The Aldeburgh Festival

The Aldeburgh Festival has been a pilgrimage for lovers of classical music and culture since 1948. Every June it brings together new commissions, world-premieres and international stars on the stretch of Suffolk Coast which so bewitched its founder, the composer Benjamin Britten.

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Aldeburgh Festival takes flight 09 – 25 June

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Aldeburgh gets better every year, putting other music festivals in its shadow.

The Telegraph, May 2023

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Festival Food & Drink

Eat at the Aldeburgh Festival, from coffee & cake to river view dining...

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There is no other festival quite like Aldeburgh.

Financial Times, 2022

Meet the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival Featured Musicians

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About Us

Find out more about the pioneering charity, Britten Pears Arts.

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Programme notes

Available to download 24 hours before your concert

The Aldeburgh Festival Book

A compendium of programme notes, thematic essays and useful information – available from Festival venues

Explore the Festival

  1. Aldeburgh Festival Podcast

    This weekly podcast gets up close with some of the artists taking part in the Festival. If you want to know more about the Aldeburgh Festival, this…

  2. Something in the Water: Aldeburgh Festival moments that made it famous

    Towering silent sentinels afloat on the Alde. Projections on a nuclear power station. Night walks and alfresco piano recitals at dawn. Aldeburgh…

  3. Aldeburgh Festival 2022 Highlights Film

    Re-live the best bits of a magical few weeks on the Suffolk Coast...