The Norfolk Coast Guide to the Big Events & What's on in 2023

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  • Mon
    09
    Oct
    2023
    Wed
    31
    Jan
    2024
    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.

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  • Fri
    10
    Nov
    2023
    Mon
    01
    Jan
    2024
    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 2024. The railway version of the Northern Lights will see trains decorated with multi-coloured lights gliding through the winter darkness from Friday 10th November 2023.

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  • Fri
    17
    Nov
    2023
    Wed
    03
    Jan
    2024
    VariesNorfolk Showground Dereham Road Norwich NR5 0TT

    Winter Wonderland is back for its second year at the Norfolk Showground, on the outskirts of the city, and it will be open from Friday, November 17 2023 until Wednesday, January 3 2024.

    During term time, it will be open from 4pm to 9pm Monday to Thursday and 4pm to 10pm on Fridays, 11am to 10pm on Saturdays and 11am to 8pm or 9pm on Sundays.

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  • Sat
    25
    Nov
    2023
    Mon
    01
    Jan
    2024
    Holkham Hall, Norfolk

    Celebrate the magic of Christmas at Holkham from the end of November in 2023 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.

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  • Tue
    02
    Jan
    2024
    12:45 pmFakenham Racecourse, Fakenham Norfolk

    What better way to blow away the cobwebs and start a New Year than a day at the races.  This is the nearest 'jump' track for over a hundred miles for many.

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  • Sat
    20
    Jan
    2024
    8:00 amKNETTISHALL HEATH , Thetford

    The Peddars Way Ultra Marathon on Saturday 20 January 2024 starts in Suffolk at Knettishall Heath Country Park  and follows the route of the ancient  Roman road for 48 miles (77 Km) to Holme-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast meeting the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea.

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  • Mon
    22
    Jan
    2024
    Thu
    29
    Feb
    2024
    11:00 amWalsingham Abbey, Little WalsinghamNR22 6BP

    For an evocative winter walk head to Walsingham Abbey in Norfolk which will open for the Snowdrop walks from Monday 22nd January 2024. This is where snowdrops cast a new light upon the crumbling stone of the old abbey. This is a perfect spot, tucked away with a beautiful stream which can run fast and high. Glorious hellebores and aconites as well as the carpets and carpets of snow drops. Walsingham Abbey is in the centre of the village of Little Walsingham.

     

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  • Tue
    13
    Feb
    2024
    Sat
    24
    Feb
    2024
    Afternoon and EveningsTuesday Market Place, Kings Lynn, PE30 1AX

    The Kings Lynn Mart provisional return date  Tuesday 13th February 2024. Traditionally the opening to the travelling season, King's Lynn Mart has a special place in the hearts of the travelling show people.

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  • Sat
    30
    Mar
    2024
    10:00 amBeeston Common Sheringham Norfolk

    Vikings once struck terror into the hearts of the inhabitants of our shores, but their return to north Norfolk will be very much welcomed. Plans have been drawn up to stage Sheringham's Scira Viking Festival - which culminates in the burning of a model long ship. Provisional dates will see this event return on 30th March 2024..

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  • Mon
    01
    Apr
    2024
    13;20pmRacecourse, Fakenham NR21 7NY

    For many the odds on favourite way to finish off the Easter weekend. Expect to find a big crowd, a festival of picnics and a great atmosphere as everyone tries to beat the bookies! Some big races attract runners from all over the country.

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  • Sat
    06
    Apr
    2024
    11:00 amCliff Parade, Hunstanton PE36 6BQ

    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…)

  • Fri
    26
    Apr
    2024
    Mon
    29
    Apr
    2024
    10am-6pmSandringham Estate, Norfolk PE35 6EN

    Sandringham Food, Craft and Wood festival returns on the first May Bank Holiday weekend on the 26th April through to Monday 29th Gates open at 10am.

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  • Sun
    26
    May
    2024
    10am - 5pmSandringham House PE35 6EN

    The Pageant of Motoring’ commencing on the 26th May 2024 will showcase seven decades of motoring supported by live music and aerial displays alongside a variety of culinary delights and a craft & vintage fair. The event is a celebration of motoring throughout the decades combined with aerial displays and live music throughout the day.

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  • 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.

