FEBRUARY February 1 - 28
The National Garden Scheme Snowdrop Festival sees gardens across the county opening to the public to share the delight of these glorious little flowers which signal the first early signs of spring. To find a garden opening in your area, visit ngs.org.uk/snowdrops
February 2 - 28
The Assembly House Food Festival features a host of delights for food and drink lovers across the whole month of February. You can enjoy guest chef pop-ups, cookery demonstrations, a cheese and wine festival, a last supper with Jay Rayner, an Elvis-inspired menu which includes an appearance by the King himself, and much more. assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk/ food-festival-2020
February 9 – June 14
Art Deco By The Sea is a major new exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. It explores how Art Deco architecture and style shaped the modern seaside during the 1920s and 30s, through paintings, posters, brochures, photographs, fashion, furniture, ceramics and textiles. scva.ac.uk
February 12
The traditional spring and autumn UEA literary festivals is taking a break for 2020, with a special event planned for later in the year to celebrate 50 years of its pioneering creative writing programme. However, there is a one-off literary event featuring author Isabel Allende who will discuss her much-awaited new novel, A Long Petal of the Sea, in her first visit to the UK in 12 years. uea.ac.uk/litfest
February 13 - 15
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