Southampton, Hampshire
Hampshire is set for another exciting year in 2025, 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 give you a reason to include Hampshire in your holiday plans. Look out for an array of events commemorating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austens birth whilst you discover the place she was born, lived and wrote six of her novels #JaneAusten250.
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.
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The guide below shows our calendar of events in Hampshire. Whether you're looking for What's on 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. Some of the events below are on the Isle of Wight, as it's easy to hop over on the hovercraft or ferry from Portsmouth or Lymington to the island.
Grab your calendar and start planning your next visit to Hampshire, here our top picks for events happening in the county. The guide below shows our calendar of events in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
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Carnival
SANDOWN
Join in the fun and spectacle of Sandown's Illuminated Carnival!
Please see website for route details.
Comedy
Winchester
Baba's Back on Tour!
Join the multi-award-winning comedian as he guides us through family life, his new found fame and the joys of Costco in this hilarious new stand up show.
As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Live at the Apollo (BBC), Celebrity…
Theatre
Winchester
Prepare to have your reality rewritten…
Following sold-out shows around the world, Ben Hart returns with a brand-new show – his most astonishing and impossible yet.
An entirely unique voice in magic, Ben Hart brings together enthralling…
Festival
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Comic Con returns to the Guildhall for 2026.
Theatre
Winchester
Following on from A Christmas Carol: In Concert and A Brief History of Christmas, GreenMatthews present their new festive show.
Spanning several centuries, GreenMatthews' Midwinter Revels is a celebration of Yuletide Past guaranteed to warm the…
Festival
Portsmouth
Victorious Festival returns for 2025 - bringing some of the biggest bands and artists to Southsea Common.
Festivals
SANDOWN
A heady mix of country fair, pop festival and a vampire’s worst nightmare, this festival offers everything for the family!
Film
Winchester
Cinema Screening
The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker…
Childrens Events
Newport
Brand New for 2025!
When Danny and Dino's favourite rock band are playing their last ever concert, they go on a quest to get the last two tickets. But with a villainous band manager lurking, nothing goes to plan. Will the band perform? Will Danny…
Childrens Events
Carisbrooke, Newport
TV's Taskmaster challenge Join the Taskmaster challenge at Carisbrooke Castle this Summer! English Heritage has partnered with TV's Taskmaster to set challenges as you explore the historic castle.
Fun activities Tackle silly tasks, hunt…
Heritage & History
Arreton, Newport
Join us at Arreton Barns on the 9th & 10th August for the very first Wolfheim Viking Festival!
Step back in time with combat reenactments, living history encampments, and captivating sagas and storytelling from the Vikings themselves
Try…
Theatre
Winchester
Performed by Anton Lesser, Lucia Bonbright, and Orchestra of the Swan.
Starring Anton Lesser, A Beautiful Thread weaves Hardy's life – dramatic as any of his books – with his beautiful poetry and great novels, including Far From the Madding Crowd,…
Fireworks
Hayling Island
Funland Hayling Island have 2 nights of mischievous merriment in sore this year. This Halloween at Funland, they’ve doubled up on gore!!!
Music
Winchester
The evening will feature classics from the Dire Straits catalogue and include a Q & A with a/v led by Paul Cummins (ex-Dire Straits management). Paul will be asking questions, during which John will reveal the story and development of the band from…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Weyhill, Andover
Saturday 31 May | Saturday 21 & 28 June | Saturday 12 & 26 July | Saturday 9 & 23 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…
Show / Display
Romsey
The Romsey Show takes place in September at Broadlands in Romsey. The Show is one of the largest one-day country shows in the South and is run by a large team of dedicated volunteers. The show provides a fantastic day out with something for all the…
Christmas
East Cowes
Christmas activities and festive fun at Osborne Visit Osborne this Christmas season for a barrel of laughs and festive fun!
Enjoy festive activities including storytelling and music.
Heritage & History
Southampton
Wheels Steam Event
This August we pay homage to all things transport – for an exciting day of cars, buses and trains.
Join us as for a great family day out.
Featuring cars, buses, bikes, craft stalls, children's activities, miniature train rides…
Exhibitions
New Forest
Sculpture at Beaulieu returns for 2025, featuring the works from acclaimed sculptors from 13th June – 14th September.
Following the success of Sculpture at Beaulieu in 2019, 2021 and 2023, the event returns for a fourth year! This year's display…
Comedy
Winchester
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and Edinburgh, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK's leading improvisers, present an evening of wonderfully unscripted cutting-edge comedy.
Expect a show full of fast, fabulously funny…
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