Town will face Cambridge United in their final pre-season friendly at the Abbey Stadium on Saturday 27th July (KO 1pm).
The Blues most recently faced the League Two U’s in pre-season in July 2016 when Andre Dozzell netted for Town in a 1-1 draw.
The game is the first senior friendly announced, although an U23s game at Felixstowe and Walton on Tuesday 23rd July has previously been revealed.
Town had hoped to play a home friendly but the timescale for the annual pitch renovation following the Rod Stewart concert next month meant that that was not possible this summer. The season proper starts on Saturday 3rd August.
Meanwhile, former boss Mick McCarthy has again commented on Town’s fortunes since he left Portman Road just over a year ago.
Speaking to the Irish media about his close friend Chris Hughton’s recent sacking by Brighton, McCarthy said: "He's done a fabulous job getting them promoted and I think he's done a fabulous job keeping them there.
”I don't know if Chris does all the recruitment there but they seem to think that's not worked for them.
"He's done a great job. To keep them in that league is really tough, especially if you're in that bottom half all of the time.
"Maybe they just thought it was time for a change, the same as me at Ipswich. They thought it was time for a change, that went well."