What’s On in Hampshire This October 2026

October is here, bringing crisp autumn days, cosy evenings and a packed calendar of things to do across Hampshire.

From Halloween adventures and half-term family fun to live music, food and drink, markets, workshops, theatre, heritage events and brilliant nights out, there is something happening throughout the month. Whether you are planning a family day out, meeting friends or looking for something completely different, discover what’s on in Hampshire this October below.

Halloween & Half-Term

• We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt™ Halloween Adventure at Mottisfont — Romsey — October 3–7
• Halloween Pottery Class at Fatclay Pottery, Southsea — Southsea — October 3
• Stranger Folk Digital Adventure at The Vyne 2026 — Basingstoke — October 3–31
• Little City Stay & Play: Halloween Fun for Little Ones — Hook — October 4
• Witching Hour at Dark Arts Bar — Southampton — October 5
• Spooky Kitty Paint & Sip with Paint Chill Co – Cams Mill — Portsmouth — October 9
• Halloween Artisan & Wellness Fayre at Romsey Town Hall — Romsey — October 10
• We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt! — Romsey — October 10
• Pumpkin Championship 2026 at The Bear & Ragged Staff — Romsey — October 11
• Halloween Pottery Painting at Orange Grove Hotel, Sarisbury — Southampton — October 11
• Pumpkins in the Park — Netley — October 17–18
• Spooky Kitty Paint & Sip at The Alchemist Gunwharf Quays — Portsmouth — October 20
• Floral Pumpkin Workshop with Fig & Bramble — Romsey — October 21
• Petals & Pumpkins at Wickham Estate — Wickham — October 22
• Dark Woods Outdoor Cinema at Robin Hill — Newport — October 23
• BattleZone: Apocalypse! — Beaulieu — October 24–31
• Halloween at Hurst Castle 2026 — Lymington — October 24–November 1
• Halloween Pumpkin Shooting — Beaulieu — October 24–31
• Little City Stay & Play Halloween Session at The Elvetham — Hook — October 24
• Spooky Halloween River Tour — Beaulieu — October 24–31
• Wizard Glowbeard’s Halloween Adventure at Discovery Village — Christchurch — October 24–November 2
• Canoe Halloween Treasure Hunt — Beaulieu — October 24–31
• Halloween at Funland — Hayling Island — October 24
• Halloween Murder Mystery Night at The Bell Inn — Hampshire — October 24
• HalloECOween Wizard School in Aldershot and Farnborough — Farnborough — October 24
• Skeleton Invasion at Southsea Model Village — Southsea — October 24
• Halloween and Autumn Steam Up at The Brickworks Museum 2026 — Southampton — October 25
• Halloween Chocolate Workshop for Children | Chocolate By Miss Witt — Lymington — October 26
• Halloween Boat Trips with Wetwheels — Hamble — October 27
• Spooktacular Half-Term in Basingstoke Town Centre — Basingstoke — October 28
• Spooktacular Halloween at Robin Hill 2026 — Newport — October 28
• Paint n Sip “Be A Witch” with Paint Chill Co — Portsmouth — October 28
• Face Art at St Barbe – October Half-Term Activity — Lymington — October 29
• Halloween Movie Night at The Crate Bosham — Bosham — October 29
• Children’s Pumpkin Decorating at The White Horse Inn — Andover — October 30
• Spooky Halloween Magic Shows at The Shed Bordon — Bordon — October 30
• Halloween Party at The Play Park — Romsey — October 30
• Pumpkin Carving at The Rising Sun, Bashley — Burley — October 31
• SCREAM on the GREEN! — Southampton — October 31
• Twilight Tour: Halloween Special at Jane Austen’s House — Chawton — October 31
• Halloween Party Special at The Cube, Bordon — Bordon — October 31
• Trick or Treat on Andover High Street 2026 — Andover — October 31
• Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner at Botleigh Grange Hotel — Southampton — October 31
• Halloween Party at The Portsmouth Distillery — Portsmouth — October 31
• Fright Night Fancy Dress Ball at Robin Hill — Newport — October 31–November 1
• Halloween Party with Key Lime Pi at The French Horn — Alton — October 31
• Halloween Party with Live Music at The White Horse Inn, Thruxton — Andover — October 31

