Elephants Tea Party

Sunday 17 July 2pm - 5pm

Fair Green 

Join us on Fair Green to celebrate the culmination of the Historic Elephants of Diss Project and the opening of a permanent memorial to remember the elephant, Madame Abdella and the history of travelling circuses and menagerie. 

The afternoon is FREE and packed with fun and entertainment including:

2:30pm - Punch and Judy 

3pm - Live Music 

3:30pm - Storytelling 

4:30pm - Unveiling of the memorial 

Plus

Arts and Crafts - Banham Zoo- Performances from Hocus Pocus Theatre - Face Painting - Mechanical Organ - Ice Cream - Food and Drinks

The Corn Hall, in partnership with Eastern Region Media, has been granted National lottery Heritage Funding to explore the legend of Madame Abdella, a 20 year old Burmese elephant who dies while traveling with a menagerie in 1867 and is believed to be buried at Fair Green.

A second elephant travelling with a circus in the 1940s is also rumoured to be buried at Fair Green.

Join us in remembering the history of Fair Green and learning about the animals who visited Diss.

FREE No booking required