📅 October 2026 Events in Shrewsbury

Honkytonk Highway Beginners Hickorys Wrexham at Hickory's Smokehouse Wrexham

Thu 8 Oct

Honkytonk Highway Beginners Hickorys Wrexham

📍 Hickory's Smokehouse Wrexham

From £7.00

NEW! Learn How to Draw Botanicals –October -Four-Session Course at Shrewsbury Library

Fri 2 Oct

NEW! Learn How to Draw Botanicals –October -Four-Session Course

📍 Shrewsbury Library

£87.38

ACCREDITED REIKI II COURSE - SHREWSBURY at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

Sat 3 Oct

ACCREDITED REIKI II COURSE - SHREWSBURY

📍 Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

£71.13 - £119.89

Mixed Media Seascapes at Shrewsbury Library

Sat 3 Oct

Mixed Media Seascapes

📍 Shrewsbury Library

£38.62

Moving On With The Sewing Machine at Abakhan at Shrewsbury at Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home

Sat 3 Oct

Moving On With The Sewing Machine at Abakhan at Shrewsbury

📍 Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home

£54.07

Floral glass painting at Shrewsbury Library

Wed 7 Oct

Floral glass painting

📍 Shrewsbury Library

£38.62

Embroidery workshops with Amanda Carter at Sunnycroft

Sat 10 Oct — Sat 7 Nov

Embroidery workshops with Amanda Carter

📍 Sunnycroft

Sewing with Difficult Fabrics Class at Abakhan Shrewsbury at Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home

Sun 11 Oct

Sewing with Difficult Fabrics Class at Abakhan Shrewsbury

📍 Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home

£43.37

Christmas Window Painting Masterclass for Local Businesses at Shrewsbury BID

Wed 14 Oct

Christmas Window Painting Masterclass for Local Businesses

📍 Shrewsbury BID

£92.80

Indian Woodblock Printing Workshop ~ English Bridge Studios, Shrewsbury at English Bridge Studios

Wed 14 Oct

Indian Woodblock Printing Workshop ~ English Bridge Studios, Shrewsbury

📍 English Bridge Studios

£48.00

Wed 14 Oct

Jigsaw Lino Cutting Workshop

£18.50 - £37.00

Next Steps with the Overlocker at Abakhan Shrewsbury at Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home

Sat 17 Oct

Next Steps with the Overlocker at Abakhan Shrewsbury

📍 Abakhan Fabrics, Hobby & Home

£59.41

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Music & Concerts in Shrewsbury16

Lyra Productions Presents - Psychedelic Journey at Workhouse

Sat 3 Oct

Lyra Productions Presents - Psychedelic Journey

📍 Workhouse

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

The Sound

📍 Perception HQ

From £10.00

Juni Habel + Nick Jonah Davis at The Darwin Room, Shrewsbury Library

Sun 4 Oct

Juni Habel + Nick Jonah Davis

📍 The Darwin Room, Shrewsbury Library

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here & Dark Side of the Moon: Shrewsbury Abbey at Shrewsbury Abbey

Sat 3 Oct

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here & Dark Side of the Moon: Shrewsbury Abbey

📍 Shrewsbury Abbey

Free - £33.22

Fri 9 Oct

Gerry Cinna-man Experience

The Greatest Musicals SINGALONG - Shrewsbury at The Buttermarket

Sat 10 Oct

The Greatest Musicals SINGALONG - Shrewsbury

📍 The Buttermarket

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years at Walker Theatre

Mon 12 Oct

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years

📍 Walker Theatre

Fri 16 Oct

Tom Hingley plus Support TBC

📍 Firefly

From £10.00

Disco Bliss - 70s 80s Daytime Disco-Shrewsbury- Saturday 17th Oct at The Buttermarket

Sat 17 Oct

Disco Bliss - 70s 80s Daytime Disco-Shrewsbury- Saturday 17th Oct

📍 The Buttermarket

£14.49 - £19.31

Bowie by Candlelight at Shrewsbury Abbey

Sat 17 Oct

Bowie by Candlelight

📍 Shrewsbury Abbey

From £29.50

Shrewsbury Django Fest 2026 at St Marys Church

Fri 23 Oct — Sun 25 Oct

Shrewsbury Django Fest 2026

📍 St Marys Church

From £12.50

An Evening of 'Stage & Screen' with RAF Cosford Voluntary Band at The Red House

Sat 24 Oct

An Evening of 'Stage & Screen' with RAF Cosford Voluntary Band

📍 The Red House

Tickets from £55.00

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Community & Social in Shrewsbury15

Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall Quiz at Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall

