Norwich Summer Sessions

Visitor or local, if you’ve been to Norwich in the summer in previous years, you may have spotted some spectacular performances on the stages of Norwich Summer Sessions brought to you by Norwich Business Improvement District in partnership with NORCA.

Thank you to everyone who came to our 13th year of Norwich Summer Sessions brought to you by Norwich Business Improvement District in partnership with NORCA. This FREE entertainment programme for 2026 ran every Sunday afternoon in August.

Each week we featured a range of acts from rock, pop, folk and blues as well as promoting platform stages for new talent and street entertainment from Covent Garden Entertainment.

See you in 2027 for another summer of fun in Norwich.

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Sunday 2nd August

Hay Hill – Jason Maverick

(Street theatre – Mime artist and contact juggling specialist)

Westlegate – Beat the Computer

(Stank-faced live funk quintet to put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip)

St Gregory’s Green – Maddie Morris

(Bold and socially conscious folk artist who uses traditional music to explore contemporary issues)

Gentleman’s Walk – The Tricks

(Great Blues music from renowned local musicians)

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Sunday 9th August

Hay Hill – L Fay

(Hip-hop, nu jazz and neo-soul with jungle, dnb and breaks)

Westlegate – New Noise

(A line up of fresh young talent from across four local organisations see Events page for details)

St Gregory’s Green – Ellie Gowers

(Singer-songwriter blending contemporary acoustic sounds with the storytelling traditions of folk)

Gentleman’s Walk – Laurence Kingston Band

(Proper Country music, not to miss!)

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Sunday 16th August

Hay Hill – Goldie Fiasco

(Street theatre – Vibrant, interactive street theatre show, combining glamour, comedy and cabaret)

Westlegate – Amber Scott

(Queer indie-folk artist with introspective, honest and deeply heartfelt songs)

St Gregory’s Green – Heather Cartwright & Sam Mabbett

(Virtuosic folk songs from guitar and button box duo)

Gentleman’s Walk – Big Black Cadillac & Swing Dance

(50’s rockabilly, 80’s styled neo-rockabilly and British and American rock and roll)

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Sunday 23rd August

Hay Hill – Not Your Average Choir, Bel Sonus Choir and Norwich Contemporary Choir

(Three local community choirs performing a range of repertoire)

Westlegate – Access Creative College

(Showcasing the best of Access’ budding talent see Events page for details

St Gregory’s Green – Cahalen Morrison

(Insightful and poetic wordsmith and folk songwriter “making the music the world needs”)

Gentleman’s Walk – Latin Power & Norwich Latin Dance

(Igniting people’s spirits through upbeat Latin tunes)

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Sunday 30th August

Hay Hill – Rob Roy Collins

(Street theatre – One of the UK’s top escapologists)

Westlegate – Batfish

(Loud and in-your-face indie/jazz groove modernists)

St Gregory’s Green – Pangea

(Contemporary take on groove orientated, modal jazz)

Gentleman’s Walk – May Gabriels

(Neo-soul with feel-good rhythms and honest, sincere lyrics)