Our Christmas Spectacular is an extravaganza of non-stop singing, dancing, music, humour and variety. It’s a fast moving celebration of the festive season featuring an eclectic mix of both seasonal and year round favourites. With a cast of 130 this is the biggest Christmas show of it’s kind in Europe!

Our sold out 2019 Christmas Spectacular show was our biggest year yet, 2020 saw the show go dark due to the pandemic, 2021 is going to make up for that year lost with the biggest Christmas Spectacular yet! Please make sure you book up early for next year’s Christmas Spectacular.

Our 2021 show will run from 9th November – 23rd December 2.00pm & 7.00pm.

Prices start at £38 (Weekday evenings & Sunday evenings)

We are delighted to announce that Lomax fairs will again be hosting the Holkham Hall Antiques Fair 16th to 18th October. The fair will be staged in the magnificent Lady Elizabeth Wing which is the new “state of the art” event facility in the heart of the Holkham Hall estate. Approximately 30 of the U.K.’s top dealers will be showcasing a wide variety of the finest antiques found anywhere in the country. There will be antique furniture, silver, jewellery, ceramics, clocks, paintings and so much more.

The Holkham Hall Antiques Fair is a great opportunity for residents and visitors to this beautiful area of North Norfolk to meet some of the U.K.’s most prominent dealers and hopefully find something special amongst the antiques on offer. The Courtyard Cafe adjacent to the fair is a perfect place to relax and chat.

Free tickets to the fair are available to download on this site, please note these do not cover the small parking charge (£3/car) which gives the whole family access to the grounds of this wonderful stately home which covers over 3000 acres of deer park, lake, forest and conservation area.

From 10th to the 21st of August - the world of classical music comes to North Norfolk and in historic and charming venues, there is wonderful, live music to be experienced. This Festival is an absolute joy for music lovers.

Sunday 13 June 3pm, St Mary's Church, South Creake,

Recipients of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Albert and Eugenie Frost Chamber Music Prize (2019/20), the Echéa Quartet was formed in 2017 at the Royal Academy of Music, London. They are recent winners of the ‘Tremplin' at the Philharmonie de Paris's String Quartet Biennale (2020) and prizewinners of the International Anton Rubinstein Competition (2017). The quartet are currently Chamber Music Fellows at the Royal College of Music, artists for the Concordia and City Music Foundations (2019/20) and Yeomen of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. The quartet are mentored by John Myerscough, Simon Rowland-Jones and Mathieu Herzog.

During the disruption of the last year the Echéa Quartet has spent a of lot of time working together at the Yorke Trust in South Creake, finding it a haven in which they could focus on their work together and develop in a way that might not have happened so easily in normal times.They are particularly keen therefore to give a concert in the village that has become such an important part of their life, and they look forward to meeting you, who have kindly supported them and other young musicians involved with NNMF.

The quartet has appeared at international festivals such as Ferrandou Musique (France), Festival de los Siete Lagos (Argentina) and West Cork Chamber Music (Ireland). They have also attended a residency at the Banff Centre (2019). The quartet has performed in venues such as the Musikverein (Vienna), Wigmore Hall (London), Philharmonie de Paris and collaborated with Marin Alsop at the World Economic Forum (Switzerland).

The quartet was featured on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune', and more recently on CBC National Radio (Canada) as part of their six-week tour of the west coast of North America (2019).

SUNDAY 6th JUNE

3pm The Maltings, Wells-next-the-Sea

TYLER HAY piano

We are delighted to welcome young pianist, Tyler Hay, to NNMF for his first solo NNMF recital. Winner of the keyboard section of the Royal Overseas Competition as well as the Liszt Society Competition in 2016 Tyler is rapidly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist who enjoys tackling the most demanding works. He is one of three UK-based pianists to be accepted for the Leeds International Piano Competition which will take place later this year. We are happy to note that the other two are Ariel Lanyi, who has already played twice at NNMF and Thomas Kelly who will be making his second NNMF appearance this August!

N.B. Due to ongoing Government restrictions only 80 seats will be available for this concert.

SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST 2021 - CLASSIC IBIZA, IN ASSOCIATION WITH SAN MIGUEL, BRINGS THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT TO BLICKLING ESTATE IN SUMMER 2021

Classic Ibiza will take you on a magical rollercoaster ride of dance music's most iconic tracks reinvented by the Urban Soul Orchestra who have worked with the very best in the industry, including Groove Armada, Nightmares on Wax, Robert Miles and Octave One.

The evening begins with our new ‘Chill-out DJ set’ performed by former Pacha Ibiza and Ministry of Sound London resident, Jose Luis. Bringing a mix of old-school house with a Latin flavour, Jose Luis will transport you to one of the White Isle’s iconic chill-out bars, where you can relax and listen to ambient tunes, while enjoying your picnic and a drink in the idyllic outdoor setting of Blickling Estate.

The Urban Soul Orchestra and vocalists will then take to the stage with Goldierocks for the new up tempo ‘Sundowner set,’ which includes a feast of dance music’s rich play-list. Expect tracks from the likes of Orbital, Moby, Paul van Dyk and many more.

The rhythm will build further during Goldierocks’ ‘House DJ set’, which is packed full of stone-cold dance anthems. The concert then reaches a crescendo during the ‘Dance set,’ when the orchestra and vocalists return to the stage as night falls and the grounds of Blickling turn into an alfresco nightclub with accompanying lasers. Expect tracks from the likes of The Prodigy and The Shapeshifters, to Faithless and Underworld.

Spend an evening with the crooner Michael Bublé on 15th July, 2021 in the spectacular surrounds of the National trust property of Blickling Hall. We are lucky to have him stopping by on his mega-world tour, due to finish in Rio de Janeiro in 2022. Book a taxi, order a picnic and head over to Blickling for an unforgettable night.

An exciting new outside adventure game is launching this Spring at Baconsthorpe Castle - Fri 16 Apr - Thu 30 Sep 2021

Come and join the fun!

Working with a small group of friends, work colleagues or family members, the objective will be to work together to solve clues and crack puzzles to track down a lost document hidden in the grounds of Baconsthorpe Castle.

Actors in full costume will bring the games to life, engaging and interacting with players and further enhancing the experience.

Prepare to have your mental and physical skills put to the test!

The games will last for an hour and will be played in and around the castle grounds.

We are thrilled to welcome back the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons for more open air theatre, their hilarious spin on Kenneth Grahame’s classic countryside caper.

Join Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger on a wild adventure filled with motorcar madness, wicked weasels, exciting escapes and plenty of messing about in boats.

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company put their own anarchic spin Kenneth Grahame’s classic countryside caper.

Frantically feral fun for the whole family.

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company will bring you this hillarious version of this much loved and well know story, the perfect way to spend an evening under the stars of the North Norfolk Coast.

This will be an open air theatre show in the lovely surroundings of the Deepdale Orchard.

Please bring your own picnics, chairs & rugs (whether outdoor or indoor), and make an evening of this lovely outdoor theatre event. Deepdale Stores will be open during most of the performance for extra snacks, or provisions before the show.

Saturday 26 June 2021

Show starts at 7pm - Gates open at 6pm

We are thrilled to welcome back the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons for more open air theatre, their hilarious take on Jane Austen’s famous story, Pride & Prejudice.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s witty and romantic masterpiece is one of the best-loved stories of all time, dealing with the most important questions in life ...

Will Mrs Bennett manage to offload her numerous daughters in record time? Will Lizzy and Darcy actually get together? Will creepy Mr Collins just go away please?

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company will bring you this hilarious version of this much loved and well know story, the perfect way to spend an evening under the stars of the North Norfolk Coast.

This will be an open air theatre show in the lovely surroundings of the Deepdale Orchard.

Please bring your own picnics, chairs & rugs (whether outdoor or indoor), and make an evening of this lovely outdoor theatre event. Deepdale Stores will be open during most of the performance for extra snacks, or provisions before the show.

Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK, and they are coming to Pensthorpe!

Join the all-female troupe here at Pensthorpe, on Saturday 12th June 2021, for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare's classic.

Forget the tears and tragedy - this is a frantic, delirious, full-of-beans show like you've never seen before.

This is an outdoor production, so please bring a chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather!

Norfolk Open Studios has established itself as one of the largest and most successful open studios schemes in the country. It gives visitors the opportunity to see new art, meet artists, and – with many of the works on display being for sale – to buy original artworks directly from their creators - 25th September to 10th October, 2021.

