What's on
in  East
 Yorkshire
This Month.

RSPB Bempton Cliffs Winter Birdwatching

A bracing winter clifftop visit with dramatic coastal views and off-season birdwatching at Bempton Cliffs.

RSPB Blacktoft Sands Winter Wildlife

Winter birdwatching across reedbeds and lagoons, with waterfowl, waders and birds of prey regularly using the reserve.

North Cave Wetlands Winter Wildlife Walk

A winter visit to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's wetland reserve, particularly good for overwintering birds and waterside walks.

South Landing Winter Coastal Walk

A year-round coastal nature walk through woodland and down towards South Landing, with sea views and a sheltered beach below the cliffs.

Paull Holme Strays Winter Wildlife

One of East Yorkshire's best winter birdwatching spots, with huge Humber skies, waders, raptors and saltmarsh views.

Danes Dyke Local Nature Reserve

A wooded coastal nature reserve around the ancient Danes Dyke earthwork, with walking routes leading towards the cliffs and beach.

North Cave Wetlands

A large wetland nature reserve created from former quarry land, with bird hides, walking trails, meadows and excellent wildlife watching through autumn.

Humber Bridge Country Park Winter Walk

Winter walks through woods, meadows and chalk terraces with dramatic views across the Humber and beneath the bridge.

Tophill Low Winter Wildlife

A 300-acre wetland reserve with 12 hides and excellent midwinter birdwatching, including large numbers of wildfowl.

Pizza Express Beverley – Mambo Jambo New Year's Eve Party

Mambo Jambo are playing a New Year's Eve party at Pizza Express Beverley, with the performance running from 9.30pm until midnight. To book a place, contact the venue on 01482 679105.

Butt Farm Pumpkin Patch

A family-run working-farm pumpkin patch with thousands of pumpkins, a spooky trail, weekend face painting and crafts, and half-term pumpkin carving. Open on selected dates from 26 September to 31 October, 10am–4pm; entry is by charitable donation to Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Fossil Fun at Spurn – Autumn & Winter

Guided beach walks searching the East Yorkshire coast for fossils, running on multiple dates through the end of December.

Spurn Heritage Walking Tour – Autumn & Winter

Guided coastal walks exploring Spurn's dramatic military, maritime and natural history across autumn and winter dates.

Hull Fair 2026

One of Europe's largest travelling fairs returns to Walton Street with more than 250 rides and attractions. Runs 9 to 17 October and is closed on Sunday 11 October.

Picturehouse: The Great Gatsby

Free Tuesday afternoon classic-film screening at Bridlington Spa in Bridlington.

Daytime TV + The Avenues

Midweek live rock in Hull. Venue: The New Adelphi Club.

Black Water County + Fraser Morgan

Friday-night folk-punk at Hull's Adelphi.

Poetry Reading and Book Launch

A free launch and live reading of new poetry written in and about Goole Museum, featuring local young writers and Yorkshire and Humber poets responding to the museum’s objects and historic landscapes. 2pm–4pm; no booking needed.

Oktoberfest Beverley 2026

Beverley's large Oktoberfest celebration with live Oompah bands, German food, Bavarian-style entertainment and a trader village.

Walk to the Edge of Yorkshire – Spurn

A full-day guided walk to the tip of Spurn, combining coastal scenery, wildlife and local history.

Howl Autumnal Matinee

An autumnal live-music matinee with Empty Banner, Slowdaze, Chris Hardy and El Whaeko at The New Adelphi Club. Sunday 18 October, doors 3pm. £5 or pay what you can.

The 39 Steps

Hull Truck Theatre and Derby Theatre present a fast-paced stage comedy thriller in which four actors play more than 130 characters. Tickets £11–£32.

CUD + Support

CUD celebrate four decades of indie music with a headline performance and support at The New Adelphi Club.

Burton Agnes Halloween Trail

A family-friendly Halloween trail through the atmospheric woodland, with handcrafted spooky scenes and the adventure playground nearby.

Halloween Spooky Magic Show and Face Painting

Family Halloween magic show and face painting at Sewerby Hall and Gardens in Bridlington.

Halloween Half-Term Fun at Burton Constable 2026

Family Halloween trails through the Hall and parkland, broomstick flying and extra Halloween Day activities including crafts, potion making, archery and storytelling.

Halloween Spooky Magic Show and Face Painting at Sewerby

A family Halloween day at Sewerby Hall featuring a spooky magic show and face painting during October half term.

Big Beverley Comedy Night October 2026

An evening of live comedy at East Riding Theatre in Beverley.

Haltemprice 10K – East Yorkshire Road Race

Sunday 25 October, 9am start: established autumn 10K road race at Haltemprice Leisure Centre, Anlaby, on a scenic closed-road route, welcoming club runners and first-timers.

Wildcats: Deep, Dark Woods at Sewerby Hall

A family Halloween craft session using natural and reclaimed materials to create creatures inspired by the darkest corners of the woods.

Picturehouse: Hocus Pocus

Free Halloween-week classic-film screening at Bridlington Spa in Bridlington.

Seaweed Pressing and Soap Making at Flamborough

A coastal workshop combining a shore walk with seaweed collecting, artistic seaweed pressing and handmade soap making.

Wildflower Needlefelt Workshop at Sledmere

A relaxed autumn textile workshop at Sledmere with York artist Brenda from Felty and Fabulous.

Daniel Foxx: How Lovely

Award-winning stand-up Daniel Foxx brings his new show about breakups, dating in your 30s and modern self-care. 7pm; approximately 2 hours 10 minutes including a break; £18; ages 14+.

Pearson Park Wildlife Garden – Winter

A small urban wildlife garden in Hull with winter birds and sheltered habitat, open on weekdays outside the Christmas closure.

Beverley Westwood Winter Walk

A wide-open winter walk across Beverley's historic common pasture, with long views, landmark mills and easy access from the town centre.

Kilnsea Wetlands Winter Wildlife

A winter birdwatching hotspot near Spurn, especially good around high tide for large roosting flocks of waders, ducks and geese.

Spurn Winter Wildlife Walk

A wild winter coastal walk at Spurn, with wintering wildfowl, waders and big Humber Estuary views.

Pulfin Bog Winter Riverside Walk

A riverside winter walk to a spring-fed wetland reserve beside the River Hull, with open skies and quiet fen habitat.

Humber Bridge Country Park

A free East Yorkshire nature reserve beneath the Humber Bridge, combining woodland, meadow, wildlife and estuary views for an autumn day out.

North Cliffe Wood

A peaceful East Yorkshire woodland nature reserve with around 3km of grass footpaths forming a circular trail through mature woodland.

North Cliffe Wood Winter Wildlife Walk

A quiet winter woodland walk with marsh tits, nuthatches and woodpeckers among the seasonal wildlife at this varied Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve.

Burton Agnes Hall Snowdrops

The woodland at Burton Agnes opens for its winter snowdrop display, creating a carpet of flowers beneath the trees. For 2026, the gardens are open 31 January to 1 March for this late-winter season. Admission charges apply.

Boxing Hares and Other Sledmere Animals

A free exhibition at Sledmere House and Gardens, continuing through 31 December and open on Sunday 4 October.

Butt Farm Pumpkin Patch 2026

A family-run pick-your-own pumpkin patch with thousands of pumpkins, a spooky trail, seasonal crafts, carving and autumn photo opportunities.

Festival of Words

2–10 October 2026. Author talks, workshops, poetry and spoken-word events across East Riding libraries and other venues. Times, admission and booking vary by session; consult the official programme. Central Beverley venue reference: Champney Treasure House, HU17 8HE.

Playgrounds to Pixels

A free exhibition tracing the history of play in Beverley, from street games and pasture play through playgrounds, family festivals and digital technology, with visitors invited to contribute their own memories.

Waves of Waste – Bridlington North Beach

Free community beach-clean sessions helping protect marine wildlife along Bridlington's North Beach on selected autumn and early-winter dates.

