Lowestoft's First Light Festival - Fifth Year

Thursday, 10 April 2025 06:00

Lowestoft’s First Light Festival is set to make a return this June and it's just been confirmed that some exciting acts signed up to entertain the thousands of people that are expected.

Now in its fifth year, the UK’s only free beachfront festival features a variety of musical acts, comedians and shows including Steve Pretty and Veera Lummi.

Lowestoft will also welcome Shimmer and Borrowed Breath, a new bronze sculpture by Laurence Edwards.

The Suffolk seaside resort will host the event on the 21st and 22nd June - which this year coincides with the summer solstice.

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