Friday 10 to Sunday 19 September 2021
Heritage Open Days returns in 2021: from 10 to 19 September historic sites and hidden locations will throw open their doors for visitors to explore – for free! You will be able to visit places not normally open to the public, as well as favourite heritage sites, to learn more about your local area.
Heritage Open Days is England’s largest free festival of heritage and culture, with over 5,500 events created by local communities, organisations and individuals.
Every year in September, places across the country throw open their doors to celebrate their heritage, community and history. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all free.
Heritage Open Days’ events highlight all the wonderful places and stories on our doorsteps – including those that are often overlooked, or rarely open to visitors.
Every year, 1000s of events take place across the country, encompassing walks, talks, tours, plays and galleries, opening up archives and backstage areas, and hundreds of buildings that are normally closed to the public, unlocking their doors.
In 2020, the festival was expanded to include digital events, providing even more ways for people across England and beyond to engage with our stories and places. We would love you to be part of that community.
Keep an eye on this page over the coming months to find out where you can explore and enjoy heritage, architecture and culture as part of this year's Heritage Open Days in West Suffolk...
So far, the West Suffolk venues confirmed to be taking part are as follows:
For a full list of events please visit Heritage Open Days website.
The unruly little sister exhibition of Moyse&#’;sruly little sister exhibition of Moyse’s Hall Museum’s Moments: An Exhibition of Modern Art, featuring pizza boxes customized by around 500 local artists and creative people responding to the question “What Makes Bury Tick?”.
Bury Festival gives us an opportunity to enjoy a wide range of music and other art forms in venues all around the town. This year, it brings us eleven packed days of entertainment!
The award winning annual festive fayre sees the town of Bury St Edmunds transformed into a winter wonderland.
Bury St Edmunds Food and Drink Festival takes place during the August bank holiday.
Dragon Fest is an annual event hosted by West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
OurBuryStEdmunds organise an annual Festival of Sport to encourage the county to get active.
Heritage Open Days is an annual event featuring a number of historic sites opening their doors for visitors to explore – for free!
This Summer, in partnership with Pop Up Pictures, West Suffolk Council brings an Open Air Film Festival to Bury St Edmunds… 3 days of open air movies and street food in the beautiful Abbey Gardens!
The Suffolk Walking Festival is an annual event that takes place in May and June across the county.
If you go down to the woods this Summer, you’re sure of a big surprise… as the fantastic Heartbreak Productions bring outdoor theatre to West Stow Country Park! Not content to stop there, they’re also, returning to Bury St Edmunds’ beautiful Abbey Gardens with yet more open-air theatre!, , So pack a picnic, bundle up a picnic blanket, or a camping chair, and dress for the, weather… all the world’s a stage, after all!
The OurBuryStEdmunds Whitsun Fayre celebrates the Spring Bank Holiday.
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