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The Norfolk Community Festival, norfolk showground, Norwich (2026)

08/09/2026

🌿 CAN YOU HELP US CREATE A RELAXATION & WELLBEING AREA? 🌿

As we continue planning **The Norfolk Community Festival – Costessey Fete & Fayre**, we’re looking at introducing a small Have a Go” Relaxation & Wellbeing Area for visitors to enjoy across the weekend.

We’d love to hear from local people, groups or businesses who might be interested in offering short demonstrations or taster sessions throughout the day, such as:

🧘 Yoga or gentle movement
🔔 Sound baths / sound therapy
🌿 Meditation and mindfulness
💆 Relaxation and wellbeing sessions
🫁 Breathing or stress-relief techniques
✨ Or anything similar that could give visitors a chance to stop, relax and try something different.

We’re not necessarily looking for one person to provide everything — we’d be very happy to bring together several local providers to create a varied little wellbeing area.

📅 1st & 2nd May
📍 Norfolk Showground, NR5 0TT

If you know someone who would be perfect for this, please tag them below or send them this post

If you provide any of these services yourself and would like to get involved, please drop us a message or email:

[email protected]

Please share and help us find some fantastic local people to bring this idea to life! 💚

The Norfolk Community Festival – bringing communities together.

08/09/2026

🎡 A SMALL REBRAND… FOR AN EVENT THAT’S GROWN A LOT! 🎡

You may notice a slight change to our name and branding as we look ahead to the future of our event.

Costessey Fete & Fayre isn’t going anywhere!❤️

It’s where our story began, it’s part of who we are, and we will always proudly be Costessey Fete & Fayre

However, over the years the event has grown far beyond what we could ever have imagined. What started as a local community fete has developed into a large two-day event, welcoming thousands of visitors, community groups, charities, traders, performers and attractions from across Norfolk and beyond.

So, going forward:

🎪 Costessey Fete & Fayre will proudly HOST the Norfolk Community Festival.

We feel the new name better reflects the scale of what the event has become, while keeping our Costessey roots firmly at its heart.

Most importantly, the word COMMUNITY remains front and centre. That's what this event has always been about — bringing people together, supporting local organisations and creating an affordable event that families can enjoy.

Same organisers. Same community values. Same Costessey roots.
Just a slightly bigger name for an event that's become a little bit bigger than a fete! ❤️🎡

Welcome to the Norfolk Community Festival — hosted by Costessey Fete & Fayre.

20/08/2026

📋 HELP SHAPE THE NORFOLK COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 2027!🎪

We need your help!

As we continue planning the Norfolk Community Festival 2027, we're asking local residents to take a few minutes to complete our community questionnaire.

Why are we doing a questionnaire?

We don't want to simply assume we know what people want. We want the festival to be genuinely shaped by the people who attend it and the communities it serves.

Your answers will help us understand:

👉 What matters most to you
👉 What can prevent families from attending events
👉 How important keeping the festival affordable is
👉 What activities and facilities you'd like to see
👉 How we can make the festival more accessible and inclusive
👉 What you think we should prioritise in the future

Your responses will also provide valuable **evidence of community need when we apply for grants and external funding**. This funding can help us keep admission and activities affordable while continuing to improve what the festival offers.

Whether you've attended the festival before or never been at all, we'd really like to hear from you.

⏱️ It only takes a few minutes to complete.

👇COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG-RPUz8QJXwroSWSete-dnaJqVHEk59q3jxKXaqJNgI77Sg/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Please also SHARE this post. The more people who take part, the better picture we get of what our community actually wants.

Thank you for helping us shape the Norfolk Community Festival 2027 ❤️

12/08/2026

🎪 STALLHOLDER APPLICATIONS STILL OPEN – THE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 2027 🎪
📅 Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd May 2027
📍 Royal Norfolk Showground
⏰ 10am–7pm both days

Would you like to showcase your business, products, charity or organisation at one of Norfolk’s largest community events?

We are still accepting applications for selected stallholders for The Community Festival 2027, with up to 200 stalls on site across the weekend and thousands of visitors expected to join us for a fantastic, affordable family day out.

🐾 DOG & ANIMAL AREA – PARTICULARLY WANTED
With our popular Dog Show running across the weekend, we’d love to hear from businesses selling dog and animal-related products, including treats, accessories, dog food, dog ice cream and other specialist products.

🛍️ WE’RE ALSO LOOKING FOR:
• Artisan and craft stalls
• Cheeses and specialist produce
• Handmade wooden, metal and ceramic products
• Clothing and accessories
• Unique and unusual handmade items
• Flowers and plants
• Charities and community organisations
• Car cleaning/detailing products and services
• Other interesting businesses offering something a little different

🚫 PLEASE NOTE: We are not currently accepting applications for bars, hot food/catering, cakes or 3D-printed items, as these categories are already sufficiently represented.

With entertainment, attractions, displays and activities throughout both days, the festival offers families a full day out for less than the price of a cup of coffee — and provides traders with a fantastic opportunity to put their products in front of a huge local audience.

