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October 2026 in numbers

29 October 2026

Here's how October panned out on the Leicester Events Guide!

October in numbers

Events listed1,276
Venues with something on71
Busiest dayThursday 1 October, with 100 events
Busiest day of the weekSaturdays, 26% of dated events
On a Friday or Saturday46% of dated events
Most common start time19:30, for 11% of timed events
Starting at 9pm or later6%
Newsletters sent9
Events per day
Events listed per day in October so far.
Busiest days of the week
How the month's dated events fell across the week.

What kind of things were on

What kind of things were on
Every event listed in October, by kind.

What people went for

The ten events that drew the most interest on the guide in October, in order.

  1. Handmade Festival 2026 at O2 Academy, 5 December
  2. Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana at O2 Academy, 10 October
  3. Bharatanatyam Beyond Boundaries at Curve, 2 October
  4. Halloween Screamfest – Friday 30th October 🎃 BOOK NOW 🎃 ALLFRIGHTER TILL 5AM 🎃 [LAST 50 £5 TICKETS] at 2Funky, 30 October
  5. Motown by Candlelight at Cathedral, 10 October
  6. From Nightly Fears and Fantasies - choral music for Compline at St Mary de Castro, 7 November
  7. Racing: Fireworks Festival - Featuring Pat Sharp at Racecourse, 7 November
  8. Enter Shikari at O2 Academy, 22 October
  9. Hidden Histories: Ghosts of the Old Town at Guildhall, 25 October
  10. Wellard Willy at The Donkey, 4 October

The venues people looked at most

Share of all the interest in October, by venue.

The venues people looked at most
Where the clicks went in October, as a share of the total.

The busiest venues

By how many events they had on.

The busiest venues
The venues with the most on in October.

A few more facts

  • The longest run on during the month was Windrush: The Legacy at Newarke Houses, 337 days from 17 October.
  • The quietest day was Tuesday 13 October, with 14 events.
  • New to the guide this month: Prajapati Hall, Devonshire Place, Abbey Sports, Club Republic, Ice Skate, Thurmaston Scout & Guide HQ, The Menphys Hub, Elizabeth Park Centre, Blaby District Social Centre, CUBE @ BOXED Bar And Venue, Forum Porcorum, PUBLIC, Jain Centre, Maher Centre, Holy Trinity Church, South Salvation Army, Newarke Houses Museum, Jewry Wall Museum, Abbey Pumping Station, Piccadilly Cinema, King Richard III Visitor Centre, Church of the Martyrs, Brookvale Groby Theatre.
  • 87 of the month's events were talks, tours or history events.
  • 331 events ran all day rather than at a set time.

Figures come from the guide's own listings and what readers clicked on. They cover October 2026 so far and count each event once, however many times it was listed.