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From Angry Birds trails to banger racing, May Play on the farm to Picnic in the Park with top class horse racing and superheroes to favourite seafront attractions, Great Yarmouth’s Whitsun half term offer is bursting with fun, activity and opportunity for all the family.
Back for the 17th year is the spectacle of the weird and way out with the Out There Festival from May 28-31st delivering some of the world’s finest circus and street arts performers across the town, starting with a special Beach event on May 28, evening shows and beach events on May 29 and a packed core festival programme on May 30 – 31.
Expected to attract more than 60,000 people,

A familiar face in tourism is taking the helm as chairman of Visit Great Yarmouth.
Nathan Race, who has been General Manager at Haven Seashore Holiday Park for 14 years, has spent his working life in the leisure and tourism sector and is looking forward to supporting and guiding the future of the organisation, alongside his current role.
He takes over from outgoing chairman Lyndon Bevan, who had held the position for six years.
Nathan said: “I was born in Great Yarmouth and my first job after leaving school was working within swimming pools and leisure. Since leaving further education my working career has been within the industry. I am excited to take up this role supporting Visit Great Yarmouth.”
“My expertise is leading teams and driving successful business outcomes from a team,

 
A key figure in Norfolk tourism is stepping down after guiding the Great Yarmouth borough through the pandemic and back to the booming visitor figures of pre-Covid days.
Lyndon Bevan has been Chairman of Visit Great Yarmouth since 2019, steering the ship through lockdown, crisis management, long-term recovery planning, and back out the other side where tourism and economy figures are expected to reach record highs again.
During his tenure Lyndon has been instrumental in a number of changes to Visit Great Yarmouth including increasing the overall budget allocated for events, investment in CCTV, seafront decorative lighting and web cameras.
He also developed the destination website, social media, tourism enquiries and took on the organisation of the popular Wheels Festival.

Our What’s on Guide 2025  is out with 100,000 copies printed,  it will be circulated across locations in Norfolk and Suffolk in the next couple of weeks
Click here to view – Whats On Guide 2025

Great Yarmouth and its surrounding areas are such a hit with its visitors they return time and time again, a new survey has revealed.
An annual survey of people holidaying or on short breaks in Great Yarmouth, Hemsby, Gorleston and other nearby areas last year found 95 per cent had enjoyed previous visits compared to 93 per cent in 2023.
And the number of people returning within six months rose last year to 61 per cent from 52 per cent in 2023.

The Great Yarmouth Visitor Survey 2024 – carried out between June and September 2024 – found that 93 per cent of those questioned would recommend the destination to family and friends.

Christmas in and around Great Yarmouth is looking merry and bright with attractions and activities available in abundance.
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular is back with a bang starring Jack Jay, Ben Langley and an international circus cast.
As one of the biggest festival productions in Europe, it combines the spirit of Christmas with the magic of the circus.
Expect the most spectacular display yet with more than 60 world-class performers and the addition of The Man They Call G, who will be bringing his unique blend of impressions, singing and acting to the line-up.

Sealife Great Yarmouth is looking for participants in its special arctic Christmas adventure to learn about the North Pole and the animals that live there.

Get ready for some spooky goings-on across in and around Great Yarmouth this half term with an array of activities available for all the family.
The Big Wednesday Fireworks are back for one night only on Wednesday, October 30, with a free seafront twin firework display at 6pm, firing from two different locations on central beach at the same time.
Street performances take place from 5pm with breath taking fiery displays from Juggling Inferno and the unusual and illuminated walking act The Lumens.
They will also return after the fireworks have finished.

Prepared to have a frighteningly good time at The Hippodrome Theatre’s Halloween Spooktacular.
Jack Jay and Johnny Mac are back for the family adventure show,

Visit Great Yarmouth wins ballot to continue work to promote Greater Yarmouth area nationally, regionally and locally and invest in the best visitor experience.
Its first announcement today is that the Wheels Festival and summer fireworks are being planned for summer 2025.
“Visit Great Yarmouth is here for businesses to thrive, achieved by us all working together to boost visitor numbers, shaping a unique offer and making our destination more desirable year on year” – Lyndon Bevan, Visit Great Yarmouth chair.

Visit Great Yarmouth has won the green light to continue its work to attract visitors and invest in delivering the best destination experience.
Plans are now under way for events,

There’s just two weeks left to enjoy a spectacle of light and sound on one of Norfolk’s iconic beachfronts.
Big Wednesday Summer Fireworks returns to Great Yarmouth for just this Wednesday and next, with each display enhanced for an even bigger and brighter show.
This week, the fireworks will be launched from the beach, east of Pleasure Beach Gardens at 10pm, with entertainment provided by high-impact performance group Spark! who combine vibrant illuminations with thundering drums.
The first performance will be just after 7pm and the second at 9pm, with the acts situated around the central seafront location.
Hemsby’s final fireworks evening will take place next Tuesday on August 27, at the beach near the end of Beach Road.

The summer holidays start with a bang this week as free weekly fireworks displays return to the coast.
 
Big Tuesdays and Big Wednesdays begin at Hemsby tomorrow (July 23) and Great Yarmouth on Wednesday (July 24) running every week for six consecutive weeks.
New street acts will build the atmosphere and entertain the crowds in both locations before weekly technicolour fills the night sky with dramatic displays at 10pm.
 
UK family favourite Titan the Robot will roll back into town again on week three, on August 6 and 7, after wowing the crowds at Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival last month.
 
Now world-famous, the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist will be at Hemsby on August 6 and at Great Yarmouth’s south and central seafront on August 7,