Editing Southwold (section)

===Cultural events===
The town has long hosted summer [[repertory theatre]] by various companies. For several years, Suffolk Summer Theatres have offered a varied programme of plays from July to September, staged in Southwold Arts Centre (formerly St Edmund's Hall). Every November the "Ways with Words" literature festival is held, with notable speakers appearing at various venues.

In 2014 came the inaugural Southwold Arts Festival, which was repeated in future years. It offers a mix of literature, music, film and art exhibitions, with the main events over an eight-day period in the summer, bringing entertainers of diverse backgrounds together.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://southwoldartsfestival.co.uk/whats-on/ |title=2016 Festival – Southwold Arts Festival |website=southwoldartsfestival.co.uk |access-date=2016-09-28 |archive-date=1 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001190609/http://southwoldartsfestival.co.uk/whats-on/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2005, Southwold launched Suffolk's "answer to the Turner prize", the "Flying Egg" competition. This event also ran in 2006 and 2007, but not repeated in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/01/nart01.xml&DCMP=OTC-Autonolnk |title=Telegraph news 01/08/2005 |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |access-date=23 February 2013}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>