# Festivals in Ipswich 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Ipswich 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Ipswich. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Ipswich, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Ipswich listed on one platform - we have you covered.

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## Festivals Events in Ipswich

- **Event Name**: Suffolk County Christmas Fair 2026
  - **Description**: Visit the Suffolk County Christmas Fair for the 'Ultimate Christmas Shopping Experience in Suffolk!'
Get your Christmas shopping all wrapped up at the Suffolk County Christmas Fair, which is returning to the prestigious Hintlesham Hall near Ipswich for th
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  - **Date**: Fri Nov 20 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Nov 22 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/suffolk-county-christmas-fair-2026/200030732206932
  - **Venue**: Hintlesham Hall, IP8 3NS Ipswich, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: christmas-markets-and-fairs, shopping, christmas, performances, entertainment, food-drinks, dog
- **Event Name**: Oktoberfest, Pinewood, Ipswich
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/oktoberfest-pinewood-ipswich/200030467077002
  - **Venue**: Pinewood Community Hall, Laburnum Close, Ipswich IP8
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  - **Categories**: oktoberfest, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: 2026 Suffolk Makers, Food & Family Festival
  - **Description**: Get ready for a fun day filled with cool crafts, tasty eats, and family-friendly vibes at the 2026 Suffolk Makers, Food & Family Festival!About this EventWelcome to the 2026 Suffolk Makers, Food &
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Oct 31 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/2026-suffolk-makers-food-and-family-festival/100001999790031818
  - **Venue**: Felixstowe Road
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: festivals, food-truck-festivals, food-drinks, shopping, workshops, trips-adventures, calendar, fall-festivals
- **Event Name**: Sweet Treat Food Festival - Spooktacular Delights Halloween Event
  - **Description**: Free Halloween fun with spooky games, prizes and sweet treats at The Cornhill, Ipswich.About this EventSweet Treat Food Festival – Spooktacular Delights is an in-person Halloween half-ter
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu Oct 29 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/sweet-treat-food-festival-spooktacular-delights-halloween-event/100002003564681898
  - **Venue**: The Cornhill
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Festivals, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Christmas Fayre
  - **Description**: Our FREE Christmas Fayre returns on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th November 2026!

Friday 13th November (16:00-20:00) – invited guests only
Saturday 14th November (09:30-17:00)
Sunday 15th November (09:30-17:00)
The best free Christmas day out for all th
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 14 2026 at 09:30 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/christmas-fayre/200030777565319
  - **Venue**: Pannington Hall Lane, IP9 2AP Wherstead, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: Art, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: Christmas Market
  - **Description**: Our market will bring together local businesses, artisans, food vendors, and festive entertainment to create a vibrant seasonal event for the community.
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 10:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/christmas-market/200030734029915
  - **Venue**: Mary Day Close, IP6 9SR Coddenham, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Illuminate Ipswich
  - **Description**: Illuminate returns to Ipswich this winter with a brand-new light trail set within the beautiful surroundings of Christchurch Park. 🌟

Running from the 20th November 2026 - 1st January 2027

Now in its third year in Ipswich, Illuminate has already brought
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  - **Date**: Fri Nov 20 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/illuminate-ipswich/200030787027328
  - **Venue**: Christchurch Park Ipswich
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: KWMCC's Christmas Market
  - **Description**: Join us at KWMCC on 21st November 10am-2pm for a fun, local market that promises to get you into the Christmas spirit!

This festive event is a wonderful opportunity to support small businesses as they showcase their unique wares, featuring everything fro
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Nov 21 2026 at 02:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/kwmccs-christmas-market/200030786379502
  - **Venue**: Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, IP5 1JF Ipswich, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: The Christmas Cracker at the Ipswich Transport Museum
  - **Description**: Our traditional season ending event where the Museum is decorated top-to-toe in lights and tinsel.  

Once again Father Christmas has made time in his busy schedule to set up a grotto in our tram and will be waiting for you to pay him a visit. (extra paym
  - **Date**: Sun Dec 06 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun Dec 06 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/the-christmas-cracker-at-the-ipswich-transport-museum/200030671840211
  - **Venue**: The Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, IP3 9JD
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- **Event Name**: Tattingstone Village Fete & Music Festival
  - **Description**: Save the date….

