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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.  

What's on in Hampshire?

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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  1. Hampshire Farmers' Market

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    Southsea

    Hampshire Farmers' Markets bring beautiful, fresh local produce to Portsmouth and Southsea every month.

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    21 Apr 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    19 May 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    16 June 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    21 July 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    15 Sept 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    20 Oct 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    17 Nov 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
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    15 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 14:00
  2. Bournemouth Air Festival with Steamship Shieldhall

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    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…

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    26 Aug 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
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    29 Aug 2024Open 10:00 - 19:00
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    31 Aug 2024Open 10:00 - 19:00
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    1 Sept 2024Open 11:00 - 16:00
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    2 Sept 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
  3. Beer & Steam @ Isle of Wight Steam Railway

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    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…

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    12 Oct 2024to13 Oct 2024
  4. Wightrider

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    Tour

    Ryde

    A weekend of classic buses for everyone to enjoy. Travel is free. Detailed timetables and bus info is in the programme.

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    12 Oct 2024to13 Oct 2024Open 10:00 - 18:00
  5. The Great Wight Bite

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    Food

    COWES

    The Great Wight Bite, sponsored by Cheverton Farm, is a food & drink festival and will be held at the stunning Northwood House in Cowes.

    Enjoy a weekend of gastronomic indulgence and cracking entertainment. There will be chefs, producers and…

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    7 Sept 2024to8 Sept 2024Various Opening Times
  6. Making Waves Film Festival

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    Portsmouth

    Making Waves Film Festival returns, to extend the cinema experience beyond the expected.

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    21 Mar 2024to30 Mar 2024
  7. Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend

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    Music

    NEWPORT

    The Isle of Wight's annual jazz festival, now in its 12th year. The event brings the very best of the UK jazz scene to the Island for 4 days of top class music, using venues in and around Newport.

    The event is popular with many jazz fans and…

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    19 Sept 2024to22 Sept 2024
  8. Jack Up The 70's with the Zoots

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    Shanklin

    From Glam Rock to Disco, Motown to Two-tone ...you can’t help grooving to The Sounds of the 70s!

    Jack Up Events are preparing to wind the clock back once more with the much-anticipated return of Jack Up The 70s, at the theatre!

    Dig out…

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    21 Sept 2024
  9. Wickham Festival 2024

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    Festival

    Fareham

    Wickham Festival is a 4-day music & arts festival held every August in a stunningly beautiful rural location near the historic village of Wickham in Hampshire.

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    1 Aug 2024to4 Aug 2024
  10. Farnborough International AirShow 2024

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    General event

    Farnborough

    Explore everything the Farnborough International Airshow has to offer, from its leading show features to unparalleled networking opportunities, all centred around the key themes of the industry today.

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    22 July 2024to26 July 2024
  11. Steaming on the Solent 2024

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    Southampton

    There are so many ways to spend your 2024 on the water with Steamship Shieldhall, from musical cruises to D-Day commemoration events with sailings from the 3rd May to 15th September 2024 take a look and discover more.

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    3 May 2024to15 Sept 2024
  12. Alton Regency Day

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    Heritage & History

    Alton

    Alton's annual Regency Day will include: Wear your best Regency finery to enjoy the atmosphere and play a part in the 2024 Jane Austen Regency Week. We will also have: Horse & Carriage rides (fare payable) Mill Cottage Farm Experience Petting…

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    22 June 2024
  13. The Great Wight Bite

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    Cowes

    Discover a food lover's paradise on the Isle of Wight with an abundance of local produce and culinary delights. Indulge in the island's fresh seafood, including succulent crab and lobster caught daily, or savor the taste of locally-reared meat and…

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    7 Sept 2024to8 Sept 2024
  14. Jack Up Events presents TaylorMania

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    Concert

    Ashey Road, RYDE

    It’s no secret that American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has announced the UK leg of her hotly-anticipated Eras Tour which commences in June 2024. Fans of all ages are clamouring to get their hands on tickets!

    This is the biggest tour news…

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    8 June 2024Open 17:30 - 22:00
  15. Jack Up Events presents Beatles, Bowie & Me - with Nicky Horne

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    Talks

    SHANKLIN

    Veteran broadcaster Nicky Horne - (Boom Radio, Radio 1, Radio 2, Capital Radio, Talk Radio, Virgin, Sky, Channel 4) was uniquely privileged to conduct in-depth and profoundly personal interviews with all four members of The Beatles, and also with…

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    18 Apr 2024Open 19:30 - 21:45