Dead Finks + Suburban Toys

Grassroots alternative night at The Adelphi in Hull.

The Wreckers

A supernatural stage thriller set in a tide-cut peninsula cottage built from a wrecked ship. 7:30pm; 105 minutes; £18, or £15 for under-16s.

The Magic of the Bee Gees

West End-style Bee Gees tribute concert. Venue: Bridlington Spa, Bridlington.

Wool Felting Workshop at North Cave Wetlands

A guided wool-felting workshop using fleece from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's conservation-grazing Hebridean sheep.

Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Bagpipes, drums and rock energy at Bridlington Spa.

Orangery Concert: Opera17 at Sewerby Hall

Sun 18 Oct, 1.30–3.30pm: ensemble Opera17 performs grand opera and musical numbers at Sewerby Hall Orangery. Standard admission charges apply.

Howloween Pumpkin Picking for Dogs at Butt Farm

Special dog-friendly Halloween pumpkin-picking sessions at Butt Farm with agility, photo opportunities and seasonal fun for dogs and their families.

Alchemy Live

Dire Straits tribute show in Beverley. Venue: East Riding Theatre.

Iago Banet: The Galician King of Acoustic Guitar

Fingerstyle acoustic guitar performance at East Riding Theatre, Beverley.

Halloween Spooky Gardens

Explore the walled gardens at Sewerby Hall and Gardens and see which spooky characters you can find along the way.

Sledmere Fireworks 2026

Bonfire Night event at Sledmere House with an early low-noise display, a musical fireworks spectacular, bonfire, funfair and food stalls. Runs from 4pm to 9pm.

Spooky Magic Show and Face Painting – Sewerby Hall

Sat 24 Oct: spooky Mr Bubbles magic shows at 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm, with face painting until 4pm (£3 extra). Normal Sewerby Hall admission applies.

Burton Agnes Halloween Trail 2026

A family Halloween trail through the atmospheric woodland at Burton Agnes Hall, with handcrafted spooky scenes and the adventure playground nearby.

Damien O'Kane & Ron Block

A live transatlantic folk and bluegrass collaboration from Damien O'Kane and Ron Block. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £20.

Skirlington Spooky Sunday – Farewell Market

Sunday 25 October, 9am–3pm: a special Spooky Sunday Halloween market and farewell to Skirlington’s current home, marking 40 years before the 2027 relocation. Traders, activities, crafts, fancy dress and a 2pm farewell gathering.

Spurn Detectives 2026

A family half-term wildlife mystery where children follow tracks, nests and other clues around Spurn to solve the case.

Stargazing with SARAS at Flamborough

Evening stargazing sessions with Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society using telescopes to explore planets, stars and constellations.

Wildcats: Block Monsters at Sewerby Hall

A family Halloween craft session making frightening, funny or cute monsters from blocks, stones and natural materials.

The Wreckers at Burton Constable

A supernatural ghost story performed in Burton Constable's Great Hall on the eve of Halloween, steeped in dark maritime folklore.

Streetlife Museum of Transport

A free indoor journey through 200 years of transport history, from a 1940s high street to vintage trams and early motor vehicles. Check the current Museums Quarter entrance before travelling.

Danes Dyke Winter Walk

A winter walk through the wooded ravine at Danes Dyke with access to the beach and views across Bridlington Bay.

Allerthorpe Woods Winter Walk

An all-year Forestry England woodland with walking trails and 24-hour access, well suited to a crisp winter woodland walk.

Flamborough Cliffs Winter Seawatching

A dramatic winter clifftop walk with sea watching for divers, sea ducks, porpoises, seals and other coastal wildlife.

Allerthorpe Woods

A genuine East Yorkshire forest with public walking routes and woodland paths, offering a quieter autumn walk close to Pocklington.

Millington Wood Nature Reserve

Ancient ash woodland tucked into a Yorkshire Wolds valley. In autumn and winter the official reserve guide highlights orange and yellow treetops glowing across the valley.

Sewerby Hall and Gardens

Clifftop parkland and gardens near Bridlington offer seasonal autumn colour and relaxed walks, with the gardens open daily through the autumn period.

