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Follow a trail of buildings dating back to 1600s with photos of now and then during their evolution.

Mayflower based artwork created by children from the local school will be on display throughout the town. The school choir will perform a specially arranged song and children will read specially written poetry.

Listen to local people as they take a journey through the history of St Marys Church, and the association with a local family who travelled on the Mayflower.

Collect stamps on a Mayflower themed food trail around town for a chance to win Vouchers which can be redeemed in local shops.

Hear about St Mary’s Church, Redenhall and its connection to the Fuller family who sailed to America on the Mayflower, followed by organ recital.

A rehearsed reading of Private Resistance. An intriguing look at an alternative history and Churchill’s secret guerilla army, ready to go underground and fight behind the lines in the event of Nazi invasion.

Craft activities and displays focusing on history of The Mayflower, in co-operation with the American Library.

Guided tour of domestic and commercial rooms from an 18th Century drapery premises with a 16th Century core. The owners are also allowing access to the gardens to see the exterior of outhouses including the early 19th Century Fire Engine Store.

A 00 gauge model railway illustrating Harleston Station as it might have been in the early 20th century with photographic exhibition and contemporary footage from the last days of the train service in the 1950s.

A walk and talk highlighting sites relevant to transport, travel and fairs in Harleston through the years.

Walk around the church in search of animals. Some are in plain sight, some more hidden. From eagles to lions, from tortoise to lamb. Follow a mini safari trail and see how many you can find.

A temporary exhibition featuring historic and modern photographs of some of the largely now bygone pubs of Harleston as well as some relevant artefacts.

Take a guided walk of 1600 Harleston. Discover the hidden Harleston which would have been familiar to the Fuller family who sailed to America onboard the Mayflower some 400 years ago.