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Top story Kelmarsh Hall Christmas Fair: 26-29 Nov, £10 a Car Kelmarsh Hall's Christmas Fair runs 11am to 3pm from 26 to 29 November 2026, £10 a car. Father Christmas visits are £15 a child on 28 and 29 November. · 4 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. Thu 8 Oct National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope (15) 7pm · Harborough Theatre
  2. Fri 9 Oct Good Habits at Naseby Village Hall 7.30pm · Naseby Village Hall · From £15
  3. Sat 10 Oct Market Harborough parkrun 9am · Welland Park · Free
  4. Sat 10 Oct Harborough Town v Southport 3pm · Harborough Town Community Football Ground · From £18
  5. Sun 11 Oct Harborough Jazz: Steve Waterman's Latin Jazz Quartet The Three Swans Hotel
  6. 17 to 18 Oct Railex '26 Harborough Indoor Market · Free
  7. 17 to 31 Oct Halloween Spooktacular and Pumpkin Patch Windmill Farm Park
  8. Tue 20 Oct October Garden Mornings at Rockingham Castle 10am · Rockingham Castle
  9. Tue 20 Oct The Met: Macbeth (live broadcast) 6pm · Harborough Theatre
  10. Sat 24 Oct In Brass and Voice 7.30pm · Welland Park Academy, Octagonal Hall · From £15
  11. Sat 24 Oct HA HA Harborough Comedy Night with Nick Doody 8pm · Harborough Theatre
  12. Tue 27 Oct Enchanted Kelmarsh 9.30am · Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens · From £20

More stories

Christmas Rockingham Castle Christmas: Wreaths 1-2 Dec, Concert 3 Dec Rockingham Castle's Christmas: wreath-making workshops on 1 and 2 December at £60, and Mosaic's a cappella concert in the Great Hall on 3 December, £19.50. · 3 min read Halloween Market Harborough Halloween: Pumpkin Patch, Castle 28-31 Oct Pick a pumpkin at Kibworth's Windmill Farm Park on October weekends and daily 17 to 31 Oct, then Rockingham Castle's Halloween, 28 to 31 Oct, from £13 a child. · 7 min read Events What's On in Market Harborough: Pumpkins, Railex, Fireworks 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. · 7 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday Market Harborough: 10am, 8 November Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Market Harborough's service is usually 10am at St Dionysius, then a parade to the war memorial. Lutterworth too. · 4 min read Half term Market Harborough October Half Term: 19 to 23 October Harborough half term is 19 to 23 October. Kibworth's pumpkin patch opens daily all week, and Rockingham Castle's Halloween follows on 28 to 31 October. · 4 min read Christmas Stanford Hall Christmas: Festive Tea and Tour, 10-14 Dec Stanford Hall opens for festive afternoon teas and hall tours from 10 to 14 December 2026, at £35 a head or £15 for under-14s. Booking opens this autumn. · 3 min read Community Good Habits at Naseby Village Hall 9 Oct: Tickets £15 Good Habits play Naseby Village Hall on Friday 9 October: doors 6.45pm, music 7.30pm, £15, £9 for students and under-25s, under-10s free. Glastonbury band. · 3 min read Market Harborough Market Harborough Fireworks: 4 Nov, Tickets on Sale £12 Tickets are on sale for Wednesday 4 November 2026 at Harborough Showground: adults £12, children £6. Gates 4pm, kids show 6pm, main display 7.30pm. · 5 min read Lutterworth Lutterworth Christmas Lights: 27 Nov, A426 shut 5pm Lutterworth Town Council has set Friday 27 November 2026 for the switch-on. Santa's grotto, funfair, town band and fireworks, with the A426 closed 5pm to 9pm. · 5 min read Market Harborough Market Harborough Christmas Lights: 2026 date due Oct The council has not set the 2026 date. The last three switch-ons ran on a November Saturday on The Square, announced between late September and mid-October. · 5 min read