Blythburgh Day this year will be celebrating, not only a vibrant community but an artistic one. The Blythburgh Summer Exhibition will be on display in the iconic church of Holy Trinity: the Cathedral of the Marshes. It will include art and craftwork by 14 local artists, from painting to pots, from sculpture to sewing and much beside. The exhibition – which is free – will open on Saturday 3 August from 9am to 6pm and again on Sunday 4 August from 9am, to coincide with the village festival, Blythburgh Day. It will close with the hugely appreciated service of Choral Evensong led by the Blythburgh Singers.

October sees the annual Alwyn Music Festival, honouring the composer William Alwyn who once lived in Blythburgh. This year, the festival takes place from Friday 4 October to Saturday 12 October, with five diverse concerts and a film showing. Events will take place at: Southwold Church, Blythburgh Church, the Red House and Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh, and Southwold's Electric Picture Palace.