Ipswich.love · Monthly reportOctober 2026
October 2026
in Ipswich
2,342
event occurrences — in just one month, across 87 venues and 212 hosts.
Versus the month before
That's +6.7% on the month before — 148 more events.
October 2026 kept the climb going. Below: the last 12 months at a glance.
New on the site
212
new events were listed on Ipswich.love in October 2026.
That's 212 fresh listings added by organisers and the editorial team — separate from the 2,342 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 1084 events.
- Community & Charity 26%
- Health & Wellbeing 15%
- Family & Kids 12%
- Sports & Fitness 12%
- Arts & Culture 10%
- Workshops & Classes 7%
- Music & Concerts 4%
- Outdoor & Nature 3%
- Nightlife 3%
- Education 2%
- Food & Drink 2%
- Halloween 2%
- Shopping 1%
- Heritage 1%
- Business & Networking 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 67 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
DanceEast ran 124 events this month.
212 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 — 496 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 36.5% open rate.
5,564 emails landed across 1,398 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.
“Your weekly guide from Ipswich.love — 826 things on”
The best-performing send of the month
4.6% click rate on average across the month's sends. Below the fold: which links readers tapped most.
Who's reading
7,066 sessions, mostly from Ipswich.
4,715 people opened 11,058 pages. 70.0% on a phone — this is a hand-held town. Average reader stays 117s, which is roughly long enough to clock a Saturday plan.
How they found us
6,820 clicks from search across 363,613 impressions.
1.9% click-through, average position 9.1. The top landing page from search was https://ipswich.love/event/ipswich-fireworks-festival-2026/ with 395 clicks.
Top queries
Rising this month
- “christchurch park fireworks 2026” ↑ +82 clicks, rank down 1.1
- “trinity park fireworks 2026” ↑ +47 clicks, rank down 0.6
- “ipswich fireworks 2026” ↑ +31 clicks, rank down 1.5
The breakout link
Whats On In Ipswich This Week
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
2,342
↑ +6.7% on prior monthNewsletter subscribers
1,398
↑ +7 this monthVisits to the site
7,066
↑ +5% 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.