Ipswich.love · Monthly reportAugust 2026
August 2026
in Ipswich
2,092
event occurrences — in just one month, across 87 venues and 202 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +2% on the month before — 41 more events.
August 2026 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
174
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in August 2026.
That's 174 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 2,092 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 999 events.
- Community & Charity 27%
- Family & Kids 15%
- Health & Wellbeing 15%
- Sports & Fitness 14%
- Arts & Culture 8%
- Workshops & Classes 6%
- Outdoor & Nature 4%
- Music & Concerts 3%
- Nightlife 2%
- Food & Drink 2%
- Education 2%
- Heritage 0%
- Shopping 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 61 of them.
87 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 135 events this month.
202 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 — 382 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
5 sends. Average 38.9% open rate.
6,974 emails landed across 1,398 subscribers. 2 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, your week just landed — 795 things on”
The best-performing send of the month
5.9% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
10,413 sessions, mostly from International.
8,193 people opened 15,273 pages. 48.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 68s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
5,618 clicks from search across 274,931 impressions.
2.0% click-through, average position 9.5. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/ with 410 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “whats on in ipswich today” ↑ +43 clicks, rank up 3.2
- “whats on in ipswich tomorrow” ↑ +27 clicks
- “multicultural festival ipswich 2026” ↑ +25 clicks
The breakout link
Whats On In Ipswich This Week
72
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
2,092
↑ +2% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
1,398
↑ +2 this monthVisits to the site
10,413
↑ +24% 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.