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Waves & Wheels
Waves & Wheels on 19 October is a celebration of the transport and engineering expertise of Lowestoft, both its heritage and its future.
The Ness, Whapload Road, Lowestoft
Today
Marvellous Machines
Unleash your inner inventor in this hands-on and entertaining exhibition of quirky automated contraptions from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre.
Ipswich Art Gallery, 1 Upper High Street Ipswich
Today
The Who Tribute - Who Are You UK at The Quay Theatre Sudbury
The UK’s finest tribute to The Who - Who Are You UK - will be performing the rock opera Tommy + a set of greatest hits - at the lovely Quay Theatre in Sudbury - Sat 19th Oct
www.whoareyou-tribute.london
Sudbury, Suffolk
Today
Wickham Market Arts Festival
Returning by popular demand the Wickham Market Arts Festival and Big Draw is a wonderful celebration of the energy and talent shown by the many artists in the village and surrounding area. There will be exhibitions of both contemporary and traditional art together with the chance to get involved.
High Street, Wickham Market
Today
Sutton Hoo - Myth and Magic Sunset Walk
Discover Sutton Hoo’s enigmatic landscape as dusk begins to creep over the Royal Burial Ground. Join us on a journey through the mythic past of our Anglo-Saxons ancestors. Tales of magic and myths where this world meets the next will be told as you move through the landscape. Booking Advisable.
Sutton Hoo, Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge,
Today
Bleak House
Returning to the UK stage 12 years after the award-winning success of Gormenghast, the reformed David Glass Ensemble present their breath-taking physical adaptation of Bleak House by international master theatre maker David Glass.
New Wolsey Ipswich
Today
Letz - Zep
Letz Zep are the official number one tribute to Led Zeppelin and Baby They Ain’t Foolin’! Endorsed by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Ticketmaster, Warner Bros’ and many more!
The show is formed by talented and respected musicians who are all true Zep fans with a strong musical pedigree.
The Spa Pavilion Theatre, Undercliff Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk
Today
50 Things to do before you’re 11 3/4 this October half term
Enjoy Autumn with our range of outdoor 50 Things activities!
Get outside this autumn and celebrate the change in season by completing some of the activities in your 50 things booklet!
The perfect way to explore the parkland and try new things.
Ickworth House, Parkland and gardens, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds
Today to Sun 27 Oct
Children’s Crafts- Autumn at Ickworth
Celebrate the change of the season with our Autumnal themed crafts!
With Autumn being a season of change, we’re celebrating the great outdoors and incorporating nature into our October crafts.
Ickworth House, Parkland and gardens, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds
Today to Sun 27 Oct
ZOOpernatural Half Term!
Things are turning magical at Africa Alive this half term!
From the 19th to the 27th of October, there’ll be spooky storytelling…and a wizarding school!
Africa Alive!, Whites Lane, Kessingland
Today to Sun 27 Oct
Ickworth - 50 Things to do before you’re 11 3/4 this October half term
Enjoy Autumn with our range of outdoor 50 Things activities! Get outside this autumn and celebrate the change in season by completing some of the activities in your 50 things booklet!
The perfect way to explore the parkland and try new things. Booking Not Needed. Suitable for children aged 5+.
Ickworth, The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds,
Today to Sun 27 Oct
Dunwich Heath: Coastal Centre and Beach - Pieathalon!
We’re celebrating National Baking Week with our annual ’pie-tastic’ weekend! Join us for two fun-filled days of delicious pies and children’s activities! Join us for our annual ’Pieathalon’ celebration here at Dunwich Heath!
Dunwich Heath: Coastal Centre and Beach, Dunwich, Saxmundham,
Today and Sun 20 Oct
The Autumn Country Show
Festivals of Dogs
Festivals of Dogs is the Dog Show with something for every four legged friend with Charity Fun Dog Shows with over 22 classes daily to Dogs Have Got Talent, Agility both Have a Go and Demonstrations from Britain’s Got Talent Dima and his dogs, Sniff and Smell, Scurry, Chase the Bunny, Doggie
Foxhall Park, Ipswich
Today and Sun 20 Oct
Halloween Family Festival
Kentwell’s biggest, best and spookiest Halloween Half Term Family Festival.
