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Kick off your experience without paying a penny at our Festival Launch, a procession through Norwich city centre with drummers and gigantic singing dolls!

At the Castle Grounds Preti Taneja’s novella Kumkum Malhotra is brought to life through dance, sound and photography and on Great Yarmouth seafront Stopgap Dance Company perform The Seafarers to a live soundtrack performed by folk band Moulettes.

We are hosting The Afternoon Social alongside Age UK, a free session of socialising including dancing, arts & crafts and plenty of tea and Sing Your Heart Out is at a free workshop focused on wellbeing where you will discover how singing can lift your spirits. Junior Festival goers can enjoy the ever-popular Bounce & Rhyme Time storytelling sessions or dance the morning away at the Toddler Tea Dance.

Last, but definitely not least, the popular Garden Party is back with two days of free fun for the whole family!

Images: Masthead image © Mark Dawson Photography | Festival Launch! © Ville de dijon

Arts make life better

Norfolk & Norwich Festival brings tens of thousands of people together in celebration – it has been doing this for 250 years. Through our May Festival and our year-round arts education work, focusing on children and young people, we lead and support celebration, creativity and curiosity in communities across Norfolk and the region.

This year we begin an exciting new initiative, Festival Connect & Create that will bring creative opportunities to those schools and communities with least provision. Creativity transforms people’s lives. It builds cohesive communities, develops vital skills and supports health and wellbeing. We want more people to have access to creative opportunities.

Please consider donating to support and develop this work. With your help we can increase access to the life changing power of the arts.

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