Today in Ormskirk
Saturday 29 August
Confirmed today: Farmers Club Summer BBQ from 1pm; Jamie Wooding at the Market from 7pm followed by its resident DJ; Railway Night Owl disco and karaoke from 9pm; Saturday karaoke at The Horseshoe; Disco Dave, music and karaoke at The Yew Tree; and the all-weekend Ring O’Bells Summer Fete. No unpublished times have been added.
This weekend
28–31 August
Friday 28
DJs & live music
Lost & Found Ladies Night 4–8pm · Market DJ Matty Pearson 8:30pm · The Cork: Dave & Josh 8:30pm · Yew Tree: Whiskey Sunset 9pm · Railway live music 10pm–late.
Saturday 29
Jamie Wooding, DJs & karaoke
Farmers Club Summer BBQ from 1pm · Jamie Wooding at the Market 7pm followed by its resident DJ · Railway Night Owl 9pm · Horseshoe karaoke · Yew Tree: Disco Dave, music and karaoke · Ring O’Bells Summer Fete. Unpublished start times are omitted.
Sunday 30
MotorFest, UKEBOX & karaoke
Ormskirk MotorFest opens 11am · Cricketers Summer Garden Party 2–7pm · Liquid karaoke 6–10pm and DJ Ben Dolan 10pm–2am · UKEBOX 8:30pm followed by the Market’s resident DJ · Queens Head quiz and karaoke 8:30pm.
Monday 31
Film night & quizzes
Taproom 12 opens from 2pm with Film Night from 7pm · Food & Drink Market Bank Holiday Quiz starts at 6pm, with food served until 6pm.
Freshers 2026
Two dates to know. One guide.
Official Edge Hill Students’ Union Freshers programme: 18–27 September 2026. The main countdown below stays focused on Edge Hill Induction Week, 21–25 September.
Countdown to Edge Hill Induction Week
Campus & Students’ Union events, plus confirmed student-friendly nights around Ormskirk.
Featured event · August Bank Holiday
Cataclean Ormskirk MotorFest 2026
Sunday 30 August · opens 11am · Free admission
More than 100 vehicles spanning over a century of motoring will fill Ormskirk town centre and Coronation Park. Display areas include Aughton Street, Moor Street and Coronation Park, with the touring assembly expected to arrive from approximately 9:30am.
Monthly calendar
August 2026
Events from venues listed on Ormskirk After Dark only. Recurring nights are shown where the current pattern can be substantiated.
September 2026
Recurring nights are kept only where the current pattern is supported. One-off events are added from listed venue sources as they are published.
Mondays: Cricketers Quiz · 8:30pm.
Tuesdays: The Cork Old School Quiz · 7:30pm · Yew Tree Bingo · Lime Tyger Tyger Tuesdays.
Thursdays: Hayfield Quiz Night 9pm · Horseshoe Pub Quiz 8pm (£1) · Green Room Live Music 8–10pm.
Fridays: Green Room DJ 10pm–2am · Soul Cafe Live Music · Railway Live Music (time TBC).
Saturdays: Horseshoe Karaoke · Green Room DJ 10pm–2am · Soul Cafe Live Music · Yew Tree Live Music · Railway Night Owl Disco & Karaoke 9pm–late.
Sat 19 & Sun 20 · 9pm Welcome Weekend Karaoke
Mon 21 · 8pm Musical Mondays
Tue 22 · 8pm Pride Freshers Student Night
Wed 23 · 8pm Traffic Light Freshers
Thu 24 · 9pm Big Music Quiz & Karaoke
Fri 25 · 8pm Freshers Pyjama Party
Sat 26 · 9pm Benidorm Freshers · student ID essential
Sun 27 · 9pm Freshers Bingo Night
Fri 11 Sep · 2–6pm Blood Donation · Ormskirk Civic Hall
Mon 28 Sep · 10am Ormskirk Coffee and Chat · Soul Cafe Bar · Lancashire Carers Service
Sat 5 Sep · 5pm–late Edge Hill Alumni Reunion: 90s disco and live band · registered alumni only; booking closed
Wed 30 Sep · 7:30pm The Void · Edge Hill Arts Centre
Fri 4 Sep · 7–10pm Johnny Cash Roadshow
Sat 5 Sep · 7:30pm Social Dance
Sun 6 Sep · 2–6pm This Is Wrestling
Sun 13 & Sun 20 Sep Heritage Open Days
Sat 19 Sep · 7:30pm Alright on the Night?
Sat 26 Sep · 7:30pm From the sublime…
Thu 1 Oct · 7pm NT Live: The Misanthrope
Mon 5 Oct · 7:30pm A Brief Case of Crazy
Wed 7 Oct · 7:30pm It’s a Mystery! · £15 / £5 EHU students and graduates
Thu 15 Oct · 7:30pm Windows of Displacement
Sun 20 Sep · 12–6pm Ormskirk Rugby & Beer Festival · free entry · live music, street food, beer tents, rugby and artisan market.
Sunday 20 September · 12–6pm · Coronation Park, Ormskirk
Family funfair, food vendors, stall holders and live music.
C ’n’ D Events Facebook event →
Deals & offers
Regular venue offers
Lime Tyger
Student & Industry deals Tuesday–Thursday. 2 cocktails for £10 on qualifying nights; Friday/Saturday offer runs until 10pm.
The Yew Tree
Food and drink offers stay here rather than filling calendar dates. Bingo and live entertainment remain monitored for current scheduling.
More offers
Verified recurring offers from listed OAD venues will be added as published.
Televised UK fixtures only. Saturday 3pm kick-offs are deliberately excluded.
Fri 21 · 20:00 Arsenal v Coventry City · Sky Sports
Sat 22 · 12:30 Hull City v Manchester United · TNT Sports
Sat 22 · 17:30 Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur · Sky Sports
Sun 23 · 14:00 Brighton v Aston Villa · Sky Sports
Sun 23 · 14:00 Manchester City v Bournemouth · Sky Sports
Sun 23 · 16:30 Newcastle v Liverpool · Sky Sports
Mon 24 · 20:00 Fulham v Chelsea · Sky Sports
Fri 28 · 20:00 Crystal Palace v Manchester City · Sky Sports
Sat 29 · 12:30 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest · TNT Sports
Sat 29 · 17:30 Tottenham v Newcastle · Sky Sports
Sun 30 · 14:00 Chelsea v Brighton · Sky Sports
Sun 30 · 14:00 Leeds v Brentford · Sky Sports
Sun 30 · 14:00 Sunderland v Fulham · Sky Sports
Sun 30 · 16:30 Manchester United v Ipswich · Sky Sports
Mon 31 · 20:00 Aston Villa v Arsenal · Sky Sports
Venue watch
Still being verified
Ring O’Bells & Yew Tree timing note
Both Bank Holiday programmes are confirmed and included. Their unpublished daily or performance start times are deliberately omitted; visitors should check the venues’ latest updates before travelling.
Kas Social
Vinyl nights, DJs, comedy and live music are monitored; no dependable current dated programme found.
Freshers venue announcements
No new listed-venue Freshers announcement was strong enough to publish in this scan. Lime Tyger, Alpine, Liquid, Spiritz and the other student-facing venues remain on watch.
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