Ipswich.love · Monthly reportJuly 2026
July 2026
in Ipswich
2,051
event occurrences — in just one month, across 81 venues and 205 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +8% on the month before — 152 more events.
July 2026 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
246
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in July 2026.
That's 246 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 2,051 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 1026 events.
- Community & Charity 29%
- Health & Wellbeing 16%
- Sports & Fitness 15%
- Family & Kids 13%
- Arts & Culture 7%
- Outdoor & Nature 5%
- Workshops & Classes 5%
- Music & Concerts 4%
- Food & Drink 2%
- Nightlife 2%
- Education 2%
- Shopping 1%
- Heritage 0%
- Business & Networking 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
Murrayside Community Centre hosted 64 of them.
81 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
Ipswich Borough Council ran 105 events this month.
205 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 — 447 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
6 sends. Average 41.5% open rate.
8,411 emails landed across 1,400 subscribers. -4 more readers than last month. The weekly What's On in Ipswich is the regular send; surveys, announcements and one-offs land here too.
“Ipswich Needs You”
The best-performing send of the month
6.1% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
8,378 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
5,852 people opened 13,176 pages. 72.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 103s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
6,873 clicks from search across 316,800 impressions.
2.2% click-through, average position 9.7. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/grand-iftaar-for-sudan-ipswich/ with 434 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “shrubland hall events” ↑ +82 clicks, rank down 1.3
- “shrubland hall event” ↑ +65 clicks
- “foxfest 2026” ↑ +60 clicks, rank up 0.7
The breakout link
Coc
201
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
2,051
↑ +8% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
1,400
↓ -4 this monthVisits to the site
8,378
Thanks for reading
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