Summer Solstice Dawn celebration
Join us for a special Dawn at First Light Festival to celebrate the Summer Solstice sunrise from the most easterly place in the UK…
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Feel at one with the world as we connect with the elements. Celebrate the Summer Solstice sunrise with a delicious breakfast of fresh fish, new music, sun salutation yoga and dip into the sea with our hardy group of sea swimmers. Afterwards, enjoy our annual dawn breakfast of local fish.
Dawn Programme
04:00 – Jason Singh’s Raaga – Suraj (Punjabi for “Sun”) is an immersive, long-form soundscape designed for deep listening. Inspired by the morning raga Bhairav, the piece weaves together nature field recordings and live vocalized percussion to celebrate the breaking dawn on the Summer Solstice.
04:20 – Yoga & Sun Salutation – Join us for a mystical sun salutation as we welcome the Summer Solstice sunrise from the first place in the UK to see the first light of day.
04:30 – Fish Feast Breakfast, sponsored by Silver Darlings Fish Company.
04:30 – Shells & Bells – Shells and Bells is a special dawn performance from Steve Pretty, First Light’s musician-in-residence, returning for his third year of welcoming the day with music at the festival.
4:35 – Fish Feast
04:40 – Tendertwin – A new co-commission between Britten Pears Arts and First Light Festival, Turkish-born singer-songwriter, composer, and interdisciplinary artist Tendertwin’s piece connects the birthplace and final home of Benjamin Britten in this 50th anniversary year of his death.
Dawn at First Light Festival – it’s magic – don’t miss it!
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June 21, 2026 |
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04:00 – 05:00 |
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