Culture

a brief update of Ipswich Museum's history including its original location and reasons for the move

Future Female Society (FFS) marked its 10-year anniversary with a celebration evening on Tuesday 24th February at King Street Cinema

Ipswich has completed the first stage of its bid to become the UK City of Culture 2029, submitting its Expression of Interest to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The Town waits to hear if succesful in passing the the next stage. Residents are ask to continue to sign the pledge at www.ipswich2029.com to show breadth and depth of support

As part of the 250-year celebrations of Constable’s birth by Colchester + Ipswich Museums (CIMS), a new exhibition at Christchurch Mansion, in Ipswich, will reveal stories about the people who helped turn Suffolk into ‘Constable Country’.

The Ipswich Portal has recently become part of an even wider global conversation, after linking up with Asia’s first-ever Portal in Manila, Philippines - the sixth installation worldwide. A side-effect of international connection has been local connection. People pause. They linger. They comment on who’s on screen. They laugh together when someone waves back. Strangers strike up conversations that simply wouldn’t happen elsewhere in the town centre.

Plans for CLAY 1A, a new creative and visitor attraction on Ipswich’s waterfront, have recently taken an important step forward after securing support from the Towns Fund Town Centre Regeneration programme.

Business leaders in Ipswich meet to disucss how they can support Ipswich's bid to become City of Culture 2029

Post describes how Suffolk Community Libraries are supporting the National Year of Reading with local activities and an amnesty on fines.

Vote, vote, vote! Each year, we enlist your help to get behind Ipswich students who had reached the final of a national A Level Art Competition.  Your help in supporting us led Sophia Skrinchuk of Northgate High School, Ipswich winning the national prize for her wonderful portrait of Holocaust survivor ‘Frank Bright’ in 2024. Well, […]

Listen to Ipswich.Love director Sam Sherman chat to Rob Dunger on Suffolk Sound Radio about the reasons why we’re backing the bid for Ipswich to become City of Culture 2029

Elene Marsden: Bringing the Community Radio Time Capsule Show to Saudi Arabia For over eight years, Elene Marsden, aka Preloved Chica, one of the directors of Ipswich Community Radio, has been the heart and soul behind the Time Capsule Show. This popular program has featured hundreds of guests sharing their favourite four songs and personal […]

#BackTheBid article announcing a campaign to Unite the Town Behind City of Culture Ambition. There is a QR code and link for everyone to use

A world premier of Luca Silvestrini’s The Magic Flute coming to DanceEast in Ipswich in December 2025 with multiple performances

Ipswich bid for City of Culture 2029 EOI FAQ document. A set of Q&A for the first phase of the bid.

Celebrating John Constable’s Legacy: The Hay Wain Visits Suffolk for the First Time as Part of CONSTABLE 250 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Constable (1776-1837), Suffolk’s most celebrated artist and one of the greatest British painters of all time. To honour his life and extraordinary work, Colchester + Ipswich Museums […]

Exciting news for Ipswich as a vibrant new mural is set to enhance the community spirit right in the heart of the town.

More than forty young people from four secondary schools across Ipswich will soon be making their mark on the town centre this November as part of Youth Voice UNLOCKED

Calling all Ipswich children! Enter Eastern Angles’ Treasure Map Competition inspired by their Christmas show Treasure Island. Create your own map of a favourite local spot and win free theatre tickets. Submissions open until 20th November.

SPILL Festival is back – and Ipswich is about to get creative again Get ready, Ipswich! From 23–26 October, the town will be buzzing

Taiwan’s premiere contemporary dance company is bringing a show dedicated to exploring and expressing the identity of the indigenous Paiwan people.

Attend Ipswich’s annual Mayor’s Civic Service on 19 October, featuring a procession and ceremony at Ipswich Minster. Celebrate 825 years of Ipswich’s Town Charter with community leaders and residents.

Ipswich’s Christchurch Mansion will reopen five days a week thanks to a £126,200 Museum Renewal Fund grant. Discover enhanced access to Ipswich museums and upcoming John Constable exhibitions in 2026.

Black History Month is officially here! Whilst it is so important, we also have to acknowledge the injustice in being “given” just one month.

For the first time ever, Ipswich will resonate with the beats of dhak, the fragrance of incense, and the vibrant colors of Bengali tradition.