What's On in Norfolk

Woof: A Celebration of Dogs

Venue: Lynn Museum - King's Lynn

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Fun and games, dress up optional, food and drink provided for children

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

18 hole mini golf in the Parkland

Venue: Sandringham

Website: www.sandringhamestate.co.uk

Putt your way around an 18 hole mini-golf course in the Parkland

Easter at BeWILDerwood

Venue: BeWILDerwood

Website: www.bewilderwood.co.uk

Full day of egg-citing activities, meet the Easter Bunny and Pesky Bunnies of BeWILDerwood

Eggs Marks The Spot - a swashbuckling Strumpshaw Easter Egg hunt

Venue: Strumpshaw Fen

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

Captain Benjamin Bittern has hidden his treasure of golden eggs all over the reserv, but he can't remember where! Help track down all the eggs and you will win a rewqard at the end of your adventure....

Farmers' Market

Venue: Aylsham Market Place

Website: www.creakeabbey.co.uk

Over 60 stalls due to attend

Free family fun day at Cley Marshes

Venue: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Free family friendly activities in the Education Centre

Spring Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

See the website for details

Knightmare

Venue: Norwich Theatre Playhouse

Website: www.norwichtheatre.org

Comedy show of the cult 90s TV classic - recommended for ages 10+

Pig Heart Boy - workshop for elected home educated children

Venue: Norwich Theatre Stage Two

Website: www.norwichtheatre.org

Workshop for elected home educated children aged 9 to 14 years inlcuding the incredible story Pig Heart Boy

Character Development For Young Writers

Venue: Patch

Website: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

Fun and interactive workshop helping young writers create and develop their characters - for children 8+. Part of Bournemouth Writing Festival

Classic Vehicle Event

Venue: Pikes Farm

Address: Organford, Poole

Website: www.organfoldclassicevents.co.uk

Classic vehicles display, kids activities, live music and refreshments

Destructive Writing for Young People

Venue: Patch

Website: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

Writing workshop for ages 9+. Part of Bournemouth Writing Festival

Family Saturdays

Venue: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Try a wide range of activities from getting hands-on with objects to meeting costumed characters and unlocking your creative side with craft activities, with a different theme every month

Free activities for Children

Venue: Patch

Website: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

Free, facilitated drop-in activities from 10am to 5pm

Tiger Day Spring

Venue: The Tank Museum

Website: www.tankmuseum.org

See a WWII tank display and explore The Tank Museum on a day dedicated to the world's most infamous tank. Live tanks in action, expert lectures, Living History and more

What Makes an Exciting Screenplay

Venue: Patch

Website: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

Workshop focusing on storytelling for film, exploring ideas of conflict, character, theme, dialogue and visual storytelling - for young people aged 9 to 16. Part of Bournemouth Writing Festival

Write Like Shakespeare

Venue: Patch

Website: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk

Let Shakespeare inspire your creative writing with magic, mystery, history and rhymes - suitable for ages 8+. Part of Bournemouth Writing Festival

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 on hand

Frankham Farm Open Gardens

Venue: Frankham Farm, Sherborne

Website: www.findagarden.ngs.org.uk

3 1/2 acre garden open event - kids go free. See the website for details

Magic Wand Making Workshop at Rock and Rose Rituals

Venue: Upton Country Park

Website: www.uptoncountrypark.com

Explore the secrets of wand making - for ages 4 and up

O Gauge Model Railway Show

Venue: Bressingham

Website: www.bressingham.co.uk

See a whole host of O Gauge lauouts in their different forms, trade stalls, layouts and demonstrations stands

OB Car Show

Venue: Old Buckenham Country Park

Website: www.oldbuckenhamcountrypark.com

Car show event showcasing the best in Classics and Supercars

Poole Baby Event

Venue: Gather, Poole Dolphin Centre

Website: www.facebook.com/samanthaprewettphotography

Free entry, goody bags, taster classes and demos. Tombola style raffle in aid of Spring Support

