Suffolk Day

A festival to celebrate Suffolk.

What is Suffolk Day?

Suffolk Day is a county-wide party to recognise our great icons, attractions, landscapes, institutions, special events and more. The annual festivities continue on the longest day of the year, when the sun rises on our east coast and shines upon the many wonderful things we have. Suffolk Day 2022 was part of the Festival of Suffolk, the county's unique celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Icons of Suffolk

For Suffolk Day 2022 the East Anglian Daily Times and BBC Radio Suffolk were asking people to vote for their top 25 Suffolk icons. The endangered and beloved Suffolk Punch was voted as your favourite.

Find things to do

Explore Suffolk's 25 icons and view the #SuffolkDay events that took place using our event map.

Explore the event map

BBC Radio Suffolk

Suffolk Day 2022 coverage

06:00 - Mark Murphy was at Framlingham Castle with the Suffolk Day proclamation.

10:00 - Wayne Bavin celebrated Suffolk Day live from Bungay.

14:00 - Lesley Dolphin continued celebrations in Bury St Edmunds.

18:00 - Jon Wright rounded off the day in Felixstowe with Suffolk Remembers.

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Promotional materials

Download logos, posters, bunting, placemats and more for Suffolk Day 2023.

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What should we do on the day? It might be something simple like going for a walk in the countryside or on one of our lovely beaches. It doesn’t really matter, it’s just a moment to stop and think how lucky we are to live in Suffolk.
Mark Murphy MBE, presenter for BBC Radio Suffolk

Suffolk Day is set to be particularly special this year. Join the celebrations, learn about your county and support your community.
Oliver Paul, Suffolk Food Hall director

After the last few years we hope this will be a moment when we can all take a deep breath and remind ourselves how lucky we are to live in such an amazing place.
Brad Jones, East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star editor

What should we do on the day? It might be something simple like going for a walk in the countryside or on one of our lovely beaches. It doesn’t really matter, it’s just a moment to stop and think how lucky we are to live in Suffolk.
Mark Murphy MBE, presenter for BBC Radio Suffolk

Suffolk Day is set to be particularly special this year. Join the celebrations, learn about your county and support your community.
Oliver Paul, Suffolk Food Hall director

Celebrating our beautiful county

From our towns and beaches, we've got so much to be proud of. Hear from local people, including Jimmy Doherty, explaining what they love about our county ahead of Suffolk Day 2023 taking place on 21 June.