What's On in Norfolk

Woof: A Celebration of Dogs

Venue: Lynn Museum

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Brand new exhibition celebrating canine companions throughout time featuring natural history , archaeology and art works

IACF Norfolk Antiques Fair

Venue: Norfolk Showground and Events Centre

Website: www.norfolkshowground.co.uk

Event stocked with timeless pieces and indoor and outdoor pitches

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

See the website for details

Woof: A Celebration of Dogs

Venue: Lynn Museum - King's Lynn

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Brand-new exhibition celebrating the canine companion through time, featuring natural history, archaology and art works of both local and national importance

North Norfolk Open Studios

Venue: North Norfolk

Website: www.northnorfolkstudios.co.uk

Open studio event for 128 artists

35th Anniversary Gala at Bure Valley

Venue: Bure Valley Railway

Website: www.bvrw.co.uk

Two visiting locomotives and an intensive train service on both days

Beach Clean (Salthouse Beach)

Venue: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Beach Clean (Salthouse Beach)

Venue: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Help keep Norfolk beaches pristine for wildlife

Pier 2 Pier Norfolk

Venue: Cromer Pier

Website: www.each.org.uk

Event raising funds for Each - participants must be 16+ on the day of the event

Sea Inside

Venue: Sainsbury Centre

Website: www.sainsburycentre.ac.uk

Experimental contemporary artworks creating a unique oceanic experience

Sing It Animation

Venue: Gorleston Pavilion

Website: www.gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Fun-filled cabaret style concert taking you on a magical journey through favourite movies

Sense and Sensibility

Venue: The Corn Hall, Diss

Website: www.thecornhall.co.uk

Fun, fast-paced and faithful new adaptation of the Jane Austen classic

The Paw In Hand Dog Show

Venue: Wroxham Barns

Website: www.wroxhambarns.co.uk

Family friendly dog show

Elizabeth I

Venue: Stow Hall Gardens

Website: www.stowhallgardens.co.uk

Open air theatre production

Summer Garden and Outdoor Living Fair

Venue: Holkham

Website: www.holkham.co.uk

Stallholders with plants, crafts, decorative items and refreshments

2025 Street Feast

Venue: North Walsham

Website: www.nwtc.org.uk

Food stalls and entertainment and free 'Dino Jam' interactive theatre show in STs Nicholas Churchyard, puppets, games, treasure hunt, meet the dinos

Bridport Food Festival 2025

Children's 'Father's Day' Cupcake Decorating Workshop

Venue: Gorleston Pavilion

Website: www.gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Creative and delicious activitiy where at the end your child will take home a gift box of 6 vanilla cupcakes

Summer Garden and Outdoor Living Fair

Venue: Holkham

Website: www.holkham.co.uk

Wide range of stalls with plants, crafts and decorative items and other gardening goodies - see the website for exhibitor list

Wildlife Watch - Moths and butterflies

Venue: Hickling Broad and Marshes

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Seek out and spot these fascinating insects

Bluey at Pettitts Famiy Adventure Park

Venue: Pettitts Family Adventure Park

Website: www.pettittsadventurepark.co.uk

See Bluey at intervals throughout the day

Father's Day at Pensthorpe

Venue: Pensthorpe

Website: www.pensthorpe.com

Treat a loved one to free park entry - terms and conditions apply, see the website for details

Father's Day at Wroxham Barns

Venue: Wroxham Barns

Website: www.wroxhambarns.co.uk

See the website for details

Father's Day Savoury Afternoon Tea

Venue: Gorleston Pavilion

Website: www.gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Special afternoon tea, with children's afternoon available on request - limited number of spaces available

Free Cycle Rides on Father's Day

Venue: Holkham

Website: www.holkham.co.uk

Fun cycle around Holkham Park (and beyond with either , dad, grandad or guardian riding free - see the website for details

Mattishall Fun Day

Venue: Mattishall Fun Day

Website: www.deepdalecamping.co.uk/events

With street food van, face painter, ice cream, music, bouncy castles, trampoline and more

Morley Festival

Venue: Morley, NR18 9SU

Website: www.morleyfestivalnorfolk.co.uk

Family friendly festival - see the website for details

Moomins at the Museum for Refugee Week

Venue: Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life

Website: www.ancienthouse.norfolk.gov.uk

Ancient House Junior History Club invites you to learn about the connections between the Moomins and Refugee Week and find out about all the different people who have made Thetford their home over the...

