Fabulous festivals this summer

There are festivals, events and activities throughout the year when you visit Suffolk. But it really comes to life during the Summer months. Put these dudes in your diary...

Aldeburgh Music Festival

9-25 Jun | Snape Maltings

Suffolk’s top music and arts festival, founded by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in 1948, this year’s event features the world premiere of Sarah Angliss’s opera Giant and the UK premiere of The Art of Being Human as well as pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, baritone and composer Roderick Williams and composers Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Cassandra Miller. > brittenpearsarts.org

ALDEBURGH FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL

23-24 Sep | Snape Maltings

Rated one of the UK’s best food festivals, this event celebrates Suffolk’s food and drink producers and its rich farming heritage.

> aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk

Southwold Arts Festival

24 Jun – 1 Jul | Southwold

The eighth Southwold Arts Festival has a rich and diverse mix of music, talks, theatre, poetry and visual arts to this beautiful seaside town.

> southwoldartsfestival.co.uk

Felixstowe Book Festival

16-25 Jun | Felixstowe & Trimley St Mary

Authors and audiences love this festival’s unique intimate, welcoming atmosphere. You can combine author events with seafood suppers, walks along the prom with its colourful beach huts (said to be the oldest in the country) and go for a bracing swim!

> felixstowebookfestival.co.uk