Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Alternative Festival – June 22 2025

📅 Sunday 22nd June 2025
⏰ 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 New Green Centre, New Green Avenue, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3TG, UK
🎟️ £3 entry – tickets available via event organizer
🚗 Free parking available on site

Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Festival

As the sun crowns the year with golden light and the fields shimmer with midsummer energy, the Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Festival invites all free spirits, seekers, and families to gather for a joyful day of magic, community, and celebration 🌞🌾🕯️

Held at the welcoming New Green Centre in Thurston, just outside historic Bury St Edmunds, this vibrant event honours the Summer Solstice — the height of life, abundance, and the wild heart of the turning Wheel 🌻✨🌿

🌿 A Marketplace Alive with Wonder

Spread across both the Centre’s halls and outdoor gazebos, Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Festival visitors will discover a rich collection of over 40 stalls offering:

🌟 Crystals infused with the energies of sun and earth
🌟 Handmade jewellery, spell kits, and ritual tools
🌟 Forest-inspired crafts, faerie art, and sacred sculpture
🌟 Potions, balms, herbs, and enchanting homewares

Each piece lovingly crafted, each stall bursting with colour, intent, and the spirit of the season 🔮🌺🌼

Gifted tarot readers and spiritual guides will also be offering insights throughout the day — helping guests weave midsummer’s vibrant energies into their own lives 🌞🃏

🥁 Music, Workshops, and Sacred Ceremonies

The day will be alive with opportunities to learn, move, and connect.

✨ Visitors can join talks and workshops covering earth magic, herbalism, sacred craft, and summer ritual practices.
✨ Drumming sessions will pulse through the open air, inviting all to add their rhythms to the midsummer song 🥁🌳
✨ An Opening and Closing Ceremony will frame the day, weaving intentions into the land and honouring the light’s triumph at its peak 🌿🌞🕯️

Workshops are included with your ticket, making it a beautiful day of learning, celebration, and heartfelt gathering.

☕ Refreshments and Green Spaces

A refreshments stand inside the venue will serve hot and cold drinks, light bites, and sweet treats throughout the day — perfect for recharging between browsing, drumming, and attending workshops 🍰☕🍃

Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Festival guests are also welcome to bring a picnic and enjoy the grassy green spaces surrounding the New Green Centre — a lovely place to relax under the wide Suffolk skies 🌞🧺🌳

🌻✨ Turn Your Visit into a Midsummer Weekend

Why not extend your midsummer magic with a full weekend exploring the sacred landscapes of Suffolk?

🌞 Saturday 21st June – Arrival and Solstice Blessings

Check into a nearby stay — The Grange Hotel in Thurston offers charming country comfort, while The Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds brings historic elegance perfect for a special seasonal retreat 🛏️🌾

As dusk gathers, honour the solstice night with a simple ritual: gather summer flowers, set a safe LED candle aglow, and write down a wish for the growing year ahead 🕯️🌸✨

🍽️ Enjoy a feast of seasonal dishes at Pea Porridge in Bury St Edmunds — a Michelin-starred spot perfect for celebrating the longest day 🍷🥘🌿

🌼 Sunday 22nd June – Festival of the Sun

From 10:30 AM, the New Green Centre welcomes guests to the Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Festival.

Spend the day: 🌞 Exploring the vibrant marketplace
🌞 Drumming under the summer sky
🌞 Attending workshops and seasonal ceremonies
🌞 Gathering with kindred spirits in celebration

As the event draws to a close at 4:00 PM, return to your lodgings with arms full of magical treasures — and a heart overflowing with midsummer joy 🌻🛍️🌞

🌿 Monday 23rd June – Sacred Sites and Farewell

Ease into your final day with a quiet visit to Thetford Forest — walk the woodland trails, breathe in the fresh green energy, and let the wisdom of midsummer settle in your bones 🌳🌿🌬️

Before heading home, stop for a relaxed brunch at Baileys 2 Coffee House in Bury St Edmunds — a cosy spot known for friendly smiles and hearty plates 🍳☕🌼

🌞 In the Fullness of the Sun, We Gather…

The Suffolk Mid Summer Pagan Festival is a celebration of spirit, community, and the golden moment when light and life reach their zenith.

🌼 Drum, dance, and dream beneath the high summer sun.
🌼 Celebrate your place in the sacred turning of the Wheel.

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