Local Events in Shropshire

Shropshire offers a superb range of events, from village shows to large festivals, and one-off events during all the seasons. There’s also a rich choice of regular local community events and opportunities to socialise or learn new skills.

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During the week – October 2026

MONDAY

Ludlow Market: Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Local Hearing Loss Support Hub: Ludlow Library. Every second Monday of the month. Free for all to attend for support with a Shropshire Audiology NHS hearing aid. Pre-booked appointment only, to book call 01743 342168 or email shls@community-resource.org.uk.

Bridge Club: Ludlow Mascall Centre. 10am - 12.30pm. Weekly. Come with or without a partner. Contact susan.p.bennett@hotmail.co.uk.

Andali’s Circuits: 9.15am to 10.15am and 6pm to 7pm. Circuit training sessions. Ludlow Rugby Club. See andalifitness.com/circuits.

Ludlow Hockey Club: Junior Training 6 - 7pm, Adult Training 7 - 8.30pm. Moor Park School. Visit ludlowhockeyclub.co.uk.

Ludlow Male Voice Choir Rehearsals: 7.30pm. The Women’s Centre, Church Street, Ludlow. Open to men of all ages and experience. For more information, call Ralph on 07834 328878.

Corvedale Choir: 7.30 - 9.30pm, Diddlebury Village Hall. A mixed-voice community choir of all abilities, singing a range of music including pop, musicals and a little bit of classical. All welcome. Contact ros.crouch@gmail.com.

Argentine Tango Classes and Prácticas by Loud River Tango: 14th, 21st & 28th September and 5th, 12th & 19th October. Ludlow Mascall Centre. 7 - 8.30pm. All welcome, no partner needed. £12 or 3 sessions £30. For more information visit loudrivertango.uk or email info@loudrivertango.uk.

TUESDAY

Ludlow Makers Market: Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Community Lunch: Hands Together Ludlow. 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. Two course meal for £3.50 using surplus. Call on 01584 873062 or see handstogetherludlow.org.uk.

Ludlow Quilters & Stitchers - Sit & Sew Morning: 9.30am – 12.30pm. Whitefriars, Ludlow. Contact Helen Clark on 07973 916754 or helen.ravenlane@icloud.com.

Blue Hills Choir: 10am - 12pm. Diddlebury Village Hall. A very friendly non-auditioned choir singing classical music. All welcome. Contact ros.crouch@gmail.com.

The Breastfeeding Network Ludlow Group: (1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.) 10am - 12pm. Helena Lane Community Centre, Hamlet Road, Ludlow. Contact via Facebook page.

Ludlow Bridge Club: 10am - 1pm. Ludlow Racecourse. Friendly atmosphere, partners guaranteed. Contact Denis O’Sullivan 01584 873206.

Table Tennis: 10.30am - 1pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms. £3 per session. Contact 01584 873530.

Probus Club: Ludlow Mascall Centre. (Alternate weeks.) 10am – Noon. A programme of interesting talks, debates, and good company for retired professionals and business people. For more information, visit ludlowprobusclub.weebly.com.

Gentle Yoga with Marches Movement: 5:15 – 6:15pm, Ludlow Mascall Centre. Weekly for six weeks. A mat-based yoga session suitable for all levels. £48 for the term. Booking essential via: marchesmovement.com or contact marchesmovement@gmail.com.

The Women’s Hub: (Last Tuesday of the month.) 6.45pm for 7pm start. Hagley Place, Ludlow. Contact 01584 871 900.

Taekwon-Do: 7 – 8pm. Ludlow Mascall Centre. Weekly. For adults and children 11+. Free taster session. Contact 07773 787450 or reuben.thorley@btinternet.com.

333 Ludlow Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets: 7 - 9pm. ATC Centre, Smithfield Car Park, Ludlow. Contact 01584 878 170.

Ludlow Quilters & Stitchers - Evening Meeting: 4th Tuesday of the month. 7.15pm. St Peter’s Church Hall, Henley Road, Ludlow. Contact Helen Clark on 07973 916754 or helen.ravenlane@icloud.com.

