Hampshire is set for another exciting year in 2024, with an array of large-scale events and festivals. Home to a host of food and music festivals, family fun events, and special anniversaries, you're sure to find plenty of exciting events to include Hampshire in your holiday plans. 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, the largest seaborne invasion ever, and one that changed the course of history. There will be a host of anniversary events across the region, both on the 6th June but also throughout the year at The D-Day Story in Portsmouth. Jane Austen House will also be celebrating its 75th anniversary as a museum before the county marks the 250th anniversary of Jane’s birth in 2025.
Grab your calendar and start planning your next visit to Hampshire, here are some of the most popular events happening across the county in 2024 - The Alresford Watercress Festival (19th May 2024), Basingstoke Festival (21st June - 7th July 2024), Farnborough International Airshow (22nd - 26th July 2024), Winchester Hat Fair (30th June - 1st July 2024), Beaulieu Supercar Weekend, Beaulieu (3rd - 4th August), Victorious Festival Portsmouth (23rd - 25th August 2024), International Kite Festival, Portsmouth (27th - 28th July 2024), New Forest & Hampshire Country Show, (30th July - 1st August 2024), Southampton International Boat Show (13th - 22nd September 2024), all filling the Hampshire calendar to bursting.
To find out what's on in Hampshire today or this weekend, explore our featured list below or use the 'what's on search box' above to narrow down your required date. Families on a budget can look out for the many free events (F) taking place, you'll also find plenty of fun activities for kids to do whether it's during the holidays or on a weekend break. Hampshire's fertile rural landscape means that food and drink play a big part in the county's event calendar with local produce championed and enjoyed through Farmers' Markets, beer festivals, celebrity visits, and plenty of tasting opportunities!
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The guide below shows our calendar of events in Hampshire. Whether you're looking for What's on in Hampshire this weekend or further ahead, whether you're local or visiting the area for the first time, find what's happening near you by clicking the 'Map View' button.
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Festivals
Basingstoke
The fantastically successful Basingstoke Festival returns this summer.
Get ready for three weekends of free street performances and outdoor arts from Friday 21st June to Sunday 7th July 2024 in Basingstoke town centre and across the borough.…
Gardens
Beaulieu
A spectacular celebration of spring plants, gardens and gardening with seasonal gardening inspiration and achievable, take-home ideas throughout. Visitors can expect stunning show gardens and floral displays, stages featuring friendly advice from…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
Tickets are now on sale for BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair taking place in the stunning grounds of Beaulieu from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th May 2024.
What better way to inspire your gardening year ahead than by joining us in May for the return of…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
A new addition to the 2024 events calendar, the Beaulieu Bikers' Day on Saturday 6th July will be an unmissable day out for motorbike fans.
No matter what the age, make or model of your motorbike, the Beaulieu Bikers' Day is open to all. So pull on…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
We are pleased to announce the return of Beaulieu Supercar Weekend on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th August 2024; the must-see family spectacular that brings some of the world's most exclusive and desirable motors to Beaulieu.
Join us for one of the…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
We are pleased to announce the return of Beaulieu Supercar Weekend in 2023 on 5 – 6 August; the must-see family spectacular that brings some of the world's most exclusive and desirable motors to Beaulieu.
Join us for one of the biggest Supercar…
Theatre
Winchester
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for a brand-new telling of this classic fairy tale.
Festival
HAVENSTREET
Head to our Autumn beer festival for a celebration of beer and steam.
Choose from a huge selection of real ales, there are even a few ciders for those with a sweeter tooth. You’ll have the opportunity to try local brews from Yates’, Goddards…
Music
Winchester
Beyond the Barricade, the UK's longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2024.
Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences return over…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Weyhill, Andover
Saturday 11 May.
7:00am-10:00am
Join the Hawk Conservancy Trust for a special morning to enjoy and discover the best of British nature.
They'll begin by taking you to Reg's Wildflower Meadow to hear the enchanting sounds of the morning chorus of…
Exhibitions
Selborne, Alton
The installation of work by local artist Jacqueline Amies has taken inspiration from the writings of Gilbert White (1720- 1793). Over the past year regular visits to The Wakes in Selborne have been made and time has been spent in the gardens…
Comedy
Winchester
In this extended edition of the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show, prepare for 85 sketches performed in one evening!
Featuring slapstick, absurd characters, and wordplay at break-neck speed. This is the speed of TikTok put on a stage.
"The most…
Festival
Ovington, Alresford
A world of unity, creativity & freedom, Boomtown Fair is a four day festival set in the Matterley bowl in Hampshire, UK on the second weekend of August. Boomtown fuses a diverse line-up of underground and global music with boundary pushing immersive…
Childrens Events
Newport Road, YARMOUTH
Bouncy Barn Fun at Tapnell Farm Park is back for May Bank Holiday weekend (4th - 6th May).
Enjoy all-weather, high-energy fun with a huge range of inflatable activities suitable for all ages. Expect bouncy slides, bouncy castles and bouncy…
General event
Western Docks, Southampton
Steamship Shieldhall is delighted to announce that they will be spending time in Poole, visiting this year's Bournemouth Air Festival. With great views of the aerial action, anchored between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers, looking towards the…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Hursley
Against Breast Cancer's Breast Walk Ever is returning to Hampshire on May 12th 2024 and entries are now open! Walk for life saving research taking place at the University of Southampton.
With full and half marathon options as well as a 10K, Breast…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Southampton
The British Motor Yacht Show is taking place at Swanwick Marina in Hampshire from Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 May 2024. Hosted by Premier Marinas in partnership with iconic British boat brands - Fairline, Princess and Sunseeker - the show features more…
Community
Sandown
Brave the Bungee with the Isle of Wight Bungee Jump and support Islanders affected by cancer.
Experience the thrill of a lifetime with our exhilarating 160ft bungee jump – the very first of its kind open to all Islanders! You'll also receive a medal…
Music
Winchester
Chameleon-like on stage, Camille will perform songs and stories about loss, love, joy, light and darkness – some are hymnal and at other moments she will rock out, choosing music from her favourite writers Cave, Cohen, Bowie, Radiohead, Brel and…
Festivals
Basingstoke
Carfest South will be returning to Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire in August as One Big Carfest. The 2,500 acres farm, near Overton, is owned by ex-racing driver and 1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter.