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Taking us to the Moon at First Light Festival

By Candida Wingate

22 Jun, 2026

What a fabulous day.

The sun shone, the crowds filled the beach – and in the Cosmic Pirate Marquee we celebrated all things lunar.

The tent was beautifully decorated with moon baubles created by members of the Lowestoft Recharge Legacy Group, whilst the sensory corner was draped in lunar fabrics, courtesy of Magic Acorns.

Our thanks, as ever, to all our fabulous artists who made the day such fun, and to all the visitors; so many of you return year after year and it’s always lovely to see you again.

Here are just a few of the photos from this year; hopefully we’ll see you again in 2027.

A wish fish with messages including I wish that you start 100 years and go to 1 year old I wish that it was always summer and that there were only 30 days in a year

Wish Fish: I wish that it was always summer and that there were only 30 days in a year

A festoon of coloured discs and hoops against a silver backdrop

A festoon of moons

A large blue hoop with coloured ribbons woven across it

Weaving the universe

A child in white dress and sunhat stands in front of silver backdrop with blue hoops, she's holding a green moon she's made

A beautiful deep green moon

A bright blue disc, suspended from a hoop with other hoops and discs in the background

Here's one I made earlier

Three children seated at a table, adult in background, drawing on discs and Petri dishes

Making their moons

A man seated at a table, with cap and sunglasses on head and tattooed arms, drawing a disc

Taking 5 minutes out of the sun to make a moon

A group of adults and children seated around tables and drawing

Busy drawing their lunar landscapes

A group of adults and children seated at a table drawing moons

Having a lovely time

Interior of marquee with baubles suspended along the sides and tables set up with art materials

Moon garlands, created by the Lowestoft Recharge Legacy Group

A man in a red T-shirt, grinning at camera as he adds his moon to a hoop of suspended discs

The Man in the Moon

Oh moon you look so beautiful tonight. If you went to the moon, what would you do first?

If you went to the moon, what would you do first?

What song might the moon sing? La La La

What song might the moon sing? La La La

A coloured disc with the word moon cheese surrounded by crayons

Moon Cheese

A mother and daughter working at the giant weaving hoop. A child in a red top is underneath, threading a ribbon through it

Weaving a moon together

A toddler in blue dungarees and sun hat, holding pink ball in right hand, smiles at camera

Something to smile about

Interior of marquee with bunting, baubles and people setting up tables and hanging coloured fabrics

Setting up

Two adults standing by brightly coloured arts materials

Packing up, but not before we've celebrated the beautiful work people have made

Oh moon how you shine so bright, you look so small tonight

Oh moon, you shine so bright

A willow sphere with wish fish attached

The Wish Fish Moon

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‘I come every year with my family to do your activities, we have a sort of competition between us, we really look forward to it.’

‘It's a lovely relaxing thing to do together, we've really enjoyed it.’

‘I've just spent ages doing the weaving with my son - it was such a lovely way to spend some time together, just playing like that.’

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