The Norfolk Coast Guide to the Big Events & What's on in 2024

Follow us and never miss a great event.

  

 

  • Fri
    22
    Mar
    2024
    Sun
    24
    Mar
    2024
    Burnham Deepdale, King's Lynn PE31 8DD

    2017 was the inaugural Deepdale Hygge Festival, a celebration of the things the organisers  love on the North Norfolk Coast including the great outdoors, live music, barbecue, fire pits, food, drink, cycling, walking, running, big skies, and star gazing.

    (more…)

  • Thu
    18
    Apr
    2024
    Mon
    29
    Apr
    2024
    10am - 3.30pmSandringham/Hillingdon Norfolk

    This is a rare opportunity to visit a Norfolk working tulip field in conjunction with the Norfolk Hospice Tapping House usually at the end of April and beginning of May with tulip grower Mark Eves of Belmont Nurseries at Sandringham in Norfolk. Up to half a million bulbs per acre are planted making this a most dramatic tulip display.

    Tickets are not released until much closer to that time. Please do not contact the hospice for event information.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    11
    May
    2024
    8:45 amStarts Magazine Wood, Sedgeford PE36 5LW What3Words: small.wreck.sneezing

    Now in its 5th year the Magazine to Massingham FUN charity walk, run, ride takes place on a ten mile section of the Peddars Way between Sedgeford and Great Massingham on Saturday 11th May 2024.

    (more…)

  • Mon
    27
    May
    2024
    Tue
    28
    May
    2024
    10:00 amHoughton Hall, Norfolk

    The Houghton Horse Trials from  incorporating the FEI Nations Cup has it all; exhilarating sporting action, a spectacular setting, entertainment for young and old, plus shopping at over 70 trade stands.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    15
    Jun
    2024
    2:00 pmBayfield Hall, Holt NR25 7JN

    Get ready to embrace the magic of summer at Bayfield Summer Solstice - A celebration of Summer's peak taking place in this beautiful setting just outside the market town of Holt.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    28
    Jun
    2024
    Sun
    30
    Jun
    2024
    9:00 amSandringham House, Kings Lynn Norfolk

    The  Sandringham 3 Day Event Horse driving trials are from Friday 28th June to Sunday 30th June 2024  and includes races in dressage, marathon and cones in many different categories such as single horse, single pony, novice, multiples and open single.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    05
    Jul
    2024
    Sun
    07
    Jul
    2024
    6.30pm Tues/Wed 7.30pm THursHolkham Hall Holkham Road Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB

    The Outdoor Cinema Experience arrives at Holkham Hall again for a trio of classic movies including the Original Top Gun, Back to the Future and of course Pretty woman.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    13
    Jul
    2024
    Sat
    27
    Jul
    2024
    Holt, Norfolk & Surrounding Coastal Villages

    The Holt Festival will return on Saturday 13th July 2024. The festival is an annual arts festival, which comprises a range of events, from food and theatre to music, fine art and more

    “A visit to Holt Festival begins with the visual impact of a lovely Georgian town with special character. From comedy to cuisine, politics to pop Holt Festival brings you the best in music, theatre, fine art and the spoken word in a glorious celebration of the arts.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    13
    Jul
    2024
    2:00 pmBurnham Market Playing Field

    THE BURNHAMS FLOWER SHOW & CARNIVAL
    Traditional summer show for all the family July 13th 2024.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    17
    Aug
    2024
    10:00 amThe Green, Burnham Market, Norfolk

    The Burnham Market Craft Fair will  return for its 47th year at The Green on Saturday, August 17, where a wide range of hand-crafted goods will be on sale.  The first event was in 1976 and has been held annually  ever since.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    07
    Sep
    2024
    Sun
    08
    Sep
    2024
    10:00 amSandringham Norfolk PE35 6EN

    Sandringham Game & Country Fair will  take place next on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2024. The fair showcases a range of crafts and food stalls as well as many outdoor demonstrations of country sports and activities.

    (more…)

  • Wed
    18
    Sep
    2024
    Sun
    20
    Oct
    2024
    Wed - Sun 10am -5pmBayfield Hall, Holt NR25 7JN

    Bayfield Hall is a Grade II* listed building which stands in a small estate close to the village of Letheringsett. The Sculpture Trail features works by 45 artists from across the UK set in the beautiful private gardens of the Hall.

    (more…)

  • Sun
    22
    Sep
    2024
    11:00 amCliff Parade, Hunstanton PE36 6BQ

    On Sunday 22 September the popular Soap box derby returns to the streets of Hunstanton in Norfolk.  In 2023 around 50 home-built karts took part with  karts with karts racing down the streets of Hunstanton on  the first weekend of the Easter school holiday and marked 70 years since the first Soap Box Derby was held in Hunstanton in 1953.(more…)

  • Tue
    01
    Oct
    2024
    Tue
    21
    Jan
    2025
    Snettisham Nature Reserve

    The dawn flight of up to 40,000 pink-footed geese that make their way from Iceland and Greenland to gather on the The Wash in one of the best nature spectacles in Europe.. The arrival of the Pink-footed Geese in Snettisham has come to herald the start of the Autumn and Winter season for many bird-watchers and nature lovers.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    18
    Oct
    2024
    Sun
    03
    Nov
    2024
    6:00 pmLenwade, Norwich NR9 5JW

    PrimEvil, Norfolk's biggest scare experience, provisionally returns to the dinosaur park Norwich on the 18th October 2024.  Five frightening and award winning haunts include the Circus of Terror, The Crypt, Mayhem Manor Hotel and more haunts to be announced...