…more details to follow soon
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  - **Date**: Sat Jun 19 2027 at 12:00 pm – Sat Jun 19 2027 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/tattingstone-village-fete-and-music-festival/200030777564917
  - **Venue**: Green Lane
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music-festivals, music, entertainment

## Trending Events in Ipswich

- **Event Name**: Dip n’ Dabble - Owls, Bats & Shadows Workshop
  - **Description**: “Think you can’t draw? Let the water do the drawing for you!”🦉🦇 BATS & OWLS — Watercolour & Inks Workshop 🦇🦉Forget detailed pencil drawing and worrying about getting ever
  - **Venue**: The Room
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- **Event Name**: Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at Ipswich Regent Theatre
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Regent Theatre
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- **Event Name**: The Proclaimers at Ipswich Regent Theatre
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Regent Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Jools Holland in Ipswich
  - **Description**: 🎶 Get Ready for Jools Holland Live at Ipswich Regent Theatre on Saturday, October 31, 2026! 🎶
This is not just a concert—it's a moment you'll talk about for years. Jools Holland is set to light up Ipswich Regent The
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Regent Theatre
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- **Event Name**: WILD: The Drone Light Show - Ipswich
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  - **Venue**: Trinity Park Conference & Events Centre
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- **Event Name**: A night at the darts - Ipswich 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for an unmissable night of darts!

Players: Gary Anderson, Gerwyn Price, Stephen Burton, Kevin Painter and Ryan Meikle.

There will be intervals throughout the event between professional darts matches, featuring a stage sporting memorabilia auctio
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Regent Theatre
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- **Event Name**: NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! BINGO! Halloween Edition! Ipswich!
  - **Description**: NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! comes to IPSWICH with a night of Halloween DRAG BINGO! Get ready to PARTY with performances, prizes & CHAOS!About this EventShantay this way, Ipswich, because “NOW! That’s What I Call…D
  - **Venue**: Three Wise Monkeys Ipswich
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- **Event Name**: 80s Vs 90s Halloween Night
  - **Description**: The News is out after a sell out event last year we are back again for Halloween weekend St Peter's by the Waterfront 

Get ready to dance the night away at this iconic venue 80s Vs 90s Halloween Night Disco on 31st October 2026 - it’s gonna be totally ra
  - **Venue**: St Peter's by the Waterfront
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- **Event Name**: Maisie Adam: Whatsherface at Corn Exchange
  - **Venue**: Corn Exchange
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## Browse Festivals Events by Date

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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Suffolk County Christmas Fair 2026 (Fri Nov 20 2026 at 02:00 pm at Hintlesham Hall, IP8 3NS Ipswich, United Kingdom), Oktoberfest, Pinewood, Ipswich (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 07:00 pm at Pinewood Community Hall, Laburnum Close, Ipswich IP8), 2026 Suffolk Makers, Food & Family Festival (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am at Felixstowe Road), Sweet Treat Food Festival - Spooktacular Delights Halloween Event (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am at The Cornhill), Christmas Fayre (Sat Nov 14 2026 at 09:30 am at Pannington Hall Lane, IP9 2AP Wherstead, United Kingdom).
- **Q**: What are the top free Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** 2026 Suffolk Makers, Food & Family Festival (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am at Felixstowe Road), Sweet Treat Food Festival - Spooktacular Delights Halloween Event (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am at The Cornhill).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Ipswich this weekend October 23–25, 2026?
  - **A:** Oktoberfest, Pinewood, Ipswich (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 07:00 pm at Pinewood Community Hall, Laburnum Close, Ipswich IP8).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Ipswich in October 2026?
  - **A:** Oktoberfest, Pinewood, Ipswich (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 07:00 pm at Pinewood Community Hall, Laburnum Close, Ipswich IP8), 2026 Suffolk Makers, Food & Family Festival (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am at Felixstowe Road), Sweet Treat Food Festival - Spooktacular Delights Halloween Event (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 10:00 am at The Cornhill).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Ipswich on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Ipswich include Hintlesham Hall, IP8 3NS Ipswich, United Kingdom, Pinewood Community Hall, Laburnum Close, Ipswich IP8, Felixstowe Road.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Ipswich include Suffolk County Christmas Fair, Oompah Dee Doo Band, East Anglia Festival Group.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Ipswich.

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