Ipswich.love · Monthly reportSeptember 2026
September 2026
in Ipswich
2,194
event occurrences — in just one month, across 95 venues and 221 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +4.9% on the month before — 102 more events.
September 2026 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
146
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in September 2026.
That's 146 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 2,194 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 1047 events.
- Community & Charity 28%
- Health & Wellbeing 16%
- Sports & Fitness 12%
- Family & Kids 11%
- Arts & Culture 9%
- Workshops & Classes 5%
- Outdoor & Nature 4%
- Music & Concerts 4%
- Nightlife 2%
- Food & Drink 2%
- Heritage Open Days 2%
- Heritage 2%
- Education 2%
- Shopping 1%
- Halloween 1%
- Business & Networking 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
Murrayside Community Centre hosted 63 of them.
95 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 103 events this month.
221 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 — 466 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
4 sends. Average 36.4% open rate.
5,561 emails landed across 1,391 subscribers. -7 more readers than last month. The weekly What's On in Ipswich is the regular send; surveys, announcements and one-offs land here too.
“806 reasons to get out in Ipswich this week”
The best-performing send of the month
4.9% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
6,684 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
4,587 people opened 11,052 pages. 68.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 118s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
5,755 clicks from search across 312,483 impressions.
1.8% click-through, average position 8.7. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/today/ with 243 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “ipswich art trail 2026” ↑ +68 clicks
- “ipswich art trail” ↑ +64 clicks
- “ipswich heritage open days 2026” ↑ +42 clicks, rank down 1.1
The breakout link
Whats On In Ipswich This Week
36
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
2,194
↑ +4.9% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
1,391
↓ -7 this monthVisits to the site
6,684
↓ -36% 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.