Sat 3 Oct

Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall Quiz

📍 Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall

Shrewsbury Carers Peer Support group at St Giles Church

Tue 6 Oct

Shrewsbury Carers Peer Support group

📍 St Giles Church

Shrewsbury - People Planet Pint™: Sustainability Meetup at The Loopy Shrew

Wed 14 Oct

Shrewsbury - People Planet Pint™: Sustainability Meetup

📍 The Loopy Shrew

Free - £5.00

Ceilidh for Clean Water at Meole Brace Senior School

Fri 16 Oct

Ceilidh for Clean Water

📍 Meole Brace Senior School

Free - £13.00

Fri 2 Oct

BON JOVI NIGHT – The World’s Premier Tribute to Bon Giovi

📍 The Buttermarket

£22.00

Sat 3 Oct

🚨 TICKETS SELLING FAST! The Orb

📍 The Buttermarket

£29.50

Fri 9 Oct

The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience Live + Special Guest

📍 The Buttermarket

£22.00

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

🔥 Knackered Knees in The Cellars

📍 The Buttermarket

£10.00

Sun 11 Oct

The Great Rock’n’Roll Experience Show ft The Dirty Rockin’ Scoundrels

📍 The Buttermarket

£17.50

Fri 16 Oct

DEPECHE MODE’S GREATEST HITS starring No.1 tribute The Devout

📍 The Buttermarket

£15.00

Sat 17 Oct

🤪 BONGO’S BINGO

📍 The Buttermarket

Sun 18 Oct

Celebrating the music of Simply Red – starring RED MICK

📍 The Buttermarket

£19.50

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Sports & Fitness in Shrewsbury8

Ellesmere College Winter Regional Tour 9U Boys LINKED at Ellesmere College

Sat 3 Oct

Ellesmere College Winter Regional Tour 9U Boys LINKED

📍 Ellesmere College

Sun 4 Oct

Ellesmere College Winter Regional Tour 9U Girls LINKED

📍 Ellesmere College

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

Ellesmere College Winter Regional Tour 11U Boys

📍 Ellesmere College

Sun 11 Oct

North & Midlands West Tour - Ellesmere College - 11-10-2026

📍 Ellesmere College

Shropshire Mud Run at Lyons Lane Motocross LTD

Sat 17 Oct

Shropshire Mud Run

📍 Lyons Lane Motocross LTD

£22.38 - £38.62

The Farmer Rural Awards 2026 at Shrewsbury Town Football Club

Thu 22 Oct

The Farmer Rural Awards 2026

📍 Shrewsbury Town Football Club

£95.54 - £105.04

Ellesmere College Winter Open 2026 at Ellesmere College

Sun 25 Oct — Sat 31 Oct

Ellesmere College Winter Open 2026

📍 Ellesmere College

The Pumpkin Marathon & Spooky Halloween Challenge at Burroughs Bank

Sat 31 Oct

The Pumpkin Marathon & Spooky Halloween Challenge

📍 Burroughs Bank

£27.00 - £42.00

Business & Networking in Shrewsbury6

Ladies Who Lunch For Good at The Wroxeter

Fri 2 Oct

Ladies Who Lunch For Good

📍 The Wroxeter

£41.88

Founders Connection Lunch | Shropshire at Ego At The Grapes, Bicton Heath

Mon 5 Oct

Founders Connection Lunch | Shropshire

📍 Ego At The Grapes, Bicton Heath

£49.46

Shropshire Business Open Space at Mereside Community Centre

Tue 6 Oct

Shropshire Business Open Space

📍 Mereside Community Centre

Wed 7 Oct

October Netwalk

📍 Two Henrys

Build Your Business: Key Steps to Start-up Success - 22nd Oct at Shropshire Council

Thu 22 Oct

Build Your Business: Key Steps to Start-up Success - 22nd Oct

📍 Shropshire Council

A Business Evening at Cofounded with Julia Buckley at Co-Founded

Thu 22 Oct

A Business Evening at Cofounded with Julia Buckley

📍 Co-Founded

Seasonal & Holiday in Shrewsbury4

Honkytonk Highway Halloween Special Wrexham at Hickory's Smokehouse Wrexham

Thu 29 Oct

Honkytonk Highway Halloween Special Wrexham

📍 Hickory's Smokehouse Wrexham

From £7.00

Benthall Artisan Christmas Fair at Benthall Hall

Sat 24 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Benthall Artisan Christmas Fair

📍 Benthall Hall

Shrewsbury Halloween Folklore & Ghost Stories at Tanners Wine Merchants at Tanners Wines

Fri 30 Oct

Shrewsbury Halloween Folklore & Ghost Stories at Tanners Wine Merchants

📍 Tanners Wines

£45.00

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Sat 31 Oct

🤪 BONGO’S BINGO – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

📍 The Buttermarket

More events in Shrewsbury

Comedy

Michael Spicer - Hope All's Well at Walker Theatre

Sat 3 Oct

Michael Spicer - Hope All's Well

📍 Walker Theatre

Comedy

Flo & Joan - With Feeling at Shrewsbury Theatre Severn

Wed 7 Oct

Flo & Joan - With Feeling

📍 Shrewsbury Theatre Severn

Comedy

Christopher Hall: Pizazz at Walker Theatre

Fri 16 Oct

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

📍 Walker Theatre

Film & Cinema

People's Emergency Briefing at Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Wed 7 Oct

People's Emergency Briefing

📍 Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Film & Cinema

Hocus Pocus Halloween Outdoor Cinema in Shrewsbury at Shrewsbury College

Sat 10 Oct

Hocus Pocus Halloween Outdoor Cinema in Shrewsbury

📍 Shrewsbury College

£5.84

Film & Cinema

The Lost Boys Halloween Outdoor Cinema in Shrewsbury at Shrewsbury College

Sat 10 Oct

The Lost Boys Halloween Outdoor Cinema in Shrewsbury

📍 Shrewsbury College

£5.84

Nightlife & Clubbing

Halloween Party for under 8s at Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall

Fri 23 Oct

Halloween Party for under 8s

📍 Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall

Nightlife & Clubbing

Fri 23 Oct

Halloween Party for 8s and over

📍 Ruyton XI Towns Village Hall

Nightlife & Clubbing

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Sat 17 Oct

💃🏽 Disco Bliss – Day Party – 70s Disco & 80s Pop 2pm-6pm in The Cellars!

📍 The Buttermarket

£15.00

Talks & Lectures

Albrighton & District Historical Society at The Red House

Mon 5 Oct

Albrighton & District Historical Society

📍 The Red House

£2

Talks & Lectures

Tim Peake ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space Tour 2026 at Shrewsbury Theatre Severn

Sat 10 Oct

Tim Peake ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space Tour 2026

📍 Shrewsbury Theatre Severn

Talks & Lectures

The Science of ADHD: Navigating neurodiversity in a neurotypical world at Barnes Theatre

Theatre & Performing Arts

Wed 21 Oct

The Science of ADHD: Navigating neurodiversity in a neurotypical world

📍 Barnes Theatre

£13.50 - £32.00

Institute - Shrewsbury Chapel at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Theatre & Performing Arts

Thu 1 Oct

Institute - Shrewsbury Chapel

📍 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

An Evening of Ghost Stories. A one-man performance by Toby Burchell at Benthall Hall

Theatre & Performing Arts

Sat 17 Oct

An Evening of Ghost Stories. A one-man performance by Toby Burchell

📍 Benthall Hall

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Sat 10 Oct

🎭 The Greatest Musicals Sing-A-Long

📍 The Buttermarket

£15.00

Exhibitions & Art

Haughmond Abbey - Historian Guided Tour and Museum Objects Preview at Haughmond Abbey

Wed 7 Oct

Haughmond Abbey - Historian Guided Tour and Museum Objects Preview

📍 Haughmond Abbey

£15.00

Exhibitions & Art

EPISODE THREE: The Later Anglo-Saxons Wednesday at Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall

Wed 21 Oct

EPISODE THREE: The Later Anglo-Saxons Wednesday

📍 Bear Steps Art Gallery and Medieval Hall

£9.38

Wellness & Mindfulness

Holistic & Wellbeing Event at Dawley Town Hall

Sat 3 Oct

Holistic & Wellbeing Event

📍 Dawley Town Hall

Wellness & Mindfulness

Sat 17 Oct

Free talk at the Open day at the Wellbeing Centre

📍 Shrewsbury

Conferences & Summits

Thu 8 Oct

Palliative Care Conference, Shrewsbury

📍 Shropshire Education & Conference Centre (SECC)

£15.00

Education

Shrewsbury Town College Open Day at Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation

Thu 15 Oct

Shrewsbury Town College Open Day

📍 Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation

Festivals

Sat 10 Oct

Gin & Rum Festival - Shrewsbury - 2026

📍 Church of St Mary the Virgin

£11.24 - £23.71

Food & Drink

Fri 2 Oct

Posh Versus Plonk

📍 St Vincent

Literary

An Afternoon with Victoria Hislop - The Wine-Dark Sea at Oswestry School

Tue 6 Oct

An Afternoon with Victoria Hislop - The Wine-Dark Sea

📍 Oswestry School

£13.42 - £26.26

Markets & Fairs

IRONBRIDGE - HALLOWEEN MARKET | SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER | 11AM TILL 3PM at The Malthouse

Sat 31 Oct

IRONBRIDGE - HALLOWEEN MARKET | SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER | 11AM TILL 3PM

📍 The Malthouse

Walks & Outdoors

Questars Adventure Race - Long Mynd 25HR