Beaulieu 3rd - 5th May 24
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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Music
Winchester
DS:UK comes full circle and return in 2024 with their highly anticipated Alchemical Tour - their tribute to the Dire Straits infamous live Alchemy album, which was released as the first live album recorded during the final nights of the 1982 - 1983…
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
The annual Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is a one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight. The race regularly attracts over 1,000 boats and thousands of sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world…
Heritage & History
HAVENSTREET
Join us for a celebration of railway modelling at Havenstreet station. We'll be welcoming a mixture of layouts and traders, on display in The Barn, Freshwater Room and Train Story Discovery Centre.
The layouts and stands confirmed so far…
Heritage & History
Lower Swanwick
A jump back into yesteryear with Back in Time at The Brickworks Museum. Explore our unique Victorian factory and see the machinery under full steam. Enjoy our throwback to workers lives in the 1970s, and find out about vintage and retro British…
Guided Walk
Broadway, Winchester
Join one of Winchester's professional guides for a 90 minute walking tour, starting at Winchester Visitor Information Centre. The tour visits Abbey Gardens before passing the City Mill and following the River Itchen to College Street. It then…
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…
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…
Carnival
NEWPORT
Join in the carnival fun with Newport's Illuminated Procession!
Please see website for route details.
Other
Whiteley, Fareham
Saturday 27th July, 10th and 24th August | 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…
Theatre
Winchester
Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author's estate.
Explore Pratchett's life, influences, impact, wit and…
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…
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.
Music
Winchester
Experience THE Sixties tribute show that's wowing audiences around the world, selling out venues from the Palladium to Blackpool Tower– with the spectacular sounds of The Zoots!
The show features legendary numbers by the best of the '60s artists…
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…
Comedy
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…
Comedy
Winchester
An evening of stand-up comedy from Zoe Lyons, Jonny Pelham, Julian Deane and Tom Deacon (MC).
Theatre
Winchester
From the award-winning creators of Austen's Women, A Christmas Carol, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Christmas Gothic, and A Room of One's Own.
Austen's Women are back - in a brand-new show! Devil-may-care Lady Susan, the coquettish black widow,…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
Owners of French cars are invited to drive into Beaulieu on Sunday 1st September 2024 and park up in the National Motor Museum parkland, for a superb day that enthusiasts and owners will love.
All ages and types of French car are welcome, from…
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…
Comedy
Winchester
In this extended edition of the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show, prepare for 85 sketches performed in one evening!
Featuring slapstick, absurd characters, and wordplay at break-neck speed. This is the speed of TikTok put on a stage.
"The most…
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