Pumpkin picking at Kibworth, free Railex on 17 and 18 October, Rockingham Castle's Halloween, then fireworks on 4 November. Every date, time and price.

The next six weeks in Market Harborough start with pumpkin picking at Windmill Farm Park in Kibworth Harcourt, open this weekend, and run through a free model railway weekend at the Indoor Market on 17 and 18 October to the Harborough Fireworks Spectacular on the showground on Wednesday 4 November, a day earlier than most towns hold theirs. In between, Harborough Theatre has a comedy night, the drama society’s autumn play and three screenings from the National Theatre, the Met and the Royal Ballet, and Rockingham Castle runs its Halloween week straight after half term.

Everything below comes from the organisers’ own pages, read on 3 October 2026, and each entry links back to its source so you can check before you set off. Leicestershire’s half term is 19 to 23 October; our October half term guide covers that week on its own, and every Halloween event is on our Halloween page. For places that are open whatever the month, see things to do in Market Harborough.

This week

  • Halloween Spooktacular and Pumpkin Patch, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October, then every weekend and daily from 17 to 31 October, 10am to 6pm, Windmill Farm Park, Langton Road, Kibworth Harcourt, LE8 0PR. A hayride to the farm’s own pumpkin patch, with a pumpkin for each paying child, plus trails, a cobweb maze and potion making. The farm says prices are unchanged from 2025 and shows them when you book (Windmill Farm Park).

Next week

  • October Garden Mornings at Rockingham Castle, Tuesday 6 October, 10am to 2pm, and again on 13 and 20 October. The gardens and the Wild Garden woodland walk open on these three Tuesday mornings, with a coffee unit in the courtyard. Gardens-only tickets are £7.75 for adults, £3.75 for children aged 4 to 15 and £20 for a family (Rockingham Castle).
  • National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope (15), Thursday 8 October, 7pm, Harborough Theatre, Church Square, LE16 7NB. Sandra Oh leads Martin Crimp’s modern version of the Molière play. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes with no interval, and tickets are sold through Harborough Cinema (Harborough Theatre).
  • Good Habits at Naseby Village Hall, Friday 9 October, doors 6.45pm, music 7.30pm, Naseby Village Hall. The indie-folk trio on their album tour. £15, £9 for students and under-25s, under-10s free, each plus a booking fee; under-14s must be with an adult (WeGotTickets; Red Pyramid Music). More in our story on the gig.
  • Harborough Town v Southport, Saturday 10 October, 3pm kick-off, Harborough Town Community Football Ground, Northampton Road, LE16 9HF. A home league match. Admission is £18 for adults, £10 for over-65s and £5 for under-16s, and the club takes bookings online (Harborough Town FC).
  • Harborough Jazz: Steve Waterman’s Latin Jazz Quartet, Sunday 11 October, The Three Swans Hotel, 21 High Street, LE16 7NJ. The jazz club’s monthly Sunday lunchtime gig, held on the second Sunday of each month (Harborough Jazz).