Family Days Out & Kids

• Toddler Time at The Play Park Romsey — Romsey — October 1
• SEN Sessions at The Play Park Romsey — Romsey — October 1
• After School Play & Bounce at Exploria — Hampshire — October 1–2
• All-Day Access at The Play Park Romsey — Romsey — October 1
• The Hamble Taster Experience with Wetwheels — Hamble — October 1
• After-school Club at Dinks Pickleball Club — Eastleigh — October 1
• Little Shells for Preschoolers at The Pilgrims School — Winchester — October 2
• Captain’s Classic with Wetwheels Solent — Portsmouth — October 2
• Free Youth Club at Southampton City Farm — Southampton — October 2
• Young Ballerz Academy Football Development Sessions — Basingstoke — October 2
• Kids Pottery Classes at Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 3
• Sensory Saturdays at Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 3
• Who’s in Your Book? at The Vyne — Basingstoke — October 3
• Hamble Harvest Festival — Hamble — October 3
• Kids Padel Lessons at Barnsgrove — Greywell — October 4
• Portchester Baby and Toddler Group — Portchester — October 5
• Toddler Tuesdays at The Shed Whitehill & Bordon — Bordon — October 6
• Rock Up Climbing Academy — Fareham — October 6
• ON ICE Westquay — Southampton — October 23–January 3, 2027
• Open Days at Southampton City Farm — Southampton — October 24
• Kids Paint Events with Paint Chill Co in Southsea — Southsea — October 26
• Portraits with a Twist – Children’s Art Workshop — Lymington — October 27
• Meet the K-Pop Stars at Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 28
• Princesses Of Pop Live & Loud Tour — Southampton — October 29
• HMS Sultan Bonfire Night 2026 — Gosport — October 29
• Eco Explorers Club in Aldershot — Aldershot — October 31

Food, Drink & Pub Events

• Bottomless Pancakes at Bill’s – Chichester & Southampton
• Coffee Mornings at The Mutton — Hook — October 1
• Autumn Supper Club at Gambledown Farm — Romsey — October 1
• Quiz Night at Hogs Back Brewery — Tongham — October 1
• Rituals & Radiance with Votary & Verden at Barnsgrove — Greywell — October 2
• TGIF Club at The Fox & Hounds — Eastleigh — October 2
• Bottomless Brunch at Mail Room Bar & Kitchen — Southampton — October 2
• Autumn Cocktail Menu Launch at The Hanger Freehouse — Hampshire — October 2
• Autumn Delights Chocolate Workshop | Chocolate By Miss Witt — Lymington — October 3
• Apple Picking at Blackmoor Estate — Hampshire — October 3–4
• Bottomless Brunch Mango Thai — Hampshire — October 3
• Portchester Charity Beer Festival 2026 — Portchester — October 3
• The New Forest Distillery Cocktail Masterclasses — Lymington — October 3
• The New Forest Distillery Spirit School — Lymington — October 3
• Wine and Pottery Saturdays at Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 3
• Small Plate Sundays at The Vaults — Portsmouth — October 4
• Pizza Mondays at The Vaults Southsea — Southsea — October 5
• Monday Curry Club at Mango Thai — Hampshire — October 5
• Tapas Tuesdays at The Rising Sun, Bashley — New Milton — October 6
• Indian Night at The Four Horseshoes — Southampton — October 6
• Dig Quiz and Supper Night at Amesbury History Centre — Amesbury — October 6
• Steak Night at The Britannia — Hampshire — October 7
• Steak Night at The Oaks, Highcliffe — Highcliffe — October 7
• Steak Night at The Potter’s Heron, Ampfield — Ampfield — October 7
• Steak Night at The Ropemaker — Emsworth — October 7
• Steak Night Wednesday at The Rising Sun, Bashley — New Milton — October 7
• Triple fff Brewery Quiz Night — Alton — October 7
• Cocktail Masterclasses at Mango Thai Portswood — Portswood — Until October 9
• Oktoberfest 2026 at Powder Monkey — Gosport — October 10
• Apple Tasting at Blackmoor Estate — Hampshire — October 11
• Seafood Boil Night at The White Horse Inn, Thruxton — Andover — October 17
• Murder Mystery Night at The Elvetham Hotel — Hook — October 17
• Oktoberfest Day at the Races with The Crown Stirrup — Lyndhurst — October 23
• Murder Mystery Night at Abbey Mill — Winchester — October 23
• Southampton Oktoberfest — Southampton — October 23
• Milk Chocolate Heaven Workshop | Chocolate By Miss Witt — Lymington — October 24
• Murder Mystery Night at Oakley Hall — Oakley — October 24
• Breakfast & Guided Farm Walk at Hockey’s Farm — Fordingbridge — October 29
• A Taste of Gambledown Supper Club 2026 — Romsey — October 29
• Game Food Evening at The White Buck — Burley — October 29
• Blackmoor Orchards Tap Room Evenings 2026 — Hampshire — October 30
• Breakfast at The Sir Walter Tyrrell — Lyndhurst — Ongoing throughout October

