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Top story Shropshire Christmas Markets: Much Wenlock Fayre Sat 5 Dec Much Wenlock's fayre brings about 150 stalls on Saturday 5 December. Ludlow has four Christmas markets and Shrewsbury Square has fairs from 14 November. · 8 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 1 Nov The Pikachu Art Adventure Attingham Park
  2. Tue 6 Oct Joe Calzaghe 7.45pm · Theatre Severn · From £41.25
  3. 8 to 17 Oct Blackadder Goes Forth Theatre on the Steps · From £12.50
  4. Fri 9 Oct Tom McRae 7.30pm · Ludlow Assembly Rooms
  5. Sat 10 Oct Made in Shropshire Artisan Fair, Shrewsbury 9am · The Square
  6. Sat 10 Oct Tim Peake: The Quest to Explore Space 2pm · Theatre Severn · From £40.15
  7. Sun 11 Oct Oswestry 10K Oswestry town centre
  8. Sun 11 Oct Made in Shropshire Artisan Fair, Dudmaston 11am · Dudmaston Estate
  9. Tue 13 Oct Celebrating Stories: Local Authors and Rachel Joyce 5.30pm · Shrewsbury Library · From £5.50
  10. 15 to 17 Oct Come From Away Theatre Severn · From £22.50
  11. Fri 16 Oct Funny Beeseness: Mick Miller 8pm · Ludlow Assembly Rooms
  12. 17 Oct to 1 Nov The Garden of Curious Creatures Attingham Park · From £3.50

More stories

Remembrance Shropshire Remembrance Sunday: 8 Nov Parade Times by Town Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Oswestry's parade forms at 10.30am and Bridgnorth's at 10.15am. Shrewsbury has not published times; 2025's began at 10.28am. · 5 min read Events What's On in Shropshire: Tim Peake, Three Firework Nights 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. · 11 min read Christmas Shropshire Santa Trains and Grottos 2026: Dates, Prices The Elf Express leaves Bridgnorth from 28 November, from £164 a compartment. Park Hall Farm's Santa starts at £14.95 an adult. Dates and prices for four venues. · 5 min read Attingham Park Attingham Park Christmas: Trail and Festive Days From 28 Nov Attingham for Christmas and a family trail run 28 November to 3 January. The mansion is shut 2 to 27 November; the park is open 8am to 5pm daily. · 5 min read Halloween Walcot Hall Halloween Trail: £6 a Child, 28 October Walcot Hall's Halloween Trail is Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 3pm, £6 a child and booked online. An 18+ after-dark trail and pub night follows at £12. · 4 min read Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Half Marathon: 2026 Race Was Sunday 27 Sep The 2026 Shrewsbury Half ran on Sunday 27 September, starting 8.30am, with nearly 40 town centre roads shut from 8am to noon. The closure list and route. · 5 min read Bonfire Night Shropshire Fireworks: Craven Arms 24 Oct, Two Shows 7 Nov Three Shropshire displays are confirmed: Craven Arms on 24 October, £6.30 an adult in advance, then Shrewsbury and Whitchurch on 7 November, both two shows. · 6 min read Christmas Shropshire Christmas Lights: Oswestry Goes First, 19 Nov Five Shropshire towns have 2026 switch-on dates, from Oswestry on 19 November to Bridgnorth and Ludlow on the 27th. Shrewsbury has still not named its night. · 5 min read Christmas Shrewsbury Pantomime: Aladdin, 66 Shows, From £18.50 Theatre Severn's Aladdin runs 27 November to 3 January across 66 performances, and was already 60% sold in July. Ludlow's Sleeping Beauty opens 9 December. · 5 min read