📅 October 2026 Events in Ipswich

Bread Bowl Line Dancing & Craft Workshop at 25 St Nicholas St, Ipswich

Sat 24 Oct

Bread Bowl Line Dancing & Craft Workshop

📍 25 St Nicholas St, Ipswich

From £50.00

Dressmaking - Techniques and Skills - IPS at Franklins

Thu 1 Oct

Dressmaking - Techniques and Skills - IPS

📍 Franklins

£53.00

Experimental Art and Printmaking - Bury St Edmunds at West Suffolk College

Thu 1 Oct — Thu 26 Nov

Experimental Art and Printmaking - Bury St Edmunds

📍 West Suffolk College

£157.00

Olive Homebirth Team Monthly Q &A Session at Unity Centre & Whitton Clinic

Fri 2 Oct

Olive Homebirth Team Monthly Q &A Session

📍 Unity Centre & Whitton Clinic

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

Sutton Hoo Art Station

📍 Sutton Hoo

Beginners Patchwork and Quilting - Tablemat - IPS at Franklins

Wed 7 Oct

Beginners Patchwork and Quilting - Tablemat - IPS

📍 Franklins

£49.00

1st 95th Rifles at Landguard Fort at Landguard Fort

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

1st 95th Rifles at Landguard Fort

📍 Landguard Fort

IPSWICH Coaches - The Knitting and Stitching Show 2026 at Franklins

Sun 11 Oct

IPSWICH Coaches - The Knitting and Stitching Show 2026

📍 Franklins

£49.46

Ipswich Childminder Network at Whitehouse Nursery Classroom, Whitehouse School

Mon 12 Oct

Ipswich Childminder Network

📍 Whitehouse Nursery Classroom, Whitehouse School

Tue 13 Oct

Juki UX Series Class - IPS

📍 Franklins

£65.00 - £79.00

Thu 15 Oct

Sewing Basics - IPS

📍 Franklins

£43.00

Giant Paper Flower Workshop - Ipswich at The Rose and Crown, Elmsett

Sun 18 Oct

Giant Paper Flower Workshop - Ipswich

📍 The Rose and Crown, Elmsett

£40.00

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Music & Concerts in Ipswich17

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation at Leiston Film Theatre

Sat 3 Oct

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation

📍 Leiston Film Theatre

From £21.50

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation at St Peters By The Waterfront

Sat 24 Oct

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation

📍 St Peters By The Waterfront

From £23.60

Neoclassical Piano Concert with Yaroslav Oliinyk in Bury St. Edmunds at St. Mary's Church

Fri 2 Oct

Neoclassical Piano Concert with Yaroslav Oliinyk in Bury St. Edmunds

📍 St. Mary's Church

£22.38

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems at Ipswich Regent Theatre

Sat 3 Oct

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

📍 Ipswich Regent Theatre

Gin & Jazz Night at Milsoms Kesgrave Hall

Fri 9 Oct

Gin & Jazz Night

📍 Milsoms Kesgrave Hall

£95.00

DAN GOATHAM @ The Steamboat Tavern at Steamboat Tavern

Fri 16 Oct

DAN GOATHAM @ The Steamboat Tavern

📍 Steamboat Tavern

£8.30

Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden at Ipswich Regent Theatre

Fri 16 Oct

Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden

📍 Ipswich Regent Theatre

Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons at St Peter's by the Waterfront

Fri 16 Oct

Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

📍 St Peter's by the Waterfront

From £14.00

Fri 16 Oct

Candlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay

📍 St Peter's by the Waterfront

From £14.00

The Legends in Vegas - After Hours at Ipswich Regent Theatre

Sat 17 Oct

The Legends in Vegas - After Hours

📍 Ipswich Regent Theatre

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight at St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Fri 23 Oct

