Jump racing returns to Hereford on 13 October, Come From Away plays the Courtyard, the Mysteries fill the cathedral and fireworks follow on 7 November.

Hereford’s jump racing season opens on Tuesday 13 October, and from there the city’s diary runs straight through half term to the St Michael’s Hospice fireworks at the racecourse on Saturday 7 November. In between, the Courtyard has Come From Away in its main house for a week, the cathedral stages the Hereford Mysteries across two nights, and Hereford FC play three league games at Edgar Street.

Everything below comes from the organisers’ own listings: the Courtyard’s event pages, Hereford Cathedral’s events list, Hereford Racecourse’s race-day pages, Hereford FC’s fixture list and Herefordshire Council’s events listing, all re-read on 3 October 2026. Every entry links back to its source, so check it before you set off. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Hereford, and for the school holiday itself, our October half term page.

This week

  • Afternoon Music, Saturday 3 October, 3.15pm to 3.45pm, Hereford Cathedral. Free, with a retiring collection. Assistant organist Peter Dyke plays a half-hour recital on the Father Willis organ (Hereford Cathedral).
  • An Afternoon with Monty Don, in conversation with Rob Penn, Saturday 3 October, 4pm, Dore Abbey, Abbeydore, HR2 0AA. £35, including a raffle ticket. Monty Don talks about gardening and farming in Herefordshire and the Black Mountains, in aid of the Friends of Dore Abbey; the Courtyard, which sells the tickets, was showing “last few tickets” (The Courtyard).
  • The George Michael Legacy, Saturday 3 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £33.50, with the Courtyard showing “last few tickets”. A George Michael tribute show featuring Wayne Dilks (The Courtyard).
  • Opera Boys, starring Paul Potts, Sunday 4 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £36 to £74. The group’s final tour, with the first winner of Britain’s Got Talent (The Courtyard).

Next week

  • Cathedral Lego Club, Tuesday 6 October, 3.45pm to 5pm, South Transept, Hereford Cathedral. Free, no booking. Free building until 4.45pm, then a Brick Bible story, for children of any age who can play with Lego safely. The club runs again on Tuesday 20 October and Tuesday 3 November at the same time (Hereford Cathedral).
  • Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous, Friday 9 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £35 to £44. Ruby Wax and her producer Clive Tulloh go back through clips from her TV interviews; the Courtyard was showing “last few tickets” on 3 October (The Courtyard).
  • Traherne Lecture: Professor Alister McGrath, Saturday 10 October, 3pm to 5pm, Conference Room, Bishop’s Palace, Hereford. The annual Jeremy Maule lecture, “Enjoying the World: Thomas Traherne and C. S. Lewis on Discerning God in Nature”, organised by the Traherne Association on the anniversary of the poet priest’s burial in 1674. Tickets are booked by email; the address is on the cathedral’s listing (Hereford Cathedral).
  • Hereford FC v Hednesford, Saturday 10 October, 3pm, Edgar Street, HR4 9JU. The first home fixture on the club’s current list (Hereford FC).
  • Oasis Forever, Saturday 10 October, 8pm, The Courtyard. £27 to £30. An Oasis tribute, “Wonderwall” to “Champagne Supernova” (The Courtyard).

Later in October

  • Was your ancestor illegitimate? How to find out more, Monday 12 October, 11am to 1pm, Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre, Fir Tree Lane, HR2 6LA. £12, booked through Eventbrite. A talk on the records for tracing illegitimacy in Herefordshire (Herefordshire Council).
  • Season Opener, Tuesday 13 October, Hereford Racecourse, Roman Road, HR4 9QU. Gates 11.45am, first race 1.45pm, last race 4.38pm. Advance admission £19; children aged 17 and under go free with a paying adult. The card has been changed to all hurdles (Hereford Racecourse).
  • Baby Loss Awareness Week vigil, Thursday 15 October, Hereford Cathedral, with candles lit at 7pm for the global Wave of Light. A ribbon memorial is on the cathedral’s west gates from 9 October (Hereford Cathedral).
  • The Magic of the Bee Gees, Thursday 15 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £36 (The Courtyard).
  • A Tribute to The Carpenters, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £31 to £39.25 (The Courtyard).
  • Medieval Religious Symbolism Tour, Saturday 17 October, 12pm, Hereford Cathedral. Adults £10, students £8, children 8 to 16 £5. About 75 minutes, ten places only, so book ahead (Hereford Cathedral).
  • Rave On: The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £32, with “last few tickets” showing (The Courtyard).
  • Come From Away, Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm nightly plus a 2.30pm Saturday matinee, The Courtyard. £15 on the opening night, £22 to £25 after that. The Hereford company X-Entricity stage the musical (The Courtyard).
  • The Hereford Mysteries, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm to 10pm, Hereford Cathedral. Adults £10, children £6. The Bible story from Genesis to Revelation staged in the nave, directed by Canon James Pacey with the recorded voice of Sir David Suchet, and suitable from age 10 (Hereford Cathedral).
  • Halloween Family Raceday, Monday 26 October, Hereford Racecourse. Gates 11.18am, first race 1.18pm. Advance admission £19.50, under-18s free with an adult. Free inflatables, face painting, a treasure hunt, an owl display and archery on a half-term Monday (Hereford Racecourse).
  • Railways of Herefordshire and the Southern Marches, Monday 26 October, 2pm to 3pm, Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre. £6, via Eventbrite. The county’s railway building from 1845 to 1900 (Herefordshire Council).
  • RED, Monday 26 to Saturday 31 October, 6pm and 8pm, Queenswood Country Park, Dinmore Hill, HR6 0PY. £10 to £20, age 12 and over. An outdoor Little Red Riding Hood after dark, walked through the woods with live performers, headsets and projection, about 70 minutes. Several performances were showing “last few tickets” on 3 October (The Courtyard).
  • Mid Wales Opera: Gianni Schicchi, Tuesday 27 October, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £9 to £22. Puccini’s one-act comedy, then a second half of Italian favourites (The Courtyard).
  • Hereford FC v AFC Telford United, Tuesday 27 October, 7.45pm, Edgar Street (Hereford FC).
  • Messy Church, Thursday 29 October, 12pm to 2pm, Hereford Cathedral, 5 College Cloisters. Free, no booking. Activities include stained glass windows, a prayer activity and puzzles; children must come with an adult (Hereford Cathedral).
  • Halloween Family Rave, Saturday 31 October, 11am, The Courtyard. £6. An hour of costumes, glow sticks and bubbles, for all ages (The Courtyard).
  • Hereford FC v King’s Lynn, Saturday 31 October, 3pm, Edgar Street (Hereford FC).
  • The Music of The Beatles by Candlelight, Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Hereford Cathedral. More than 40 Beatles songs from West End singers and a live band; book through the cathedral (Hereford Cathedral).