Seaside Adventure Into The Past

Venue: Starts at Carlton Hotel, Marine Parade, Great yarmouth

Website: www.great-yarmouth.co.uk

Listen to the Guide plus use an app to hear voices form the past and watch short videos to help you answer quiz questions. Fun and family friendly wander around points of interest on the seafront

UK Trail Running Festival

Venue: St Giles House, Wimborne

Website: www.uktrailrunningfestival.co.uk

Running events including a Junior Race

Home Education: Thetford's Real Dad's Army

Venue: Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Meet the Home Guard, handle real objects, from the Second World War, make your own piece of Thetford Pulpware and keep an eye out for enemy parachutes

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

Venue: Norwich Theatre Royal

Website: www.norwichtheatre.org

Production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's show. Accessible performances are available on selected dates

Camping at Farmer Palmers

Venue: Farmer Palmer's Farm Park

Website: www.farmerpalmers.co.uk

Family friendly camping experience

Teddy Rocks

Venue: Charisworth Farm, Blandford

Website: www.teddyrocks.co.uk

3 day family friendly charity music event

2025 Bressingham Steam Gala

Venue: Bressingham

Website: www.bressingham.co.uk

See an array of visiting traction engines as well as a packed timetable on the railways

Aylsham Food and Craft Market

Venue: Aylsham Market Place

Website: www.deepdalecamping.co.uk

Local produce and artisan crafts, street food vendors and live music

Beach Clean (Salthouse Beach)

Venue: Meet at Salthouse Beach Road

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Help clean up the shore to benefit coastal wildlife

Bear Weekend

Venue: Wimborne Model Town and Gardens

Website: www.wimborne-modeltown.com

See the website for details

Classic Comedy Weekend

Venue: North Norfolk Railway

Website: www.nnrailway.co.uk

See the website for details of activities

Dorset Spring Show

Venue: Birch Lane Showground, Puddletown

Website: www.dorsetcountyshow.co.uk

Agricultural show with lots of activities, stalls and entertainment including BMX Arena, The Sheep Show, Axemen, Shetland Pony Racing, Heavy Horse Logging, Falconry, Titan the Robot, Food Village, Gardeners...

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids: Redux

Venue: The Corn hall, Diss

Website: www.thecornhall.co.uk

Comedy show for ages 6+

Puffling Percy

Venue: St George's Theatre

Website: www.stgeorgestheatre.ticketsolve.com

Children's show for ages 4 to 10 featuring live music and puppetry in an uplifting tale about overcoming fear and finding true friendship

Quiet Opening at Dorset Museum

Venue: Dorset Museum and Art Gallery

Website: www.dorsetmuseum.org

Openings especially suitable for visitors with autism and other sensory conditions

VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration and Exhibition

VE Day Celebrations

Venue: Nothe Fort

Website: www.nothefort.org.uk

Themed celebration crafts, themed treats and cream tea platter, party games

Bluey and Bingo at Pettitts

Venue: Pettitts Family Adventure Park

Website: www.pettittsadventurepark.co.uk

See Bluey and Bingo at intervals throughout the day

Family Fun Session

Venue: Lemur Landings

Website: www.lemurlandings.co.uk

Easter disco party featuring fun and games and all the usual play and climbing activities

Food and Crafts Fair with Live Music

Venue: Old Buckenham Country Park

Website: www.oldbuckenhamcountrypark.com

Day of food bendors, craft stalls and live music

The Stody Family Fun Day

Venue: Stody Lodge Gardens

Website: www.ticketsource.co.uk/stody-lodge-gardens

Wide range of activities and farmyard animals, Fun Dog Show, facepainting, exciting treasure hunt and traditional fete gardens on the lawn

Bluey and Bingo at Pensthorpe

Venue: Pensthorpe

Website: www.pensthorpe.com

See Bingo and Bluey and at intervals throughout the day

West End Magic

Venue: Sheringham Little Theatre

Website: www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com

Exciting family-friendly show offering an amazing mixture of magic, comedy and variety acts

