Ipswich.love · Monthly reportApril 2025
April 2025
in Ipswich
1,222
event occurrences — in just one month, across 63 venues and 152 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +14.5% on the month before — 155 more events.
April 2025 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
128
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in April 2025.
That's 128 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 1,222 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 579 events.
- Community & Charity 27%
- Health & Wellbeing 18%
- Family & Kids 13%
- Arts & Culture 9%
- Outdoor & Nature 6%
- Sports & Fitness 6%
- Music & Concerts 4%
- Nightlife 4%
- Food & Drink 4%
- Workshops & Classes 4%
- Education 3%
- Shopping 2%
- Business & Networking 0%
- Charter 825 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
Christchurch Mansion hosted 28 of them.
63 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 86 events this month.
152 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 — 264 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 795 subscribers. 63 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
4,693 sessions, mostly from London.
3,270 people opened 8,397 pages. 73.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 163s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
7,338 clicks from search across 229,516 impressions.
3.2% click-through, average position 12.2. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/all-about-dogs-show-20th-21st-april-2025/ with 1,523 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “dog show ipswich” ↑ +191 clicks
- “trinity park dog show” ↑ +161 clicks
- “all about dogs trinity park” ↑ +148 clicks, rank up 4
The month, all in
Three numbers to sit with.
Event occurrences
1,222
↑ +14.5% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
795
↑ +63 this monthVisits to the site
4,693
↑ +45% 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.