Ipswich.love · Monthly reportFebruary 2025
February 2025
in Ipswich
978
event occurrences — in just one month, across 68 venues and 128 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +8.7% on the month before — 78 more events.
February 2025 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
170
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in February 2025.
That's 170 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 978 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 454 events.
- Community & Charity 29%
- Health & Wellbeing 17%
- Family & Kids 14%
- Arts & Culture 11%
- Outdoor & Nature 8%
- Music & Concerts 5%
- Sports & Fitness 5%
- Workshops & Classes 4%
- Nightlife 2%
- Food & Drink 2%
- Education 1%
- Business & Networking 1%
- Shopping 1%
Across 13 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 28 of them.
68 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 74 events this month.
128 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 — 185 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 683 subscribers. 40 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
2,847 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
1,796 people opened 5,844 pages. 62.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 205s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
3,854 clicks from search across 161,651 impressions.
2.4% click-through, average position 13.7. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/ with 379 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “what's on in ipswich” ↑ +15 clicks, rank up 0.4
- “trinity park circus” ↑ +12 clicks
- “circus ipswich” ↑ +9 clicks
The month, all in
Three numbers to sit with.
Event occurrences
978
↑ +8.7% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
683
↑ +40 this monthVisits to the site
2,847
↑ +3% 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.