Ipswich.love · Monthly reportNovember 2025
November 2025
in Ipswich
1,670
event occurrences — in just one month, across 89 venues and 190 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's -5.3% on the month before — -94 fewer events.
A quieter month than last. The 12-month line shows the wider rhythm.
New on the site
175
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in November 2025.
That's 175 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 1,670 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 665 events.
- Community & Charity 23%
- Health & Wellbeing 15%
- Sports & Fitness 15%
- Family & Kids 14%
- Arts & Culture 9%
- Outdoor & Nature 5%
- Workshops & Classes 4%
- Nightlife 3%
- Music & Concerts 3%
- Food & Drink 3%
- Christmas 2%
- Education 2%
- Shopping 1%
- Business & Networking 1%
- Halloween 0%
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
Murrayside Community Centre hosted 62 of them.
89 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.
190 organisations, groups, and individuals hosted events. Some run a single night; others fill the calendar week after week.
When they happened
Thursdays were the busiest — 311 events.
203
242
289
311
237
225
163
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
4 sends. Average 41.0% open rate.
4,446 emails landed across 1,139 subscribers. 41 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
8.4% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
6,060 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
4,190 people opened 10,502 pages. 73.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 138s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
9,139 clicks from search across 322,638 impressions.
2.8% click-through, average position 8.5. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/ipswich-fireworks-2025/ with 569 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “st mary le tower christmas tree festival 2025” ↑ +136 clicks
- “kesgrave fireworks 2025” ↑ +91 clicks, rank up 1.3
- “trinity park christmas market” ↑ +39 clicks
The breakout link
Www.ipswich.love
46
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
1,670
↓ -5.3% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
1,139
↑ +41 this monthVisits to the site
6,060
↑ +1% 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.