Native2Norfolk Food and Drink Fair

Venue: The Forum, Norwich

Website: www.theforumnorwich.co.uk

Tasty treats to try and buy from local producers and street food vendors

Sense and Sensibility

Venue: Westacre Theatre

Website: www.westacretheatre.com

Production of the Jane Austen classic

Summer Fayre at Pensthorpe

Venue: Pensthorpe

Website: www.pensthorpe.com

Shopping stalls, food trucks and live musiclive music. Free entry for members and under 16s

Wheels Festival

Venue: Great Yarmouth

Website: www.facebook.com/gywheelsfestival

Festival featuring classic cars, motorbikes and everything else wheels with sub-events

Norwich Classic Car Show

Venue: Strumpshaw Steam Museum

Website: www.strumpshawsteammuseum.co.uk

100s of classic, retro and vintage bikes, cars and supercars, kids funfair, stalls, display arena and more

GoGo Safari

Venue: Across Norwich and Norfolk

Website: www.break-charity.org/gogosafari

Colourful display of animal sculptures supporting the local charity Break

Safari HQ

Venue: The Forum, Norwich

Website: www.break-charity.org/gogosafari

As part of the GoGo Safari event, a one-stop shop for exclusive merchandise, join exciting pop-up events and other activities

Kings Lynn 3K/5K

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearch.org

Race raising funds for Cancer Research

Royal Norfolk Show

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.royalnorfolkshow.co.uk

Two day agricultural show with 700 trade stands, over 3000]0 animals, a packed Grand Ring Programme, Norfolk's biggest food and drink experience and hundreds of attractions

Residents Race Day

Venue: Great Yarmouth Racecourse

Website: www.greatyarmouth-racecourse.co.uk

Event for residents in selected postcodes - see website for details

School fete - Eaton Primary School

Venue: Eaton Primary School

Website: www.eatonprimary.co.uk

School fete taking place from 3:15 to 5pm

Steam Gala 2025 Weekend

Venue: Mid Norfolk Railway

Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk

See the website for details

The Elmer Adventure

Venue: Norwich Theatre Playhouse

Website: www.norwichtheatre.org

Stage show

Cromer Pier Show 2025

Venue: Cromer Pier

Website: www.cromerpier.co.uk

Celebrated and award-winning variety show

Shrek Jr

Venue: Kings Lynn Corn Exchange

Website: www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

Family-friendly musical comedy from Theatretrain Kings Lynn

Dyke Dipping at NWT Thorpe Marshes

Venue: NWT Thorpe Marshes

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Learn about the wonderful wildlife that can be found in the dykes

Beach Clean (Salthouse Beach)

Venue: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Help keep Norfolk beaches pristine for wildlife

Bressingham Bricks

Venue: Bressingham

Website: www.bressingham.co.uk

Exhibition featuring a variety of brick build displays and trade stalls

Longitude Festival

Venue: Big Pitch, Norwich

Website: www.norwichhigh.gdst.net

Fairground rides, music and food stalls celebrating 150 years of Noriwch High School for Girls

Meet Bing at Pettitts Family Adventure Park

Venue: Pettitts Family Adventure Park

Website: www.pettittsadventurepark.co.uk

Meet Bing at intervals throughout the day

Potty Festival Sheringham

Venue: Sheringham

Website: www.pottyfestival.com

Event committed to promoting the tradition of Morris dancing, folk dancing and folk music - see the website for full detials

Wild West Norfolk Festival

Venue: Glebe House School Field

Website: www.wildwestnorfolkfestival.co.uk

Country Music Festival - children under 10 go free with an adult ticket. See the website for schedule

Wings and Wheels

Venue: City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Website: www.cnam.org.uk

Celebration of incredible aircraft, classic cars, motorcycles and military vehicles, military re-enactment, open cockpits with guided tours and live entertainment

Free family fun day at Cley Marshes

Venue: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Visit Cley for free with family friendly activities in the Education Centre

Pavilions 124th Birthday Afternoon Tea

Venue: Gorleston Pavilion

Website: www.gorlestonpavilion.co.uk

Afternoon tea with children's afternoon tea available on request. Booking recommended as limited spaces available

Quiet at the Aquarium

Venue: Sealife Hunstanton

Website: www.visitsealife.com/hunstanton

Discover the range of fascinating creatures from sharks to seahoreses while the centre is quieter to create a more enjoyable experience for those with sensory sensitivities. Pre-book only

Thursford Gala Day

Venue: Thursford

Website: www.thursford.com

See the grounds transformed into a showcase of mechanical organs, classic vehicles, world-leading performances and vintage steam engines

Yucky Yarns

Venue: Starts at Front Gates of Great Yarmouth Minster

Website: www.greatyarmouth.gov.uk

Guided walk to learn about the horrendous history of Great Yarmouth. Recommended for ages 6 to 11

