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Welcome to Britten Pears Arts, the pioneering music, heritage and arts charity on the Suffolk coast and home of the Aldeburgh Festival.

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Summer Shopping Day

Summer Shopping Day

Celebrate the arrival of summer with a farmers’ market, tastings in the Food Hall, live music and special guests.

Saturday 4 July, Snape Maltings

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The Snape Maltings site.

Snape Maltings

The Red House, a 17th century farmhouse in a lush, green garden.

The Red House, Aldeburgh

Our story

Find out more about the pioneering music, heritage and art charity, Britten Pears Arts.

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Fantasia Orchestra: From Mahler to Manhattan

Sunday 2 August

Nick Cope: Family Show

Sunday 2 August

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and be a part of the story of Snape Maltings.

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Find out what we do

Music and family events

Visual art

A footpath on the Snape Maltings site

Creative health

Music for young people, families and schools

Artist development

Music for adults living with long-term health conditions

I want my music to be of use to people, to please them... to enhance their lives

Benjamin Britten

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Latest stories

  1. 2026 Aldeburgh Festival Press Reviews

    Read the press reviews from our 77th Aldeburgh Festival performances.

  2. Upgraded Britten Pears Building opens

    On the eve of the 2026 Aldeburgh Festival, we are delighted to reopen the Britten Pears Building as home of the new O’Hare Music Centre, enabling us to…

  3. Britten Abroad: Part one

    Benjamin Britten travelled abroad extensively throughout his life. Lucy Walker’s two-part article, Britten Abroad, explores the length and…