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From Anniversaries to Zines, pipes and podcasts, here are some brilliant projects, offers and outings this May.

Birds of a Festival Festival commissions begin life with research and development. Artist Holly Bodmer has begun this for Peregrinations, a series of performances about and for the Peregrine Falcons of Norwich Cathedral. Keep your eagle eyes peeled for this multi-art form celebration of our iconic urban wildlife, coming to 2021’s Festival.

Day Out in Diss Roll up, roll up: The Diss Organ Festival returns on Sunday 17 May for a feast of mechanical music, and we advise you visit to explore all the wonder Norfolk can offer. Prepare to be dazzled and delighted; enlightened and entertained, with marvellous instruments from across the continent performing in this fantastic Norfolk celebration of melodic contraptions.

The Michael Falcon Piano Fund Scheme Pianists can apply to the Falcon Piano Fund to have 50% of local piano hire fees covered for recitals and performances. For more information on how you can apply, email info@nnfestival.org.uk

The Festival Needs You Our Festival Family swells with around 140 volunteers every spring, with people looking to make mates, get valuable work experience, deepen their community roots and experience some of the best art events from behind the scenes. If you would like to get stuck in with the Festival, volunteer applications will be open until 9 March through our website.

£7.50 Tickets Return with Alumno Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Alumno, 18–25 year olds can access £7.50 tickets to Festival events. Whether you want to catch cuttingedge performance or hit up a latenight gig at the Adnams Spiegeltent, under 26s can get some of the best seats at the cheapest prices.

18–25 ticket partner

Hear Ye, Hear Ye With a wealth of artists, makers, musicians and generally interesting people at our Festival fingertips, we’re launching a new podcast. Expect insights and interviews with worldclass artists, behind the scenes access and a whole lot more. Keep your ears to the ground on our social media for announcements of our first episode.

Youth Issues We’re continuing our collaboration with the brilliant Young Norfolk Arts Collective, whose teams of young creatives are curating a zine to accompany the Festival. Packed with DIY previews, interviews and writing, look out for this free publication available in the coming months.

Bumper Birthdays Norfolk & Norwich Festival’s is not the only major anniversary on the horizon. 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of two favourite city arts institutions; Norwich Arts Centre and Norwich Puppet Theatre, and 70 years of King’s Lynn Festival, while one of our most enduring supporters, Jarrold celebrate an amazing 250 years. Across their parallel histories, Jarrold have been long-time partners and supporters of the Festival as publishers of early programmes, patrons, and Festival sponsors. A special book marking their historic milestone is available and events are planned instore throughout the year. For further information, visit Jarrold.co.uk/250

Professional Friends We welcome arts programmers from across the country to the Festival each year. This year Creative Arts East’s Norfolk representatives and our Without Walls outdoor arts partners will be among those visiting to see what Norwich, Norfolk, and the Festival have to offer.

Top: Young Norfolk Arts Collective Above: Peregrinations © Chris Skipper Left: Remember when… Jarrold store advert from the 1979 Festival programme