Weird and Wonderful Wood
9th & 10th May 2026
In 2025 we celebrated 30 Weird and Wonderful Years, and we are thrilled to announce that Weird and Wonderful Wood will be back at Haughley Park on the 9th & 10th May 2026!
Suffolk & Norfolk Tourism Awards Event/Festival of the Year Finalists!
The awards, organised by Visit East of England which runs the Suffolk and Norfolk Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP), are the annual celebration of all that’s great about the visitor economy in the two counties.
We are 1 of just 9 finalists and now it’s down to the public vote – which is now OPEN!
Voting is open until midnight on Sunday 5th October – but please Vote Now! It only takes a minute.
Weird and Wonderful Wood
9th & 10th May 2026
In 2025 we celebrated 30 Weird and Wonderful Years – and three times winners of Best Festival in Suffolk! We will be back on 9th & 10th May, 2026. Tickets will be available from midday on Monday 22nd September.
Weird and Wonderful Wood is a friendly, relaxed and extraordinary event, with something for all the family.
With over 130 stalls and demonstrations, promoting wood and all it’s traditional uses, Weird and Wonderful Wood combines a celebration of wood – man’s oldest resource – with two days of free children’s workshops, walkabout entertainment, shows and spontaneous happenings around the site.
Expect to see beautiful and unique hand crafted objects, and try your hand at heritage crafts. Alongside this celebration of wood we have an incredible feast of street theatre and performers from all around the UK and beyond. Wandering the site you could meet Zelda the giant tortoise, stunning stiltwalkers, surprising flower pots (don’t get too close!) a giant walking viking made entirely of willow, be amazed by the Flea Circus, and maybe a giant Sloth and her baby will want to have a hug – or even steal your hat! Watch out for wandering musicians, dancers and even a mechanical dragon.
For kids every single activity at Weird and Wonderful Wood is free, so they can do as much as they like! There are free workshops including woodcarving, drumming, spoke shave, hula hoop, willow, clay, scrap wood, archery, axe throwing, aerial silks, Monkey Do tree climbing and circus skills.
With over 130 stalls and demonstrations, promoting wood and all it’s traditional uses, Weird and Wonderful Wood combines a celebration of wood – man’s oldest resource – with two days of free children’s workshops, walkabout entertainment from all over the UK, and international shows and spontaneous happenings around the site.
Expect to see beautiful and unique hand crafted objects, try your hand at heritage crafts, watch some of the best street theatre and walkabout entertainers, enjoy music on our acoustic stage, sample local food and drink, and watch out for a surprise around every corner!
Pay once – All our workshops and activities are free
Here's a glimpse of what was on at Weird and Wonderful Wood in 2025.
Stallholders, bands and performers for 2026 will be announced soon!
This is what happened in 2025! 2026 line up coming soon...
Stalls: Over 130 hand picked stalls with a range of beautiful wooden products, sculpture, art, musical instruments, metal, glass, local food and drink and more!
Demonstrations: Too many to mention, including Bodgers & Bowyers, Hurdlers, Instrument making, Pole Lathe, Chainsaw carving, Wood turning, Sawmills, Axe carving, steam bending, drum making, basket making, raku pottery firing…
Free Workshops: including Scrap Wood, Hula Hooping, Mini Gardens, Drumming, Clay, Willow, Natural Weaving, Spoon making, Spoke Shave, Circus Workshops, Memma the Cavewoman and her prehistoric experiences, Aerial Silks, Storytelling Tent, Monkey Do, Archery, and More!
Shows: Carlos Airhead with his 6 foot ballon, Dan the Hat, Jon Hicks – International Man of Artistry, and Foolhardy Folk
Spontaneous Happenings: from What the Tortoise Taught Us, Bridie the Tea Lady, The Bureau of Silly Ideas, Flea Circus, Bubble Bike, stunning Stilt walkers, giant Willow Viking, Madame D’Orificio, meet The Sloths! Mechanical dragon, King Charles & Nell Gwynne, Surprising Musicians and more…
On our Accoustic stage: Mark Chadwick from the Levellers, the Ghanian dance troupe Niimei, Old Time Sailors, Bessie Turner, Tim Lee, Thy Last Drop, the Wilswood Buoys, Foreign Locals, Aartwork, KingKillerShip, The Floozies and more!
Walkabouts, shows, performers and spontaneous happenings
On the music stage, Buskers Corner, and out and about
