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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. 
A friendship through printmaking. Jila and Jude have both been making monoprints for 40 years, as well as paintings and drawings. Their work is colourful, figurative, and imaginative, and they look forward to showing together at the Aldeburgh Gallery.
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Lunchtime Classical Concert Series at Aldeburgh Parish Church The highly successful Lunchtime Classics Concert Series in aid of Save the Children continue into Autumn 2025, with the return of Helen Stanley (Violin) and Nadia Lasserson (Piano). A Celebration Concert to include works by Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. Looking forward to welcoming you all. |
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Join award-winning singer, choir leader, and educator Tom Appleton this half term at Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall for a vocal workshop suitable for singers of all ages and abilities. |
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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.
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A family event for Halloween. From witches’ frogs to coiled snakes, scary spiders and ‘mini-beast’ reptiles, you are invited to a Halloween gathering of fantastic beasts and exotic visitors from around the world. Come and meet an extraordinary collection of mammals, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians in a day-long ‘open-house’ with the opportunity to get close up to the animals and learn more about them from Our Animal World’s experts. |
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Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween celebration with something for everyone! Family Fun (4–8pm) – Trick-or-treating, games, DJ Kev, and plenty of ghoulish giggles for little monsters and grown-ups alike! Adults After Dark (from 8pm) – DJ Kev turns up the tunes, the bar serves eerie-sistible spooky cocktails, and the best-dressed ghosts & ghouls win wicked prizes! Dress to thrill. Dance to chill. Dare to join us…
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At their mother’s wake, two brothers start to piece together a sense of who she was from the stories she told them as children, and as adults. Some were hilarious, some terrifying and some downright baffling... |
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Join us for a fascinating talk by National Trust volunteer Allen Burbidge as he brings to life the remarkable story of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry — the flamboyant aristocrat who imagined an Italianate palace in the heart of the Suffolk countryside.
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Join us on Saturday 1st November, 6 pm at The Aldeburgh Bookshop for Viktor Wynd’s Dark Fairy Tales: Stories From Around the World – Not Suitable for Children, illustrated by Luciana Nedelea (£30 hardback). Meet the master storyteller and enjoy his wickedly enchanting tales. |
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Aldeburgh's popular annual Fireworks display at Kings Field. Watch this space for more details coming soon...
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Every year we recognise the end of our steam season with a celebration of exhibits and entertainment. This year is no exception, we will be pulling the stops out before we drain the engines down for the winter. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Saxophonists Derek Nash and Phil Veacock, plus guitarist Mark Flanagan have collectively notched up over 75 years of boogie with the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Together, they bring you a show full of swing, blues and grooves, going toe-to-toe for your approval alongside the rhythm section of Pete Whittaker (organ) and George Double (drums).
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Bringing high quality a cappella choral singing to the heart of Suffolk. Conductor - Janette Ruocco. Mass in A Minor - Imogen Holst, Two love Songs - Kristina Arakeylan and I Syng of a Mayden - Zoe Dixon. FREE ADMISSION with retiring collection for Ipswich Arts Association. |
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Based in North London, Charlie Constantinou is a realist/surrealist painter that portrays scenes in their ideal and with meticulous detail. His background in film, photography and music provides a solid foundation to his work. |
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Aldeburgh’s famous Documentary Festival is an annual weekend of inspiring films and discussion.
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A relaxed afternoon recital featuring musicians from the Prometheus Orchestra. Programme:
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Matt Price is a storytelling stand-up comic from Cornwall who’s been punched by a gangster, hugged by a psychic, and lived to make jokes about it. He headlines a show featuring local talent taking first steps on the stand-up comedy ladder. The support acts are mini-sets from the participants on compere Louie Green’s Stand-Up course. |
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Christmas in Aldeburgh, starts on Saturday 22nd November! Join us for a festive day full of sparkle, shopping and seaside cheer!
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Get into the festive spirit at Aldeburgh Yacht Club’s Christmas Gift Fair on Saturday, 22 November 2025. Explore 30 retailers with unique gifts, local treats, and festive fashion—while supporting the AYC Schools Sailing Trust and BigKid charities.
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Enjoy Aurora’s signature concert experience with a dreamy orchestral programme of memorised Mendelssohn, alongside Prokofiev’s second concerto with violin superstar Chloë Hanslip.
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The Post Floyd Dream is at its nucleus, made up of 7 experienced musicians with a passion for this iconic band, performing the music in a way that will satisfy even the most diehard Pink Floyd fan. |
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Sophie Crockett's solo show showcases her most recent collection of works in oil. Raised in Suffolk, Sophie Crockett's art is shaped by a fascination with storytelling, nature and the enduring meaning in legend and mythology. She works primarily in oil and charcoal and brings narrative depth to her artistic practice, reinterpreting tradition through a contemporary lens. |
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Former England cricket captain shares stories, insights, and memories from his career. |
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Join us at Leiston’s historic Long Shop Museum, a Grade II listed site from 1852 with deep Industrial Revolution roots. Discover stories, shadows, and secrets in this atmospheric venue. Dare to explore?
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Festive fun, hot chocolate, raffle, crafts, live singers, Christmas games, chocolate tombola, cakes and hot drinks. At Kelsale Village Hall, Bridge Street, Kelsale. IP17 2PB
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6pm on Saturday 29th November All welcome. Distinguished poet and writer Ian Patterson will be with us to talk about BOOKS!
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MESSIAH at Snape Maltings Concert Hall – November 29th, 7pm. Presented by Aldeburgh Music Club, this performance of Handel’s masterpiece promises an unforgettable evening in one of Suffolk’s most iconic venues. |