Markets, Fairs & Shopping

• Aldershot Market – Weekly Thursday and Saturday Market — Aldershot — October 1
• Eastleigh Monthly Market — Eastleigh — October 1
• Farnborough Craft Fayre in Farnborough Town — Farnborough — October 3
• Monthly Markets – Anchored In Gosport — Gosport — October 3
• Artisan & Farmers Market at The Retreat New Forest — Christchurch — October 3
• Love Southsea High Street Markets — Southsea — October 3
• Strawberry Fields Car Boot Sales — Lymington — October 4
• Petersfield Farmers’ Market — Petersfield — October 4
• Romsey Farmers’ Market — Romsey — October 4
• The Dummer Fair — Basingstoke — October 7–8
• Aldershot Job Fair 2026 — Aldershot — October 8
• Alton Farmers’ Market — Alton — October 10
• Artisan and Wellness Fayre – Moonstone Crystals — Romsey — October 10
• Lordshill Autumn Fair 2026 — Southampton — October 10
• Winchester Farmers’ Market — Winchester — October 11
• Port Solent Waterside Markets — Portsmouth — October 11
• Whiteley Farmers’ Market — Whiteley — October 11
• Winchester Flea Market at Abbey Mill — Winchester — October 11
• NJ Toys Pop-Up at The Shed Bordon — Bordon — October 17
• Alresford Farmers’ Market — Alresford — October 18
• Itchen Valley Country Park Autumn Market 2026 — Southampton — October 24
• Ringwood Farmers’ Market — Ringwood — October 31

