What's On
Live music on the beach, late-night DJ sets, astronomy talks, poetry workshops, yoga, dance classes, short films, sports - we’ve got everything you’d expect and plenty that you wouldn't, so have a look at what’s on and make the most of your 24 hour First Light Festival experience.
Gilles Peterson – Sundown Set
Saturday 21:45—23:00
Sunlight Stage
The brilliantly eclectic BBC 6Music radio presenter and international club DJ brings the best world-wide vibes to the beach for our sundown session
Music
“Sunshine” introduced by Danny Boyle
Saturday 23:30—01:30
Screen on the Sand
Academy Award winning film-maker and director Danny Boyle joins us on the beach to introduce a screening of his 2007 sci-fi epic Sunshine
Film
Talvin Singh
Saturday 12:15—12:40
Sunlight Stage
Talvin Singh opens the festival with a percussive performance that sets the 24 hour clock of First Light beating...
Music
Opening Samba Parade
Saturday 11:15—12:00
The Beach
Children's Activities/Music/Participation
Body Percussion with Avalon Rathgeb
Saturday 12:30—13:10
Moon Dance Stage
Dance/Participation
The Art of Seaside Fashion with Amber Butchart introduced by Wayne Hemingway
Saturday 13:00—13:45
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Talks
Cosmic Pirates
Saturday 12:00 - 21:00 & Sunday 07:30 - 12:00
Cosmic Pirates
Children's Activities/Nature/Participation
Well-being by the Waves
Saturday 12:00 - Sunday 12:00
The Beach
Music/Nature/Participation/Well-being/Yoga
Grounded Movements’ Dance through the Decades
Saturday 13:45—14:30
Moon Dance Stage
Dance/Participation
Suffolk Shorts: Family Festival Films
Saturday 14:00 - 14:35 & Sunday 10:00 - 10:35
Cefas
Children's Activities/Film
Lowestoft Folk
Saturday 14:00—16:00
Cosmic Pirates
Children's Activities/Participation/Talks/Visual Arts
Creative Workshops
Saturday 12:00 to Sunday 12:00
Kensington Gardens
Children's Activities/Participation/Visual Arts
How We Got To The Moon with Dr Kevin Fong
Saturday 14:15—15:00
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Science/Talks
Two Old Men by 2FacedDance
Saturday 14:45 - 15.15 and 18:00 - 18.30
Moon Dance Stage
Dance
Tea-time Tea Dance with Dorothy’s Shoes
Saturday 15:45—17:45
Moon Dance Stage
Dance/Participation
THE LIBRARY OF (UN) LIMITED RESOURCES
Saturday 12:00 - Sunday 12:00
The Beach
Nature/Participation/Visual Arts/Workshops
Time Song: Searching for Doggerland with Julia Blackburn
Saturday 15:30—16:15
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Literature/Talks
Raptor Rockets
Saturday 15:15 - 15:45 & Sunday 09:00 - 09:30
Aurora Science Zone
Children's Activities/Science
Shore Games – Sports by the Sea!
Saturday 12:00 - 22:30 & Sunday 07:30 - 12:00
The Beach
Children's Activities/Participation/Sport
Jonny Duddle – Pirates
Saturday 16:00 - 16:45 & 17:30 - 18:15
Cosmic Pirates
Children's Activities
Aurora Science Zone
Saturday 12:00 - Sunday 12:00
Kensington Gardens
Participation/Science/Talks
Night and Day the Arena Time Machine
Saturday 12:00 - Sunday 12:00
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Film/Visual Arts
Your Place in the Cosmos – with Professor Carolin Crawford
Saturday 18:00—19:00
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Science/Talks
Practical Sun and Moon Gazing
Saturday 12:15 - 19:00 and 22:00 - 02:00 & Sunday 06:00 - 12:00
The Beach
Participation/Science
Lowestoft Noir with Harry Brett
Saturday 19:30—20:15
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Literature/Talks
Sea Sagas with Jules Pretty
Saturday 21:00 - 21:30, Sunday 02.45 - 03.15 & 07:30 - 08.00
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Literature/Talks
Open Mic & Improv
Saturday 11:30—00:30
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Participation/Theatre
Poetry for Insomniacs
Sunday 01:15—14:15
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Literature/Participation/Talks
North Suffolk Youth Concert Band
Sunday 08:30—09:15
Sunlight Stage
Children's Activities/Music
Baby Loves to Boogie
Sunday 09:00—11:00
Moon Dance Stage
Children's Activities/Dance/Participation
Candy Whittome – The Last Hunters
Sunday 09:15—10:00
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Literature/Talks
Simon Mayo – A Sense of Place
Sunday 10:30—11:30
Interstellar Ideas on The Green
Literature/Talks