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight

📍 St Edmundsbury Cathedral

From £25.00

GLAM & GROOVE - Soul and Sophistication at Novotel Ipswich Centre

Sat 24 Oct — Sun 25 Oct

GLAM & GROOVE - Soul and Sophistication

📍 Novotel Ipswich Centre

£2.88 - £33.22

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Comedy in Ipswich10

Fri 2 Oct

Fin Taylor

📍 Corn Exchange Ipswich

Fri 2 Oct

Fin Taylor: The Pre-emptive Comeback Special

📍 Ipswich Corn Exchange

Susan Calman: Tall Tales at Corn Exchange Ipswich

Fri 9 Oct

Susan Calman: Tall Tales

📍 Corn Exchange Ipswich

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny at Spa Pavilion

Sat 10 Oct

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny

📍 Spa Pavilion

Wed 14 Oct

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny

📍 Corn Exchange Ipswich

Wed 14 Oct

Kevin Bloody Wilson: FAIR DINKUM FUNNY featuring Jenny Talia from Australia

📍 Ipswich Corn Exchange

Jimeoin: BALLYHOO! at Corn Exchange Ipswich

Thu 22 Oct

Jimeoin: BALLYHOO!

📍 Corn Exchange Ipswich

Thu 22 Oct

Jimeoin

📍 Ipswich Corn Exchange

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface at Corn Exchange Ipswich

Fri 23 Oct

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface

📍 Corn Exchange Ipswich

Daniel O'Reilly: Let's Have It at Ipswich Regent Theatre

Sat 31 Oct

Daniel O'Reilly: Let's Have It

📍 Ipswich Regent Theatre

Walks & Outdoors in Ipswich8

Pigments in nature guided walk at Holywells Park

Fri 2 Oct

Pigments in nature guided walk

📍 Holywells Park

£11.06

Sun 11 Oct

The Fort 20

📍 Landguard Fort

National Brick Events - Ipswich at Inspire

Sun 11 Oct

National Brick Events - Ipswich

📍 Inspire

Free - £26.50

Walk with Us: Dunwich Heath at Dunwich Heath and Beach

Sat 17 Oct — Sat 19 Dec

Walk with Us: Dunwich Heath

📍 Dunwich Heath and Beach

Ghost Hunt at Harwich Redoubt Fort at Harwich Redoubt Fort

Fri 23 Oct — Sat 24 Oct

Ghost Hunt at Harwich Redoubt Fort

📍 Harwich Redoubt Fort

£40.00

Dog Walk with Rusty The Ranger at Dunwich Heath and Beach

Wed 28 Oct — Wed 18 Nov

Dog Walk with Rusty The Ranger

📍 Dunwich Heath and Beach

Hedgehog home building at The Woolpack (ECC 2510) at The Woolpack

Thu 29 Oct

Hedgehog home building at The Woolpack (ECC 2510)

📍 The Woolpack

£13.18

Ghost Hunt At Christ Church Mansion. at Christchurch Mansion

Fri 30 Oct — Sat 31 Oct

Ghost Hunt At Christ Church Mansion.

📍 Christchurch Mansion

£63.54

Markets & Fairs in Ipswich6

Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 12th April 2026 at Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot

Sun 4 Oct

Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 12th April 2026

📍 Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot

Sun 11 Oct

Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 12th April 2026

📍 Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot

Sun 18 Oct

Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 12th April 2026

📍 Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot

The Suffolk Witchcraft Market , Samhain Edition at Blackbourne Community Centre

Sun 4 Oct

The Suffolk Witchcraft Market , Samhain Edition

📍 Blackbourne Community Centre

Destash Sale - Sell your unwanted craft supplies at Scout Hall

Sat 24 Oct

Destash Sale - Sell your unwanted craft supplies

📍 Scout Hall

£15.00

Sun 25 Oct

Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot on 12th April 2026

📍 Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot

Wellness & Mindfulness in Ipswich5

Thu 1 Oct

My Life's 10th Birthday

📍 Venue 16

Fri 2 Oct

Sound Bath

📍 Holywells Park Orangery

£12.12

Sat 3 Oct

Power up by Pia

📍 Inspire

£35.37 - £44.04

The Neuroscience of Adverse Childhood Experiences at St Peter's by the Waterfront

Wed 7 Oct

The Neuroscience of Adverse Childhood Experiences

📍 St Peter's by the Waterfront

£14.00 - £33.00

Compassionate Conversations at The Hold - Home of Suffolk Archives

Thu 15 Oct

Compassionate Conversations

📍 The Hold - Home of Suffolk Archives

Sports & Fitness in Ipswich4

Ipswich Town vs Fulham at Portman Road Stadium

Sat 10 Oct

Ipswich Town vs Fulham

📍 Portman Road Stadium

From €359.32

40th National Schools Rugby Festival - Gala Dinner at St Joseph's College

Thu 15 Oct

40th National Schools Rugby Festival - Gala Dinner

📍 St Joseph's College

£81.96

The Venue Kersey Mill 80s Vs 90s Night Tour 16th October 2026 at The Venue at Kersey Mill

