Event Date: Mon - 1 Sep 2025 - Fri - 31 Oct 2025

Event Time: 7:00 am

Location: east sussex

STREET dancing, sangria and accessible sport are some of the events taking place across East Sussex as part of the largest celebration of older people the county has ever seen.

The Full of Life Festival is a programme of activities taking place in September and October celebrating the role older people play in our communities.   www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/over-50s/full-of-life-events

More than 80 free and paid-for activities for the 50-plus age group will be taking place over the next two months to mark International Older People's Day on October 1 - the largest programme of events since the initiative was established 18 years ago.

The programme has been designed by the county council with the support of East Sussex Seniors' Association (ESSA) to help older people in the county to make connections, understand how best to look after themselves and provide a range of activities that can boost health and well-being.

Starting with the first event on September 1, this year's programme features age friendly activities ranging from nature sessions, dancing, and art workshops to film screenings, walks, and singalongs.

Events to encourage healthy ageing include weekly wellbeing talks, seated exercise sessions, and chair-based yoga.

Active Age Health MOTs for older people, which include balance and grip tests and information on how to stay active, are also available.

Other events being held include Defiant Sports' Festival of Accessible Sport in Eastbourne; Street Dancing and Connect With Nature sessions from the Royal Voluntary Service's "First Time for Everything" programme which aims to introduce people to a new range of interests; and a Spanish-themed afternoon in Seaford with a language lesson, tapas and sangria.

Some of the events have been organised by one of the senior forums that forms part of East Sussex Seniors' Association. In addition to holding social events and offering help and advice to older people, East Sussex Seniors' Association provides a collective voice for the over 50s across the county.