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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.  

What's on in Hampshire?

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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  1. Portsmouth Comic Con

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    Festival

    Portsmouth

    Portsmouth Comic Con returns to the Guildhall for 2024.

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    11 May 2024to12 May 2024Open 10:00 - 18:00
  2. Beaulieu Bikers' Day

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    Outdoor Event / Activities

    New Forest

    A new addition to the 2024 events calendar, the Beaulieu Bikers' Day on Saturday 6th July will be an unmissable day out for motorbike fans.

    No matter what the age, make or model of your motorbike, the Beaulieu Bikers' Day is open to all. So pull on…

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    6 July 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
  3. The Brick People bring LEGO® bricks back to the Museum

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    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…

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    3 Apr 2024to4 Apr 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
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    21 Aug 2024to22 Aug 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
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    30 Oct 2024to31 Oct 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
  4. Pizza and Milkshake Workshop

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    Food

    Whiteley, Fareham

    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 cream from our ice cream parlour.

    £19.85 per…

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    From:
    24 Aug 2024Open 11:00 - 12:30
  5. Simply Jaguar

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    Outdoor Event / Activities

    New Forest

    All Jaguar owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu and park up in the National Motor Museum grounds on Sunday 23rd June for a superb day that Jaguar owners and enthusiasts will love.

    All ages and models of Jaguar and Daimler are welcome, which…

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    From:
    23 June 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
  6. Punt and Dennis: We are not a Robot

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    Comedy

    Winchester

    Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt are back on tour for the first time in 10 years.

    Older but not really much wiser, they are returning to what they do best; sitting in traffic jams wondering if a different route would have been better, and then in the…

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    From:
    3 May 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30
  7. Children's Urban Safari

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    Childrens Events

    Winchester

    New for 2024, come and join the Learning Team and the Gardening Team on the Cathedral estate to explore our grounds this Easter holiday.
    We will be learning about the trees on the estate, looking at tree rings, looking for bugs, learning about our…

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    3 Apr 2024Open 14:10 - 15:10
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    4 Apr 2024Open 14:10 - 15:10
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    5 Apr 2024Open 14:10 - 15:10
  8. Mozart's Don Giovanni

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    Music

    Winchester

    Mozart's enduring masterpiece sets beauty and wit alongside menace and debauchery in this vivid re-telling of the eternal Don Juan tale.

    Through the arc of a single night, the opera tracks Don Giovanni as he seduces and manipulates without…

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    From:
    11 Apr 2024Open 19:00 - 22:00
  9. National Austin Seven Rally at Beaulieu

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    Outdoor Event / Activities

    New Forest

    We are delighted to announce the return of the National Austin Seven Rally on Sunday 30th June, with Austin Sevens from across the United Kingdom and Europe gathering in the Beaulieu parkland.

    Join the Pre-War Austin Seven Club as it celebrates one…

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    From:
    30 June 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
  10. Macbeth

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    Theatre

    Winchester

    A full-scale production set in the murky Dark Ages where love, politics and witchcraft collide.

    A warworn Macbeth is told by three sisters that he is fated to become King of Scotland so beginning a series of events that lead to the destruction of…

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    17 Sept 2024Open 19:00 - 21:30
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    17 Sept 2024Open 13:00 - 15:30
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    17 Sept 2024Open 19:00 - 21:30
  11. The Great Big Golden Egg Hunt

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    Childrens Events

    Ashurst, Southampton

    What better place to celebrate Easter than at Longdown Activity Farm, surrounded by chicks and Easter bunnies?

    The popular Longdown Golden Egg Hunt is back with nineteen golden eggs to find every day, PLUS one very special platinum egg! There's…

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    From:
    29 Mar 2024to1 Apr 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
  12. John Robins: Howl

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    Comedy

    Winchester

    This performance has been rescheduled from Thursday 28 September 2023.

    Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian and ARIA award-winning broadcaster John Robins embarks on his first stand-up tour since 2019.

    If you've seen him before you know what to…

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    28 Sept 2024Open 19:30 - 22:00
  13. Dogstival 2024

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    Festival

    Burley

    Does your pooch deserve some love this summer?

    Dogstival returns to the Burley Park, in the heart of the New Forest National Park on 1st & 2nd June 2024 and is packed full of canine approved entertainment.

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2024to2 June 2024
  14. Book Launch: Stories of the Sun

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    Literature

    Selborne, Alton

    Join performance storyteller and author Dawn Nelson for folklore and stories to celebrate the launch of her new book 'Stories Of The Sun'. For millennia we have looked to the sun to provide us with light, food and warmth. Through its stories and…

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    From:
    25 Apr 2024Open 19:00 - 21:00
  15. Comedy Evening

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    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…

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    17 May 2024Open 19:00 - 12:30
  16. Outdoor cinema: Pretty Woman

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    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…

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    From:
    1 Aug 2024Open 19:40 - 23:20
  17. Simply Land Rover

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    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…

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    From:
    7 July 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
  18. Children's Christmas Special

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    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.

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    From:
    8 Dec 2024Open 11:00 - 15:00
  19. Hex Pro Wrestling - April Weekender

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    Special Events

    Waterlooville, Portsmouth

    HEX Pro Wrestling is back for its huge April Weekender!

    Hex Pro (so called for its unique 6-sided ring) prides itself on producing the best in ring wrestling product that is suitable for all ages and all for one low price. We gather the very…

    Dates

    From:
    13 Apr 2024Open 18:30 - 21:00
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    14 Apr 2024Open 14:30 - 17:00
  20. Pizza and Milkshake Workshop

    Pizza and Milkshake Workshop

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    Childrens Events

    Whiteley, Fareham

    Saturday 30th March and 13th April | 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…

    Dates

    From:
    13 Apr 2024