November

  • Crown Ballet: The Nutcracker, Monday 2 November, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. £26 to £35 (The Courtyard).
  • Of Mice and Men, Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November, 7.45pm, The Courtyard. £14 to £16, with “last few tickets” showing (The Courtyard).
  • John Lydon, Tuesday 3 November, 7.30pm, The Courtyard. Standard £39, premium £54, VIP £89 with a meet and greet. The Sex Pistols and PiL frontman on his new book (The Courtyard).
  • Stained Glass Tour, Wednesday 4 November, 1.30pm to 3pm, Hereford Cathedral. £10. Now sold out, according to the cathedral. It ends with medieval glass fragments from the library (Hereford Cathedral).
  • How To Train Your Dragon Jr, Friday 6 November at 7pm, then Saturday 7 November at 11am, 2.30pm and 7pm, The Courtyard. £19 to £23. Laura Gale Dance and Drama’s young company stage the musical (The Courtyard).
  • Afternoon Music, Saturday 7 November, 3.15pm to 3.45pm, Hereford Cathedral. Free, with a retiring collection. Peter Dyke on the Father Willis organ (Hereford Cathedral).
  • Fireworks, Saturday 7 November, 5pm to 9pm, Hereford Racecourse, the St Michael’s Hospice display. The early bird release closed on 30 September; advance tickets are now £8.50 an adult and £6.50 a child, £10 and £7 on the day. Parking, the park and ride and the rules are on our Hereford fireworks page (St Michael’s Hospice).
  • Scrooge The Musical, Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm plus a 2.30pm Saturday matinee, The Courtyard. £20 on the opening night, then £23 to £25. Staged by HMTC; at least one performance was showing “last few tickets” on 3 October (The Courtyard).
  • November Jump Racing, Thursday 12 November, Hereford Racecourse. Gates 10.27am, first race 12.27pm, last race 3.57pm, seven races. Early bird admission from £19; children aged 17 and under go free with a paying adult and need no ticket in advance (Hereford Racecourse).
  • The Almshouse All-Stars, Thursday 12 November, 7.45pm, The Courtyard. £15 to £17, “last few tickets”. Swing standards and sing-along favourites (The Courtyard).

Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November. Hereford City Council, which runs the city’s civic service, says it is held on the Sunday nearest 11 November, but it had not published 2026 times when we checked on 4 October, so it is not listed here yet. Our Hereford Remembrance Sunday page has last year’s arrangements and will carry the 2026 times. The Christmas season has its own pages: the Christmas lights switch-on, the Christmas market and Cinderella at the Courtyard.

Regular events

  • Hereford retail street market, every Wednesday and Saturday in High Town, run by Herefordshire Council (Herefordshire Council).
  • Hereford parkrun, every Saturday at 9am. A free timed 5k, two anticlockwise laps of the racecourse, starting behind the Leisure Centre on Holmer Road, HR4 9UD. On-site parking is £1 (parkrun).
  • In Print: 550 Years of Printing in England, Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4.30pm, until 10 April 2027, in the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library museum at the cathedral. Normal museum admission; the museum closes for the whole of January 2027 (Hereford Cathedral).

Getting there

The Courtyard and Hereford FC’s stadium are both on Edgar Street, and the Courtyard is about ten minutes’ walk north of High Town. The racecourse is on the A49 and A4103 north of the city. For car park charges and the free first 30 minutes, see our parking in Hereford page, and check roadworks and travel before an evening show.

Send us your event

Running something in Hereford or across Herefordshire? Email hello@herefordtoday.co.uk with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free. We add them to this page and to the Hereford Today events diary.

This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates, and was last checked against every source on 3 October 2026. More in our What’s On section.

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