Here are five cheap or free things to do this bank holiday weekend in and around Norwich including food festivals, barbeques, live music and craft fairs.

1. Eaton Park Miniature Railway Each Day 

Park visitors are invited to bring a picnic and watch the miniature railway trains run through Eaton Park in Norwich on Monday.

Norwich Evening News: Brian Parker with his locomotive Maid Marion Brian Parker with his locomotive Maid Marion (Image: NDSME)

Eaton Park Miniature Railway will be holding its seventh fundraising day for EACH, with trains running between 11am and 3.30pm.

Child fares are £1 and adults cost £1.50 and they will be donated to the charity to fund vital research.

2. The Weavers Arms BBQ 

The Weavers Arms will be firing up a barbeque this Saturday at their city pub for a special bank holiday weekend menu alongside live music. 

Norwich Evening News: The team at the Weavers Arms in Norwich. Inset: The High PointsThe team at the Weavers Arms in Norwich. Inset: The High Points (Image: Denise Bradley)

The chefs will be on the wood-fired barbecue in the garden grilling chicken, pork belly, aged beef, scallops and veggie dishes between midday and 8pm.

READ MORE: Weavers Arms pub to host BBQ and live music event in Norwich

Norwich band The High Points, who can often be spotted busking in the city, will also be in the garden to treat guests to live music. 

3. Food Festival in Chapelfield Gardens

A food festival organised by the Vegan Market Co will take over Chapelfield Gardens on Sunday with stalls ranging from street food to ethical jewellers.

Norwich Evening News: Vegan Parkfest is coming to Chapelfield Gardens this SundayVegan Parkfest is coming to Chapelfield Gardens this Sunday (Image: Newsquest)

The event will be hosting a range of sustainable, vegan businesses both local and from across the country and is free to enter between 10.30am and 4pm.

READ MORE: Vegan Parkfest coming to Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich

4. Local Makers Market at The Forum

The Local Makers Market will return to Norwich with a mix of makers which are handpicked to ensure each market is filled with a range of local modern crafts.

Norwich Evening News: The Local Makers Market is returning to the centre of NorwichThe Local Makers Market is returning to the centre of Norwich (Image: Denise Bradley)

Expect to find handmade ceramics, prints, jewellery, homewares and textiles all produced by talented artisans trading both inside and outside the Forum. 

Visit between 10am and 4pm on Saturday at The Forum, with free entry.

5. Wymondham Spring Arts Festival 

The final weekend of the Wymondham Spring Arts Festival will culminate with a jam-packed programme of activities

Norwich Evening News: The duck race returns to Wymondham on bank holiday Monday Picture: Denise BradleyThe duck race returns to Wymondham on bank holiday Monday Picture: Denise Bradley (Image: Newsquest)

A four-day Beer, Gin and Rum Festival at the Ex Service's Social Club will take place from May 3 to 6.

READ MORE: Duck race and Beer, Gin & Rum Festival coming to Wymondham

On May 4, in the Central Hall is the Creative Wymondham Arts & Crafts Fair and a local author event, both from 10am to 2pm.

On May 5, a Status Quo tribute band will perform in the Central Hall at 7.30pm.

The Abbey Duck Race will take place on May 6 at Tiffey Meadow from 11am, while the Wymondham Methodist Church Spring Fair runs from 11am to 2pm in the Town Green Centre.