Butt Farm's pumpkin patch is open to 31 October, the Minster has candlelit concerts from 9 October, and Beverley's fireworks are on Tuesday 3 November.

The six weeks from Tuesday 6 October run from the pumpkin patches to Bonfire Night and Beverley’s lights switch-on. Beverley Minster has five ticketed concerts, three of them by candlelight. East Riding Theatre has ten nights booked. October half term, 26 to 30 October, brings trails to Sewerby Hall and Burton Agnes Hall. The Beverley Firework Spectacular follows on Tuesday 3 November.

Every listing below was read from the organiser’s own page or box office between 1 and 6 October 2026, and each one links back to it. Prices are shown only where the organiser publishes them. Dates can change, so check the link before you travel. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in East Yorkshire.

This week

Tuesday 6 to Sunday 11 October.

  • Butt Farm Pumpkin Patch, open Saturday 3 October to Saturday 31 October on selected days, 10am to 4pm, Butt Farm, Victoria Road, Beverley, HU17 8PJ. Entry by donation to Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Pick your own on weekends and some Fridays and Mondays, then daily from 23 October, with free carving in half term. (Butt Farm)
  • The Pumpkin Patch at Bewholme: pick your own, Saturday 3 October to Saturday 31 October, 10am to 4pm, Homeland Farm, Catfoss Road, Bewholme, YO25 8DX. £2 a head, under-2s free. Field days are 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 October, then daily from 24 to 31 October. (The Pumpkin Patch at Bewholme)
  • Beverley Open Studios art exhibition, Saturday 3 October to Sunday 11 October, Beverley Minster, HU17 0DP. Free entry. Work by Helga Princz, Gail E. Hurst, Oleh Mazurchak and Sylvia Holmes in the South Transept, 10am to 4pm, as part of Beverley Open Studios. (Beverley Minster)
  • The Music of Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and Beyond, Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm, Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH. The Great British Film Orchestra, a live chamber orchestra, plays scores from Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman and The Nightmare Before Christmas. (Bridlington Spa)
  • The Bootleg Eagles by candlelight, Friday 9 October, 7.30pm, Beverley Minster, HU17 0DP. £32.50 plus booking fee. An acoustic, candlelit evening of the Eagles’ songs. (Beverley Minster)
  • Laurence Jones, with support from Amy Eftekhari, Friday 9 October, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £20. Blues rock from the Liverpool guitarist. Ninety of 190 seats were left on 28 September. (East Riding Theatre)
  • The Yorkshire Gypsy Swing Collective, Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £20. Gypsy jazz in the manner of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, on guitars, double bass and violin. (East Riding Theatre)

Also open all week: the free Open Art Exhibition at Beverley Art Gallery.

Next week

Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October.

  • The Highwayman, Thursday 15 October to Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Pocklington Arts Centre, YO42 2AR. £20. A new play set in Yorkshire in 1769, from the writer of Bouncers. Evenings at 7.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a 2.30pm Saturday matinee. Rated 15+ for strong language and violence. (Pocklington Arts Centre)
  • The Wreckers, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £18, under 16s £15. A ghost story: two friends rent a cottage built from the hull of a wrecked boat, on a peninsula cut off by the tide. (East Riding Theatre)
  • Murder, She Didn’t Write, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH. Degrees of Error improvise a murder mystery from audience suggestions. The Spa warns it may contain strong language. (Bridlington Spa)
  • Bravo Mrs Bennet, Saturday 17 October, 2pm to 3.15pm, Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Bridlington, YO15 1EA. £10, which does not include entry to the house or zoo. Rachel Fearnehough and Paula Vickers in a comedy retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Mrs Bennet herself. Tickets are sold by Scarborough Community Box Office. (Sewerby Hall and Gardens)
  • London Concertante: A Night at the Opera by Candlelight, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Beverley Minster, HU17 0DP. £25 to £74.09. Four soloists and a live orchestra in arias, duets and quartets. Doors open at 6.45pm. (Beverley Minster)
  • Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH. The Scottish bagpipe band, formed in 2002, who played Glastonbury in 2024. (Bridlington Spa)