Studios are FREE to visit and visitors don’t need to book in advance, unless they are a large group.

Norfolk Open Studios is run by Norfolk & Norwich Festival as one of its initiatives. The Festival manages Norfolk Open Studios in partnership with Norfolk artists and makers. It is distinct from the annual Norfolk & Norwich Festival which takes place in May each year.

The Norfolk Open Studios website and brochure publishes details of all artists taking part in the scheme each year. The brochure is made available in many venues across Norfolk in advance of the scheme, or you can download a version from this website. Each artist is listed within a geographical district of the county.

Many artists organise additional events and are often happy to accept commissions and/or welcome visitors throughout the year.

The Saracen Horse Feeds Houghton International Horse Trials incorporating the FEI Nations Cup has it all; exhilarating sporting action, a spectacular setting, entertainment for young and old, plus shopping at over 70 trade stands. Set in the magnificent grounds of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, this truly is one of the most outstanding venues within the sport of eventing.

After gaining International status in 2007 the event now welcomes over 700 horses each year, including more than 350 International competitors. It hosts the only British leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup, a series where teams from as far afield as Australia and New Zealand battle it out to top the table come the final event at Boekelo, Holland, in October. In addition Houghton also hosts the Saracen Horse Feeds British Eventing U21 National Championships.

Five actors, with all manner of musical instruments, present an inventive take on Shakespeare’s most famous story, Romeo & Juliet, 13th June, 2021.

This romantic epic will be getting the full Three Inch Fools treatment: live music-making, deft physicality and vibrant story-telling. Expect fast-paced drama, plenty of musical instruments and many a quick costume change along the way!

Enjoy proms in the Sandringham House Gardens performed by the English Symphony Orchestra with compere Brian Blessed OBE, Spitfire flypast and firework finale, August 29, 2021

Live at the Royal Sandringham Estate, join Jools Holland & his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for a very special concert on the west lawn, featuring special guests Eddi Reader and Ruby Turner, 28th August, 2021.

Wed 28 Oct HALLOWEEN WORKSHOPS WITH DAWN FINNERTY Fun, spooky activities for a range of ages. Come in fancy dress and celebrate Halloween - more details to come.

WHAT’S IN THE WITCH’S KITCHEN? Ages 3-5 with carer Make something spooky alongside action and rhyming storytelling, with Nick Sharratt’s witchy book.

THE CREEPY ABC Ages 5-8 with carer An exercise and movement class based on Michael Roberts’ fantastically creepy book, Mumbo Jumbo.

CREATIVE WORKSHOPS Thu 29 Oct 11am HANGING AUTUMN LEAVES Ages 5-10 with carer Make your own hanging leaf ornaments from salt dough! Collect your ornaments at the end of the day. £3 per child

ART EXHIBITIONS & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ART EXHIBITIONS Thu 1 – Sun 11 Oct, 11am - 4 pm daily.

LINKS AND LAYERS - RHYTHMS A multi-discipline group exhibition with emphasis on textiles, exploring the comfort to be found in the rhythms & repetition of making art. Fri 16 Oct – Sun 1 Nov, 11am - 4 pm daily.

MUMBO JUMBO Ages 9-12 A Mumbo Jumbo drama session full of Halloween games and spooky scenarios

Bill Brandt | Henry Moore 20 November - 7 March 2021 COMING SOON

This exhibition explores the parallel and intersecting paths of these two great artists of the 20th century. The photographer Bill Brandt and the sculptor Henry Moore first met during the Second World War, when they both created images of civilians sheltering from the Blitz in the London Underground. These photographs by Brandt and drawings by Moore have become some of the most iconic images of the period. This exhibition explores their shared subjects including coal miners and their families, Stonehenge, and the body presented as landscape. With almost 200 works ranging across sculpture, maquettes, photographs, drawings and collage, the exhibition includes Brandt’s rare colour transparencies and Moore’s little-known photo collages. The exhibition is in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art and the Hepworth Wakefield.

Quote taken from a review by the Guardian: “From blitz victims to dust-coated miners and the rocks of Stonehenge, the affinities between German photographer and British sculptor are shown in works of sepulchral beauty.”