Black Shuck Festival 2025
Fri 01 Aug
|Bungay
A unique festival that celebrates folklore, imagination, and storytelling in its many forms
Time & Location
01 Aug 2025, 09:00 – 03 Aug 2025, 18:00
Bungay, Bungay, UK
About the event
For main webiste follow this link: Black Shuck Festival Website
Some Free activities and some ticketed, for further details follow this link: Events guide
From theatre, music and performance, to art, literature, and history, the Black Shuck Festival will offer exciting and thrilling activities for all ages and abilities, immersing visitors in the rich folklore of the region, set in the stunning natural environment of Bungay and the Waveney valley.
The East Anglian legend of Black Shuck tells of a wild black dog that entered Bungay’s St Mary’s Church during a violent storm on 4 August 1577. The animal then reappeared at Blythburgh church, where it was trapped and its claw marks, burned into the surface of the door, can be seen to this day.
For centuries, visitors and residents alike have marvelled at the details of these mysterious events and its protagonist, The Black Dog of Bungay, or Black…