Norfolk Creativity and Wellbeing Week events
Events List
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Prior to the Week
The Art and Science of the Faba Bean - NNF25, 13 May, 18:00 Start, King's Lynn
Come Singing at Earlham Library, 16 May, 11:15 - 12:15, Norwich
Harleston and Waveney Art Trail 2025, 17 - 18 May, 11:00 - 7:00 (daily), Harleston and surrounding area
Plant Power Exhibition - NNF25, 8 May - 6 June, 11:00 - 6:00 (Wed-Sat), King's Lynn
River of Hope Installation - NNF25, 9 - 25 May, Norwich
Art for Wellbeing - Wondering About Water Colour (3 week course), 8, 15 and 22 May,
10:00 - 12:00, Norwich
Through the Microscope Exhibition, 9 March - 2 November, 10:00 - 17:00, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
A World of Water, Sainsbury Centre, 15 March - 3 August, 9:30 - 17:00, Norwich
Darwin in Paradise Camp: Yuki Kihara, Sainsbury Centre, 15 March - 3 August, 9:30 - 17:00, Norwich
Crochet - Making from Squares, Adult Learning, 14 and 21 May 10:00 - 12:00, Norwich
Watercolour - Focus on Brushes and Paper, Adult Learning, 14 and 21 May 10:00 - 12:00, Norwich
Drawing - Developing Tone and Form, Adult Learning, 14 and 21 May 13:00 - 15:00, Norwich
Creative Writing - Creating Characters, Adult Learning, 14 and 21 May 10:00 - 12:00, Cromer
Norwich Jazz Festival: Caoilfhionn Rose, 15 May, 20:00 Start, Norwich
Norwich Jazz Festival: Jasmine Myra, 16 May, 20:00 Start, Norwich
Norwich Jazz Festival: Ebi Soda, 16 May, 20:00 Start, Norwich
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025, 16 May - 1 June, Sheringham and North Norfolk
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Launch Event, 18 May, 17:00 - 18:00, Sheringham
General ongoing events
'Backstories' a Multi-Media Exhibition, Creative Matters, Norwich Theatre, 13 - 30 May, 11am - 4pm, Norwich
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery Wellbeing Trail, Norfolk Museums Service, 19 - 25 May, 10am - 5pm daily, Norwich
Monday 19 May
Wellbeing Walks - Dereham, 10:30 - 12:30, Dereham
DoveSong, 13:30 - 15:00, Diss
Evening Clay Club with Sarah Cannell, 18:00 - 20:00, Raveningham
Introduction to Dance, Knightshift Dance, 20:00 - 21:00, The Garage, Norwich
Cloth of Kindness Workshop, Loddon Library, 15:00 - 17:00, Loddon
'We Are Nature' free art workshop (session 3), Reepham Library, 15:00 - 16:00, Reepham
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Spoken Word Open Mic Night at the Crown, 21:00 start, Sheringham
Wandering Words Walking Trail, National Centre for Writing, Any Time, Norwich
Tuesday 20 May
Norwich Cafe Catch Up - Theatre Royal, 10:30 - 12:30, Norwich
Wellbeing Walks - Hunstanton, 10:30 - 12:30, Hunstanton
Egyptian Dance - The Norman Centre, 19:00 - 20:00, Norwich
Dovelets, 10:00 - 11:00, Diss
King's Lynn May Creative Social with Les Chappel, 13:00 - 15:00, King's Lynn
Short Story Writing for Publication - Part 1, Adult Learning, 10:30 - 12:30, Norwich
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Singing in the Woods with Teresa Verney, 11:30 - 12:30, Sheringham
Wednesday 21 May
Wellbeing Nature Walk- Felbrigg Hall, 10:30 - 12:30, Felbrigg Hall
Mind the Gap Live and Loud, 13:00 - 16:00, Norwich
Battlefield Wills from the First World War 1914-22 - NRO, 13:00 - 14:00, Norwich
Egyptian Dance - The Garage, 12:00 - 13:00, Norwich
Great Massingham May Creative Social with Poppy Stevens, 13:00 - 15:00, Great Massingham
Dereham Community Crafters, Dereham Library, 13:00 - 15:00, Dereham
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Drink and Draw at The Lines End, 18:00 start, Sheringham
Thursday 22 May
Wellbeing Walks - Harleston, 13:00 - 15:00, Harleston
Mind the Gap Acoustic Social, 14:00 - 16:00, Norwich
Art for Wellbeing, 10:00 - 12:00, Norwich
Adult Musical Theatre Dance, Knightshift Dance, 19:00 - 20:00, The Garage, Norwich