Bing's Birthday

Venue: King's Lynn Corn Exchange

Website: www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

Brand-new live stage show with fun, laughter and surprises

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Venue: Norwich Theatre Royal

Website: www.norwichtheatre.org

Stage adaptation of the classic CS Lewis book

Five Churches Festival

Venue: Blakeney, Cley, Glandford, Letheringsettt and Wiveton

Website: www.fivechurchesfestival.com

Festival with a programme embracing classical, jazz, film, song, old fabourites and new commissions

Summer Circus and Water Spectacular

Venue: Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth

Website: www.hippodromecircus.com

Britain's longest summer show

Dereham Blues Festival

Venue: Mid Norfolk Railway

Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk

Multiple bands throughout the day, trains running throughout the day to Wymondham

Lord Mayor's Weekend 2025

Venue: Norwich City Centre

Website: www.norwich.gov.uk/lmw

See the website for full scheudle of events

Norfolk Garden Show

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.norfolkgardenshow.co.uk

Three day event with over 100 exhibitors, food and drink court and more

Action Arena Norwich

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.actionarena.co.uk/norwich

Inflatable adventure courses tailored to different age groups and heights

Norfolk Open Studios 2025

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.norfolkstudios.org.uk/norfolk-open-studios-2025

See the website for details

Strumpshaw Tree Fair

Venue: Strumpshaw Hall

Website: www.strumpshawtreefair.co.uk

Celebration of wood crafters, artisans and more - under 12s go free

Vanity Fair

Venue: Stow Hall Gardens

Website: www.stowhallgardens.co.uk

Open air theatre production

Westival 2025

Venue: Fryer Field, West Moors

Website: www.westmoors-tc.gov.uk

Live music, displays, birds o fprey, kids craft tent, circus skills, woodcarving, rides, climbing wall, bouncy castle, face painting, penalty shoot out, stalls, food nd drink

Wildlife Watch - dragonflies and damselflies

Venue: Hickling Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Wildlife Watch sessions where you will be tracking down dragonflies and damselflies

Classic Car Day

Venue: Mid Norfolk Railway

Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk

Multiple type of vehicles on display throughout the day - trains running throughout the day to Wymondham

Weeting Steam Engine Rally

Venue: Fengate Farm

Website: www.weetingrally.co.uk

Fun family day out filled with the nostalgia of steam

Anthony Gormley - Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large sclae installations across the grounds and in the house

Antony Gormley's Time Horizon

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Large scale installations featuring 100 lifesize scultures distributed across 300 acres of the park

Autumnal Fun at Oxburgh Estate

Venue: Oxburgh Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/oxburgh-estate

Activities including a leaf challenge, welly wanging and more

Bare Bones

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Address: Great Yarmouth,

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/time-tide

Exhibition inviting visitors of all ages to explore the beauty and secrets of animal skeletons

Bare Bones

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Address: Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth

Website: https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/time-tide/whats-on/bare-bones

This fascinating exhibition invites visitors of all ages to explore the beauty, and secrets, of animal skeletons. Skeletons help us understand how animals move, but they can tell us much more; these intricate...

Bayfield Hall Sculpture Trail

Venue: Bayfield Hall

Website: www.bayfieldhallsculpture.com

Sculpture trail featuring works by 45 artists from across the UK set in the private gardens of Bayfield Hall. Under 18s go free - see website for tickets

Circus and Water Spectacular

Venue: Hippodrome Circus,

Address: 43A St George's Road, Great Yarmouth

Website: www.hippodromecircus.com

Circus acts and the world famous water spectacular where the entire ring sinks to reveal a gigantic swimming pool

Cocomelon Song Time

Venue: Sea Life Great Yarmouth

Website: www.visitsealife.com/great-yarmouth

Join JJ and all the little ones from Melon Patch Academy to meet incredible animals and discover how to keep them safe in the oceans and find the missing words to complete the exclusive SEA Life song

Cromer Pier Show

Venue: Cromer Pier

Website: www.cromerpier.co.uk

Variety show with 8 metre wall, traditional scene sets, bespoke costumes, lighting effects and more

Cromer Pier Show 2022

Venue: Cromer Pier

Address: The Promenade, Cromer

Website: www.cromerpier.co.uk

Variety show with new guest stars every week. Visit the website to see the lineup

Dame Magdalene Odundo at Houghton Hall

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Exhibition showcase existing and new works spanning Odundo's 30 year career

Dame Magdalene Odundo Exhibition

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Showcase featuring both established pieces and new creations spanning Odundo's illustrious 30 year career

