First Light Festival to return to Lowestoft beach for fifth year
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Each year the festival enjoys an opening parade, with this year's kicking off from East Point Pavilion at 11:00 BST.
From here visitors can enjoy a range of musical acts across the festival's stages.
However there is much more than can be enjoyed including yoga sessions, line dancing, comedy shows for children, talks, poetry and even cloudspotting for beginners
A full schedule of events is available on the festival's website.
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From 12:00 to 21:30 on Saturday, the beach will be filled with activities as well as Kensington Gardens just off the beach.
From 22:00 to 02:00 the festival moves into the venues around the town for the ticketed Sundown events.
On Sunday, people will gather from 03:30 to 05:00 to watch the sunrise as part of the summer solstice.
From 10:00 until 16:00 the rest of the events kick off on the beach again.
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Festival organisers are keen to encourage visitors to make use of public transport where possible or walk/cycle to the event.
There are cycle routes to the festival side and there is free bicycle parking.
Train operator Greater Anglia will run an additional late train from Lowestoft to Ipswich on Saturday to help people get hope.
The additional service will depart Lowestoft at 23:05 and arrive at Ipswich at 00:32.
For those travelling onwards to Stowmarket and Diss, a train from Ipswich will depart at 00:39.
Bus services are also available with the nearest stop being Claremont Pier.
For those who have to travel by car, there is a park and walk site located at Kirkley & Pakefield Football Club which costs £5 for the day of £8 for both days.
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Forecasts suggest Lowestoft will see plenty of sunshine over the festival with highs or 22C on Saturday and 24C on Sunday.
Dr James Mapstone, a consultant in public health at West Suffolk Foundation Trust in Bury St Edmunds, has five tips people should follow during the hot weather:
St Elizabeth Hospice
As well as First Light Festival, there are a number of other big events taking place over the weekend.
Take That's Gary Barlow will be performing at High Lodge, Thetford Forest on the Suffolk/Norfolk border on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, St Elizabeth Hospice kicks off its Hop to it! art trail in Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe, Beccles and Lowestoft.
On Sunday, Ipswich's Cornhill will play host to the Suffolk Windrush Celebration where there will be music, market and food stalls and an exhibition from Suffolk Windrush and the Suffolk Black Community Organisation.