    (more…)

  • Mon
    04
    Nov
    2024
    Fri
    15
    Nov
    2024
    Norfolk Coast

    This is Norfolk’s largest dining event, a culinary celebration of our vibrant restaurant scene, fine food, and the people who produce it returns in the Autumn of 2024. (more…)

  • Fri
    08
    Nov
    2024
    Mon
    23
    Dec
    2024
    2pm & 7pmThursford Norfolk

    The Thursford Christmas Spectacular opens this year on  Friday 8th November and has become one of the most anticipated festive events in East Anglia, having attracted audiences from across the country since opening on Christmas Eve 1977.  Fantastic sets and colour, the choreography, the singing and dancing, and a very special ‘Christmassy’ atmosphere. The show has a 130-strong cast and has a budget of £1.8m, and there is so much happening on the huge stage that it is  hard to decide what to focus on. The overall effect is quite breath-taking.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    09
    Nov
    2024
    Sun
    10
    Nov
    2024
    9:30 amThe Racecourse, Fakenham NR21 7NY

    This Spring the Norfolk Artisan Fair will be showcasing an inspiring array of innovative and quality artisan goods at Fakenham Racecourse.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    15
    Nov
    2024
    Fri
    20
    Dec
    2024
    Various Locations

    All the best Norfolk Christmas markets happening along the coast this November and December including Sandringham Gift Fair, Holkham, Pensthorpe, South Creake and many more

    (more…)

  • Fri
    15
    Nov
    2024
    Wed
    01
    Jan
    2025
    5.30pm -7.30pmSheringham Station, Norfolk NR26 8RA

    The North Norfolk Railway will be transformed into The Norfolk Lights Express on selected evenings from November right through until January 2025. The railway version of the Northern Lights will see trains decorated with multi-coloured lights gliding through the winter darkness from Friday 15th November 2024.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    16
    Nov
    2024
    Sun
    17
    Nov
    2024
    9:00 amSandringham Estate Norfolk PE35 6EN

    This HUGE Christmas Craft Show held on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November 2024 at Sandringham House, bringing the opportunity to shop in comfort for all your Christmas food and gifts.

    Once again featuring a spectrum of colourful stands, it promises to be the Christmas shopping event of the year for visitors looking for unusual gifts and exciting additions to their own festive experience.

    (more…)

  • Sat
    16
    Nov
    2024
    1:30 pmBurnham Market, Norfolk

    The annual Christmas lights switch on is returning on  Saturday 16th November 2024. In 2023 it was styled as a Victorian Christmas.

    (more…)

  • Thu
    21
    Nov
    2024
    Tue
    24
    Dec
    2024
    4:30 pmSandringham House, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

    Sandringham Luminate is a spectacular, illuminated trail, full of wonder and intrigue, to delight and enthral your senses.

    As darkness descends, join us on our enchanting journey, as we weave a captivating light trail through the stunning, historic gardens of the late Queen's country home. Immerse yourself in our mesmerising mile long walk with stunning new elements, added to re-amaze you for this winter event in 2024.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    22
    Nov
    2024
    Sun
    05
    Jan
    2025
    VariesNorfolk Showground Dereham Road Norwich NR5 0TT

    Winter Wonderland Norwich is an event that offers Christmas family fun for everyone with a huge real Ice Rink, Thrilling Rides, a Giant Observation Wheel plus themed bars for the grown-ups.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    29
    Nov
    2024
    Mon
    30
    Dec
    2024
    Holkham Hall, Norfolk

    Celebrate the magic of Christmas at Holkham from the 29th November 2024 until the end of December with a Candlelight Tour of the Hall and Christmas Fair. See each stateroom beautifully adorned with sweet-scented pine trees, greenery, sparkling decorations, and twinkling lights. Each room will have its own theme and your guide will tell you all about the inspiration behind each magical setting.

    (more…)

  • Fri
    29
    Nov
    2024
    Sat
    30
    Nov
    2024
    10am - 8pmWells-Next-Sea, Norfolk

    Get ready for a truly unique Christmas experience at Wells Christmas Tide in Norfolk! This weekend festival on Saturday 30th November draws thousands of families each year with its one-of-a-kind spectacle: Santa Claus arriving by sea!

    (more…)

  • Sun
    22
    Dec
    2024
    12:15 pmFakenham Racecourse, Fakenham

    Wrap up warm for this great outdoor event held on Sunday 22nd December the Fakenham Races Christmas meeting.

    (more…)

  • Wed
    25
    Dec
    2024
    11am - ParadeOasis, Central Promenade, Hunstanton PE36 5BD

    The Hunstanton Christmas Day Swim with everyone taking the plunge at 11am on Monday 25th December at the town's central promenade. This is one of Norfolk biggest events over the festive season with hundreds of people taking part.

    (more…)