East Anglia Transport Museum announce 2026 events

The East Anglia Transport Museum walked away with the “Museum/Heritage Tramway of the Year” at the recent British Trams Online Tram of the Year Awards and they aren’t ones to be resting on their laurels with their 2026 events programme having already been announced.

As is usual with the EATM it’s a diverse programme of events with both new and returning events set to dominate over the course of the year.

Their big event at the end of September will see another change after last year’s London based weekend. 2026 will see a Festival of Transport take place which will celebrate all modes of transport – old and new! This once again features the late night running on the first day with trams, trolleybuses and the railway operating until 2100. This event takes place on Saturday 26^th (1200-2100) and Sunday 27^th September (1100-1700).

The year kicks off – on the first day of opening for the season – with an Easter Treasure Hunt (3^rd to 5^th April 2026), and other returning events will include the rebranded Frights at the Museum (28^th-31^st October) and Ride the Lights (12^th, 13^th, 19^th-22^nd December).

Other events will see Swinging 60s Weekend (16^th and 17^th May), 1940s Weekend (18^th and 19^th July), and Showtime Sundays (2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd and 30^th August).

But it won’t all be about special events, as the museum will also be open regularly throughout the season. The first opening day will be Friday 3^rd April and it will be open until Saturday 31^st October.

The opening pattern will be:

• April – Friday 3^rd to Monday 6^th, then Thursdays and Sundays except Sunday 19^th April
• May – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday plus Mondays 4^th and 25^th, and Saturday 16^th
• June – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
• July – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday plus Saturday 18^th
• August – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday plus Monday 31^st
• September – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday plus Saturday 26^th
• October – Every Thursday and Sunday plus daily Wednesday 28^th to Saturday 31^st
• December – Saturday 12^th, Sunday 13^th, Saturday 18^th to Tuesday 22^nd