Norfolk National Raceday

Venue: Fakenham Racecourse

Website: www.fakenhamracecourse.co.uk

3.5 mile Norfolk National over chase jumps - children under 18 go free

Poole Runners Upton Summer Series 2025

Venue: Upton Country Park

Website: www.uptoncountrypark.com

Six races spread over the summer for all abilities. Races and routes for children and adults - register online

Home Education: VE Day

Venue: Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Join the costumed characters to find the extraordinary stories behind VE Day

Folk On The Pier

Venue: Cromer

Website: www.folkonthepier.co.uk

Folk festival - see the website

River of Hope

Venue: The Forum

Website: www.nnfestival.org.uk

Large scale iinstallation suspended in the roof of The Forum bringing together the work of over a dozen Norfolk schools

Best of West Dorset

Venue: Symondsbury Estate

Website: www.mapperton.com

See the website for details

Michael Jordan's Magic and Marvels

Venue: The Corn Hall, Diss

Website: www.thecornhall.co.uk

One-man magic show

Pretty Muddy 5K

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearch.org

Climb, crawl and slide your way around the Pretty Muddy® obstacle course at your pace to raise money from Cancer Research

Pretty Muddy Kids

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearch.org

Fun packed muddy obstacle course for children aged 6 to 12 (over 1.2 m tall) raising funds for Cancer Research

The Hunstanton Fun Dog Show

Venue: Glebe House School

Website: www.thebarkingbugle.co.uk

Fun dog show and other activities including a giant inflatable obstacle course

Wildlife Watch - Reptiles and amphibians

Venue: Hickling Broad and Marshes

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Trust and spot reptiles and amphibians as they come out of hibernation

1940s day

Venue: Bressingham

Website: www.bressingham.co.uk

Attractions, living history and more - see the website for details

Nature Journalling for Kids

Venue: Studland Bay

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/studland-bay

Using words and pictures, kids will start off or add to a nature journal, taking a walk through woodland, dunes or the beach

Norwich 10K

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearch.org

10K event to raise funds for Cancer Research

Norwich 3K

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearch.org

3K event to raise funds for Cancer Research

Norwich 5K

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.raceforlife.cancerresearch.org

3K event to raise funds for Cancer Research

Pirates Love Underpants

Venue: Kings Lynn Corn Exchange

Address: 1

Website: www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

Stage show based on the beloved book filled with music

The Norwich Nine

Venue: The Garage

Website: www.thegarage.org.uk

Intergenerational collaboration between Bootworks Theatre Company and a local group of nine year old children. Recommended for ages 9+ - the show may address issues unsuitable for younger audiences

Vintage Bus Day

Venue: Mid Norfolk Railway

Website: www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk

See the website for details

Cromer Crab and Lobster Festival

Venue: Cromer Pier

Website: www.cromercrabandlobsterfestival.co.uk

oin in over the weekend of 16-18 May when festivities start with an opening concert on Cromer Pier. Over the weekend visit Cromer to celebrate its rich seafaring heritage with stalls, cookery demos, fun...

Magic of Thailand

Venue: Harbourside (Baiter) Park

Website: www.magicofthailand.co.uk

Authentic Thai cusine, Thai crafts, produce and clothing, traditional dance and music, Muay Thai Boxing, Children's Rides and more

The Cheese and Chili Festival

Venue: Christchurch

Website: www.cheeseandchilifestival.com

Chilli challenges, live music family entertainment, cooking theatre, wrestling, taste tent, bubble party, stalls and more

Grand Norwich Duck Race

Norwich Bubble Rush 2025

Venue: Norfolk Showground

Website: www.each.org.uk

Family fundraising run with four bubble stations along the route

Stody Lodge Gardens Open Day

Venue: Stody Lodge Gardens, Norfolk

Website: www.stodyestate.co.uk

Pre-2000 classic vehicles, including coaches, tractors and motorbikes

Anne Boleyn Walk

Venue: Blickling Estate

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

Costumed procession - see the website for details

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