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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 include Hampshire in your holiday plans. Look out for an array of events commemorating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austens birth in 2025 #JaneAusten250.
Grab your calendar and start planning your next visit to Hampshire, here are some of the most popular events happening across the county in 2025: Room on the Broom at Theatre Royal Winchester (7th - 9th February) Let's Glow! Basingstoke (F) (20th - 22nd February), Celebrating Jane at Winchester Cathedral (28th February - 31st October), Alresford Watercress Festival (18th May) Portsmouth Comic Con (3rd May - 4th May) and The Big Eat Festival at Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley Abbey (24th - 26th May), 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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Free Event
Portsmouth
Sunday 18th May, 11am - 3pm
The perfect setting...for a magical wedding
To view our wedding brochure,simply scan the below QR code
Come and meet the team who can turn your dream day into a reality.
In conjunction with Hampshire Wedding Network…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Baughurst
Explore the healing power of nature in this exclusive workshop set within Ewhurst Park's sublime ancient woodlands.
This workshop will involve foraging seasonal medicinal and edible plants and fungi, alongside exercises for healing the body and…
Heritage & History
Winchester
The year 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen. To mark this significant anniversary, Winchester Cathedral joins local organisations to celebrate her legacy.
This anniversary presents a significant opportunity to bring her legacy to…
School Holidays
Winchester
Step into the shoes of a junior detective and join Agents Kit Casey and Sam Snow from Netflix’s hit series The Creature Cases on an exciting and educational trail. Crack clues, uncover hidden secrets, and help solve The Case of the Missing Pebble in…
Theatre
Winchester
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of her global No 1 bestseller, Kate Mosse is set to thrill audiences anew with her unforgettable one-woman show, Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth.
With theatre at its most dazzling, immersive…
Music
Winchester
Not to be missed!
Here comes the perfect tribute to a Beatles legend!
Enjoy the live music tribute to George Harrison, performing his best-loved hits from The Beatles, his solo career, and The Traveling Wilburys.
After the Liverpudlian…
Food
Portsmouth
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th February
Come down to Parson's Collar to celebrate Valentine's day and indulge in a delicious meal.
Includes two mains and a bottle of wine.
£45.00 per couple
To book, please call 01489 880035 or email…
Music
Winchester
For one night only join us for an explosive celebration to one of the most powerful men in the pop music scene - Sir Thomas Jones Woodward or as we all know him - SIR TOM JONES!
This first class celebration to Sir Tom is accompanied by an…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
Join us as BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair returns to the stunning grounds of Beaulieu from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th May 2025.
What better way to inspire your gardening year ahead than by joining us for this much-loved show. Set in the beautiful…
Outdoor Event / Activities
Beaulieu, Brockenhurst
Want an activity so good you'll drop your Easter bonnet? Join New Forest Activities for some target shooting with a twist! Learn how to shoot a real bow and arrow as you release your inner archer and compete head-to-head for the biggest Easter egg…
Run / Rally
New Forest
All Italian car owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu on Sunday 28th September and park up within the museum complex for a superb day out for both owners and enthusiasts.
Everything from Fiats to Ferraris are welcome, which provides a great…
Music
Winchester
She's back! Expect exhilarating swing from award winning jazz vocalist and long time Radio 2 and Jazz FM broadcaster Clare Teal and her marvellous band who return with a fabulous new show as ever celebrating the hits and hidden gems of the Great…
Walking
ISLANDWIDE
Walk this way! The Isle of Wight Walking Festival will return in Spring 2025 (10th - 18th May) and Autumn 2025 (4th - 12th October).
An event for keen hikers, relaxed wanderers, and curious explorers alike, the Isle of Wight Walking Festival is…
Comedy
Winchester
On general sale from 31 October 2024, 10am.
After an alarming experience at the supermarket, Ardal reflects on who he is as a man and a comedian.
He examines his own ethnic and religious background. And thinks twice about the very core of his…
Literature
COWES
A popular annual event in the Isle of Wight calendar, the Isle of Wight Literary Festival will be held between the 3rd and 6th October 2024 at Northwood House, Cowes. The festival will once again be providing a varied and exciting programme with…
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…
Theatre
Winchester
Following their five-star show, I, Elizabeth, the award-winning Dyad Productions (A Christmas Carol, Lady Susan, A Room of One's Own, Christmas Gothic, Austen's Women, Female Gothic) return to the Elizabethan era. To the famous and fabulous…
Outdoor Event / Activities
New Forest
The iconic International Autojumble will return on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September 2025. Thousands of motoring enthusiasts will join us for the biggest outdoor sale of motoring items this side of the Atlantic.
This long-awaited weekend of…
Theatre
Winchester
The Greatest Spy Movie (n)Ever Made
Agent Blonde has 24 hours to save the world.
The only things standing in her way are dastardly villains, an outrageous plot, and… a lack of funding.
When Hollywood rejects her script, a frustrated screenwriter…
Childrens Events
Winchester
Elmer is not elephant colour – Elmer is patchwork
Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee.
Everyone loves the stories about Elmer the patchwork…
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