The Great Yarmouth area is home to a number of fun, family-friendly festivals and outdoor events throughout the year.
Annual festivals in Great Yarmouth
Two brand new festivals arrive in Great Yarmouth at the end of March - Paint the Town, an arts festival with events popping up across the brough plus Flavours, a food festival centred around King Street.
The Martham Scarecrow Festival returns in May. Take the trail around the village of Martham to see how many scarecrows look familiar.
Look out for various events takign place to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June.
The Great Yarmouth Arts Festival takes place 8-17 July, including art exhibitions at St. George's Theatre and Great Yarmouth Minster.
As a maritime borough we're very proud of our essential life boats all of whom celebrate in August with the Lifeboat Fête Day at Caister Lifeboat Station and the HIRS Lifeboat Day in Hemsby. On the last Sunday in August the Longshore Herring Festival in Hemsby celebrates the area's important fishing traditions and heritage with live music, a parade and barbecued herrings to eat on the beach.
Great Yarmouth Festival of Bowls will see tournaments taking place on Britannia Bowling Greens returns at the end of August for four weeks of tournaments until Friday 23 September.
The Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus bursts onto the streets later in September (16-18) with a riot of colour, dance, performance and comedy all taking place out in the open spaces of St. George's Park and in the town centre. This event has to be seen to be believed with acts from all over Europe putting on daredevil and incredible outdoor performances.
The Eastern Festival of Racing takes place in September with three days of thrilling races at Great Yarmouth race course, including a fabulous ladies day with the chance to get all dressed up.
Heritage buildings all over the borough take part in Great Yarmouth's Heritage Open Days, a national free festival celebrating the quiet and unusual heritage buildings we usually take for granted.