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!
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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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Circus
Winchester
The High Jinx show is back on tour for 2024 with another jam packed show filled with amazing magic, incredible illusions and crazy circus thrills that are sure to leave you amazed, puzzled but above all entertained.
With his captivating…
Theatre
Winchester
A Winchester Rotary fundraiser for Winchester Hospice and The Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK
Jordan Wylie MBE is an award winning adventurer, Sunday Times bestselling author and one of the stars of Channel 4's BAFTA nominated TV Shows Hunted and…
Special Events
Portsmouth
Portsmouth's Armed Forces Day event returns to Southsea Common on Saturday 8 June 2024.
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
The trains are taking over the Museum in September. Ride the rails as autumn sets in at The Brickworks Museum.
Our miniature railway will be giving rides, the Museum will feature model railway layouts and the museum's machinery will be in full…
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…
Show / Display
NORTHWOOD
The 2024 Royal Isle of Wight County Show promises a bumper crop of fun and entertainment over two days, spread across 32 acres of Showground and woodland. Experience a slice of rural life and take the opportunity to learn more about the Island’s…
Family
EAST COWES
Join Queen Victoria and her beloved Albert at Osborne for old-fashioned thrills and spills on traditional fairground rides like swing boats and the helter-skelter. Giggle and gasp at the silly antics of the palace Jester and marvel at mesmerising…
Festival
Dummer, Basingstoke
Good Festival is a family day out packed full of wholesome, good simple fun! The festival hosted by the Hampshire Medical Fund is an all day family event for all ages. Good Festival takes place annually, every June at Dummer Down Farm in Dummer,…
Festival
Ryde
The inaugural Isle of Wight Steampunk Festival in Ryde, Isle of Wight, from September 20 to 22, 2024, promises a ground-breaking experience for all of our visitors. This event is a momentous occasion for the island, showcasing remarkable support for…
Theatre
Winchester
Relentlessly funny and bursting with magic for ages five to 105!
Roll up, roll up! Morgan & West are back with a massive magic show for kids (and their childish grown-ups)!
Expect gawps, gasps, and guffaws in this relentlessly funny and…
Music
Winchester
Celebrating the completion of the Cathedral's organ restoration.
Join us for an evening of spectacular music on our newly restored organ performed by world-renowned French organist Olivier Latry.
This event will begin with a drinks reception at 6…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
Enjoy an open-air production of Pride and Prejudice on Tuesday 13th August, as Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Jane Austen's iconic novel with an evening of magical theatre in the Beaulieu grounds.
Step back in time over two hundred years and…
Theatre
Winchester
As seen on the BBC, brace yourself for this award winning smash hit Girls Night Out with Flat and the Curves, the comedy girl band that's leaving a trail of sequins across the UK in 2024!
This powerhouse, glittery cabaret is a fierce blend of…
Festival
Portsmouth
Sweat Festival is back, celebrating and inspiring active and healthy lifestyles.
Festival
Alresford, Winchester
The Alresford Watercress Festival returns to the streets of Alresford for 2024.
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
The iconic International Autojumble is returning on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September. Join us for the biggest outdoor sale of motoring items this side of the Atlantic.
This long-awaited weekend of automotive enjoyment will bring together all…
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…
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…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
We are pleased to announce the return of Simply Land Rover on Sunday 7th July 2024. All Land Rover owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu and park up within the museum complex for what promises to be a superb day out for both Land Rover owners…
Sporting Event
Southampton
Join thousands of people and take on Southampton. Get ready for an incredible day of running across the city, with events for all ages and abilities including the ABP Southampton Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km Race and Fun Run.