Later in October

  • Railex ‘26, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, 8am to 5pm, Harborough Indoor Market, Northampton Road, LE16 9HB. Free. A weekend of modern trains, with exhibitions, layouts and traders (Harborough Market).
  • The Met: Macbeth, Tuesday 20 October, 6pm, Harborough Theatre. Verdi’s opera, recorded live and sung in Italian with English subtitles. It runs 3 hours 30 minutes with an interval (Harborough Theatre).
  • HA HA Harborough Comedy Night, Saturday 24 October, 8pm, Harborough Theatre. Nick Doody headlines. Tickets are £10 plus a £1 booking fee (WeGotTickets; Harborough Theatre).
  • In Brass and Voice, Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, Octagonal Hall, Welland Park Academy, 48 Welland Park Road, LE16 9DR. The Harborough Singers share the bill with the Harborough Band, just promoted to Division 1. Tickets £15, £5 for under 18s (Harborough Singers).
  • Enchanted Kelmarsh, Tuesday 27 October, 9.30am to 12.30pm, Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens, NN6 9LY. A wizards and witches morning of trails and activities for children, who are invited to come in costume. Child tickets £20, adults free (Kelmarsh Hall).
  • Halloween Fun at Rockingham Castle, Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 October, grounds from 11am, last entry 3pm, site closes 4pm, LE16 8TH. A carved pumpkin trail and crossword through the castle, pumpkin rolling in the grounds and a goody bag for every child. Castle and gardens tickets are £19.25 for adults, £13 for children aged 4 to 15 and £49.90 for a family (Rockingham Castle).
  • Live Music Fridays: Chris Cave, Friday 30 October, 6.30pm, The Three Swans Hotel. The hotel’s live music night on the last Friday of each month (The Three Swans).
  • BabyGigs Family Concert: Halloween Piano Party, Saturday 31 October, 10.30am to 11.15am, Methodist Church, Northampton Road, LE16 9HE. Live piano music for children aged 0 to 7 and their families, in costume. £10 for an adult and child pair, £6 for an extra adult, £4.50 for an extra child (BabyGigs).
  • Artisan Fair on The Square, Saturday 31 October, 9am to 4pm, The Square. The monthly fair of local arts, crafts and food (Harborough Market).
  • The Royal Ballet: Manon, Saturday 31 October, 7pm, Harborough Theatre. Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet, recorded live, 3 hours 10 minutes with two intervals (Harborough Theatre).

November

  • The Southbury Child, Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm nightly plus a 2.30pm Saturday matinee, Harborough Theatre. Market Harborough Drama Society stages Stephen Beresford’s dark comedy about a Devon priest. Tickets £16, on sale from 6 October at the theatre box office (Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 12.30pm) or online (Harborough Theatre).
  • Harborough Fireworks Spectacular, Wednesday 4 November, Harborough Showground, Gallow Field Road, LE16 7QB. Gates and funfair open at 4pm, the kids’ display is at 6pm, the bonfire is lit at 7pm and the main show runs from 7.30pm to 8pm. Adults £12, children aged 5 to 15 £6 (Harborough Fireworks). More in our fireworks guide.
  • Farmers’ Market on The Square, Thursday 5 November, 9am to 3pm (Harborough Market).
  • Lutterworth Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service, Sunday 8 November, 10.30am to 12.30pm, Lutterworth town centre. Church Street and George Street close to traffic from 10am to 12.30pm (Lutterworth Town Council). Market Harborough’s own times are not yet published; our Remembrance Sunday page will carry them.
  • Classical Concert and Cream Tea: Eira Lynn Jones, Sunday 8 November, 3pm to 5pm, Launde Abbey, Launde Road, LE7 9XB. An hour of harp music in the medieval chapel, then the abbey’s cream tea. £22, or £17 for the concert only, booked on 01572 717254 (Launde Abbey).
  • The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, Sunday 8 November, 7.30pm, Harborough Theatre. Hambledon Productions’ stage version of the Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker comedy (Harborough Theatre).
  • Antony Howes: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, Harborough Theatre. A one-man version of the play in which he takes 17 parts, followed by songs and stories from his stage and television career. About 90 minutes. Tickets £9 (Harborough Theatre).

Regular events

  • Market Harborough parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Welland Park, LE16 9DW. A free 5k: register once before your first run and bring your barcode (parkrun).
  • Harborough Market, the indoor market on Northampton Road, open Tuesday to Saturday 8am to 4pm and Sunday 10am to 3pm (Harborough Market).
  • Farmers’ Market on The Square, the first Thursday of the month, 9am to 3pm; the next is on 5 November, above.
  • Artisan Fair on The Square, one Saturday a month, 9am to 4pm; the next is on 31 October, above.
  • Harborough Jazz, the second Sunday of each month at lunchtime at The Three Swans (Harborough Jazz).

Send us your event

Running something in Market Harborough, Lutterworth or the villages? Email hello@harboroughnews.co.uk with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free, and yours goes on this page and in the diary on our What’s On section.

This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Every listing was checked on the organiser’s own page on 3 October 2026; dates can still change, so use the links before you travel.

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