This weekend was a busy one for the events industry in Suffolk, amongst the highlights was FolkEast which triumphantly returned to Glemham Hall Estate after a year away.

FolkEast which famously is the most easterly folk festival in the UK attracted crowds over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with adults and children enjoying the eighth year of the popular event.

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Ipswich Star: A band on stage at Folk East 2021A band on stage at Folk East 2021 (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)

Ipswich Star: Crowds at FolkEast enjoying a chilled out vibeCrowds at FolkEast enjoying a chilled out vibe (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)

Ipswich Star: Children enjoyed trying pottery at FolkEast 2021Children enjoyed trying pottery at FolkEast 2021 (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)

Many of the festivalgoers who camped between Thursday, August, 19 and Sunday, August, 22, described a "chilled out vibe" as they watched live music, dancing, and got to give some arts and crafts a try.

Drawing in the crowds on Saturday were the colourful Boudicca Border Morris who provided entertainment on the aptly named Morris stage.

Afro Celt Sound System headlined the Saturday evening describing on their Facebook page the "joy" they felt to "finally step back onstage again for the first time in two years".

Ipswich Star: Festivalgoers at FolkEast watching the Boudicca Border Morris dancing on display at the Glemham Hall EstateFestivalgoers at FolkEast watching the Boudicca Border Morris dancing on display at the Glemham Hall Estate (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)

Ipswich Star: Can you spot yourself in our Folk East gallery?Can you spot yourself in our Folk East gallery? (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)

This year's Folk East was a slightly scaled back event - with organisers wanting to ensure it was Covid secure.

Ipswich Star: Ivy having fun at Folk East 2021Ivy having fun at Folk East 2021 (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)

Ipswich Star: Hula hooping fun at Folk EastHula hooping fun at Folk East (Image: CHARLOTTE BOND)