Ludlow Choral Society Rehearsals: (Term time only) 7.30pm. Ludlow Methodist Church, Broad Street. A large non-audition choir singing a wide range of music. New members welcome. Visit ludlowchoral.org.uk or email ludlowchoralsociety@gmail.com.

Learn 2 Jive 50’s Swing Style dance classes: 7.30 - 8.30pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms. £6 pay as you go. Contact 01989 750 354.

Ludlow Photographic Club: (Every other Tuesday.) 7.30pm. Ludlow Methodist Church.. Whatever your camera you’ll be welcome at our friendly club for a mix of visiting speakers, competitions and workshops. Visit ludlow-photograpic-club.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY

Ludlow Market: Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Warm Welcome Spaces: 11am - 1.30pm (lunch served from 12pm, last orders 1pm). Ludlow Library and Hands Together Ludlow’s Social Space Open to all throughout Winter. Contact 01584 873 062.

Ludlow Castle Bowling Club: 2pm. Social bowling. The Linney, Ludlow. Contact 01584 874717.

Ludlow Cancer Support Group: (4th Wednesday of each month.) 2 - 3pm. Cleobury Community Hub, Lower St, Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster DY14 8BN. Contact 01584 875 438.

Board Games sessions: 2 - 4pm. Hands Together Ludlow. Free to all. Contact 01584 873 062.

Ludlow Spinning Group: St Peter’s Catholic Church, Henley Road, Ludlow. Every fourth Wednesday of the month (except December). 2pm to 4pm. A friendly group where all spinners, weavers & crafters are welcome. £3 per session or £30 membership per year. Tea, coffee and biscuits included.

The Arts Society Teme Valley: (3rd Wednesday of the month from September to June, except December.) 2.15pm. Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Visitors are welcome, paying £8 on the door. Cakes and tea or coffee after the lectures. Visit theartssocietytemevalley.org.uk.

Ludlow Civic Society Fascinating Talks: 3.30pm. Broad Street Church, Ludlow. Members: £5 / Visitors £7 - includes refreshments. Contact 07479 484 970.

Hatha Yoga with Katherine: 6.30 – 7.30pm. Ludlow Mascall Centre. Weekly. Traditional Hatha yoga in a spacious and peaceful setting. Contact 07975 535408 or mapesy@yahoo.co.uk.

Rockspring Community Choir: Arrive at 7pm ready for 7.15 - 8.45pm. Elim Church, Smithfield car park, Ludlow. No auditions, nor a need to read music required. Just turn up or contact Pam Adams (chairperson) 07985 540907.

Ludlow Garden Club Meeting: (3rd Wednesday of the month from October to April.) 7.30pm, St Peters Parish Centre, Henley Road, Ludlow. £4 per visitor. Contact 07771 878 769.

RSPB South Shropshire Wildlife Presentations: (3rd Wednesday of the month September to April.) 7.30pm. Wistanstow Village Hall. Non-RSPB members are welcome. Visit: group.rspb.org.uk/southshropshire for detailed information.

THURSDAY

Food & Craft Market: (1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.) Castle Square, Ludlow. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Local to Ludlow Producers Market: (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.) Castle Square, Ludlow. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Andali’s Circuits: Circuit training session. 9.15 - 10.15am and 6 - 7pm, Ludlow Rugby Club. See andalifitness.com/circuits.

Art Classes with Helen Antill: 10.30am - 1pm. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow. Contact 07949 745 604.

Mindful Colouring group sessions: 11am - 12pm. Hands Together Ludlow. Free to all. Contact 01584 873 062.

Warm Welcome Spaces: 11am - 1.30pm (lunch served from 12pm, last orders 1pm). Ludlow Library and Hands Together Ludlow’s Social Space - open to all throughout Winter. Contact 01584 873 062.

Hatha Yoga with Katherine: 6.30 – 7.30pm, Ludlow Mascall Centre. Weekly. Traditional Hatha yoga in a spacious and peaceful setting. Contact 07975 535408 or mapesy@yahoo.co.uk.

Ludlow Fly-Tying Club: (1st Thursday of the month.) 7pm. The Squirrel Inn, Foldgate Lane, Ludlow SY8 1LP. Contact Derek 01584 876049 or 07889 474622.

