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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.
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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Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
The Custom and American Show will be returning on Father's Day Sunday 16th June 2024 with hundreds of cool American motors, colourful custom cars and bikes, live music and hip entertainment throughout the day.
Special Events
HAVENSTREET
Join us for a convivial and most agreeable evening as the train takes you to the ale! Board the train for a tour of the line with stops at Wootton, Havenstreet and Smallbrook Junction stations for a glass or two at each.
Trains will be running…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Sherborne St John
1 August, gates open 7.45pm, film starts 9.15pm ends 11.15pm. Pack a picnic and join us for an outdoor cinema experience like no other with a showing of the fantastic Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, on a HUGE open-air screen…
Talks
Winchester
Did you know there are over a million objects orbiting the Earth right now?
Not all of them are operating spacecraft, many of them are referred to as space junk. Join Thomas Ormston from the European Space Agency (ESA) as he delves into space…
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…
Food
Hinton
New Forest Food Festival is an event for all the family. Rich in local produce, artisan foodies and makers, internationally-renowned chefs and restaurants, unique skills and intricate crafts, showcasing the best of the New Forest.
Christmas
Winchester
Play to the Crowd EGGcited to announce that our next pantomime will be Mother Goose, the first time this famous, traditional pantomime has ever been produced at Theatre Royal Winchester.
So come and have a GANDER at what promises to be an…
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
Family-friendly fun at the Brickworks Museum returns with Mayfest – a celebration of spring. Featuring our fun dog show (one of the highlights of the year) and children's activities, this is a great day out for all the family. Inside, the…
Childrens Events
Whiteley, Fareham
Saturday 25th May and 1st June | 11am to 12.30pm
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…
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
Experience the taste of Thailand with a two-day festival of food and culture on Southsea Common.
Music
Whiteley, Fareham
Enjoy a glass of prosecco on arrival, a three course meal, Freddie Mercury tribute, followed by dancing to the lively tunes of our resident DJ.
Contact the events team on 01489880000 or events@solenthotel.co.uk
£55 Per Person
Music
Winchester
Together for fifty five years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours.
New album the Green Man Collection brings together tracks from their recent releases with new…
Heritage & History
Winchester
Commemorating 100 years since the opening of Winchester College's tranquil private war memorial, these thought-provoking tours bring to life the stories of the pupils and teachers from Winchester who died in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts,…
Sporting Events
FRESHWATER
Dramatic cliffs, beautiful coves, a stately home, a world famous pop festival site… the Isle of Wight Festival of Running boasts an unparalleled location!
The Isle of Wight Festival of Running is back in 2024. Events will be added to the…
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
The annual Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight. The race regularly attracts over 1,000 boats and thousands of sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world…
Festival
Portsmouth
Victorious Festival returns for 2024 - bringing some of the biggest bands and artists to Southsea Common.
Film
Winchester
National Theatre Live cinema screening
Nye
a new play by Tim Price
directed by Rufus Norris
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state and…
Food
Whiteley, Fareham
Sunday 16th June from 12pm-5pm
Bring Dad and celebrate a truly special day. Indulge in a delicious BBQ lunch with a glass of beer for dad while listening to the sounds of 'Solo Sax'.
Come and enjoy the entertainment and meet our famous Thwaites…
Music
Petersfield
They're back in town!
No Jacket Required have built themselves a reputation as the best and most established Phil Collins tribute in the country!
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