Ipswich.love · Monthly report

June 2025
in Ipswich

1,238

event occurrences — in just one month, across 73 venues and 158 hosts.

Versus the month before

That's -6.2% on the month before — -82 fewer events.

A quieter month than last. The 12-month line shows the wider rhythm.

12-mo avg 790283Jul284Aug367Sep489Oct607Nov730Dec900Jan978Feb1,067Mar1,222Apr1,320May1,238Jun
New on the site
77

new events were listed on Ipswich.love in June 2025.

That's 77 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 1,238 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 596 events.

  • Community & Charity 26%
  • Health & Wellbeing 20%
  • Family & Kids 12%
  • Arts & Culture 9%
  • Sports & Fitness 9%
  • Outdoor & Nature 6%
  • Music & Concerts 4%
  • Nightlife 4%
  • Food & Drink 3%
  • Education 3%
  • Workshops & Classes 2%
  • Charter 825 1%
  • Business & Networking 1%
  • Shopping 1%
  • Heritage Open Days 0%
  • Christmas 0%

Across 16 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

Whitton Sports Centre hosted 37 of them.

  1. Whitton Sports Centre 37
  2. Gainsborough Sports & Community Centre 35
  3. Christchurch Mansion 27
  4. The People’s Community Garden 26
  5. Christchurch Park 24
  6. Holywells Park 17
  7. Burlington Church Halls 16

73 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 78 events this month.

  1. Gainsborough Community Library 78
  2. Ipswich County Library 67
  3. Ipswich Borough Council 64
  4. ActivLives 58
  5. Suffolk County Council 55

158 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 — 232 events.

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.

  1. Adults 994
  2. Teenagers 745
  3. Older Kids 329
  4. Babies & Toddlers 276
  5. Youngsters 231

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.

Editor's picks

Featured events this month.

Email campaigns this month

0 sends. Average 0% open rate.

0 emails landed across 864 subscribers. 33 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

4,101 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.

  1. Ipswich 1140
  2. London 979
  3. Bath 169
  4. Norwich 137
  5. Manchester 71
  6. International 12
  7. Other UK 1208

2,782 people opened 6,836 pages. 73.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 192s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.

How they found us

7,580 clicks from search across 269,671 impressions.

2.8% click-through, average position 12.6. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/big-weekender-windrush-77/ with 662 clicks.

Top queries

  1. windrush ipswich 2025 130
  2. suffolk comic con 125
  3. save the rave ipswich 90
  4. windrush festival ipswich 83
  5. st peters street market ipswich 70
  6. ipswich strongest man 2025 65
  7. what's on ipswich 57
  8. ipswich events 46
  9. ipswich half marathon 45
  10. what's on in ipswich 33
  11. low-volume 189

Rising this month

  • “windrush ipswich 2025” +130 clicks
  • “windrush festival ipswich” +83 clicks
  • “save the rave ipswich” +73 clicks, rank up 0.8
The month, all in

Three numbers to sit with.

Event occurrences
1,238
↓ -6.2% on prior month
Newsletter subscribers
864
↑ +33 this month
Visits to the site
4,101
↓ -7% on prior month
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