Shropshire Wildlife Trust Ludlow Branch: 7.30pm start, Ludlow Mascall Centre. Regular meetings at the Centre. Contact ludlow@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk.

Edge Chamber Choir: 7.30 - 9.30pm. Zion Room, Broad Street Methodist Church, Ludlow. This auditioned choir sings classical music mainly from the 20th and 21st centuries. To arrange an audition email ros.crouch@gmail.com.

FRIDAY

Ludlow Market: Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Community Lunch: Hands Together Ludlow. 15 Lower Galdeford, Ludlow. Two course meal for £3.50 using surplus. Contact 01584 873 062.

Ludlow Museum: 10am - 4pm. The Buttercross, Ludlow. Contact 01584 878 697 or see ludlowmuseum.co.uk.

The Friday Art Group: 10am – 4pm, Ludlow Mascall Centre. Bring your choice of art materials for either a half- or full-day session with life and portrait models. Contact cbeanatastonhouse@gmail.com.

Creative Writing for Wellbeing: 11am - 12.30pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms. For more details contact Cate 07963 440451.

Ludlow Cancer Support Group (LCSG): (2nd and 4th Friday of the month, except in August). 11am - 12.45pm. Parish Room, St Peter’s Church, Henley Road, Ludlow SY8 1QZ. Offers support, fun and friendship. Visit ludlowcancersupport.org or email rosemary.wood3@gmail.com or contact 01584 875438.

Ludlow Castle Bowling Club: 2pm. The Linney, Ludlow. Social bowling. Contact 01584 874717.

Age UK Chess Group: 2 - 4pm. Ludlow Library. Free to all. Contact 01743 250 510.

333 Ludlow Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets: 7 - 9pm. ATC Centre, Smithfield Car Park, Ludlow. Contact 01584 878 170.

Little Hereford Voices Community Choir: (Term time only.) 7.30 - 9.30pm. Little Hereford Village Hall, Ludlow. A non-audition choir with a broad repertoire (usually 4-part), very friendly. Usually £50 a term. Three concerts a year, Spring, Summer and Christmas. Contact John on 07771 513 683.

Girls Youth Group: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. A fortnightly youth group for girls aged 9 to 14 years. 5.30pm - 7pm. Free for all. Supported by Craven Arms Association of Youth Groups. For more information contact Stephanie on 01588 676 060.

SATURDAY

Ludlow Market: Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Ludlow Pride of Place litter pick: (3rd Saturday of the month.) Volunteers are always welcome. Contact 01584 871970 or email kate.adams@ludlow.gov.uk.

Repair Cafe: (Last Saturday of January, April, July and October) 9.30am - 12pm. Elim Church, Smithfield Car Park. Contact 07786 620 624.

Ludlow Museum: 10am - 4pm. The Buttercross, Ludlow. Contact 01584 878 697 or see ludlowmuseum.co.uk.

SUNDAY

Antiques Markets: (1st and 3rd Sunday of the month.) Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Craft & Country Market: (2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.) Castle Square. ludlowmarket.co.uk.

Ludlow Museum: open 10am – 4pm. The Buttercross, Ludlow. Contact 01584 878697 or see ludlowmuseum.co.uk.

Ludlow’s Independent Spiritualist Church: (1st Sunday of the month.) 6.30pm. Ludlow Women’s Centre.

 

During the month – October 2026

OCTOBER

1st: Food & Craft Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

2nd: Ocean Film Festival World Tour: Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. 7.30pm. See oceanfilmfestival.co.uk for more information.

2nd: Variety Show by Friends of Mortimer Forest: St Laurence’s Church. 7pm. See advert and article. Tickets available at Ludlow Assembly Rooms.

3rd: Tenbury Applefest: The Burgage, Tenbury Wells. 10am - 4.30pm. £5 admission, under 16s free. See advert or tenburyapplefest.co.uk for more information.

4th: Antique Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

7th: Wednesday Book Club with Jonathan Coe: Ludlow Assembly Rooms. See article or ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk.

8th: Local Producers Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

9th: Poetry in the Round by ‘The Friends of Ludlow Library’. Ludlow Library. 1-3pm. Read, listen and chat about all things poetry.

