The Athenaeum

01/09/2026

31/07/2026

10/06/2026

🎉 CHRISTMAS PARTIES AT THE ATHENAEUM 🎄

Celebrate the 2026 festive season in style with us! Enjoy a delicious three course festive dinner prepared by Roff Caterers, who have been serving delicious food to the East of England for the last eight decades. All followed by an evening of music, dancing, and festivities!

More info 👉 https://bit.ly/AthChristmasParties2026

Come and celebrate the festive season in style at one of The Athenaeum's shared Christmas party nights!

06/05/2026

Come and see the amazing Bury Baroque this Sunday 10th May at The Athenaeum, performing 'Five at Night or Another Box of Delights' tickets selling fast!

Remaining tickets available for purchase from www.burybaroque.net or www.ticketsource.co.uk/bury-baroque

14/04/2026

Join us on Sunday 26 April for The Spring Period Homes Event! 👇

13/04/2026

🌟The Front Row Fashion Show is back!🌟

This year’s Barnardo’s Fashion Show, on Thursday 23 April, promises to be the most exciting yet, set against the stunning backdrop of The Athenaeum .

Bringing together local businesses, generous sponsors, and talented models 👠- all united to make a real difference to children and young people in Suffolk.

More info or to book 👉https://bit.ly/FrontRowFashion

23/02/2026

Thank you for the beautiful sketch, Tom😊

I adore the Athenaeum in Bury St.Edmunds. So many good times spent there. Joyful weddings 🥂, parties & celebrations 🎉, since I was a child.

Watercolour & ink sketch🖌️
Tomcrittendenart.etsy.com

12/02/2026

We recently welcomed students from Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School to The Athenaeum as part of their day of discovery, learning about Charles Dickens relation to Bury St Edmunds and its local venues.

Students got to see the Ballroom and the Reading Room where Charles Dickens himself once stood and gave a reading of A Christmas Carol and the Pickwick Papers in October 1859 and then again two years later in October 1861 from David Copperfield.

A big thank you to the staff involved and the students themselves for their great behaviour and brilliant questions!

07/11/2025