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Sea Change – Light and Landscape in the wake of Britten.
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N’famady Kouyaté is a dynamic master musician from Guinea (Conakry), now based in Cardiff, Wales, whose electrifying performances fuse traditional West African Mandingue rhythms…
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Astronomer, author and The Sky at Night presenter Chris Lintott joins musician, composer and podcaster Steve Pretty for a day of conversation, discovery and…
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Simon Day — one of Britain’s finest character comedians and a defining voice of The Fast Show — joins us at First Light Festival…
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Prepare to be gloriously entertained and laugh a lot as John Hegley brings his greatest hits to Lowestoft. Hegley is the comedy bard everyone…
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Patrick Grant, judge on BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee and Founder of Community Clothing joins at Interstellar Ideas.
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NEW FOR 2026! This mad-cap cabaret is brought to you by Lowestoft’s very own Mr Paul Preston Mills. Theatrical antics blur into delicious aerial…
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Jamz Supernova uses sonics to tell a story. The multi-faceted creative force is a label head, radio host, DJ, podcaster, and true tastemaker, broadcasting…
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Laurence Edwards ‘The Long Wait’
Laurence Edwards returns to Lowesoft’s South Beach, with ‘The Long Wait’ a sculpture that sits somewhere between the human and the mythic — a…
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Seth Lakeman is one of the UK’s most celebrated folk artists, renowned for his electrifying live performances and distinctive blend of traditional folk, indie…
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Lizzie Berchie is a singer-songwriter and producer born and raised in East London. Fusing her childhood influences of R&B, neo-soul, jazz, reggae and highlife,…
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Presented by National Centre for Writing, award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams brings his chaotic, audience-led poetry event to First Light Festival.
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Is it boogie? Is it 70’s funk? Obscure disco? Or an ode to Burgess? It’s neither and it’s all. These flavours collide, merge, and…
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En-Plein-Air Drawing
Express your creativity through live drawing at the seaside with University of Suffolk.
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Robin Torbitt is a 24 year old alternative folk artist based in Suffolk. His thoughtful songs are grounded in a love for the folk…
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In this conversation astronomer Mark Thompson and Andrew Sutkowski from Norwich Astronomical Society will reveal how our moon was formed, details about its orbit,…
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A fast and fun rocketry workshop for all ages!
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Tin Foil Aliens are a five-piece modern folk/rock band formed in 2024 by five old friends with a shared local band history and a…
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Art
Where creativity spills onto the sands through vibrant installations and hands-on experiences.
Aurora
Music to dance the day away.
Cosmic Pirates
Ahoy little shipmates, here’s where to play all day!
East Point Pavilion
Great music, food and drink, all weekend.
First Word
Comedy, poetry, laughs and tears.
Kensington Gardens
A calm oasis with music, Noon to Moon Exhibition, Art and more.
MoonDance
The space to boogie, with a full programme of dance all weekend.
New Dawn
The best emerging musicians’ in the East.
Planet Positive
Science, Interstellar Talks, Art, Workshops, Charity Super.Mkt and more.
Sport
With football, fitness and family fun.
Sundown
Events in Lowestoft after 21:30.
Sunlight Stage
The main festival stage for eclectic music from around the world.
Upper Promenade
Live music, Street Food, Makers Market and Stalls.
Wellbeing by the Waves
The tepee, the calm, the vibes.
Vertical Space
A free new zone for young people offering drop-in creativity, games, DJ sessions and fitness.