Things to do in England in October 2026
Events in England in October 2026 — the full programme, with people to go with.
1188 events
1 Oct – 31 Oct
65 free
Any time
Today43This weekend341This month1188Next month2376Free315Highlights3751Festivals238Christmas markets44Halloween191Date night2630With kids1444On your own2197With friends379After-work & aperitivo107With a view3Birthday44Hen and stag parties115Volunteering5Pumpkin patches22Christmas lights18Fireworks58Late-night food1Fruit picking5Foraging7Autumn foliage14Stargazing7Rainy day2006Street food12Oktoberfest4Pantomime25Day of the Dead6
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Runs every yearWightwick Manor and Gardens
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Runs every yearTicketsTyneside Cinema
3
Runs every yearTicketsNorwich Theatre Royal
4
Runs every yearTicketsBlack Country Living Museum
5
Runs every yearTicketsBeaulieu National Motor Museum
6
Runs every yearTicketsThackray Museum Of Medicine
7
Runs every yearTicketsYork s Chocolate Story
8
Runs every yearTicketsLondon Museum Docklands
9
Runs every yearTicketsMollie's Manchester
10
Runs every yearTicketsStar Glamping
Questions
Things to do in England in October 2026: what's on?
1,188 events between 26 Oct – 31 Oct.
What is the next event in England?
Bingo and Blankety Blank with Wayne on 26 Oct in Blackpool.
Which events in England are free?
65 events are free, for example Halloween Shopping Market · Relaxed Early Opening · RPS International Photography Exhibition 167.
What are the biggest events in England?
The named events of the place: UK Metals Expo (4 Nov) · York Christmas Market (12 Nov) · The Piece Hall Christmas Market (13 Nov) · Hyde Park Winter Wonderland (19 Nov).
Where in England is most going on?
Most events are in London (142) · Manchester (35) · Blackpool (28).