Your local guide to what’s on, including activities, exhibitions, craft markets,
theatre and dance, and events in Ipswich.
We love to tell you about events that are happening locally, as well as those further afield that might be of interest to you. Posting a community event is free so whether it is a concert, rally, craft fair, fund-raiser, or other type of event we’d love to hear from you.
We have also included a selection of local leisure learning, short courses and lectures, and if it is Car Boot Sales you are looking for, then click here for more details.
And if it is Photography or Art Exhibitions in Ipswich you are interested in, click here for the latest exhibitions in Ipswich and the surrounding area.
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Dir: Marc Mason, UK, 2012, 115 mins A delightful portrait of the fascinating 50s jazz musician and popular radio broadcaster, Ken Sykora. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, Ken’s musical career wasRead more
Jun 24 @ 11:00 – 21:00
Never about when we’re open? Today we’re here 11am to 9pm-so why not pop over during the evening if you can’t do weekdays or Sundays?Share this:Share on Facebook (Opens inRead more
Jun 24 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Dir: Marc Mason, UK, 2012, 115 mins A delightful portrait of the fascinating 50s jazz musician and popular radio broadcaster, Ken Sykora. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, Ken’s musical career wasRead more
Jun 25 @ 19:30
Dir: Spike Lee, US, 1990, 124 mins Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) is an ace jazz trumpeter with his own quintet and a love ofRead more
Dir: Marc Mason, UK, 2012, 115 mins A delightful portrait of the fascinating 50s jazz musician and popular radio broadcaster, Ken Sykora. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, Ken’s musical career wasRead more
Jun 26 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Jun 26 @ 19:30
Dir: Spike Lee, US, 1990, 124 mins Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) is an ace jazz trumpeter with his own quintet and a love ofRead more
Jun 27 all-day
The 54th Thames Barge Match, hosted by the Pin Mill Sailing Club will be held on Saturday 27th June 2015. Get close to the action of an historic Thames BargeRead more
Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 16:30
Visit three great attractions on one inclusive ticket - the Transport Museum, The Ipswich Railway Modellers Association HQ and the Ipswich Model Engineering Society. A free bus service links theRead more
Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 16:30
Visit three great attractions on one inclusive ticket - the Transport Museum, The Ipswich Railway Modellers Association HQ and the Ipswich Model Engineering Society. A free bus service links theRead more
Jun 27 @ 12:00
Foxhall International Raceway is a 382 metre tarmac oval track and is the fastest and largest track that Spedeworth promotes. The track has a steel cable fence above an armcoRead more
Jun 27 @ 13:00 – 17:00
At Gallery 3, Ipswich Town Hall, Cornhill, Ipswich, IP1 1DH A workshop led by Ipswich jazz drummer and bandleader Bob Airzee. The workshop does not intend to turn everyone intoRead more
Jun 27 @ 19:30
Dir: Spike Lee, US, 1990, 124 mins Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) is an ace jazz trumpeter with his own quintet and a love ofRead more
Jun 28 @ 10:00 – 13:00
Enjoy a 3hr cruise along the River Orwell onboard our luxury sailing yacht Viking Blue before returning to the marina to enjoy a delicious two course lunch at Waterfront Bistro.Read more
Jun 28 @ 12:00
Foxhall International Raceway is a 382 metre tarmac oval track and is the fastest and largest track that Spedeworth promotes. The track has a steel cable fence above an armcoRead more
Jul 1 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Jul 3 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Jul 5 all-day
Annual event that attracts up-to 40,000 visitors every year. Ipswich Music Day is the highlight in the diary for the regions top bands and artists, that perform on a numberRead more
Jul 8 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Jul 10 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
The exciting, full-contact sport on roller skates is coming to Ipswich! Suffolk Roller Derby women’s team are taking on The Norfolk Brawds in an East Anglian clash. The event, sponsoredRead more
Jul 12 all-day
The Indian Summer Mela is the second of the cultural events that are scheduled as part of World Music Weekend. Come along to Christchurch Park and immerse yourself in theRead more
Jul 12 @ 11:00 – 16:00
Come and see behind the scenes. Guided tours of the museum showing some of the bits our visitors don’t usually see - including our offsite museum store, with a freeRead more
Jul 12 @ 11:00 – 16:00
Come and see behind the scenes. Guided tours of the museum showing some of the bits our visitors don’t usually see - including our offsite museum store, with a freeRead more
Jul 15 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Jul 17 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Jul 22 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Jul 24 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Jul 25 @ 11:00 – 23:00
Jimmys Farm Sausage & Beer Festival combines the best of music and food in equal parts! Finalists in the 2014 UK Festival Awards for Best Small Festival and Best GrassRead more
Jul 25 @ 11:00 – 23:00
The Sausage & Beer Festival is back! Jimmy’s Farm had a ball last year and can’t wait to do it all again in 2015. There’s some great changes this yearRead more
Jul 26 @ 11:00 – 23:00
Jimmys Farm Sausage & Beer Festival combines the best of music and food in equal parts! Finalists in the 2014 UK Festival Awards for Best Small Festival and Best GrassRead more
Jul 26 @ 11:00 – 23:00
The Sausage & Beer Festival is back! Jimmy’s Farm had a ball last year and can’t wait to do it all again in 2015. There’s some great changes this yearRead more
Jul 29 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Jul 31 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Leave the car behind and enjoy a leisurely free bus ride to and from the museum. Timetable on our website from early July. Note: if you want to come inRead more
Aug 3 @ 11:00 – 16:00
Leave the car behind and enjoy a leisurely free bus ride to and from the museum. Timetable on our website from early July. Note: if you want to come inRead more
Aug 5 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Aug 7 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Leave the car behind and enjoy a leisurely free bus ride to and from the museum. Timetable on our website from early July. Note: if you want to come inRead more
Aug 9 @ 11:00 – 16:00
Leave the car behind and enjoy a leisurely free bus ride to and from the museum. Timetable on our website from early July. Note: if you want to come inRead more
Aug 12 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Aug 14 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Leave the car behind and enjoy a leisurely free bus ride to and from the museum. Timetable on our website from early July. Note: if you want to come inRead more
Aug 16 @ 11:00 – 16:00
Leave the car behind and enjoy a leisurely free bus ride to and from the museum. Timetable on our website from early July. Note: if you want to come inRead more
Aug 19 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Aug 21 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Aug 26 @ 13:30 – 17:00
Join us for a Suffolk High Tea Cruise, and enjoy delicious, freshly baked fruit and plain scones, clotted cream and jam, sandwiches with tea or coffee. Our cruises are designedRead more
Aug 28 @ 18:30 – 22:00
Join us for a Summer Cruise, and enjoy a delicious, freshly cooked hot supper with side salad and bread roll (Vegetarian options available. Please advise when booking). Our cruises areRead more
Aug 29 @ 14:00 – 18:00
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ambience of the river on this four hour sail along the beautiful River Orwell. If you fancy a go at the helm our skipperRead more
