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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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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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Patrick Grant, judge on BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee and Founder of Community Clothing joins at Interstellar Ideas.
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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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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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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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Join us for the launch of Sandy Arse, a glorious portrait of the seasides of Britain by some of British poetry’s most exciting voices.…
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Inspired by nature and the night-time, Kitty-May’s sound combines pure vocals with catchy melodies and quirky harmonies. Her songs seek to retell the stories…
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East London-born and now based in Norwich, Seasonz is a genre-fluid artist shaping his signature wavey sound.
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UEA Live presents award-winning novelist and poet Ashley Hickson-Lovence.
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Errol McGlashan is a South London spoken word artist playwright and performer whose work draws on lived experience. Blending humour honesty and intensity he…
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Frankii Innes is a sixteen year old singer-songwriter from Norwich, taking inspiration from bands and singers of several genres such as Modern Baseball, Elio…
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Unleash your imagination and creativity, with Maria Barte in designing your very own board game.
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Year of the Dog are a brass-house-soul powerhouse, blending magnetic energy with a soulful edge to create a live experience that moves both bodies…
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Billy Took is a Country Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist based in Suffolk. At just 16 years of age, Billy writes his own music, is a…
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Bradley Taylor is an award-winning poet born and based in Birmingham, described by Craig Charles as ‘a brand new voice and a fresh perspective…
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The Sizewell Creative Choir brings colleagues together through inclusive, uplifting music-making led by Tim Brown and Nathan Williamson. Rehearsing in lunch breaks and after…
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An aspiring artist who performs multiple genres of music from the 60s onwards. It’s an event suitable for the whole family to join, watch…
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Caitlin O’Ryan has headlined several of the UK’s leading spoken word nights including, most recently, SpitNights x Roundhouse London.
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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.