What's On in Norfolk

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

Surf!

Venue: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Website: www.nmmc.co.uk

Major exhibition celebrating a century of surfing in Cornwall

Sea Inside

Venue: Sainsbury Centre

Website: www.sainsburycentre.ac.uk

Experimental contemporary artworks creating a unique oceanic experience

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

Cromer Pier Show 2025

Venue: Cromer Pier

Website: www.cromerpier.co.uk

Celebrated and award-winning variety show

Big Summer Afternoon Tea

Venue: Assembly House Norwich

Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk

See the website for details

Summer Reading Challenge

Venue: Norfolk Libraries

Website: www.readingagency.org.uk

Return of the annual reading challenge with this year's theme being Story Garden: Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors

Summer Circus and Water Spectacular

Venue: Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth

Website: www.hippodromecircus.com

Britain's longest summer show

Vikings Family Event

Venue: Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life

Website: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Use your archaeological skills to explore a recreated archaeological excavation. Handle real historical artefacts and meet Viking costumed characters

Summer Circus

Venue: Pleasurewood Hills

Website: www.pleasurewoodhills.com

Experience breathtaking, edge of the seat entertainment with the summer show, the Big Top with the talents of Circus Hassani

Alice Lee - Swarm Exhibition

Venue: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Website: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk

Exhibition of illustrations and automata of inverterbrate species found locally

Migration Maize Maze

Venue: Pensthorpe

Website: www.pensthorpe.com

Interactive and exciting activities for families

Poo Trail

Venue: Pensthorpe

Website: www.pensthorpe.com

See the website for various activities taking place throughout the week including craft session, storytelling, river dipping, owl pellet disection and bug hunting

Summer Discoery Trail

Venue: Billingford Lakes

Website: www.billingfordlakes.co.uk

Kids go free and adults £5, New Let's Make Music, activity sheets £1 per child, play areas, wildlife hides, wood carvings, stunning views, lakeside café, giant deckchair, picture boards

Summer Fun at Mattishall Golf Club

Venue: Mattishall Golf Club

Website: www.mattishallgoflclub.co.uk/indoor-mini-golf

9 hole fun and challenging indoor mini golf course

Summer Mega Maze

Venue: Hirsty's Family Fun Park

Website: www.hirstysfamilyfunpark.co.uk

Giant maze made of maze - find the clues to the quiz and collect stickers on your journey to find the way out

Summer of Play at Felbrigg Hall

Venue: Felbrigg Hall

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/felbrigg-hall-gardens-and-estate

Summer themed activities with sports equipment, den building and more

Summer of Play at Horsey Windpump

Venue: Horsey Windpump

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/horsey-windpump

Summer themed activities - see the website for details

Summer of Play at Sheringham Park

Venue: Sheringham Park

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/sheringham-park

Fill a day with family dfun with sports equipment and activities, fairy door spotting and viewing tower climbs

Summer Safari

Venue: Banham Zoo

Website: www.banhamzoo.co.uk/at-the-zoo

Use code KIDSGOFREE when booking online to claim up to three tickets for free with every full-paying adult - see the website for details

Paulos Circus in Newquay

Venue: Dairyland Farm Park

Website: www.paulos.co.uk

Circus performance

Songs and Explorers

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Fun packed show of puppetry, storytelling and comedy featuring songs about animals, nature,science and the amazing world around us

Calamity Jane

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Production of the musical comedy classic starring Carrie Hope Fletcher

The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck

Venue: Coronation Park, Helston

Website: www.lovehelston.co.uk

Adaptation of Beatrix Potter's family favourite

Wake Up! Sterts Future Makers

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

First young people's production to be produced in the new Barn Theatre and the first homegrown production of the new era of Sterts

Fearlessly Taylor

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Taylor Swift tribute show

Journey To The Stars

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Science and astrononmy show blending puppetry, storytelling, live music and ages 4+

Songs for Explorers

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Fun packed show with music and puppets from Squashbox Theatre

Dinosaur World Live

Venue: Hall for Cornwall

Website: www.hallforcornwall.co.uk

Dinosaur themed show with a special meet and greet after the show - suitable for ages 3+

Songs for Explorers

Venue: The Poly

Website: www.thepoly.org

Fun packed show for children and adults for all ages, featuring favolous music from three musicians

The Ultimate Swift and Styles Experience

Venue: Falmouth Week Marquee

Website: www.falmouthweek.co.uk

Afternoon Taylor Swift and Harry Styles tribute performance

Squuashbox: Myths and Monsters

Venue: Trebah Garden

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Discover the strange, magical world of Greek myths and legends with a blend of puppetry, storytelling, music and comedy

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Production of Shakespeare's timeless romantic comedy from British Touring Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Venue: Ebbingford Manor

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Outdoor performance of the Shaksespeare classic from The Three Inch Fools

Tales from the Trees

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Production mixing puppetry, storytelling, live music and comedy with a theme embraces natural history, folklore and ecology for ages 4+

Robin Hood

Venue: Trebah Garden

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Performance of the classic tale full of memorable characters, silliness, songs and charm

Alice Through The Looking Glass

Venue: Trelissick

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trelissick

Performance of the classic story blending comedy, music and magic from Quantum Theatre

Robin Hood

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Production of the classic story full of memorable characters, silliness, songs and charm from DOT Productions

Sense and Sensibility

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Production of the classic Jane Austen story from DOT Productions

Alice Through The Looking Glass

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Production of the classic story from Quantum Theatre

Stones and Bones

Venue: The Poly

Website: www.thepoly.org

Show based around prehistoric Cornwall for ages 4+

Squashbox: Curious Creatures

Venue: Trebah Garden

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Animal themed show using puppets, comedy, slapstick and live music

Squashbox: Myths and Monsters

Venue: Coronation Park, Helston

Website: www.lovehelston.co.uk

Musical journey through the universe with live music, puppets and comedy from Squashbox Theatre

The Big Bad Wolf

Venue: Trebah Garden

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Brand-new show bursting with live music, silliness and laughs for the whole family

The Big Bad Wolf

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Musical journey of plotting and scheming with folklore's most notorious villain - the Big Bad Wolf

The Secret Garden

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Adaptation of the classic story fro ages 6+

Moby Dick

Venue: Minack Theatre

Website: www.minack.com

Production of the classic story blending puppetry, live music and dynamic physical theatre recommended for ages 10+

Tales from the Trees

Venue: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Website: www.sterts.co.uk

Show from Squashbox theatre blending puppetry, storytelling, live music and comedy with a theme that embraces natural history, folklore and ecology for childrena

Pride and Prejudice

Venue: Ebbingford Manor

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Outdoor performance of the Jane Austen classic from Illyria

Grease Sing-along

Venue: Seaside Cinema at Lusty Glaze

Website: www.skylightcinema.littleboxoffice.com

Sing-along version of the outdoor musical

Cats

Venue: The Beat, Bodmin

Website: www.buytickets.at/bodminmusicaltheatrecompany

Performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical by Bodmin Musical Theatre Company

Great Yarmouth Beach Clean

Venue: Great yarmouth

Website: www.visitsealife.com/great-yarmouth

See the website to find out how to take part

Squashbox: Tales from the Trees

Venue: Trebah Garden

Website: www.trebahgarden.co.uk

Learn all about trees, plants and wildlife with a blend of pupptery, storytelling, live music and comedy

Curious Creatures

Venue: Penlee Park Open Air Theatre

Website: www.penleeparktheatre.com

Animal themed show for ages 5+

Cats

Venue: St Austell Arts Centre

Website: www.buytickets.at/bodminmusicaltheatrecompany

Performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical by Bodmin Musical Theatre Company

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