Are you ready to enter into our spooky, magical Halloween festival?
You will experience different “halloween” zones including the School for Sorcery, Werewoods, the Witches Walk, Scare Castle, Fairie Garden and the Zombie Village.
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford
Today to Sun 27 Oct
Melford Hall - Tales from the High Seas
Join one of our naval history experts as he recounts tales of the Hyde Parker naval exploits. Meet in the library for a rsum of the naval exploits of the Hyde Parker family. From the Baltic to the Caribbean or from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans, the Hyde Parker family were a sea-faring dynasty.
Melford Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury,
Today
Ipswich Mencap Garage Sales
Open garage sales to raise money for the charity.
A wide variety of items clothes, books, furniture and bric a brac.
In the car park at Burgess House 236 Felixstowe Road Ipswich
Today
Ickworth - Children’s Crafts- Autumn at Ickworth
Celebrate the change of the season with our Autumnal themed crafts! With Autumn being a season of change, we’re celebrating the great outdoors and incorporating nature into our October crafts.
Ickworth, The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds,
Today to Sun 27 Oct
Ickworth - Ickworth’s Little Rangers
Join us for your chance to be an honorary Ickworth ranger for the day! Can you help our rangers'
We’re in need of conkers, acorns and pinecones.
As you go around the estate, see how many you can collect and then drop them in the buckets at our 50 Things Explorer Station when you’re finished!
Ickworth, The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds,
Today to Sun 27 Oct
Ickworth’s Little Rangers
Join us for your chance to be an honorary Ickworth ranger for the day!
Can you help our rangers?
We’re in need of conkers, acorns and pinecones.
As you go around the estate, see how many you can collect and then drop them in the buckets at our 50 Things Explorer Station when you’re finished!
Ickworth House, Parkland and gardens, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds
Today to Sun 27 Oct
First to Fight ~ First to Suffer
A special exhibition to commemorate the invasion of Poland and start of the Second World War, images never before published, uniforms and other artefacts of an age to be and never to be forgotten. Every weekend Sept to Oct,
Brandon Heritage Centre
Today, Sun 20 Oct, Sat 26 Oct, Sun 27 Oct
Sunday Openings - Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum
Learn the History of the iconic Martlesham Heath Airfield from, jan 1917 to its closure in 1963 - in one of the best preserved WW2 Control Tower - built in 1943 for the USAAF - to find out more go to: www.mhas.org.uk.Group and School Visits by prior arrangements.
Behind Parkers Place, off Eagle Way, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
Sun 14 Jul, Sun 21 Jul, Sun 28 Jul, Sun 4 Aug, Sun 11 Aug, Sun 18 Aug, Sun 25 Aug, Sun 1 Sep, Sun 8 Sep
Melford Hall - Beatrix Potter - The Melford Hall Connection
An exhibition, in our Banqueting House, of facsimile sketches by Beatrix Potter. These sketches drawn whilst visiting her cousins, the Hyde Parkers, are inspired by Melford Hall and the surrounding area.
Melford Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury,
Today, Sun 20 Oct, Wed 23 Oct to Sun 27 Oct, Wed 30 Oct to Sun 3 Nov
Needham Market Community Council Craft fair
Craft fair with lots of lovely stalls, refreshments for sale provided by the Women’s Institute and the Community Centre, free parking, free entry.
Needham Market Community Centre, School Street, Needham Market
Sun 20 Oct 19
Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot & Swedefest Lorry Show 8am #carboot
Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot and Swedefest this Sunday 22nd September. We have had great crowds for quite a while now. This Sunday we have the Lorry Show which is back for its 4th year of running & a week later we have the American Car Show so two popular shows in a row. Plus lots of Sellers & Buyers guaranteed.
Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal
Sun 20 Oct, Sun 27 Oct, Sun 3 Nov, Sun 10 Nov, Sun 17 Nov
Christchurch Park Two-Part Score Orienteering
Beginners & families are welcome to have a go at this event in the relatively safe environment of the park.
Christchurch Park
Henley Road
Ipswich
Sun 20 Oct 19