Adult Intermediate Commercial Dance, Knightshift Dance, 20:00 - 21:00, The Garage, Norwich
Cloth of Kindness Workshop, Acle Library, 15:30 - 17:30, Acle
Norwich Jazz Festival: National Youth Jazz Orchestra @ EPIC Studios, 20:00 Start, Norwich
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Expressive Drawing Workshop on the Prom with Ros Copping, 10:00 start, Sheringham
Norwich Print Making Hub Workshop: Tetra Pak Printing, 13:30 - 16:30, Norwich
Friday 23 May
Wellbeing Walks - Hoveton, 10:30 - 12:30, Hoveton
Tin Can Flower Workshop, Positively Crafting, 10:30 - 12:30, Wroxham Barns
Advanced House History, NRO, 10:00 - 12:00, Norwich
Internal Waterscapes , 9:00 - 17:00, Gorleston
Resilient Plants, Through Poetry and Music - NNF25, 18:00, King's Lynn
Cloth of Kindness Workshop, Mundesley Library, 15:00 - 17:00, Mundesley
Wool Craft, Knit, Stich and Natter, Hunstanton Library, 11:00 - 13:00, Hunstanton
Paint Misbehavin - Messy Toddler Craft Club, Downham Library, 11:00 - 12:00, Downham Market
Knit and Natter, Tuckswood Library, 11:00 - 13:00, Tuckswood
Norwich Jazz Festival: Azymuth, 20:00 Start, Norwich
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: An afternoon with ITVs Dr Hilary Jones, 14:00 - 16:00, Sheringham
City of Literature Weekend 2025: 23 - 25 May, National Centre for Writing, Norwich
Saturday 24 May
designermakers21 Creativity and Wellbeing Week workshops, various times, Diss
Page Against the Machine - NNF25, 14:30 - 16:30, Norwich
Harleston and Waveney Art Trail 2025, 24 - 26 May, 11:00 - 17:00, Harleston
Sculpture Park Tour, Sainsbury Centre, 10:30 - 12:30, Norwich
Family Studio, Sainsbury Centre, 10:30 - 14:00, Norwich
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: An afternoon with JM Dalgliesh bestselling crime writer, 14:00 - 16:00, Sheringham
Norwich Print Making Hub Workshop: Reduction Lino Cut, 10:00 - 16:00, Norwich
Creative Wellbeing Project Open Session 2025, The Garage, 11:00 - 13:00, Norwich
Sunday 25 May
Daytime Clay Club with Sarah Cannell, 10:00 - 12:00, Raveningham
Weaving from the Garden: Bark Containers, 10:30 - 16:30, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Orchestra of Samples, Creative Arts East, 19:30 - 21:30, Trimley St Mary
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Paint with Artist Emily Chapman at the Red Lobster Gallery, 10:30 - 15:30, Sheringham
Post week Events
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Storytelling with Clay the Cromer Crab and Art Activities for Kids, 27 May, 12:00 - 13:30, Sheringham
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Birdsong and Poetry Workshop: Saffron Summerfield, 28 May, 10:00 - 12:30, Sheringham
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Meet the Maker - Chris Waller Ceramics, 29 May, 12:00 - 15:30, Sheringham
Creative Sheringham Festival 2025: Songwriters Performance Evening, 30 May, 19:30 - 22:15, Sheringham
Drawn to Paint - Combining Graphite and Watercolour, Adult Learning, 29 May, 10:30 - 15:30, Sprowston
Writing Magic Realism, Adult Learning, 2 June, 10:00 - 12:00, Norwich
Screenwriting - an Introduction, Adult Learning, 2 June, 18:30 - 20:30, Norwich
Short Story Writing for Publication - Part 2 (The editing process), Adult Learning, 3 June, 10:30 - 13:30, Norwich
Theatre Making for Confidence, Adult Learning, 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 June, 18:00 - 20:00
Relax and Unwind - Crochet a Bag, Adult Learning, 3, 10 and 17 June, 10:00 - 12:00, Cromer
Relax and Unwind - Slow Stitching and Creative Mending, Adult Learning, 4, 11 and 18 June, 13:00 - 15:00, Cromer
Writing for Wellbeing, Adult Learning, 5, 12 and 19 June, 10:30 - 12:30, Attleborough
Anker Group Led by Compass Dance, 11 June, 11:30 - 12:30, Norwich
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