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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Childrens Events
Winchester
Are you ready for a completely unique cinema experience? Grab a seat, sit back and relax as one of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, Cool Runnings, plays out under the stars of the Planetarium.
When the Science Centre doors close, the cinema screen…
Childrens Events
Winchester
Are you ready for a completely unique cinema experience? Grab a seat, sit back and relax as one of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, The Karate Kid, plays out under the stars of the Planetarium.
When the Science Centre doors close, the cinema screen…
Food
Whiteley, Fareham
Choose your own steak from our mouth-watering selection from Birtwistles Butchers. Select your perfect cut and allow our chefs to cook it to perfection on our wood fired grill. Includes a side dish, sauce and a glass of fizz on arrival – limited…
Water Based Activities
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.
Music
Winchester
Embark on a captivating journey through five decades of iconic music, enveloped in the mesmerising glow of vintage Edison bulbs.
Step into a realm where classical elegance converges with the pulsating energy of classic rock, indie, and pop hits…
Heritage & History
Southampton
Our D-Day 80 cruise will pass into Portsmouth Harbour, home to the Royal Navy - an exciting opportunity to view Britain's naval vessels and the dramatic skyline of Portsmouth, including Southsea; Clarence pier; Spice Island and the Spinnaker Tower,…
Water Based Activities
Southampton
Operation Overlord, launched on D-Day - 6th June 1944 - was the largest military invasion in history, with 156,000 troops landing on the Normandy beaches on the first day alone. On D-Day itself, Southampton was the embarkation port for British and…
Water Based Activities
Southampton
The award-winning Hampshire Food Festival is now in its nineteenth year. Popular with residents and visitors to the county, the month-long festival is a chance to explore what goes on behind the scenes to grow, rear and serve some of the county's…
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…
Special Events
Oakley, Basingstoke
Our annual Summer Ball is back! And this year, we are bigger and better. Embrace the magic of the Summer season by joining us at Oakley Hall Hotel for a night of captivating entertainment, exquisite cuisine and plenty of dancing.
CONFIRM YOUR…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Weyhill, Andover
Saturday 1 June, Saturday 13 July, Saturday 27 July, Saturday 10 August.
5:45pm-9:00pm
The Hawk Conservancy Trust invites you to a special summer's evening with their feathered friends. Against a setting sun, you'll have the opportunity to meet a…
Free Event
Hindhead
Discover a day of wellbeing and connection in the tranquil surroundings of Devil's Punch Bowl this May. In partnership with the National Trust this event is all about practical steps to boost your health and wellbeing.
Explore a range of stalls…
Festival
Portsmouth
Sweat Festival is back, celebrating and inspiring active and healthy lifestyles.
Talks
Selborne, Alton
Join Chris Piper, who regularly undertakes moth surveys at Gilbert White's house, records moths, butterflies and birds for the Selborne Landscape Partnership and joint author of 'Farming in Partnership – A New Natural History of Selborne' as he…
Exhibitions
New Forest
Explore The Art of Buckler's Hard, a new exhibition showcasing art from the recent Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year Semi final, as well as paintings from the Montagu family collection.
This free exhibition is located in the Shipyard Office,…
Festival
Basingstoke
Over 800 assorted vehicles, autojumble & trade stalls Refreshments all day, fun and games for the kids.
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
Guess who's back. Back again. THE BRICK PEOPLE are back. Tell a friend.
We are delighted to welcome The Brick People back to the Museum for a third year of running brilliant brick-based events using LEGO® bricks.
On April 3rd and April 4th, find…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Farnborough
The British Motor Show is back for 2023 at Farnborough International, from 17-20 August 2023. An essential event for the summer holidays, the show returns with even more cars, even more entertainment, and even more fun!
Delivering an…
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.
Music
Winchester
As seen on BBC ONE, ITV This Morning, Channel 5, Sky, ITV London; featured in The Times, The Daily Mail and the Metro, and voted the U.K's BEST Dolly Parton Impersonator, West End star - Kelly O'Brien is country legend Dolly Parton.
The only Dolly…