23rd - 25th August 2024
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!
If you're travelling from outside the area for an event in Hampshire, there are numerous hotels and other accommodation options to suit your needs.
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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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Festival
Portsmouth
A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Southsea Common is brought to you by Magic of Thailand.
Festival
Portsmouth
The UK's only chilli and gin festival is back in Portsmouth for the bank holiday weekend of 4 and 5 May.
Festival
Portsmouth
Victorious Festival returns for 2024 - bringing some of the biggest bands and artists to Southsea Common.
Free Event
Etps Rd, Farnborough
Kidz to Adultz Exhibition
South 2024
Exclusively sponsored by Schuchmann
An inclusive, vibrant space where people are supported on their journey!
Register for free
At Kidz to Adultz we're leading the way by welcoming everybody to free…
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…
Music
Porchfield
Enjoy the soulful beats of live reggae performances at the Reggae Festival in Porchfield (outskirts of Newport) on the 1st June.
Sway to the rhythm and dance your worries away in the heart of the Three Rivers Retreat Center. This is your time…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
We are delighted to announce the return of Simply BMW on Sunday 22nd September 2024. BMW owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu and park up within the museum parkland for what promises to be a superb day out for both BMW owners and enthusiasts…
Childrens Events
Winchester
Marwell Zoo's super value family ticket is back for a limited time only! Save more than £40 on your family visit to Marwell Zoo this Easter and during summer with their 5 for £85 family ticket.
For £85 guests will be able to buy a ticket via…
Food
Whiteley, Fareham
Come down to Parson's Collar and create your own pizza, add toppings of your choice and cook them in our very own pizza oven!
Create your own milkshake to eat alongside your pizza with follow-up ice cream from our ice cream parlour.
£19.85 per…
Music
Exbury, Southampton
21st Century ABBA Tribute's faithful recreation of ABBA's signature harmonies and iconic looks makes for one electrifying live performance. Expect to hear all of ABBA's greatest hits, including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo and many more!…
Festival
Lymington
Taking place on 14th – 16th July, Lymington Seafood Festival is one of the UK’s leading boutique food festivals. With views across the Solent, the town hosts some of the south coasts most delicious seafood stands, a pop-up restaurant, craft ales,…
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…
Festival
Basingstoke
A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at The War Memorial Park is brought to you by Magic of Thailand, previously known as Basingstoke Thai Festival.
Treat yourself to a weekend wonder and bring along your families…
Music
Winchester
Violin soloist and director, Tomo Keller.
Mozart, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams and Wallen in the stunning setting of Winchester Cathedral.
One of the world's greatest chamber orchestras, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields will visit Winchester…
Festival
Whitchurch
Join us at Whitchurch Silk Mill for our second Weftival event, where you can meet a community of textile and weaving professionals and learn all about the different types of weaving and textiles through talks, demonstrations and production tours.
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…
Theatre
Winchester
"Winston, this is our problem - I would pacify Hitler, you would provoke him."
"Yes Neville, that is our problem. A wolf in a cage you may pacify. A wolf on the prowl you must shoot!"
On the evening of 13th October 1939, six weeks after war has…
Comedy
Winchester
An evening of stand-up comedy from Zoe Lyons, Jonny Pelham, Julian Deane and Tom Deacon (MC).
Line up subject to change.
Zoe Lyons
Zoe Lyons
TV host and award-winning critically acclaimed comedian Zoe Lyons returns to Winchester. Zoe took her…
Walking
VARIOUS
Walk the Wight will take place on Sunday 12th May in 2024. Join in and make a real difference to Island people.
This annual iconic walk raises funds for the Mountbatten hospice on the Isle of Wight. Fundraising can seem daunting but doesn’t…
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
See the Museum for free! In celebration of Heritage Open Days – a national event that aims to make heritage accessible to all – we throw open the doors to one and all. If you have always wondered what the museum was like, come and check us out…
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