Our gallery of Brighten The Corners festival 2023 in Ipswich

The Brighten The Corners festival has officially finished after bringing together a packed programme to five locations around Ipswich - with more than 70 acts taking to the stage to entertain those in attendance.

I was one of those able to get the opportunity to see some of the performances around the town and get a feeling of what each venue was like and the overall weekend feel.

St Stephen's Church for the Brighten The Corners Festival. Credit: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Purple Loft performed on stage at the festival. Credit: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

The Cornhill was full of people enjoying the music in the sun. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

The Cornhill stage was the only free-to-attend stage, and it was great to see so many people stopping off to watch the acts that were on stage or have a drink at the Adnams bar, which included the Brighten The Corners lager.

The sun was shining, and it was nice seeing so many people enjoy the weather in what certainly felt like the start of summer events.

The Baths was a great venue to be at, with a capacity of 300 people, there were certainly hundreds listening when I went.

The Smokehouse. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

Jon Hayes and Ben Goddard in The Baths. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

Native James performing at the festival in the church. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

Inside the Corn Exchange. Credit: Jon Hayes (Image: Jon Hayes)

People were dancing and enjoying themselves while listening to the acts perform and there was also air conditioning which was very welcome.

The recently renovated St Stephen's Church was busy all weekend, with a constant flood of spectators flocking to the 15th-century building.

All in all, it was great to see people in Ipswich enjoying themselves for what felt like the first event of the summer.

The Baths was filled with people listening to the music. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

Dancers enjoying the festival in the sun. Credit: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

People were enjoying the festival in the sun. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

Brogan Blackaby was with her family, partner Ross and daughter Raeya.

She said: "The atmosphere is lovely, it has been really brilliant.

"My daughter loves it all, and my partner likes the beer so there is something for everyone.

"It's nice to be able to do something like this again and great for the artists to get their music out there."

Ross, Raeya and Brogan at the festival. Credit: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

People of all ages were smiling at the festival. Credit: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Inside The Baths on Saturday afternoon. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

People were dancing and in high spirits as people performed. Credit: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

St Stephen's Church was very busy all weekend. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

People at the festival on the Cornhill. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

The weekend featured over 70 artists performing across the five stages. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

The sun was shining throughout the festival which came to an end on June 10. Credit: Tom Cann (Image: Tom Cann)

The Cornhill Stage was visited by many throughout the two days. Credit: Jon Hayes (Image: Jon Hayes)