Later in October

  • John Barrowman: My Life in Musicals, Thursday 22 October, 7.30pm, Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH. Songs and stories from his West End and Broadway roles. The Spa notes this is a changed date. (Bridlington Spa)
  • The Greatest Shows by Ignite Concerts, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, Beverley Minster, HU17 0DP. £22.50 restricted view, then £27, £33 and £38 by zone. Songs from Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, The Lion King and Evita. Seating is unreserved within each zone. (Beverley Minster)
  • Iago Banet, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £18. Fingerpicking acoustic guitar from the Galician player. (East Riding Theatre)
  • Swan Lake, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, Bridlington Spa, YO15 3JH. Tchaikovsky’s ballet. (Bridlington Spa)
  • Halloween Spooky Gardens, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Bridlington, YO15 1EA. The half-term trail through the gardens, 10am to 3pm each day. (Sewerby Hall and Gardens)
  • Burton Agnes Hall Halloween Trail, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield, YO25 4NB. Included in normal gardens admission, free for members. Handcrafted scenes to find in the woodland, 11am to 5pm each day. Dogs are welcome. The woodland closes in gale force winds. (Burton Agnes Hall)
  • Trick or Treat Street, Saturday 24 October to Saturday 31 October (closed Monday 26), 11am to 8pm, William’s Den, Castle Farm, Wold Hill, North Cave, HU15 2LS. Adults £24.95, children £21.95, plus 75p booking fee. An outdoor Halloween village with a family whodunnit, trick-or-treating and a Monster Disco; every visit is pre-booked. (William’s Den)
  • Big Beverley Comedy Night, October, Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £20. Lou Conran hosts. Forty-three of 192 seats were left on 28 September. (East Riding Theatre)
  • Damien O’Kane and Ron Block, Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, Pocklington Arts Centre, YO42 2AR. £20. Two banjo players and their band, mixing bluegrass and Irish traditions. (Pocklington Arts Centre)
  • Holmes and Watson: The Curious Case of the Masked Magician, Thursday 29 October, 2pm, Pocklington Arts Centre, YO42 2AR. £15, children £12. A half-term family magic show for ages six and over. (Pocklington Arts Centre)
  • Robert Vincent Trio, Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £20. Americana from the singer whose track won UK Song of the Year at the 2025 UK Americana Music Association Awards. (East Riding Theatre)

Schools in the East Riding break up for the week of 26 to 30 October. Our October half term page has the full Sewerby Hall, Bridlington Spa and library programme, and the East Riding Halloween page has the pumpkin patches and trails.