Fri 16 Oct

The Venue Kersey Mill 80s Vs 90s Night Tour 16th October 2026

📍 The Venue at Kersey Mill

£11.55 - £14.79

Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest at Portman Road Stadium

Theatre & Performing Arts

Sat 24 Oct

Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest

📍 Portman Road Stadium

From €359.32

More events in Ipswich

Theatre & Performing Arts

Fri 16 Oct

Boyzlife

📍 Ipswich Regent Theatre

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight - 23rd October, Bury St Edmunds at St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Theatre & Performing Arts

Fri 23 Oct

A Night at the Opera by Candlelight - 23rd October, Bury St Edmunds

📍 St Edmundsbury Cathedral

£27.80 - £76.55

Simon Brodkin: Unleashed at Ipswich Regent Theatre

Sat 24 Oct

Simon Brodkin: Unleashed

📍 Ipswich Regent Theatre

Business & Networking

Suffolk Care Association Conference 2026 at Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre

Thu 1 Oct

Suffolk Care Association Conference 2026

📍 Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre

£75.00

Business & Networking

Compassionate Workplaces at Ipswich County Library

Tue 13 Oct

Compassionate Workplaces

📍 Ipswich County Library

Exhibitions & Art

Sketching for the Terrified at Sutton Hoo

Sat 10 Oct — Sat 6 Feb

Sketching for the Terrified

📍 Sutton Hoo

Exhibitions & Art

Preserving the Past, Building the Future: Ipswich Museum & Arras Square at Ipswich Museum

Wed 21 Oct

Preserving the Past, Building the Future: Ipswich Museum & Arras Square

📍 Ipswich Museum

£0.00

Festivals

Sun 11 Oct

Quirky Wedding Fayre

📍 The Food Museum

Free – £20

Festivals

DEADSOUL FESTIVAL 2026 w/ SHAPE OF DESPAIR (FINLAND) - LIVE AT THE MUSIC ROOM - IPSWICH at The Music Room

Sat 24 Oct

DEADSOUL FESTIVAL 2026 w/ SHAPE OF DESPAIR (FINLAND) - LIVE AT THE MUSIC ROOM - IPSWICH

📍 The Music Room

Seasonal & Holiday

Mania U18 Halloween: Bury St Edmunds at Natitude Bury St Edmunds

Mon 26 Oct

Mania U18 Halloween: Bury St Edmunds

📍 Natitude Bury St Edmunds

From £10.00

Seasonal & Holiday

Halloween Ghost Hunt @ Beacon Hill Fort at Beacon Hill Fort

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Halloween Ghost Hunt @ Beacon Hill Fort

📍 Beacon Hill Fort

£42.96

Community & Social

Missile Sound 40th Anniversary Celebration Party at Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

Missile Sound 40th Anniversary Celebration Party

📍 Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel

£11.55 - £174.05

Family & Kids

All Things Bump To Baby at John Lewis Ipswich

Sun 25 Oct

All Things Bump To Baby

📍 John Lewis Ipswich

Film & Cinema

The History of Folk Horror at St Peter's by the Waterfront

Wed 7 Oct

The History of Folk Horror

📍 St Peter's by the Waterfront

£14.00 - £33.00

Food & Drink

Wild Cocktails - Autumnal Orchard Drinks (ECC 2806) at Holywells Park

Sat 10 Oct

Wild Cocktails - Autumnal Orchard Drinks (ECC 2806)

📍 Holywells Park

£21.68

LGBTQ+

Drag Bingo: '80s Edition - Ipswich at Venue16,

Sat 24 Oct

Drag Bingo: '80s Edition - Ipswich

📍 Venue16,

From £35.00

Literary

Thu 1 Oct

Poetry evening

📍 The Green Room

Nightlife & Clubbing

Fri 30 Oct

Halloween Charity Party Night

£11.55 - £16.96

Talks & Lectures

TEDx University of Suffolk: Building a Better Suffolk at The Hold - Home of Suffolk Archives