10th: The Bayeux Tapestry: The Story of a Conquest. Mortimer History Society Autumn Conference. Ludlow Assembly Rooms. 10am - 4.45pm. See mortimerhistorysociety.org for more information.

11th: Hergest Croft Gardens Autumn Plant Fair: Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington. 10am - 4pm. See hergest.co.uk for more information.

11th: Craft & Country Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

14th: Restoration of Staick House, Eardisland by Merry Albright: Ludlow Civic Society. Broad Street Church, Ludlow. 3.30pm. See ludlowcivicsociety.org for more information.

14th: Herefordshire ‘Staints’ on the Mormon Trail by Stuart Currie: Ludlow Civic Society. Broad Street Church, Ludlow. 3.30pm. See ludlowcivicsociety.org for more information.

14th: ‘Coffee, Cake and Coffins!’ Learning at Lunchtime Presentations by Victoria Allen Funeral Services. Ludlow Library. 1pm.

16th: Antiques in Tents: Burton Court, near Leominster. 12 noon - 5pm. £5 admission. See advert or antiquesintents.co.uk.

17th: Antiques in Tents: Burton Court, near Leominster. 10am - 3.30pm. £5 admission. See advert or antiquesintents.co.uk.

17th: James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids: Ludlow Assembly Rooms. 2pm. See advert or ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk.

17th–18th: Ludlow Fine Book Fair: Ludlow Racecourse SY8 2BT. 10am - 4pm. Free entry. See advert or ludlowfinebookfair.co.uk.

17th–18th: ‘Showing Off’ Shropshire Guild of Designer Makers: Priory Hall, Much Wenlock. 10am - 5pm. See advert or shropshireguild.co.uk.

18th: Antique Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

19th: Cookery Workshop: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. 10am - 1pm.All ingredients and equipment will be provided. There will be a recipe card to take away with you. At the end of the workshop you can sit down together to enjoy what you have cooked for lunch. Booking essential. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. See shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk/whats-on for more information.

21st: RSPB talk by Jonathan Cryer - the purchase of Gallt-y-beer: Wistanstow Village Hall. 7.30pm. See article or RSPB South Shropshire online.

22nd: Local Producers Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

24th: Bonfire and Fireworks: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. Gates open at 5pm, bonfire will be lit at 7pm followed by fireworks at 7.30pm. On the gate, tickets will be £7 per adult, £5 per child and free for under 5s. See advert for 10% off advance tickets.

24th–25th: Hedgerows in the Hills: A family friendly weekend celebrating the Shropshire Countryside by CPRE Shropshire. Acton Scott Heritage Farm, Church Stretton. 10am - 4pm. See advert and article or cpreshropshire.org.uk.

25th: Craft & Country Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

26th–30th: Bones! October Half Term Activity: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. 2pm - 3.30pm. Explore the fascinating world of bones! Ages 4-11 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Booking essential. £5 per child. See shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk/whats-on/bones for details.

27th–28th: Kids Holiday Clubs: Oaker Wood Leisure. See advert or oakerwoodleisure.co.uk.

28th: Half term writing workshops with Liz Hyder and Steve Camden: Ludlow Assembly Rooms. For ages 8 to 12 years. See article or ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk.

28th–29th: ‘Gorgeous’ Christmas Craft Fair: Ludlow Racecourse. 10am - 4pm. See advert or shropshireguild.co.uk.

29th–30th: Kids One Night Holiday Camp: Oaker Wood Leisure. See advert or oakerwoodleisure.co.uk.

29th: Halloween Market: Castle Square, Ludlow.

30th: Teen Adventure Day: Oaker Wood Leisure. See advert or oakerwoodleisure.co.uk.

30th: Family Halloween Rave: Ludlow Assembly Rooms. See article or ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk.

31st: Repair Café. 9.30am - midday. Elim Church, Smithfield Car Park, Ludlow. See article and advert or email ludlowrepaircafe@gmail.com.

31st: 80s & 90s Dance Night - a Sticky Carpet Halloween Special: Ludlow Assembly Rooms. See article or ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk.

31st: Mayor’s Charity Black Tie Dinner: Beacon Rooms at Ludlow Castle.