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May 16 – 27 Torch Relay
In the days leading up to the Suffolk Show, a Festival Torch will be
carried around the county, to celebrate local communities and to
honour local heroes.

May 31- Jun 1 The Suffolk Show
Trinity Park, Ipswich
A celebration of all that is special about Suffolk. Visit the special
Elizabethan Era Exhibition and walk down the new Jubilee Avenue
planted with 70 Queen Elizabeth Acers in celebration of The Queen’s
70-year reign. Watch the Festival Torch arrive after its journey around
the county, and see the Festival Pageant as it parades through the
Grand Ring and Showground.

The Suffolk Show returns... - Credit: Archant

June 2 Beacon Lighting across Suffolk
On the evening following Trooping the Colour, from 9.15pm to 11pm
Suffolk will be ablaze in celebration. The Queen will be lighting the first
national beacon in London at 9.15pm, and Suffolk Lord Lieutenant Lady
Euston will light the first one in Suffolk, on the beach at Lowestoft.

June 3 – 26 Aldeburgh Music Festival
The festival opens on the same day that a service of thanksgiving for
the Queen’s reign will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral. The 2022 festival
at Snape Maltings will offer a wide range of events from the familiar to

the less familiar: opera, world premieres, artists in residence, leading