Ipswich.love · Monthly reportJanuary 2025
January 2025
in Ipswich
900
event occurrences — in just one month, across 55 venues and 103 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +23.3% on the month before — 170 more events.
January 2025 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
202
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in January 2025.
That's 202 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 900 individual occurrences that took place across the month. Recurring events keep running; new listings show fresh activity.
What kind of events?
Community & Charity led the month, with 462 events.
- Community & Charity 33%
- Health & Wellbeing 19%
- Family & Kids 13%
- Arts & Culture 9%
- Outdoor & Nature 9%
- Sports & Fitness 5%
- Workshops & Classes 4%
- Music & Concerts 3%
- Food & Drink 1%
- Education 1%
- Business & Networking 1%
- Shopping 1%
- Nightlife 1%
- Christmas 0%
Across 14 categories — from gigs and gallery openings to family days and Saturday markets. Community & Charity carried the weight, but the long tail tells the more interesting story.
Where they happened
The Cornhill hosted 31 of them.
55 unique venues hosted events this month. Pubs, parks, town hall rooms, theatre stages, museum nooks, churches, and beach huts — the spaces you find Ipswich in.
Who's running things
Gainsborough Community Library ran 83 events this month.
103 organisations, groups, and individuals hosted events. Some run a single night; others fill the calendar week after week.
When they happened
Wednesdays were the busiest — 187 events.
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Hover or tap a square to see the count. The weekend always wins, but the midweek shape is where you can spot quieter evenings the town might want filling.
Who's it for?
Most events were tagged for Adults.
Events can be tagged for more than one age group, so the numbers overlap. The split shows who the community is building for — and where the gaps might be.
Email campaigns this month
0 sends. Average 0% open rate.
0 emails landed across 643 subscribers. 47 more readers than last month. The weekly What's On in Ipswich is the regular send; surveys, announcements and one-offs land here too.
0% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
2,750 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
1,852 people opened 5,597 pages. 62.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 188s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
The month, all in
Three numbers to sit with.
Event occurrences
900
↑ +23.3% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
643
↑ +47 this monthVisits to the site
2,750
↓ -16% on prior monthThanks for reading
Now — what's next?
Head back to the live dashboard for what's happening this week, or browse other monthly reports.
Go to the live dashboard →Methodology and sources on the About page.