Downham Market Festival

19/10/2026

Downham Market Festival – Upcoming Meetings

We have set the dates for the next committee meetings. These are open to anyone who wants to be involved, support the planning, or find out more about how the festival is organised.

Meeting Dates:
• 4th Nov 7pm
• 6th Jan 7pm

The Next meetings are to be held at the Town Hall.
If you’d like to attend or have questions, please message the page.

15/10/2026

The festival is run by volunteers and funded through local fundraising — but to keep this brilliant community event going, we need your support.

We’ve launched our GoFundMe to help cover the essential costs for this year’s festival. If you’d like to see Downham Festival continue, please consider making a donation. Every contribution makes a real difference.

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28/09/2026

🎉Downham Market Festival Annual General Meeting🎉

We’d love to invite everyone in our local community to come along to our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 30th September at 7pm, being held at Downham Market Town Hall.

This is a great opportunity to hear more about the festival, find out what’s planned, share your ideas, and see how you can get involved in making the next festival a success. ❤️

Everyone is welcome!!

We hope to see lots of familiar faces and new ones too!

31/05/2026

Thank You from the Festival Committee
Yet again, another Festival Week has come to an end, and what a wonderful week it has been!
Although this year's celebrations were a little different, with no floats in the parade and some extremely hot weather, the support from our community has been as strong as ever. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along and supported our events throughout the past eight days.
From the Carnival and coffee mornings to the entertainers, shows, children's events, and all the activities in between, it was fantastic to see so many familiar faces joining us. Your attendance, enthusiasm, and support mean so much to us and help ensure that Festival Week can continue for many years to come.
Events like these are only possible because of the wonderful community we have. Whether you attended one event or many, volunteered your time, helped behind the scenes, or simply came along to enjoy the festivities, we are truly grateful.

As we look ahead to next year's Festival Week, keep an eye out for us throughout the year. We hope to be out and about in the town with fundraising events and other activities as we begin planning for another fantastic festival.
Thank you once again for your continued support. We couldn't do it without you, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.

We would also like to extend a huge thank you to downham market town council for their incredible support. By generously providing us with the Town Hall for the week, they have made it possible for us to host our events and celebrations. Their support has not only enabled the week to happen but has also made the organisation and running of events much easier for our committee. We are extremely grateful for their continued assistance and commitment to our community.

We would also like to remind everyone that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in September. More details will be announced in due course, and we would love to see as many people there as possible. It's a great opportunity to hear about our plans for the future, share ideas, and get involved in helping shape next year's Festival

The festival committee

30/05/2026

Don't forget 2pm to 4pm today theres a c***r talk and tasting by Downham C***r, come along and join us and hear about how c***r is produced and get to sample some of the products they have to offer

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

☕ Don’t forget to drop in to our Coffee Morning today at the Town Hall!

Then tonight, join us for the amazing **Downham’s Got Talent** in connection with the Downham Market Festival Market Festival, featuring Melody Allsorts of Downham MAD Allsorts of Downham MAD and Downham C***r r.

🚪 Doors open: 6:45pm
🎭 Show starts: 7:30pm

Come along, support local talent, and help decide the winners!
Tickets available online the door

We look forward to seeing you there!

28/05/2026

Don't forget our Community Auction is today at Town Hall
Door open to bring lots at 8.45am and viewom start at 10.30am
Bidding starts at 11.30

Come along for some bargains!!