November

  • Driffield Children’s Service of Remembrance, Sunday 1 November, 10.30am, Driffield Cemetery. Run by the Royal British Legion Driffield and District branch, which also lists an Armistice Day parade at the Garden of Remembrance at 10.45am on Wednesday 11 November. (Royal British Legion Driffield)
  • Beverley Firework Spectacular, Tuesday 3 November, 4pm to 9.30pm, Beaver Park, Beverley RUFC, HU17 9HT. Adults £10, children £5, VIP £17.50. The town’s display is on a Tuesday, two days before Bonfire Night. The organiser asks visitors to bring a torch and wear sensible footwear. (Sky Magic Events)
  • Driffield Firework Spectacular, Thursday 5 November, 4pm to 9.30pm, Driffield Showground, YO25 9DN. Adults £10, children £5, VIP drive-in parking £15 on top of admission. The same organiser’s display on Bonfire Night itself. Walk-in visitors are welcome. (Sky Magic Events)
  • Pocklington Community Fireworks Display, Thursday 5 November, gates 5pm, fireworks 6.45pm, Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields, West Green, Pocklington. £5 for 12 and over, family of four £18, 11 and under free. Pocklington Town Council’s display; Dangerous Steve performs at 5.30pm and 6.10pm, last admission is 6.30pm, and online sales close at 4pm on the day. (Pocklington Arts Centre box office)
  • Whitney Houston by candlelight, Friday 6 November, 6.15pm, Beverley Minster, HU17 0DP. £10 to £40 plus booking fee. Two performances, 6.15pm to 7.30pm and 8.30pm to 9.30pm. (Beverley Minster)
  • Barbara, Friday 6 November, 7.30pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £23. Chamber pop from the Brighton group. (East Riding Theatre)
  • Organ and brass concert: Robert Poyser and Riverside Brass, Saturday 7 November, 6pm, Beverley Minster, HU17 0DP. £10. Includes the finale of Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony. (Beverley Minster)
  • Big Beverley Comedy Night, November, Saturday 7 November, 7pm, East Riding Theatre, HU17 9BE. £20. Margaret Pinder hosts Matt Richardson, Jeff Innocent and Haseeb Malik. Note the 7pm start. (East Riding Theatre)
  • Bridlington Remembrance Sunday parade and service, Sunday 8 November, parade steps off from Station Approach at 10.40am, service at the War Memorial Gardens at 10.55am. Free. Parking is free in the Harbour Commissioners and Palace car parks, but the Palace car park closes at 10.15am until after the event. Beverley’s 2026 arrangements are not yet published; see our Remembrance Sunday page. (Bridlington Town Council)
  • The Death of the Great Detective, Monday 9 November, 2pm to 3.30pm, Beverley Library. £7. Highly Suspect’s interactive Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part of the BOOKED! autumn season in East Riding Libraries; best for ages 8 and over. (East Riding Libraries, via Bridlington Spa box office)
  • Sowing Sounds: Beverley’s Climate Story, Thursday 12 November, 6pm to 7.30pm, Beverley Library. Free, booking recommended. The first hearing of an audio piece made by East Riding residents with Ergon Theatre and Alan Raw, then an open discussion; ages 12 and over. (East Riding Libraries, via Bridlington Spa box office)
  • Beverley Christmas lights switch-on at Flemingate, Friday 13 November, from 5pm, Flemingate, Beverley. A nominated local hero switches the lights on, with a firework display. The switch-on time itself has not been published. (Flemingate)

Our bonfire night page has parking and ticket detail for the displays. The festive dates follow soon after: see the Christmas lights switch-on dates, Christmas at Sewerby Hall, Christmas at Burton Agnes Hall, Beverley Minster’s Christmas Tree Festival and the Beverley Festival of Christmas.

Regular events

  • Pocklington Market, next on Tuesday 6 October, Pocklington Market, YO42 2AR. Every Tuesday, 9am to 4pm. Run by the council. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council)
  • Beverley Wednesday Market, next on Wednesday 7 October, Wednesday Market, HU17 0DG. Every Wednesday, 9am to 4pm. Run by the council. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council)
  • Beverley Saturday Market, next on Saturday 10 October, Saturday Market, HU17 8AA. Every Saturday, 9am to 4pm. Run by the council. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council)
  • Beverley Westwood parkrun, next on Saturday 10 October, Beverley Westwood, HU17 8EL. Free. Every Saturday at 9am. Register once with parkrun before your first run and bring your barcode. (parkrun)

The council also lists markets it does not run, with their days but no hours: Bridlington on Wednesday and Saturday, Cottingham and Driffield on Thursday, Howden on Friday, and Skirlington on Wednesday and Sunday (East Riding of Yorkshire Council).

Getting there

East Riding Theatre, the Minster and both market squares are within a short walk of each other in Beverley town centre. Our page on parking in Beverley has the car parks and their charging hours, and the roadworks and travel page lists closures that could affect an evening out. More in our What’s On section.

Send us your event

Running an event in Beverley or anywhere in the East Riding? Email hello@eastridingtoday.co.uk with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free of charge. Your event goes on this page and in the diary on our front page and What’s On hub.

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