Kilnsea Wetlands Winter Birdwatching

A strong winter birdwatching stop near Spurn, with high-tide wader roosts, wildfowl, geese and occasional short-eared owls.

Sewerby Hall and Gardens

A strong East Yorkshire winter walk with 50 acres of clifftop parkland and gardens. For winter 2026–27 the gardens are open daily from 9.30am to 3.30pm, subject to weather closures.

Spurn's Wild Wander

Guided coastal wildlife walks exploring Spurn National Nature Reserve during the autumn migration season.

Spurn Bat Walks 2026

Guided evening wildlife walks using bat detectors to search for Spurn's nocturnal residents on selected dates through October.

Feathered Friends – Family Bird Watching at Spurn

Family-friendly guided birdwatching sessions at Spurn, aimed at beginners and timed for autumn migration.

Spurn Bird Tour – Autumn Migration

A guided three-hour birdwatching walk across Spurn during one of Yorkshire's busiest migration periods.

Extreme Rockpool Safari at South Landing

A guided low-tide rockpool safari searching for lobsters, crabs, kelp forests and other marine life at South Landing.

The Kairos

Liverpool band The Kairos play a public headline date at Polar Bear Music Club.

The Magic of the Bee Gees

West End tribute concert celebrating the Bee Gees’ hits across the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Starts 7:30pm.

The Wreckers

Atmospheric ghost-story theatre at East Riding Theatre in Beverley. Tickets: From £15.

Bravo Mrs Bennet – Sewerby Hall

Saturday 17 October: two performances at 11am and 2pm, each lasting 75 minutes. Rachel Fearnehough and Paula Vickers present a lively Pride and Prejudice comedy. Tickets £10, separate from hall admission.

The Roy Orbison Songbook

Live tribute to Roy Orbison at East Riding Theatre, Beverley.

Howl Autumnal Matinee

Affordable Sunday matinee featuring four acts. Venue: The New Adelphi Club, Hull.

Picturehouse: A Man For All Seasons

Free Tuesday afternoon classic-film screening at Bridlington Spa in Bridlington.

Jodie Langford + Alice Street + Sarah Shiels

Jodie Langford, Alice Street and Sarah Shiels perform live at The Polar Bear.

Spooky Sewerby

A family-friendly Halloween programme with spooky gardens and dance trail, magic shows, face painting, autumn crafts and interactive Rusticus wizarding adventures. Standard admission charges apply.

Trick or Treat Street

An immersive family Halloween village with live characters, Detective School, a mystery to solve, a monster disco and seasonal entertainment.

Halloween Spooky Gardens at Sewerby Hall

Explore Sewerby Hall's walled gardens and hunt for spooky Halloween characters during the school holiday programme.

Trick or Treat Street at William's Den

An immersive family Halloween adventure with live characters, clues, activities, a Monster Disco and a mystery to solve.

Sledmere Fireworks Display 2026

A major East Yorkshire fireworks evening at Sledmere House, with a low-noise display, musical fireworks, bonfire, funfair and food stalls.

Burton Constable Craft Fair

Local craft fair with handmade gifts, sweets, jewellery, clothing and other independent makers. 10am–2.30pm; £1 per family or group, with free parking and dog-friendly access.

Allerthorpe Woodland Autumn Amble 2026

A five-mile guided autumn woodland walk with an expert forager helping walkers identify fungi along the route.

Halloween Fun at Burnby Hall Gardens 2026

Half-term Halloween fun in the gardens at Burnby Hall, including a seasonal garden trail and family activities.

Warren Records: Empty Banner + Poets Corner + Hattie Hill

Free-entry showcase of emerging Hull talent. Venue: The New Adelphi Club.

Ocean Explorers at Flamborough

Free family drop-in sessions exploring fossils, marine wildlife, plankton and the Yorkshire coast at the Living Seas Events Centre.

Halloween Metal Madness 2026

A Halloween live-metal night featuring an all-Hull line-up and an afterparty. Tickets £7 plus booking fee.