DigiFest

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Website: www.timeandtidenorfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Website: www.timeandtide.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition looking at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs

Discover Sharklife

Venue: Sealife Hunstanton

Website: www.visitsealife.com/hunstanton

Fun activitiy trail and challenges throughout the aquarium, enjoy visual games

Drawn to Water: Quentin Blake at WWT

Venue: Welney Wetland Centre

Address: Wisbech

Website: www.wwt.org.uk

Collect an illustrated guide full of Quentin's Blake's drawings and journey around the wetland as part of their summer events

Get Ready with Snap

Website: https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/events/events-search/eventdetails?id=cfdbbee2-a220-ee11-9599-943c708cc496

Make your own finger puppet and explore the museum together, a self-led craft activity and trail for families. Every day at the Museum of Norwich during the summer holidays, Tuesday – Saturday, 10am...

Go Go Discover Trail

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.breakcharity.org.uk/gogodiscover

Family trail with dinosaur sculputres to find in Norwich and Norfolk

Hullaballoo

Venue: BeWILDerwood

Address: Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich

Website: www.norfolk.bewilderwood.co.uk

Storytelling, craft, face painting and the Puzzling Park Trail

Keeping It Regal

Venue: Norwich

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/norwich-castle

City wide trail exploring what 'being regal' means to us today. Visit the website for a downloadable map

LAMB FEEDING AND LAMBING LIVE

Venue: Church Farm Stow Bardolph

Address: Lynn Road, Stow Bardolph

Website: www.churchfarmstowbardolph.co.uk

See the new lambs as well as lots of other baby animals being born during the spring

Lamb Feeding and Lambing Live

Magic of Thailand Festival

Making The Rounds: Stories of Workhouse Nurses Told In Textiles

Venue: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Family friendly exhibition taking a look at the long history of our relationship with dinosaurs with detailed models alongside memorabilia and fossils and specimens from their own collections

MATILDA THE MUSICAL (FILM SCREENING)

Nature Spy

Venue: Hoveton Hall Estate

Address: Hoveton

Website: www.hovetonestate.co.uk

Nature trail around the grounds

Norfolk and Norwich Festival

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.nnfestival.org.uk

Arts and cultural festival - see the website for more details

Parasquawks Flight of Very Fancy Colours

Venue: BeWILDerwood

Address: Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich

Website: www.bewilderwood.co.uk

Spot the Parasquawks and run wild as a family with all the rather curious creatures in this very fanciful adventure

RETRO GAMES: A GAMING JOURNEY FROM ARCADE TO ZX SPECTRUM

Venue: Time and Tide Museum

Address: Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life, Blackfriars’ Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3BX.

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/timetide/ whats-on/retro-games

Exhibition charting the rise of computer gaming from 80s to the present day with the chance to play games using vintage and contemporary technology.

Sean Scully at Houghton Hall

Venue: Houghton Hall

Website: www.houghtonhall.com

Exhibition at Houghton Hall

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

Spring's Blossoming at Blickling Estate

Venue: Blickling Estate

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blickling-estate

Celebration of spring flowers, birds and blossom with a family trail and other ways to explore spring in the House

Step Inside Oxburgh Hall

Venue: Oxburgh hall

Address: near Swaffham

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/oxburgh-estate

Eplore Oxburgh's ground floor showrooms, along with the Oxburgh Hangings, North Corridor and North Bedroom upstairs

Strangers' Hall Challenge

Website: https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/events/events-search/eventdetails?id=26bb72ce-af20-ee11-9599-943c708cc496

Sunlight: Roger Ackling

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Exhibition of the artist's work prompting important conversations about the status of the object, the significance of material, the processes of making and the transformative power of display

The Singh Twins: Slaves of Fashion

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Address: Castle Hill, Norwich,

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Exhibition exploring how the history of Indian textiles is a global story of Empire, conflict and luxury lifestyle which has contemporary relevance connnecting to ethical trade, consumerism and attitudes...

The Wizard of Oz Afternoon Tea at The Assembly House

Venue: Assembly House

Address: Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

Themed afternoon tea experience - see website for details

Traditional or children's afternoon teas

Venue: Dobbies Garden Centre

Website: www.eventsdobbies.com

Afternoon tea options with unlimited tea and coffee refils

Walk Norfolk

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.pathmakers.org.uk

Access friendly walking fstival running throughout the month with a walk for everybody of all abilites. Find out more and sign up via the website

Wild Expeditions: Unearth the Past

Venue: Banham Zoo

Address: Banham

Website: www.zsea.org

Unlock the Mysteries of the Natural World, Extinction Trail, Dinosaur Ranger Experience