OCTOBER 2026
Thurs 1st Oct
Top Time Social Woodbridge Library, r 2pm-4pm (meet first Thursday of the month) Tea, coffee, cake and a chat in a friendly space along with board games, wordsearches, jigsaws and crosswords. A great opportunity to meet new people. Just turn up!
Ipswich Aviation Society: 50th Anniversary Reunion and social event including buffet plus presentation of aviation photographs. Ipswich Sports Club, Henley Rd, IP1 4NJ 7.30pm.
Sat 3rd Oct
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Field Meeting, Abberton Reservoir nr Colchester for wildfowl and woodland birds. Meet 09:30 at Essex Wildlife Trust Nature Discovery Centre CO2 0EU. Tel: 07922 139226. No charge for walk. All welcome but assistance dogs only, please.
Sun 4th Oct
Interactive Murder Mystery Radio Play with Red House Murder Mysteries (18yrs+). Licensed Bar & Free Parking – Tickets £12pp. Book www.kwmcc.co.uk
Mon 5th Oct
Afternoon Tea Walk: Ipswich Authors. Taking a critical look at poets, pqmphleteers, novelists and writers who lived and worked in Ipswich. Starts 1.30pm Admiral’s House, tower St, Ipswich and finishes with tea and cake. £12 per person inc refreshments. Bookings: ipswichinstitute.org.uk/ipswichtourist
Thurs 8th Oct
Ipswich RSPB Group Indoor Meeting. ‘On the Trail of the Inca’, illustrated talk by Ian Barthorpe, RSPB Minsmere Visitor Experience Officer. Starts at 7.30pm, Rushmere St Andrew Church Hall, The Street, Rushmere, Ipswich, Local Group members £4, Non-Members £6. U18s free. info 07952 563732 . All welcome.
Talk: Ipswich Football Legend, Sir Alf Ramsey. Doors 6.45pm for 7.30pm at Wesley Hall, School Rd, IP30 9EE – plenty of free on-site parking and at adjacent Tavern Pub, or venue is 5 mins walk from Elmswell Railway Station. Elmswell History Group Members £4, Visitors £6, U18s £2 (no cards). Info 01359 242601
Wed 14th Oct
Talk: A Sign of the Times, local history thru village signs. 7.30pm, Broadway House, Orwell Rd, Felixstowe
Talk: An Introduction to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia, by John Jone. Ipswich Transport Museum, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. 7.30pm. Further info: 01473 405116.
Line Dancing with Country Nights, 7:30pm-late. Licensed Bar + Free Parking. £10. KWMCC, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave. Book www.kwmcc.co.uk
Sun 18th Oct
Maker’s Market, 10am-2pm, £1 cash entry (turn up on the day). Support local makers, artists and small businesses while discovering unique handmade gifts, homeware, artwork and delicious local bakes. KWMCC, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave
Ipswich Theatre Organ Club, celebrate 90 years of the Christie Cinema Pipe Organ iwth a birthday party concert at Castle Hill United Reformed Church, Dryden Road, Ipswich IP1 6QF. Tickets at the door Members £12 and Guests £15.
Tues 20th Oct
Music at Lunchtime, Woodbridge Library, 12.45pm-1.30pm. Fantastic local band East of the Sun are playing at this ever-popular daytime concert. This is a free event but donations to the work of The Friends of Woodbridge Library (FOWL) are most welcome.
Stroll with a 100 Year Old Guide. Comparing today’s Ipswich Visitors experience with that described in a brochure from the early 1900s. Starts 1.30pm Admiral’s House, tower St, Ipswich and finishes with tea and cake. £12 per person inc refreshments. Bookings: ipswichinstitute.org.uk/ipswichtourist
Fri 23rd Oct
Silent Disco (18yrs+), 7:30pm-late, Licensed Bar + Free Parking, £15 per adult – 3 music channels to choose from all night. KWMCC, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave. Book www.kwmcc.co.uk
Sun 25th Oct
Family Halloween Spook Parties. Morning: 10.30am-12.00pm / Afternoon: 2-4pm. £7.50 per child, £2.50 per adult, U1’s FREE – Disco, games, tuck-shop treats, face paints + more – Free Parking – Costumes encouraged. KWMCC, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave. www.kwmcc.co.uk to book your tickets
Tues 27th Oct
Ipswich RSPB Local Group Midweek Walk. A guided walk round Holywells Park Ipswich for winter birds. Lasts approx 2 hours. Meet 10:30 at Stable Block off Cliff Lane. Tel: 07922 139226. No charge. All welcome but assistance dogs only, please.
Wed 28th Oct
Talk: Black Poplar– How to save a Tree £4 (adults) under 25’s free. Museum Street Methodist Church, Black Horse Lane, Ipswich, IP12EF, 7.30pm