Ipswich.love · Monthly reportSeptember 2025
September 2025
in Ipswich
1,482
event occurrences — in just one month, across 84 venues and 173 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +5.9% on the month before — 83 more events.
September 2025 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
182
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in September 2025.
That's 182 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 1,482 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 657 events.
- Community & Charity 25%
- Health & Wellbeing 18%
- Family & Kids 12%
- Arts & Culture 11%
- Sports & Fitness 10%
- Outdoor & Nature 5%
- Music & Concerts 4%
- Nightlife 3%
- Workshops & Classes 3%
- Food & Drink 3%
- Education 2%
- Heritage Open Days 2%
- Charter 825 1%
- Shopping 1%
- Business & Networking 1%
Across 15 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 38 of them.
84 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 95 events this month.
173 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 — 266 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.
Editor's picks
Featured events this month.
Email campaigns this month
3 sends. Average 42.2% open rate.
3,092 emails landed across 1,041 subscribers. 60 more readers than last month. The weekly What's On in Ipswich is the regular send; surveys, announcements and one-offs land here too.
“Events in Ipswich This Week”
The best-performing send of the month
7.5% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
5,018 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
3,265 people opened 9,573 pages. 71.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 159s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
6,585 clicks from search across 267,616 impressions.
2.5% click-through, average position 11.4. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/nao-santa-maria-in-ipswich/ with 383 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “ipswich art trail” ↑ +75 clicks
- “santa maria ipswich” ↑ +75 clicks
- “ipswich art trail 2025” ↑ +70 clicks
The breakout link
2025 Lunchtime Concerts Series
40
clicks from the newsletter. Whatever the editor said about it that week, it worked. Take a look →
The month, all in
Three numbers to sit with.
Event occurrences
1,482
↑ +5.9% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
1,041
↑ +60 this monthVisits to the site
5,018
↓ -2% 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.