Events in Ipswich — December 2026

December 2026: events in Ipswich.

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Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

Bellowhead

Regent Theatre · Ipswich

From £41

Thu, Dec 3

Michael Starring Ben

Ipswich Regent Theatre · Ipswich

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Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Guns N' Roses Experience

Lavenham Village Hall · Ipswich

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Sat, Dec 5

Live at Christmas: Fern Brady & Red Richardson

Corn Exchange Ipswich · Ipswich

From £32

Runners seen from behind on a riverside promenade at golden hour with a stone bridge and old city buildings — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Ipswich Town vs Newcastle United

Portman Road · Ipswich

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A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12 – Fri, Dec 18 · 09:00 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Classics

St Peter's by the Waterfront · Ipswich

From £15

Thu, Dec 17

Christmas Comedy Crackers

Corn Exchange Ipswich · Ipswich

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Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Christmas Drag Bingo Party

Lavenham Village Hall · Ipswich

From £22

Sat, Dec 19

John Otway Big Band Christmas Party

Lavenham Village Hall · Ipswich

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Runners seen from behind on a grassy ridge trail at sunrise above low mist — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 26

Ipswich Town vs Brentford

Portman Road · Ipswich

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Skaters in dark winter coats glide across an open-air ice rink on a European town square at blue hour under strings of warm lights. — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 30

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

Portman Road · Ipswich

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
Look for New Year's Eve parties and countdown events
Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast