Take a look at our what’s on guide to see what events are happening near you on June 30 and July 1.

East Anglian Daily Times: Open Air Cinema at Christchurch Park, Ipswich. Picture: IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCILOpen Air Cinema at Christchurch Park, Ipswich. Picture: IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL (Image: Archant)

The Greatest Showman open air cinema, Christchuch Park, Ipswich , June 30

Get your picnic blanket ready because an open air cinema is coming to a park near you. Ipswich’s Christchurch Park will be showing the popular American musical The Greatest Showman this Saturday, June 30. The Greatest Showman celebrates the birth of show business, inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum. See the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Zac Efron and Rebecca Ferguson. Gates open at 6pm and the film will start at 7.30pm and will finish approximately 9.30pm. You can buy tickets on the Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange website. Please note the open air cinema will go ahead in the event of rain or poor weather so make sure you go prepared.

East Anglian Daily Times: Felixstowe Book Festival is taking place this weekend. Picture: EMILY FAEFelixstowe Book Festival is taking place this weekend. Picture: EMILY FAE (Image: Emily Fae)

Felixstowe book festival, Various locations in Felixstowe, June 27 and July 1

Top authors and book lovers will be welcomed to Felixstowe for this year’s festival. Now in its sixth year, the event has built a national reputation as a wonderful weekend of books on the Suffolk coast. Guests this year include BBC Woman’s Hour presenter, Dame Jenni Murray, Call The Midwife’s Stephen McGann, novelists Amanda Craig and Salley Vickers, and Sir Vince Cable with his explosive political thriller. Open Arms, and BBC producer, Oggy Boytchev with The Unbeliever, a tense Cold War spy novel based on true events, will also be there. Events take place at different venues and you can book via the festival website.

East Anglian Daily Times: Come down to the Ickworth Country Fayre this weekend. Picture: NATIONAL TRUST IMAGESCome down to the Ickworth Country Fayre this weekend. Picture: NATIONAL TRUST IMAGES (Image: �National Trust Images/John Millar)

Ickworth’s Country Estate Fayre, Ickworth House, June 30 and July 1

The Ickworth Country Estate Fayre will be taking place this weekend, it will be celebration of the skills and traditions of the Suffolk country estate. The day is packed with things to do and see from bee keeping, wood milling, a sheepdog trial, generating sustainable energy from the land, plant propagation and lots more. Visitors can meet the ranger team who will be talking about how they use timber from the Ickworth woodland to heat the West Wing with a sustainable bio-mass boiler, and on Sunday demonstrating how they mill wood, using a fallen Cedar tree from the front of the Rotunda. There will be lots of elements that celebrate the long history of sheep rearing on the estate as well as showcasing how the trust cares for its flocks today. There will be plenty to do for the whole family with a little kids (and big kids) zone for a storytelling village, 1930s games with Dramatic Impacts, Archery and traditional fairground rides. For more information visit the website or call 01284 735 270.

East Anglian Daily Times: The Labyrinth challenge will come to IpswichThe Labyrinth challenge will come to Ipswich (Image: Archant)

World’s longest inflatable obstacle course, Trinity Park, Ipswich, June 30 and July 1

An obstacle course which stretches over 1,000ft is coming to Ipswich this weekend. Thrill seekers have the chance to complete the world’s longest continuous inflatable obstacle course at Trinity Park on June 30 and July 1. The bouncing course, which is called the Labyrinth Challenge, stretches over 1,000ft, contains 30 obstacles and has five different zones. The zones are the jungle zone, toxic zone, combat zone, ocean zone and brand new for 2018 lava zone. You must be at least 10-years-old to complete the Labyrinth Challenge however there is also a mini version for those aged between 5 and 9. The inflatable wonderland is packed with things to do with 30 attractions and a dedicated village with fun inflatable challenges. You can enjoy volleyball, penalty shootout, crazy golf, wipeout stepping stones, Nerf wars, laser tag, a toddler playroom, bouncy castles and lots more.

The event takes place from 11am to 5pm, for more information and tickets visit the website.

East Anglian Daily Times: The annual Long Melford Street Fair Picture: ANDY ABBOTTThe annual Long Melford Street Fair Picture: ANDY ABBOTT (Image: Archant)

Long Melford Street Fair, Hall Street Long Melford, July 1

Long Melford Street Fair 2018 is taking place on Sunday July 1. It will be a family fun day to enjoy in the atmospheric village with over 140 stalls in the line up. There will be bouncy castles, dance performances, live bands, a vast range of food stalls, craft stalls, children’s fair rides, tombola, raffles, cake stalls and lots more. Shops and pubs will be open and there will be shelter if it is to rain. There will be updates of the day on the Long Melford Street Fair 2018 Facebook event page and on www.longmelfordstreetfair.co.uk. If you want to be a volunteer or you are a local trader wanting a stall or to be involved, email longmelfordstreetfair@sky.com.

East Anglian Daily Times: Frank Williams. Picture: CHRIS GIDNEYFrank Williams. Picture: CHRIS GIDNEY (Image: Archant)

More Tea, Vicar?, Colchester Arts Centre, July 1

Dad’s Army Vicar Frank Williams invites you to join him for a hilarious afternoon of TV nostalgia celebrating 50 years of the hit BBCTV series. Everybody loves Dad’s Army even after 50 years it continues to pull huge viewing figures becoming one of the all-time classic ‘greats’ of television. Join Frank, the oldest surviving member of the original cast, as he celebrates a lifetime on stage, on TV, in film and in the legendary BBCTV series. In an entertaining trip down memory lane, Frank gives a unique glimpse behind the scenes and stories of the celebrated TV & film casts of Dad’s Army and a host of other TV classics such as Emergency Ward 10, All Gas & Gaiters, Morecambe & Wise, The Two Ronnie’s and more.