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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. Austen's Women: LADY SUSAN

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    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,…

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    From:
    2 May 2024Open 19:30 - 20:50
  2. Curious About Southampton

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    Walking

    Town Quay, Southampton

    Have fun (re-)discovering Southampton, spotting things you've never noticed before, with two quirky treasure hunt style heritage walks - a safe, fun and affordable way to get some fresh air, whilst discovering more about this fascinating and…

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    From:
    1 July 2023to31 Mar 2024Open 09:00 - 18:00
  3. The Dolly Show

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    Music

    Winchester

    As seen on BBC ONE, ITV This Morning, Channel 5, Sky, ITV London; featured in The Times, The Daily Mail and the Metro, and voted the U.K's BEST Dolly Parton Impersonator, West End star - Kelly O'Brien is country legend Dolly Parton.

    The only Dolly…

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    From:
    10 July 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30
  4. Mysteries & Mayhem

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    Childrens Events

    Winchester

    Calling all science spies and curious kids. Find out where your curiosity will take you this May and June with the return of Mysteries & Mayhem at Winchester Science Centre.

    Between Saturday 11th May and Monday 3rd June, including every day during…

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    From:
    11 May 2024to3 June 2024Open 09:30 - 17:00
  5. The Steam Railway Proms @ Isle of Wight Steam Railway

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    Concert

    HAVENSTREET

    We welcome back the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra for their fourth outdoor concert at Havenstreet station. This event has become a firm favourite in our calendar - enjoy fabulous music with steam trains as a backdrop. Read a review of our 2022…

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    From:
    27 July 2024
  6. 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
  7. Easter Sunday Lunch

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    Food

    Whiteley, Fareham

    Sunday 31st March - 12.30pm-3pm

    Treat yourselves to a truly special three course lunch. Includes a glass of fizz, an Easter egg hunt and an Easter egg for all children.

    £37.95 per person
    £18.95 per child (5-12 years)

    To book or for more…

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    31 Mar 2024Open 12:30 - 15:00
  8. Great South Run Weekend

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    Run / Rally

    Portsmouth

    Lace up those trainers - the Great South Run is back!

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    From:
    19 Oct 2024to20 Oct 2024
  9. Gin and Steam @ Isle of Wight Steam Railway

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    Special Events

    HAVENSTREET

    New for 2024 - Step back in time into our unique 1940s setting and sample a range of craft spirits across our station, in the park, in our new Barn Café and even on board our historic steam trains themselves.

    Introduce yourself to fabulous…

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    From:
    15 June 2024to16 June 2024
  10. Sounds of the 60s

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    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…

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    From:
    8 Sept 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30
  11. Winchester Bunny Hop Easter Trail

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    Childrens Events

    Winchester

    Winchester’s free annual Bunny Hop Easter Trail is a great way to explore the city and its local shops and businesses. Hop around the city’s beautiful historic streets in search of Easter-themed words hidden in the windows of local businesses, then…

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    29 Mar 2024to14 Apr 2024
  12. Isle of Wight Walking Festival

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    Walking

    ISLANDWIDE

    Walk this way! The Isle of Wight Walking Festival returns in Spring and Autumn 2024. The Spring Walking Festival will be from Saturday 11th May to Sunday 19th May and the Autumn Walking Festival will be from Saturday 5th October to Sunday 13th…

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    From:
    11 May 2024to19 May 2024
    From:
    5 Oct 2024to13 Oct 2024
  13. Fin Taylor: Ask Your Mother

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    Comedy

    Winchester

    Fresh from the viral success of his hit web series Fin vs The Internet, that comedian your mother doesn't like you seeing shares a new hour of brutally funny stand-up for 2024.

    When he's not in a roll neck making influencers squirm, he's appeared…

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    From:
    17 Apr 2024Open 19:30 - 21:20
  14. Mother Goose

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    Christmas

    Winchester

    Play to the Crowd EGGcited to announce that our next pantomime will be Mother Goose, the first time this famous, traditional pantomime has ever been produced at Theatre Royal Winchester.
    So come and have a GANDER at what promises to be an…

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    From:
    30 Nov 2024to5 Jan 2025Open 19:00 - 17:00
  15. Spa & Fitness Open Day

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    Other

    Whiteley, Fareham

    Come and visit our Spa!

    Sunday 14th April | 10am to 5pm

    Experience a tour of our Spa and Fitness facilities at Solent Hotel & Spa. You will also be entered into a draw to win a complimentary day pass for two to experience our facilities on a day…

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    From:
    14 Apr 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
  16. Fern Brady: I Gave You Milk To Drink

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    Comedy

    Winchester

    Scotland's queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg) is back on tour with a brand new show. What happens when you get everything you want and it's not enough? This is a great show to come…

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    From:
    26 Sept 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30
  17. BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair

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    Gardens

    Beaulieu

    A spectacular celebration of spring plants, gardens and gardening with seasonal gardening inspiration and achievable, take-home ideas throughout. Visitors can expect stunning show gardens and floral displays, stages featuring friendly advice from…

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    3 May 2024Open 09:30 - 17:00
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    4 May 2024Open 09:30 - 17:00
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    5 May 2024Open 09:30 - 17:00
  18. Simply Audi at Beaulieu

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    Show / Display

    New Forest, Beaulieu

    All Audi owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu to park up in the National Motor Museum grounds, for a superb day that enthusiasts and owners will love.

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    From:
    14 Apr 2024
  19. High Jinx Magic, Illusion & Circus

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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…

    Dates

    From:
    26 May 2024Open 13:30 - 18:30
  20. Southampton International Boat Show 2024

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    Exhibition

    Southampton

    Now in its 55th year, Britain’s largest festival of boating is back and bigger than ever. Southampton International Boat Show  returns from 13-22 September 2024 and promises to be a real show stopper. With everything you need to make the most of…

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2024to22 Sept 2024