Tim Peake at Theatre Severn on 10 October, fireworks in Craven Arms on the 24th, then Shrewsbury and Whitchurch on 7 November, and Walcot Hall's trails.

Shropshire’s autumn diary is led by the theatres. Tim Peake brings his space show to Theatre Severn on Saturday 10 October, now at 2pm and 7pm, with Jeremy Bowen, Joe Calzaghe, Jimmy Nail and Chris Packham on the same stage around him. Then come the county’s three confirmed firework nights: Craven Arms on Saturday 24 October at the start of half term, and the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury and Alderford Lake in Whitchurch, both on Saturday 7 November.

Updated 4 October: Bridgnorth has published its Remembrance Sunday times (service 9.30am, parade 10.15am), and last weekend’s October Fest and Apple Day have been removed.

Updated 6 October: we have added the Made in Shropshire artisan fairs in Shrewsbury, Dudmaston and Much Wenlock, and the Shrewsbury Farmers Market Autumn Fair.

Updated 3 October: Lucy Worsley has sold out, Tim Peake has a second show at 7pm, and we have added Alderford Lake’s fireworks, Walcot Hall’s Halloween trails, Attingham’s twilight walk, Taste of Asia, Jimmy Nail, Joseph and the Craven Arms Frost Fair.

Everything below was read from the organisers’ own pages and re-checked on 3, 4 and 6 October 2026, and links back to them, so check the link before you set off. This is a county page: it covers Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Craven Arms and Whitchurch, and it grows as more organisers publish. For places open whatever the month, see things to do in Shropshire.

The next six weeks at a glance

  • Saturday 10 October, 2pm and 7pm. Tim Peake, Theatre Severn. Made in Shropshire fair on the Square, Shrewsbury, 9am to 5pm.
  • Sunday 11 October. Oswestry 10K.
  • 17 October to 1 November. Attingham’s half-term family trail.
  • Saturday 24 October. Bonfire and fireworks at Craven Arms, gates close 7.15pm.
  • Wednesday 28 October. Walcot Hall’s Halloween Trail by day, and an 18+ after-dark trail that evening.
  • Saturday 31 October, from 9am. Oswestry Halloween Market.
  • Saturday 7 November. Fireworks at the West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury, and at Alderford Lake, Whitchurch.
  • Sunday 8 November. Remembrance parades in Oswestry (10.30am) and Bridgnorth (10.15am).
  • Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November. Frost Fair, Craven Arms.

This week

  • The Pikachu Art Adventure, until Sunday 1 November, 11am to 3.30pm, Attingham Park, Atcham SY4 4TP. An art trail through the grounds (National Trust).
  • Joe Calzaghe, Tuesday 6 October, 7.45pm, Theatre Severn. An evening with the boxer the theatre bills as the Pride of Wales. From £41.25, or £77 with a pre-show meet and greet (Theatre Severn).
  • Blackadder Goes Forth, Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 and Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, plus a 3pm matinee on the 17th, Theatre on the Steps, Stoneway Steps, Bridgnorth WV16 4BD. A stage version of the BBC series. £12.50 to £17.50 (Theatre on the Steps).
  • Tom McRae, Friday 9 October, 7.30pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1AZ. A 90-minute solo show of songs and stories (Ludlow Assembly Rooms).

Next week

  • Tim Peake: The Quest to Explore Space, Saturday 10 October, 2pm and 7pm, Theatre Severn. The astronaut on spaceflight from the 1950s to the first crewed missions planned for Mars. £40.15, and both shows are listed as “last few” (Theatre Severn).
  • Made in Shropshire Artisan Fair, Saturday 10 October, 9am to 5pm, The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1SS. Handmade work from Shropshire artisans (Made in Shropshire).
  • Made in Shropshire Artisan Fair at Dudmaston, Sunday 11 October, 11am to 4pm, Dudmaston Estate, Quatt WV15 6QN. In the orchard and stable yard of the National Trust estate; the organisers say it is their busiest fair and advise arriving early (Made in Shropshire).
  • Oswestry 10K, Sunday 11 October, Oswestry town centre. The road race for first-timers through to club runners, run by Adrenaline Sports (Oswestry Town Council).
  • Celebrating Stories: Local Authors and Rachel Joyce, Tuesday 13 October, 5.30pm, Shrewsbury Library. Shropshire authors sign books in the foyer from 4pm, then the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry talks about her new novel. £5.50 (Theatre Severn).
  • Come From Away, Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Theatre Severn. Shrewsbury Musical Theatre Company’s amateur production, the Shropshire premiere of the musical. £22.50 to £24.50 (Theatre Severn).
  • Funny Beeseness: Mick Miller, Friday 16 October, 8pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Stand-up, for ages 16 and over (Ludlow Assembly Rooms).