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  • Sat
    01
    Jun
    2024
    Sun
    02
    Jun
    2024
    10:00 amThe Quay, Kings Lynn

    An action-packed weekend of speedboat and jetski racing is set to return on the 1st & 2nd June 2024 to a historic Norfolk waterfront at King's Lynn.

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  • Sun
    02
    Jun
    2024
    First Race 2pmFakenham Racecourse, Norfolk NR21 7NY

    Fashion, food and having a flutter – it has to be the annual Fakenham Races Ladies Day on the 2nd June 2024 with the flag dropping for the first race at 2.30pm. A key date in the Norfolk calendar, thousands of people stream through the gates to witness the thunder of steeds bearing down on the finish line and the roar of the crowds interspersed with the popping of corks and the rumble of conversation as visitors enjoy the day. One of the most exciting horse racing fixtures, the all-important Ladies Day fashion at Fakenham is as dramatic as the live horse racing.

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  • Sat
    08
    Jun
    2024
    7.30am TideBurnham Overy Staithe & North Norfolk Coast

    The Norfolk Superhero Challenge will now not take place on the 8th June 2024, The event is a unique quadrathlon event that has raised huge sums for local charities. The Norfolk Superhero Challenge combined courses across land and sea, centred around the coastal village of Burnham Overy Staithe. More than 130 resilient racers take on the best of Norfolk’s scenery – and the worst of its weather – before crossing the line in a gruelling quadrathlon

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  • Thu
    04
    Jul
    2024
    Sun
    07
    Jul
    2024
    10:00 amBradmoor Woods, West Acre, Norfolk

    Taking place on the first weekend in July 2024  in the heart of Norfolk near to the village of West Acre, the "Folk in a Field Festival" brings together a diverse mix of performers from the acoustic, folk and roots music scene. The rural setting of the festival, surrounded by woodland, contributes to a real "get away from it all" vibe in which to enjoy some great music, take in interesting craft demonstrations or sample local food.

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  • Sat
    06
    Jul
    2024
    Sun
    07
    Jul
    2024
    9:00 amHolkham Hall Holkham Road Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB

    The UK's most beautiful triathlon! The weekend is about as close to a triathlon festival as you can get. Stunning grounds, camping, food, events, family activities and more.

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  • Wed
    31
    Jul
    2024
    9:00 amSandringham Estate Sandringham Norfolk PE31 6AZ

    The 141st Sandringham Flower Show opens on Wednesday 31st July 2024. The Sandringham Flower Show is one of the most prestigious horticultural events in the East of England. Set in the magnificent surroundings of Sandringham Park with Sandringham House and Sandringham Church as a backdrop, this one-day Show attracts around 20,000 visitors each year.(more…)

  • Fri
    02
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    11
    Aug
    2024
    Wells-Next-Sea, Norfolk Coast

    A week of family fun and events including a Carnival Day procession around the town featuring floats, fancy-dress, pull-and push-along vehicles and much more.

    Wells-next-the-Sea in the heart of North Norfolk has for over a 100 years enjoyed a traditional summer Carnival for residents and visitors. A week of family fun and events including a Carnival Day procession around the town featuring floats, fancy-dress, pull-and push-along vehicles and much more. The carnival will next run from the Friday 2nd August through to Sunday  11th August 2024.

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  • Sat
    03
    Aug
    2024
    6pm Gates OpenBlickling Hall Norwich Norfolk NR11 6NF

    The Urban Soul Orchestra conducted by Stephen Hussey in 2024 return for another sell-out performance of classic Ibiza anthems  on Saturday 3rd August 2024. The event will once again take place under the stars, with live DJ and vocalists.

    ​​This will be Norfolk’s biggest dance party of the Summer full of iconic Ibiza anthems. A chill-out set in the first half will be followed by a half hour interval with the DJ playing the latest Ibiza tunes.

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  • Tue
    06
    Aug
    2024
    10:00 amBlakeney Quay, Norfolk

    Blakeney's annual greasy pole challenge will be held around  Tuesday 8th August in 2024. Part of the Blakeney Sailing Regatta, the greasy pole dates back well over a hundred years to 1873 when the prize for winning was a hog.

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  • Thu
    08
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    11
    Aug
    2024
    Houghton Hall Norfolk PE31 6TY

    After a very successful Houghton Festival in 2023 this huge music event will return on August the 8th 2024.   Houghton Music & Arts Festival has gained a reputation as one of the must-go-to  electronic festivals.

