Events in and around Leiston

🎭 July Highlights

• Latitude Festival (24–27 July, Henham Park, near Southwold) – A large-scale music, arts, comedy, poetry, and family festival featuring headline acts like Sting, Fatboy Slim & Snow Patrol .

• Maverick Festival (4–6 July, Easton Farm Park, Woodbridge) – Americana music with live bands, street food, cowboy vibe

• Festival of Beer & Brewing (3–6 July, The Food Museum, Stowmarket) – 27th annual festival of ales, ciders, craft beer

• Suffolk Military Show (26–27 July, Trinity Park, Ipswich) – Military vehicles displays, historical re-enactments

• Festival of Archaeology (26–27 July, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge) – Hands-on archaeology, family-friendly exploration

• Magic Weekend (26–27 July, Kentwell Hall) – Family magic show in immersive garden setting.

• Helmingham Hall Music & Outdoor Cinema – Concerts on 13 July and 27 July; outdoor film nights (e.g. Mamma Mia! on 18 July)

• Wild Man of Orford Experience (5 July, Pump Street Bakery, Orford) – Folklore walk, foraging, cooking & dining experience

🌾 August Highlights

Alde Valley Classics, Riverside Centre Farnham.

11.00am 10th August 2025

Pre – 1995 vehicles only

At Alde Valley Classics Day there will be a display of over 200 cars, motorbikes and tractors, a bottle tombola and produce stall plus musical entertainment, a BBQ selling locally sourced burgers and sausages, home-made cakes and filled rolls. The the Riverside Centre Licensed Bar will be open throughout the event.

 We recommend bringing cash as card payment is only accepted at the licensed bar.

Alde Valley Classics – A Classic Event

• FolkEast 2025

  Folk East will take place from August 15 to August 17 at the new venue of Sotterley Estate, near Beccles, Suffolk.

  Festival Overview

  • The festival is scheduled for August 15-17, 2025. 

  • Location: This year, FolkEast is moving to the Sotterley Estate, a beautiful 3,500-acre private estate featuring parkland, ancient woodlands, and a picturesque lake. 

• Framlingham Country Show

• (17–18 August, Framlingham College) – Rural life displays, classic cars, celebrity chefs

• Aldeburgh Carnival

• (16–18 August, Aldeburgh) – Beach music, duck races, fancy-dress Carnival lantern procession,  evening fireworks.

• Thorpeness Regatta

• (August, Thorpeness Meare) – Traditional boating events;  End of August 2025.

• Mobile Library in Leiston 

• Visits on 24 July and 21 August .

📌 Events happening around Leiston, Suffolk in July and August 2025: