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Top story Bury St Edmunds Halloween 2026: Pumpkins, Trails and Scares Rougham's free pumpkin patch, Ickworth's folklore trail, West Stow after dark and Scaresville from £33.50. Every Halloween ghost walk in Bury has sold out. · 8 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Rougham Pumpkin Patch Rougham Sunflower and Pumpkin Field · Free
  2. Tue 6 Oct Bury Town v Mildenhall Town, Suffolk Premier Cup 7.45pm · Ram Meadow · From £4
  3. Wed 7 Oct Russell Watson 7.30pm · The Apex · From £36
  4. Fri 9 Oct Ronald Blythe Lecture with Sir James MacMillan 7.30pm · St Edmundsbury Cathedral · From £5.91
  5. 9 to 24 Oct Switzerland Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds · From £12
  6. Sat 10 Oct Bury St Edmunds parkrun 9am · Nowton Park · Free
  7. 10 to 11 Oct Living History: Wulfingas West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village · From £4.50
  8. Sat 10 Oct Martin Kemp: The Ultimate Back To The 80s DJ Set 8pm · The Apex · From £29.50
  9. Sun 11 Oct Nick Cope family show 2pm · The Apex · From £19
  10. 13 Oct to 8 Nov Stranger Folk at Ickworth Ickworth Estate
  11. Tue 13 Oct Bury Town v Needham Market 7.45pm · Ram Meadow · From £4
  12. 15 to 31 Oct ScaresVille at Kentwell Hall Kentwell Hall · From £33.50

More stories

Christmas Haverhill Christmas Carnival: Sat 28 Nov, Parade Confirmed Haverhill's Christmas Carnival is on Saturday 28 November 2026 with a High Street parade. Last year: switch-on 5.15pm, fireworks 5.30pm, roads shut 4pm. · 4 min read Events What's On in Bury St Edmunds: Pumpkins, Theatre, Fireworks Switzerland opens at the Theatre Royal on 9 October, Rougham's free pumpkin patch is open, and Abbey Gardens fireworks tickets for 7 November are on sale. · 11 min read Christmas Athenaeum Christmas Craft Fair: 25 Oct and 22 Nov, Free Over 50 stalls of local crafts and gifts at the Athenaeum on Angel Hill, on Sundays 25 October and 22 November, 10am to 4pm. Free entry, refreshments served. · 4 min read Remembrance Bury St Edmunds Remembrance Sunday: 8 Nov, Parade 10.15am Sunday 8 November 2026: the parade marches out at 10.15am, wreaths at the Angel Hill war memorial from 10.30am, a field gun marks the silence at 11am. · 3 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto Bury St Edmunds: West Stow £12, Dobbies £15 Meet Father Christmas at West Stow on 5 and 6 December for £12 a child, or at Dobbies on Rougham Road from £15. Both are booking now, and slots are going. · 3 min read Abbey Gardens Abbey Gardens Bury St Edmunds: Winter Gates Shut at 5pm The Abbey Gardens close at 6pm in October and 5pm from 1 November to February. Free entry, opening 7.30am weekdays, 9am Sundays. Kiosk hours inside. · 3 min read Bonfire Night Bury St Edmunds Fireworks: Tickets On Sale for Sat 7 Nov Abbey Gardens fireworks tickets are on sale for Sat 7 Nov 2026: £8 adult, £22 family, gates 5pm, display 7.30pm, online sales close 9am Fri 6 Nov. · 6 min read Christmas Bury St Edmunds Christmas Lights: Thu 19 Nov, No Switch-On Bury's free Christmas Lights Event is 3pm to 8pm on Thu 19 Nov 2026. There is no switch-on countdown, no tickets, and the stage line-up is still to come. · 5 min read Christmas Bury St Edmunds Christmas Markets: 19 Nov to 20 Dec Charter Square marquee market 19 Nov to 20 Dec 2026; cathedral market 26-28 Nov, now £2 entry; college market Sat 21 Nov, free. Why the Fayre is not back. · 8 min read Christmas Bury Panto: Dick Whittington, 20 Nov to 17 Jan Dick Whittington runs at the Theatre Royal from 20 November 2026 to 17 January 2027. The same seat costs £40 on a January morning and £66 on Boxing Day. · 5 min read