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  • Thu
    08
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    11
    Aug
    2024
    Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB

    TV adventurer Bear Grylls has announced that the UK’s ultimate family adventure festival, Gone Wild, will be coming to Holkham Park  in 2024 and it will run across four days from Thursday, August 8 until Sunday, August 11.

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  • Fri
    16
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    18
    Aug
    2024
    10:00 amSandringham House King's Lynn Norfolk PE35 6EN

    This 3 day event filled with competition, live entertainment, yoga and celebrations is one you cannot afford to miss. Enter solo, as a pair or a team and ..

    There is  a category for everyone. The so-called 'loneliness' of the long-distance runner was epitomised by the 64 men and 42 women who tackled the entire event solo in 2023– that is apart from an army of volunteer marshals and fellow runners in teams on the same five-mile lap.

    The other hundred runners were involved in variously formatted teams ranging from male, female, and mixed pairs up to large mixed teams with up to 12 runners who ran in a continuous relay.

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  • Sat
    17
    Aug
    2024
    Fri
    23
    Aug
    2024
    10:00 amCromer Norfolk

    The Cromer Carnival returns on the 17th August 2024 . One of the largest Carnivals in the country and culminating in Carnival day on the 21st August with the Red Arrows  dominating the skies overhead.

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  • Sun
    18
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    25
    Aug
    2024
    9:00 amHunstanton Norfolk

    The 102cd week-long Hunstanton Lawn Tennis Tournament commences on the 18th August 2024 and is said to be Britain's largest event of its kind after Wimbledon, taking place on 38 grass courts. Starting at the Hunstanton Recreation Ground on Sunday, play will continue each day, through to all the finals on Saturday.

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  • Fri
    23
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    25
    Aug
    2024
    9:00 amHill Farm, Gressenhall, Norfolk. NR19 2NR

    Maui Waui is a 3 day  international festival of music, performance and arts.

    The Maui Waui Festival of Music and Performing Arts returns to its new location at Hill Farm, near Dereham, Norfolk on the 23rd to the 25th August 2024 and is celebrating 11 glorious years of bringing amazing music and performing arts to the East Anglian countryside.

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  • Mon
    26
    Aug
    2024
    8am-6pmBlickling Estate, Blickling, Norfolk, NR11 6NF

    The Aylsham has been at the heart of the county’s social and agricultural calendar for more than 70 years, returns on the Bank Holiday on Monday, August 26 2024, from 8am until 6pm and will be celebrating fun food and farming.

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  • Sat
    31
    Aug
    2024
    Sun
    01
    Sep
    2024
    10:00 amHolkham Hall, Norfolk Coast

    The North Norfolk food festival takes place in the spectacular setting of the Walled Garden at Holkham Hall on the 31st August & 1st September 2024. Historically filled with vegetables and flowers grown for the Hall, nestled within huge brick and flint walls that offer protection from the elements, this is an ideal setting to celebrate the abundance of Norfolk produce and culinary skill.(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.

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  • Sat
    21
    Sep
    2024
    Sun
    22
    Sep
    2024
    Holt & Sheringham Norfolk

    Held in conjunction with Sheringham 1940s Weekend, the event celebrates the wartime efforts of allied forces and the remarkable resilience shown by those who dealt with the hardships on the home front. Expect the sights, sounds and style of the '40s in the town of Holt.

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  • Sat
    02
    Nov
    2024
    Bonfire 6pm F/W 7.30pCliff Top Car Park Lighthouse Close Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 6EL

    Hunstanton Cliffs is the perfect spot for a Guy Fawkes night celebration and the fireworks are big, loud and go on and on and on! They say that nowhere are the skies bigger than in Norfolk but these fireworks do a great job at filling it. Doors open at 5.00pm on Saturday 3rd November 2024 and the  giant bonfire before is lit at 5.45pm.

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

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

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  • Fri
    22
    Nov
    2024
    5.30pm - 9pmHolt Market Place

    The Holt Christmas Lights is an event that really ushers in Christmas with a difference. Provisional dates for 2024 is Friday the 22nd  November and commences at 5.30pm with the now legendary 'Panto Race'. Now into its ninth year, this entertaining and hard fought contest takes place down the Holt high-street ahead of the official switch on.

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