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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Food
Portsmouth
The Southern heats for this year's British Street Food Awards return to Gunwharf Quays.
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.
Free Event
Whiteley, Fareham
Thursday 6th June | 6pm to 8pm
Join us at our Caudalie Retail event and enjoy the following:
• 6pm – Welcome cocktail and canapés in our Spa Terrace.
• 6:15pm – Talk and demonstration from our Caudalie expert to address all your skincare needs…
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
Our smallest but sweetest event of the year is dedicated to everyone who truly believes in magic Watch this space for how to buy tickets to meet Father Christmas.
Festival
Chillerton
The award-winning festival returns from 25th May 2024! Come and see us and find up to 100 scarecrows on the scarecrow trail throughout the villages of Chillerton and Gatcombe. Free entry.
There will once again be a people's vote for the most…
Festival
Portsmouth
The UK's only chilli and gin festival is back in Portsmouth for the bank holiday weekend of 4 and 5 May.
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
The Museum's Christmas steam event – see the site shining in the glow of Christmas lights and decorations to begin the festive period; shop at the craft market and find out about Christmas' past in our Victorian cottage display. Father Christmas…
Food
HAVENSTREET
CIDER & CHEESE FESTIVAL
A regular fixture now in the Railway’s events calendar, the Cider & Cheese weekend is always a huge hit with visitors. There are over 30 ciders and a huge variety of cheeses to choose from.
If you can’t decide on…
Theatre
Winchester
Cillian O'Connor is bringing his first ever live stage show on tour to the UK and Ireland in 2024.
Cillian literally burst onto an unsuspecting world during Britain's Got Talent in 2023 and immediately captivated the hearts of the entire nation,…
Comedy
Whiteley, Fareham
Featuring Disco Bingo
Friday 17th May - From 7pm to 12.30am
Enjoy a delicious two course meal and superb cabaret hosted by the wonderful Davina Sparkle - one of the UK's top stand up 'Drag Queen' comedians - followed by Disco Bingo - instead of…
Water Based Activities
COWES
Celebrating its 17th year, Cowes Classics Week is all about racing traditional yachts on the water and enjoying fabulous social events ashore.
Over 100 boats will be sailing varied courses set in the Solent including Metre boats, Classic Racing…
Festival
Cowes
This dynamic fringe event in this part of the Isle of Wight will deliver an explosion of art and culture through performances and workshops. Hosted in unique venues throughout the town in Cowes, Cowes Fringe guarantees a memorable weekend…
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
Since 1826 Cowes Week has played a key part in the British sporting summer calendar and is one of the UK's longest running and most successful sporting events.
Special Events
Lee-on-the-Solent
80th D-Day Anniversary Celebrations are happening over the 8-9 June on the historic former WWII airfield HMS Daedalus, Lee on the Solent; a significant place in the part of this anniversary as it was the single busiest airfield on D-Day with 435…
Special Events
Portsmouth
Portsmouth will be at the centre of the UK’s national commemorations for D-Day 80 this June.
Heritage & History
Portsmouth
D-Day 80 will be marked at Fort Nelson with a host of events including a special exhibition, artillery trail and a D-Day weekend.
Guided Walk
Southampton
Southampton played a monumental role in the embarkation of troops and equipment during Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy which began on 6th June 1944: D-Day. Over the next year, three and a half million service personnel passed…
Virtual Event
Southsea
The D-Day Story has teamed up with a host of partner organisations around the country to bring together 80 fascinating objects relating to D-Day. Every day in the run up to the 80th anniversary we will be sharing one of the items on our social…
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