📧 Interested in joining us?
Email [email protected] for stall prices, availability and an application form.

Spaces in some categories are limited, so please get in touch early.

The Community Festival 2027 – affordable family entertainment at the Royal Norfolk Showground. 🎪🐾🎡

10/08/2026

🚛🏆 TRUCKS WANTED – AND SOMETHING NEW FOR 2027! 🏆🚛
As part of our Community Festival at the Norfolk Showground on 1st & 2nd May 2027, we're working alongside our amazing friends at East Coast Truckers to create a spectacular display celebrating the history, diversity and importance of the haulage industry.
And for 2027, we're planning to make it even bigger with our very own Truck Display Competition! 🏆
We're particularly looking for:
🔹 Large recovery & wrecker trucks – especially HGV recovery vehicles
🔹 Classic & vintage trucks
🔹 Military trucks
🔹 Heavy and specialist haulage
🔹 Custom trucks with incredible artwork & liveries
🔹 Rare, unusual or historic vehicles
🔹 Modern show trucks
🔹 And, of course... amazing trucks of all kinds!
🏆 THE COMPETITION
We're planning a fun, friendly competition with trophies across a number of categories, potentially including:
🚛 Cleanest / Best-Presented Truck
🎨 Best Artwork or Livery
🤩 Most Unusual Vehicle
🏅 Best Classic Truck
✨ Best Customised Truck
🚚 Best Company Fleet Display
🏆 Festival Favorite / Best in Show
Final categories will be confirmed nearer the event.
We are also looking for COMPETITION SPONSORS!
We're looking for businesses that would like to support the competition by sponsoring individual award categories, trophies or the overall competition. It's a great opportunity to support a huge community event while putting your business in front of thousands of visitors and people from across the haulage industry.
🎤 COULD YOU BE OUR 2027 TRUCK JUDGE?
We're also looking for someone who really knows trucks inside out and is reasonably well known and respected within the haulage or trucking world to join us as our special guest judge.
We'd love someone with genuine industry knowledge who can meet the drivers, judge the vehicles and present the trophies to our winners.
Perhaps you know just the person? Tag them below!
📅 Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd May 2027
📍 Royal Norfolk Showground
🚛 Displaying your truck is completely FREE
If you'd like to display a truck, sponsor an award, become involved in the competition or recommend our guest judge, we'd love to hear from you.
📧 [email protected]
Please TAG, SHARE and spread the word throughout the trucking community.
Let's see if together we can create one of the most exciting truck displays Norfolk has seen! 🚛🏆

03/08/2026

🥩 Returning for 2027... Shirlz Philly Cheese steaks! 🇺🇸
After making their Costessey Community Festival debut in 2026, we're absolutely delighted to welcome Shirlz Philly Cheese steaks back to the 2027 Costessey Community Festival at the Royal Norfolk Showground.
If you visited them last year, you'll know exactly why they're returning! Their impressive authentic 1960s American drive-in diner was one of the most eye-catching food stalls at the festival. Don't worry though... despite looking every bit like a classic American drive-through, you'll still have to walk up to order! 😄
Serving up freshly prepared, authentic Philly cheese steaks packed with tender steak, melted cheese and all the traditional flavors, they're sure to be a popular stop once again.
Whether you tried one last year or have always wanted to see what the fuss is about, make sure you add Shirlz Philly Cheese steaks to your list of must-visit stalls over the weekend.
We love welcoming back traders who provide fantastic food, great service and something a little different, and we're thrilled they'll once again be part of what promises to be another fantastic weekend for the whole family.
Who's planning to grab a Philly Cheese steak next May? 👇🌭🇺🇸

27/07/2026

🎭 **Calling All Local Performers!** 🎶🥋💃🎤

Applications are now open for performance groups wishing to take part in the 2027 Costessey Community Festival, taking place on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd May 2027 at the Royal Norfolk Showground.

We're looking for a fantastic variety of local talent, including:

🎭 Dance Schools
🥋 Martial Arts Clubs
🎤 Choirs & Singing Groups
🎸 Bands & Solo Musicians
🤸 Gymnastics & Cheerleading Teams
🎬 Theatre & Drama Groups
🎪 Community Organisations..and any other groups who would love to perform!

Each performance slot is approximately **20 minutes**, and if you have multiple classes or groups, you're welcome to perform more than once during the day. We usually feature around **15 different groups** across the weekend, providing entertainment for the thousands of visitors who attend the festival each year.

✅ Professional stage
✅ Full PA and sound system provided
✅ Technical support included
✅ FREE fundraising pitch available (subject to availability) for your organisation to promote itself, recruit new members or raise funds.

This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your talent, support your local community and perform in front of a large family audience.

📧 If your group would like to take part, please email us at [email protected] for more information.

👇 Know a group that would be perfect?** Please **tag them in the comments or share this post so we can reach as many amazing local performers as possible.

Let's make the 2027 Costessey Community Festival bigger and better than ever! 🎉

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