Highlight of the month
Lincoln Book Festival
Thursday 1st – Sunday 4th October
Various venues
Best-selling British crime writers, influencers and an array of authors, artists, broadcasters, journalists and historians form the cast for this year’s Lincoln Book Festival
Highlights include an evening with crime writer Mark Billingham and a British ‘BookTok’ panel with acclaimed poets and social media creators David Larbi (Frequently Happy) and Taz Alam (It’s Fine, It’s Fine, It’s Fine, It’s Not Fine), hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter Fee Mak. Renowned cook, author and broadcaster Rachel Khoo, star of the BBC’s The Little Paris Kitchen, will be serving up insights into her new memoir. And historical fiction storyteller Rachel Elwiss Joyce introduces Lady of the Castle, inspired by the remarkable true story of Nicola de la Haye, the female sheriff who defended Lincoln Castle against a French invasion.
The epilogue to the festival comes from another best-selling crime writer, Peter James.
There will also be numerous activities for children and adults. Ticket prices range from £2-£12 with discounts available via the Lincoln Arts Centre’s Live Pass scheme.
lincolnbookfestival.org
Music
Graham Gouldman
Tuesday 20th October
Lincoln LN2 1EY, 7pm
The 10cc legend brings his intimate side project to The Drill, performing classic hits. Heart Full of Songs blend acoustic warmth with electric energy. At The Drill in Lincoln. Ages 18+. Tickets £35.75. Accessible and carer 2 for £32.
01522 534160
lincolndrill.co.uk
Exhibitions
Jane Walker – A Line in Thread
10am-5pm Tue to Sat (10am-4pm Sun)
Barton upon Humber DN18 5JT
Sheffield artist Jane Walker creates paintings that are augmented with stitch and collage. Her recent work is centred around the coal industry. At The Ropewalk.
01652 660380
the-ropewalk.co.uk
Theatre
How NOT to Flee a War
Friday 16th October
Louth LN11 0BX, 7pm
Live documentary by Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko telling the extraordinary story of her escape from Kyiv as Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. At Louth Riverhead Theatre. Tickets £15.
01507 600350
louthriverheadtheatre.com
Talks
Tracy Borman – Tudors on Tour
Tuesday 6th October
Lincoln LN2 1JJ, 7.30pm
From Henry VIII’s six wives to Elizabeth I’s private world… from Shakespeare and spies to scandals behind the palace walls… this is the real Tudors, revealed in all their glory, filth, glamour and gore. At New Theatre Royal Lincoln. Tickets £30.50.
01522 519999
newtheatreroyallincoln.co.uk
Days Out
Pick Your Own Pumpkins
Throughout October
Across Lincolnshire
The county has an array of pumpkin patches where you can enjoy a day out. Doddington Hall, Bell’s Gardening Outlet, Tattershall Farm Park, Coleby Lodge Farm, Lings Farm Caistor, Barkston Pumpkins and Maize, Rand Farm Park, Normanby Hall and more will be open this October.
Comedy
Dom Joly – Trigger Happy Live!
Thursday 15th October
Scunthorpe DN15 6JP, 7.30pm
To celebrate a quarter-century of chaos, Dom Joly returns to his most iconic characters and sketches. At Plowright Theatre. Tickets from £31.50.
01724 296296
scunthorpetheatres.co.uk