What’s on
Apart from our all-the-year round attractions, see ‘Things to do’, Clare hosts a programme of events throughout the year.
July is our Summer Festival when we hold the Party in the Park for all the family, the Craft Fair, Horticultural Show and many more events, all listed below. Christmas gets off to an early start with the Winter Festival, beginning at the end of November, with the Christmas Fair which includes around 90 exhibitors selling festive food, drinks and a great selection of gifts – an event not to be missed.
Every weekend throughout the year there is something happening with a timetable that includes monthly Saturday markets, antiques auctions, craft fairs, vintage and collectables markets. Our own Clare Choir performs regularly and there is music in the Church.
Why not put the dates in your diary? Many of our events are free and there is something for all ages and tastes.
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Art
Just Paint
A gentle space to relax, unwind and restore through creating. Sunday 20th September 2.30-5.00pm The Old Goods Shed, Clare Park…
History
Elizabeth de Burgh
‘Three weddings and a Funeral or Two”. A talk by Ashley Cooper, at 7.30pm on Friday 2nd October, about Elizabeth…
Market
Clare Market
Clare Products & Produce Market is held every third Saturday of the month, all year round from 8:30am-1.30pm on the…
Market
Clare Craft Market
Our fantastic Craft Market opens again on October 24th and, as always, entry is totally free of charge and no…
Church Event
Festival of Remembrance with Long Melford Silver Band & Wattisham Military Wives Choir
Festival of Remembrance 2026 Join Long Melford Silver Band and Wattisham Military Wives Choir for a very special evening of…
History
Bury and Suffolk in the English Civil War
Although no major battles were fought in East Anglia during the English Civil War, Bury St Edmunds and the county…
Meet the Author
Bookshop Event With Historical Novelist Ann-Marie Howell
Bookshop Event with Historical Novelist Ann-Marie Howell Author of Stolen Things Wednesday 11th November Join us on Wednesday 11th November…
Auction / Fair
Clare Auction
The next Clare Auction takes place on Saturday 14th November. More details will be posted on this page in due…
Market
Clare Market
Clare Products & Produce Market is held every third Saturday of the month, all year round from 8:30am-1.30pm on the…
History
Tales from the Bench
Graham Higgins tells the story of life as a local magistrate, initially in Cheshire but in Suffolk since 1992. A…
Market
Clare Market
Clare Products & Produce Market is held every third Saturday of the month, all year round from 8:30am-1.30pm on the…
History
Thomas Gainsborough
In this talk Mahaut de La Motte, Deputy Curator at Gainsborough House, will explore how the museum preserves and…