Born in California and raised in Lithuania, Ignas Maknickas is now based in London and was a winner at the 2023 Young Classical Artists Trust international auditions.

Often decorated in competition, Ignas was winner of the 2024 Award for Keyboard at the Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition. 

Ignas has appeared in concerto with orchestras including the Aarhus Symphony, Bloomington Symphony, Lithuanian National Symphony and London Mozart Players. In recital he has appeared at prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall, Auditorium du Louvre, Charlottenborg Festival Hall in Copenhagen and Lithuanian National Philharmonic. 

Ignas completed his Bachelor, Master of Arts programmes and Advanced Diploma Programme at the Royal Academy of Music on full scholarship under Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE, and is currently holder of the Aud Jebsen Piano Fellowship.

The morning’s program of music will begin at 11am. The performance will last approximately 45 minutes with tea or coffee and a slice of homemade cake to follow at 11:45am. 

Miss Holiday & The Swingtones are a 5-piece Jump Jive & Swing band bringing to the stagethe very best classics of the 40’s & 50’s plus their vintage interpretations of modern songs! Fronted by Miss Holiday Swing, a well-known face on the Vintage Scene and sort aftervocalist, her mesmerising vocals will transport you straight back to the Old Hollywood Era. Just back from their packed-out performance at Rye International Jazz Festival, Miss Holiday& The Swingtones will entertain from start to finish with their vast repertoire appealing to allage groups and music tastes!

Funds raised from ticket sales for this music event will be donated to Dandelion Time. Dandelion Time is a local nature-based charity that gives early support to children who have suffered from traumatic experiences such as domestic abuse and neglect. We help them overcome their emotional and behavioural issues to build self-esteem and confidence, and cope better at home, at school and in life.

Returning favourites, The Metro Vipers, are the trio that packs a punch, playing a mix of gypsy jazz, swing and latin, with some rock 'n roll thrown in for good measure!

Bring along picnics from 6pm, read for a 7pm performance.

To book, please choose your ticket type/s then select a date and session.

We are pleased to be welcoming back the team from Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership (KSCP) to run three exciting family workshops at Godinton this Easter.

These workshops are suitable for all ages. All ticket prices also include entry to our gardens, where you can spend the afternoon enjoying the Spring flowers and children can complete our FREE Spring trail with a prize at the end! The gardens are open from 12:30pm until 5:30pm. 

Flow into Spring!

Tuesday 8th April 2025

10:30 - 12:30

Discover the secrets of new life bubbling under the surface of the River Stour on the Godinton Estate. Learn how mini-beasts start their life underwater with a river dipping workshop, followed by a clay crafting session to make your very own river creature.

Please note: The river-dipping will take place away from the main gardens and facilities, around a 15 minute walk on footpaths that are not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.

New Life in Nature: Nesting Birds

Wednesday 9th April 2025

13:00 - 14:00

Take a wild walk through Godinton's gardens looking for signs of Spring whilst foraging natural craft materials to make your very own nesting bird this Easter.

New Life in Nature: Buzzing Bees

Wednesday 9th April 2025

14:30 - 15:30

Join this crafting session making your own parts of a flower, learning how pollen for bees plays an important part in Springtime this Easter.

Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th April 2025

Session start times: 13:00, 14:00, 15:00

To book, please choose your ticket type/s then select a date and session.

Join one of our craft sessions this Easter to create your own woodland animal Spring collage on a canvas to take home with you. Let your imagination and creativity go wild as you use an assortment of card, paper, flowers and other embellishments to layer up your canvas to make your Spring scene.

These family sessions are suitable for all ages although very young children may require assitance with scissors and cutting. Sessions last 45 minutes.

All ticket prices also include entry to our gardens, where you can spend the afternoon enjoying the Spring flowers and children can complete our FREE Spring trail with a prize at the end! The gardens are open from 12:30pm until 5:30pm.