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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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Talks
Winchester
Kendal Mountain Tour 2025: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker
Prepare for an unforgettable night of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 comes to life!
Join us on a journey through the world's most breathtaking landscapes with a…
Talks
Selborne, Alton
Want to know more about the House and Gardens?
Join us on Tour Tuesday for an extra special experience.
Join one of our garden team in the morning to learn more about the history of the Garden, Gilbert White as a gardener and the work we do to…
Music
Winchester
Revel in the sparkling wit and delicious mischief of Strauss' timeless operetta.
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…
Other
Winchester
Marwell Zoo is calling junior detectives to step into the world of Netflix's The Creature Cases with a new interactive trail this February half term (Saturday 15 February–Monday 24 February). Families can work together to crack clues, uncover hidden…
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…
Festival
Portsmouth
The UK's only chilli and gin festival is back in Portsmouth for the weekend of 28 and 29 June.
Music
Winchester
Taryn Charles: A Voice That Moves the Soul
Prepare to be mesmerised as Taryn Charles graces the stage in Gone Too Soon, Live channelling the legendary
Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin with electrifying performances. Known for her jaw-dropping…
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…
Talks
Portsmouth
Join us for a fascinating talk and tour experience which will explore the music, musicians and instruments of the Tudor period. Examine what music may have been heard across the scope of society at the time.
The session will also consider music…
Music
Winchester
An amazing tribute to the music of the smash hit Hollywood musical and film.
Be transported through time as the band recreates the full 80s rock experience.
From Bon Jovi and Guns 'n' Roses to Journey and White Snake.
This 5-piece band will rock…
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…
Festival
Ryde
Following last year's success, join us to find out what all the excitement is about for the biggest and best Isle of Wight Steampunk Festival 2025 in Ryde. There will be two full days of splendidness between the 26th and 28th September! Embrace your…
Festival
Ovington, Alresford
A world of unity, creativity & freedom, Boomtown Fair is a four day festival set in the Matterley bowl in Hampshire, UK on the second weekend of August. Boomtown fuses a diverse line-up of underground and global music with boundary pushing immersive…
Show / Display
NORTHWOOD
The Royal Isle of Wight County Show – one of the Island’s flagship events – returns in 2025 on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July. Since 1833 it’s been an opportunity for the agricultural community to come together and showcase their talents,…
Music
Winchester
Immerse yourself in the original, pyschedelic, fulldome Planetarium visualisation of Pink Floyd's iconic album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
Head off on an emotional and inspiring journey into the heart and themes of the iconic album and songs. Fly…
Theatre
Winchester
The award-winning smash-hit comedy, as seen in the West End every week since 2022, and heard on BBC Radio 4, comes to you on a strictly limited tour.
The all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired…
Talks
Winchester
Hosted by Maven - A coworking community & supportive space for Winchester's women in business.
Join us for an uplifting night full of entertainment and energy as we shine a light on Winchester women in business.
The Maven Awards was founded with…
Festival
Alresford, Winchester
The Alresford Watercress Festival returns to the streets of Alresford for 2024.
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…
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