Win a Summer Solstice Celebration Weekend at First Light Festival

The UK's only beach festival, First Light Festival takes place on 21 & 22 June, and we've got a fun, festival weekend experience up for grabs! 

We’re offering 1 prize winner (plus up to 3 others) the opportunity to set up camp in the golden dunes of South Beach and make the most of First Light’s midsummer weekend of music, dance, performance, science, wellbeing and unique experiences.

The Prize

2 nights Wild Beach Camping pitch for upto 4 people at First Light Festival

4 tickets to one of First Light's Sundown Events

4 Festival T-Shirts

£50 to spend on food & drink at East Point Pavilion over the Festival weekend.

About First Light Festival

First Light Festival is a free, outdoor weekend celebration of the summer solstice on Lowestoft's South Beach, taking place on June 21 and 22 2025. It marks the UK's first sunrise of midsummer in the town's most easterly location. The festival features a diverse program of music, dance, theatre, science, wellbeing, comedy, sports, community activities, and unique events. 

This year’s headline acts include Nubiyan Twist, Horse Meat Disco, Kim Carnie, Brian Bilston, Jackie Kay, Girls of the Internet and Tom McGuire & the Brass Holes. Sculptor Laurence Edwards will be returning to the beach with ’Shimmer’, DanceEast host a packed programme in the MoonDance Tent, the region’s top DJs will be at DJs in the Dunes and Norfolk & Suffolk’s best emerging talent will be playing on the New Dawn stage. 

To see the full line up visit firstlighhtlowestoft.com 

Competition Terms & Conditions

• Entrants to the competition must be aged 18 or over at the time of entering.
• Entrants to the competition excludes employees of The Suffolk Coast Ltd and all other prize providers.
• Only one entry per person will be counted.
• Competition opens on Thursday 9 May and entry closes 8am on Tuesday 5 June 2025, one winner will be selected at random and contacted by email or phone by 5pm on Tuesday 10 June 2025.
• The winners may be required to participate in reasonable publicity, including a photo-call and agree to having their names published on The Suffolk Coast and/or prize providers' websites and social media as competition winners.
• The prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.
• No cash alternative will be offered, the prize is not transferable.
• All elements of the prize are subject to availability.
• Prizes can be taken independently of other prizes on offer.
• View our full privacy policy here.

The Prize

• Camping pitch is in the Wild Beach Campsite for a 4-person tent (tent not provided) for 2 nights on Friday 20 & Saturday 21 June 2025. Find out more about Wild Beach Camping.
• Tickets for Sundown Events are for 4 people at one of the following events: Horse Meat Disco Afterparty at Mossy’s, Take Cover at East Point Pavilion and Up Close with Kim Carnie at Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club. More information on these events 
• 4 Festival T Shirts will be available to collect from one of the Festival Box Offices.
• Travel to and from the Festival is not included.
• £50 voucher can be spent on food and drink at East Point Pavilion across the Festival weekend.
• No refunds or exchanges.