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Welcome to our Festival site! We hope your visit will be a pleasure which will lead you to the delights of this and other Festivals in the area. The Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002 saw the start of our community Arts Festival, with participation from young and old, professional and ‘amateur’, experienced and those just beginning to explore the arts. Since then there has been a steady enlargement of programme, participation, and interest from many far-flung places.

Planning for Festival 2009 is now well under way. We are very pleased to be able to announce that the opening event on Tuesday 25th August will be the well-known Operababes, booked to perform in the unusual surroundings of St John’s Church
On Friday 28th August we will be welcoming the Sole Bay Jazz band to the town.

Other highlights planned for the week include a writer’s workshop with author Sarah Bower, a musical supper at Gurney’s Bistro, performance poetry for children, a heritage walk around the town and the author Terence Blacker at Wingfield Barns. Box office for all events will open in May; meanwhile you can use this site to post enquiries or ring 01379 854385. We will post more details here soon.

Harleston is a great place in a small space – do come and see us!

Visitors since 8th August 2006

Live music at The Swan Hotel and other venues around town all weekend will provide a showcase for local talent, and as usual the festival culminates on Bank Holiday Monday August 31st in a Family Fun day on Harleston’s recreation ground.

If you would like to get advance notice of our programme, you can sign up to the mailing list via the comments page; just send us your email or postal address; we won’t share the information with anyone else without your permission.

With its historic buildings, independent shops and vibrant community, Harleston is a hidden gem in the South Norfolk countryside, worth a visit any time but especially at Festival Weekend