Later in October

  • The Garden of Curious Creatures, Saturday 17 October to Sunday 1 November, 9am to 5pm, Attingham Park. The half-term family trail (National Trust).
  • Shrewsbury Farmers Market Autumn Fair, Saturday 17 October, The Square, Shrewsbury. The market lists the date but not the hours; its regular Friday markets run 9am to 3.30pm (Shrewsbury Farmers Market).
  • Taste of Asia, Sunday 18 October, 12pm to 6pm, Smithy’s Bar at Shrewsbury Town Football Club. A new Mayor’s charity event hosted by Councillor Bernie Bentick, with dishes from Thai, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Indian, Sri Lankan and Turkish cuisines. £20, which includes £10 of food and drink tokens; the council warns of limited vegetarian and specialist dietary options (Shrewsbury Town Council).
  • Jimmy Nail: Stories and Songs, Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October, 7.30pm, Theatre Severn. Songs, memories and rarely seen images, with Tony Davis on keyboards and accordion. £41.25, or £93.50 with a 5.30pm meet and greet, and listed as “last few” (Theatre Severn).
  • Arthur’s Plough, Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm Saturday matinee, Walker Theatre at Theatre Severn. Chris Eldon Lee’s comic play with music about Fordhall Organic Farm, revived for its 20 years in community ownership with a cast of Shropshire community actors. £21 (Theatre Severn).
  • Makers Market, Saturday 24 October, Oswestry town centre. Local creatives, bakers, crafters and producers (Oswestry Town Council).
  • Made in Shropshire Artisan Fair, Saturday 24 October, 9am to 3pm, Much Wenlock TF13 6AA. The fair’s last Much Wenlock date of the year (Made in Shropshire).
  • Bonfire and Fireworks, Saturday 24 October, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Road, Craven Arms SY7 9RS. Gates open 5pm, bonfire 7pm, fireworks 7.30pm. The gates close at 7.15pm and nobody is let in after that. £6.30 an adult and £4.50 a child in advance, £7 and £5 on the gate, under-5s free (Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre). More on our Shropshire fireworks page.
  • Bones!, Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, 2pm to 3.30pm each day, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. A half-term session for children aged 4 to 11 on owl pellets and mammoth bones. £5 a child, with an adult, booking essential (Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre).
  • Ghost Walk, Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October, 7pm, from Theatre on the Steps, Bridgnorth. Ghost stories on a walk around the town. £16 (Theatre on the Steps).
  • Chris Packham’s World of Wonder, Tuesday 27 October, 7.30pm, Theatre Severn. Billed as an evening alive with discovery. £38.50 to £55 (Theatre Severn).
  • Walcot Hall Halloween Trail, Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 3pm, Walcot Hall, Lydbury North. A trail through the arboretum with clues and hidden characters. £6 a child, adults and under-2s free, booked online (Walcot Hall). More on our Walcot Hall page.
  • Walcot After Dark Halloween Trail and Big Ruckus Sounds, Wednesday 28 October, Walcot Hall and The Powis Arms, Lydbury North. 18+ only. An unlit trail through the arboretum from 6pm to 8pm (last admission 7.30pm, bring a torch), then Fraizer on the decks at The Powis Arms from 7.30pm to 10pm. £12, including a welcome shot (Walcot Hall).
  • Kevin Quantum: Anti-gravity, Wednesday 28 October, 7pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Levitation and illusion from a Magic Circle member who studied physics (Ludlow Assembly Rooms).
  • Mini Monsters’ Twilight Walk, Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 October, 5pm to 7.30pm, Attingham Park. The Trust’s alternative to trick-or-treating: children come in costume and bring a torch (National Trust).
  • Halloween Family Day Rave, Friday 30 October, 2pm, Oscars at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. A two-hour afternoon disco for all ages with DJ Barney B (Ludlow Assembly Rooms).
  • Oswestry Halloween Market, Saturday 31 October, from 9am, Bailey Head. Free Halloween games and activities around the stalls (Oswestry Town Council).

