The East Anglian Festival Network (EAFN) has just returned from a busy and productive two days at the Event Production Show at ExCeL London. It was fantastic to see so many familiar faces and meet the new innovators shaping the future of the UK’s outdoor event industry. For those who couldn’t make it, here is…
The Show Must Go On report, launched in the House of Commons 11th February, is a state-of-the industry report and climate transition plan for the UK Outdoor Event Industry, following unprecedented industry-wide collaboration. Vision for Sustainable Events and Julie’s Bicycle published the third edition of the Show Must Go On (SMGO) report, which presents current…
Who ran the Best Festivals in 2025? Last month East of England festival goers were invited by the East Anglian Festival Network to vote for their favourite events held across the six counties in the East of England during 2025. The EAFN’s 2025 Festival Awards annual poll, which started out in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire as…
Applications are now open for performers from Ipswich, Suffolk and the East Anglian region to have their chance to play live at Ipswich Music Day 2026. Giving singers, musicians and bands the opportunity to appear in front of thousands of people on Sunday 5 July, the event is a fantastic opportunity for up-and-coming artists to showcase their talent. Running for the 36th year, Ipswich Music Day is the…
Norfolk & Norwich Festival are pleased to announce Victoria Melody as Artist in Residence with the Your Town, My Town, Our Town youth engagement programme, based in Swaffham. The programme is part of a wider High Street regeneration project, Swaffham – A Historic Market Town, which aims to revive the town’s historic high street and…
The Fund offers a collective of expertise, services, and product support from across the AIF network for festivals returning from a fallow year. More than 20 suppliers have backed The Association of Independent Festivals’ Fallow Festival Fund for 2026, pledging support for independent festivals that are navigating a hiatus and planning a return in 2027….
Brighten The Corners is hosting a public community event to share plans for a £1.92 million regeneration project that will transform The Baths into a cutting-edge Creative Digital Skills Lab for the region. Free to attend and open to all, the event will take place on Tuesday 10th February between 6.30pm and 8.30pm at The…
Strawberry Fair An iconic celebration of art and music held on Midsummer Common in Cambridge on the first Saturday of June since 1973. Strawberry Fair, the UK’s largest volunteer-run, free-to-enter festival, is returning in 2026 and is going to be out of this world. The Fair belongs to the people of Cambridge. Following a one…
Voting opens today in the annual EAFN Festival of the Year awards which covers festivals taking place in the East of England. Each new year brings with it a flurry of awards ceremonies across the entertainment world. Soon, audiences will be anticipating the nominations for The Oscars, The Emmys, The Grammys, and The Tonys, among…
LeeStock has been quietly drip feeding us on social media with the names of some of the acts who are about to grace their stage at Kentwell Hall in May next year. Marvin Humes was the first act announced as long ago as October. Known for his dynamic mixing and ability to deliver a set that…