Open Sessions give you a rare glimpse into the creative process – where ideas spark, new directions unfold, and the future of music and performance takes shape.
Part of the Britten Pears Arts Residencies, these sessions invite you to experience exciting work-in-progress from this year’s artists.
Snape Maltings Farmers’ Market showcases Suffolk’s finest produce—cheese, chocolates, gin, juices, fruit, and artisan bakes. Explore nature walks, relax at MALT or River View Café, and browse open shops. Markets run monthly, 10am–2pm, with special Christmas editions in December.
Anna Dixon-Smith’s paintings celebrate everyday life and the changing seasons. Richly coloured oil paintings of flowers and fruit from her garden or foraged from the hedgerow, juxtaposed with much loved household objects, sometimes with glimpses through windows to a distant landscape or with abstracted figures and birds.
A festival of readings, performances, writing workshops and other activities.
For many years local artists & craftsmen have come together for Life Drawing Sessions. This exhibition focuses on the wide variety of work done in their studios.
Our Britten Weekend this year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Auschwitz. We reflect and remember this poignant moment in history with a selection of events here at Snape Maltings. Explore with us the resilience of humanity, hear powerful stories of resistance and reflect on art born from atrocity.
A service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 9th November 2025 - at 10am at the Parish Church, followed by a parade down to the War Memorial for a further service at 10.50am and 2-minute silence at 11am.
A short and informal service of Remembrance will be held on Tuesday 11th November 2025 at the War Memorial, from 10.50am. More details to follow.
David Hockney at 87 is a national treasure, but can he be considered as part of the great British landscape tradition alongside Turner and Constable? Hockney is a prolific portrait artist. Is he in the same street as Reynolds & Hogarth? Bill Crow will be exploring nearly 150 works by these artists suggesting some thought provoking conclusions.
Five talented artists from the Halesworth area come together to showcase a vibrant mix of styles and mediums, including oils, watercolours, prints, pottery and embroidery. Dee, Hettie, Kate, Nancy and Sara draw inspiration from the natural world, celebrating colour and texture in their works.
Craig Brown will talk about the hazards of biography. He was awarded the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for “One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time” and the James Tait Black Prize for “Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret”. His most recent biography, “A Voyage Around the Queen”, acclaimed by the Sunday Telegraph as “a very unusual masterpiece” was a top ten bestseller. He is currently working on a book about Sigmund Freud.
Discover a world of unique finds at the Antiques & Vintage Fair, a brand new event coming to Aldeburgh. Browse a wide selection of quality antiques, vintage goods, and collectibles from experienced dealers. Whether you’re hunting for hidden gems or enjoying a nostalgic day out, this fair has something for everyone.