The rest of half term is on our October half term in Shropshire page.

November

  • An Evening with Sir Geoff Hurst, Tuesday 3 November, 7.30pm, Theatre Severn. The 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero. £38.50, or £88 VIP with a 6.15pm photo and autograph session (Theatre Severn).
  • Mid Wales Opera: Gianni Schicchi, Friday 6 November, 7.30pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Puccini’s one-act comic opera. A free touch tour of the set runs at 6.30pm for ten people, booked ahead (Ludlow Assembly Rooms).
  • Shrewsbury Farmers Market, Friday 6 November, 9am to 3.30pm, The Square, Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury Farmers Market).
  • Bonfire and Firework Spectacular, Saturday 7 November, 4pm to 9pm, West Mid Showground, Berwick Road, Shrewsbury SY1 2PF. A quieter display for younger children at 6.15pm and a louder one at 7.45pm. Adults £15, children 0 to 15 free, with proceeds to the society’s rural charity (West Mid Showground).
  • Bonfire Night at Alderford Lake, Saturday 7 November, gates 5pm, Alderford Lake, Tilstock Road, Whitchurch SY13 3JQ. A sound-sensitive display at 7pm and the main display set to music at 8pm, with funfair rides and food stalls. Prices are on the lake’s booking shop, and parking details follow nearer the night (Alderford Lake).
  • Remembrance Day Service and Parade, Sunday 8 November, 10.30am, Bailey Head, Oswestry. Porthywaen Silver Band leads the parade to the Memorial Gates in Cae Glas Park for the service, two minutes’ silence and wreath laying. A second service is held at the Memorial Gates at 11am on Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November (Oswestry Town Council).
  • Remembrance Sunday, Bridgnorth, Sunday 8 November. A Remembrance Service at 9.30am in St Leonard’s Church, then the parade forms up in St Leonard’s Close at 10.15am and marches to the War Memorial in Castle Grounds for the Act of Remembrance (Bridgnorth Town Council). Shrewsbury has not yet published its times; what is known is on our Remembrance Sunday page.
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November, Theatre Severn. An amateur production by Get Your Wigle On, with shows at 7.30pm on the Thursday and Friday, 2.30pm and 7.30pm on the Saturday, and 12pm and 4pm on the Sunday. £15.50 to £29.50 (Theatre Severn).
  • Made in Shropshire Artisan Fair, Saturday 14 November, 9am to 5pm, The Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1SS. The second-last fair of the year (Made in Shropshire).
  • Frost Fair, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November, 10am to 4pm, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms. A festive craft fair of handmade gifts from Shropshire makers, with mulled wine and mince pies. Free entry (Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre).

Christmas dates are on their own pages: Christmas lights switch-ons, pantomimes, Santa trains and grottos, Christmas markets and Attingham at Christmas.

Regular events

  • Shrewsbury parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, The Quarry, Shrewsbury SY1 1RN. A free, timed 5k to walk, jog or run (parkrun).
  • Shrewsbury Market Hall, Claremont Street, SY1 1HQ, open Tuesday to Saturday, 8am to 4pm, with a smaller selection of stalls on Thursdays (Shrewsbury Market Hall).
  • Oswestry outdoor market, every Wednesday and Saturday, 9am to 3.30pm, on the Bailey Head and Bailey Street. The Powis Hall indoor market opens Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays (Oswestry Town Council).
  • Oswestry Artisan Market, the last Friday of the month, next on Friday 30 October, 9am to 3.30pm, followed by a late night indoor market with drinks, street food and live music from 7pm to 10pm (Oswestry Town Council).

Getting there

Theatre Severn sits beside the Frankwell car park, and The Quarry is a short walk from the town centre car parks. Our parking in Shropshire page has the tariffs and the car parks that are free on Sundays. Check roadworks and travel before an evening out, and the train times page if you are coming by rail.

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