Ipswich Music Day 2024

This year’s Ipswich Music Day will be held in Christchurch Park on Sunday 7 July and 2024 will be the 34th time this event has been held! Last year’s event saw 26,500 people attend and it seems to get bigger and better every year!

Ipswich Music Day is the largest free one-day music festival in the UK and is a brilliant celebration of music, culture and local talent.

As well as six stages of live entertainment and music from local upcoming artists, there are fairground rides for children and adults, street food, and a marketplace.

For the first time, this year the council is partnering up with Ipswich and Suffolk Indian Association (ISIA) who will be hosting the Indian Summer Mela Stage near Fonnereau Road. ISIA plans to bring a mix of Indian cultures to the festival with singers and dancers from their community performing on the stage.

The Bowl Stage will be sponsored by BBC Radio Suffolk and will be situated near the Henley Road entrance to the park, featuring BBC Introducing Artists.

The Westerfield entrance will be home to the Crossroad Stage sponsored by Suffolk Sound and the Rise Stage sponsored by Suffolk New College will be situated next to the playground.

The lovers of indie, rap, R&B and DJs can find their home at the heart of the park on Pond Stage. The stage will also host the winner of Suffolk One’s Battle of the Bands competition.

Finally the sixth and final stage, Grapevine Stage will feature acoustic and jazz artists along with soul-singing groups next to the marketplace.

This year the event is also expanding outside the park with performances by choirs and community groups organised by Ipswich Arts Association taking place in Bethesda Church, Christchurch Mansion, Masonic Hall, and St Margaret’s Church.