Last checked: 1 November 2026. Please confirm times, availability and event status with the organiser.
November 2026
3 to 7 November: Anything Goes
Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 November, evenings 7.30pm; Saturday matinee 2pm | Amateur musical | Theatre Royal, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QR | Advertised tickets £12 to £24.
Irving Stage Company stages Cole Porter's shipboard musical comedy, with tap routines, romantic complications and familiar songs.
8 November: Fat Cat Comedy Club
Sunday 8 November, 8pm; doors 7.30pm | Stand-up comedy | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds | £17.60 including booking fee; ages 14+ at parental discretion.
The monthly comedy club returns with an evening of stand-up. Check the organiser for the latest line-up; the show includes adult humour and themes.
19 November: Christmas Lights Event
Thursday 19 November, 3pm to 8pm | Community celebration | Cornhill, Buttermarket and Bury St Edmunds town centre | Free entry; no tickets.
Local choirs and performers, gift stalls and walkabout characters fill the town centre. The lights illuminate as dusk falls; there is no formal switch-on countdown.
19 November: Paintings Lost to Suffolk
Thursday 19 November, 7pm to 8.30pm; doors 6.40pm | Art history talk | Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds | £10; booking essential.
Hugh Belsey explores paintings that once belonged to Suffolk collections but are now held elsewhere, drawing on his long career in art history and museums.
From 20 November: Dick Whittington
Selected performances from Friday 20 November 2026 to Sunday 17 January 2027 | Pantomime | Theatre Royal, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QR | Tickets from £15; prices vary.
Theatre Royal's own production sends Dick Whittington into a London overrun by rats. Choose your performance with the theatre, including accessible and family saver options.
26 to 28 November: Cathedral Christmas Market
Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 November, 10am to 4.30pm; last entry 4pm | Christmas shopping and music | St Edmundsbury Cathedral | Entry £2 per person.
More than 50 stallholders offer gifts and local products inside the cathedral, with carols and live music alongside the shopping.
29 November: Bury Friendly Orchestra Festive Concert
Sunday 29 November, 6pm | Orchestral and choral music | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds | £17; under-17s £7, including booking fee.
Bury Friendly Orchestra and Thetford Singers bring seasonal favourites and carols to the Apex, with music including John Rutter and Leroy Anderson.
December 2026
5 and 6 December: Father Christmas at Moyse's Hall
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, pre-booked half-hour slots | Family activity | Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds | £11 per child; up to two accompanying adults free.
Meet Father Christmas and explore the museum before or after your slot. Many sessions were already sold out when checked, so confirm remaining dates and times before making plans.
6 December: Bury St Edmunds Makers Market
Sunday 6 December, 10am to 3pm | Local crafts and food | Cornhill and Buttermarket, Bury St Edmunds.
Meet independent makers, bakers and creators, with a chance to find gifts and seasonal produce directly from regional traders.
8 December: A History of Cinema in Bury St Edmunds
Tuesday 8 December, 7pm to 8.30pm; doors 6.40pm | Local history talk | Moyse's Hall Museum, Bury St Edmunds | £10; booking essential.
Historian John Orbell traces the town's cinema story, from early picture houses through the arrival of sound to changing audiences in the television age.
16 December: Cara Dillon, Upon a Winter's Night
Wednesday 16 December, 7.30pm | Folk and seasonal music | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds | £34 including booking fee.
Cara Dillon and her band bring ancient and modern seasonal songs together, drawing on Irish folk traditions.
22 December: Kids and Canvas
Tuesday 22 December, 10am, 12.30pm or 3pm; each session 90 minutes | Painting workshop, ages 5+ | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds | £22.50 per child.
Painting Passions guides children through a Christmas-themed canvas to take home. Materials are included; one accompanying adult stays with each child without needing a ticket. Wear clothes suitable for acrylic paint.
23 December: Albion Christmas
Wednesday 23 December, 7.30pm | Folk music and storytelling | The Apex, Bury St Edmunds | £32 including booking fee.
The Albion Christmas Band brings seasonal songs, carols and stories to the final days before Christmas.
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