Festival
16. Gone Wild Festival Norfolk, Holkham
17. Sci-Fi Weekender (SFW), Vauxhall Holiday Park
18. Legends Of Rock - YARMAGEDDON Legends of Rock Festival Group Vauxhall Holiday Park
19. Treehouse Festival
20. Aylsham Roundtable Beer & Gin Festival

EAFN Festivals of the Year Awards 2024 Festivals of the Year Awards – The Polls are open 16-22 Jan 2025! The Polls for the East Anglian Festival Network’s annual East Anglian Festival of the Year Awards are now open! Festivalgoers across the region can vote for their favourite events from last y...

15/01/2025

The polls are open! Vote for your favourites :) Go!

EAFN Festivals of the Year Awards 2024 Festivals of the Year Awards – The Polls are now open! The Polls for the East Anglian Festival Network’s annual East Anglian Festival of the Year Awards are now open! Festivalgoers across the region can vote for their favourite events from last year that to...

04/12/2024

04/12/2024

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27/11/2024

Over 70 event dates already listed for 2025 - keep us posted on any additions please :)

This page provides links to all the planned dates we know about for East Anglian Festivals, Fairs & Fundays in 2025 (over 200 already so far). Festival Dates 2025 – EAFN Festival and Venue Members – EAST ANGLIAN FESTIVAL NETWORK For information on EAFN Membership please visit: https://eafn.co.uk...

16/11/2024

New Fakenham Arts Festival for 2025

Active Fakenham is excited to announce a new community initiative, "Fakenham Arts Festival”, Inspired by the success of the 2024 Active Fakenham Film Festival. This initiative aims to foster stronger connections and promote local engagement.

Active Fakenham is hoping to support and organise a local arts festival to help showcase some of the talented local artists. We are looking to run a festival from 24th to 31st August 2025. This could involve a trail using local shops, cafes and other venues in the town through a week in August culminating in an exhibition on Sunday 31st August 2025 in the Fakenham Community Centre. We hope to include a range of media.

We can only do it if we are supported by some local people/artists to help us run it. We are willing and able to provide support and knowhow.

We can :
• Venue: We can book and fund the rooms.
• Publicity: We can help with publicity including coverage in press, design and host a webpage, social media, and leaflets. We will fund this.
• Town Guide Listing: Potential inclusion in the Fakenham Town Guide.
• Ride North Norfolk : This will also be on the Sunday 31st August in the grounds of the Fakenham Community Centre, so there will be quite a large number of people around as well as those attending the Arts Festival.
• Café Treats: Coffee, cakes, and a barbecue will be on site on Sunday 31st August.
• Organising Help and Support: We can provide assistance with event planning and ex*****on.
• Intros to Shops and Venues: We have connections to local businesses and venues who will be willing to display artworks.

We need help with:
• Curation: Curate the events on the day or days.
• Displays: Arrange displays around town the previous week, with some already agreed upon.
• Rota Management: Manage the rota and ensure smooth operations on the day and oversee the week.
• Day-of Responsibilities: Take responsibility on the day to ensure everything runs smoothly.
• Select artwork: Help with the selection of the artworks to be displayed and set up exhibition

Richard Crook from Active Fakenham said,

“This is an exciting opportunity for artists and the town. It can only happen if we have some help with the running of the event so I hope people will get in touch to discuss it and see if we can make this a reality”

"We believe that by bringing Fakenham together, we can create a stronger, more united community. This initiative is about fostering a sense of belonging and pride in our town, and we are excited to see the positive impact it will have."
For more information about how you can get involved, please contact Richard at [email protected].

About Active Fakenham: Active Fakenham is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for Fakenham residents and visitors through community-driven programs and initiatives. Our mission is to build a stronger, more connected Fakenham by promoting local engagement and collaboration.