The Festival has been held every year since 1978. The idea of the Festival is to give working people in Ipswich the opportunity to join in the worldwide traditional celebrations of International Workers Day. Many countries have celebrated this day for many years on 1st May, but the UK celebrates it on the nearest Monday on or after the 1st May when its an official Bank Holiday. Moreover, in Ipswich, it is celebrated on the Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend.
In 2010 due to a combination of rain, wind and low temperatures, Ipswich & District Trades Union Council reluctantly closed down the annual May Day Festival in Alexandra Park at 1 pm.
Ipswich May Day official website
Ipswich May Day Facebook group
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