 Arts, Crafts & Workshops

• Bespoke Creative Workshops With Lorna Carmen McNeill — Hampshire — April 9–April 5, 2027
• Lorna Carmen McNeill – Immersive Art, Creative Workshops & Wellbeing in Winchester — Winchester — April 10–April 5, 2027
• Private Star Gazing Workshop in the New Forest — Brockenhurst — September 17–September 17, 2027
• Paint & Pinot at The Cromwell Arms — Romsey — October 1
• Crafty Circle at The Fox — Eastleigh — October 2
• Pay As You Go Pottery Sessions at Make Hartley Wintney — Hartley Wintney — October 2
• Weekly Craft Groups at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 2
• Afternoon Half Day Pottery Throwing Experience — Hook — October 2
• Date Night Wheel Throwing at Fatclay Pottery Hambledon — Hamble — October 2
• Date Night Wheel Throwing at Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 2
• Intro to Wheel Throwing Course at Fatclay Pottery Hambledon — Hamble — October 3
• Wheel Throwing Workshop at Fatclay Pottery Hambledon — Hamble — October 3
• Hand Building at Fatclay Pottery Hambledon — Hamble — October 3
• Countryside Workshop: Tree ID — Beaulieu — October 3
• Friends & Family Private Pottery Studio Sessions — Hook — October 3
• Gilmore Girls Pottery Painting Evening at Babyccinos, Waterlooville — Waterlooville — October 3
• Drop-In Pottery Sessions at Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 4
• Sunday Meat Draw and Chase the Ace at The Rising Sun — Winchester — October 4
• Paint Your Pet with Paint Chill Co — Southsea — October 4
• Paint a Kingfisher: Sip & Paint Evening at The Watership Down Inn — Whitchurch — October 6
• Hand Building Pottery Taster Workshop at Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 7
• Paint and Sip at The Hanger Free House — Hampshire — October 7
• Sip & Paint – Puffins at The Shed — Bordon — October 7
• The Portrait Studio at St Barbe Museum — Lymington — October 9
• World Homeless Day Evensong and Candlelit Vigil — Winchester — October 9
• Autumn Foraging and Folk Medicine Workshop — Hampshire — October 10
• Creative Saturday: The Big Draw at Petersfield Museum — Petersfield — October 10
• Creative Saturday: The Big Draw at the South Downs Open — Petersfield — October 10
• Drawing Beyond the Page – Rodin-Inspired Art Workshop in Winchester — Winchester — October 10
• Cold Process Soap Making Workshop — Basingstoke — October 10
• BoobieBu Pottery Workshop at Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 10
• Soy and Bloom Candle Workshop — Basingstoke — October 17
• Crystals for Protection & Sacred Space Workshop in Romsey — Romsey — October 17
• Paint & Sip Events at The Cams Mill, Fareham — Fareham — October 23
• Resin Dip Poppy Workshop at The Crafters Collective — Farnborough — October 24
• Pillar Candle Making Class — Basingstoke — October 24
• Autumnal Watercolour Workshop with Alison Jane — Romsey — October 28
• Paint and Sip at Dark Arts Bar — Southampton — October 28
• Leather Drawstring Bag Workshop at The Crafters Collective — Farnborough — October 31

 Theatre, Music, Comedy & Entertainment

• Live Music Saturdays at The March Hare — Winchester — September 26–October 7
• Musical Shells for Pre-Schoolers at The Pilgrims’ School — Winchester — October 1
• What’s On at The Platform Tavern — Southampton — October 1
• Portchester Tea Dance — Portchester — October 2
• Disco Fridays at The Play Park Romsey — Romsey — October 2
• After Dark Disco at Atmosphere Trampoline Park — Basingstoke — October 2
• Live Music at The Snakecatcher — Brockenhurst — October 2
• Barn Dance Night — Romsey — October 2
• Live Music Fridays at The Cricketers Inn — Alresford — October 2
• Roller Disco Every Friday Night — Portsmouth — October 2
• Laughs On Tap: Live Comedy at The Rising Sun — New Milton — October 2
• Live Music at The Kara Lounge & Grill — Fleet — October 2
• Disco & Karaoke Night at The Fox — Eastleigh — October 2
• Torn Off Strips 2026 at The Lights Andover — Andover — October 2
• Live Clarinet Music at Mottisfont — Romsey — October 3
• Music in the Garden at The Rising Sun, Bashley — New Milton — October 3
• Live Music at Tonic Rooms — Southampton — October 3
• Star Wars: 50th Anniversary Celebration with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra — Southampton — October 3–April 21, 2027
• Music Bingo at The Cricketers Inn — Alresford — October 3
• Musical Bingo at The Crate Cafe Bosham — Bosham — October 3
• The Truffle Valley Boys Live in Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 4
• Live Music With Dragonfly Sky at The White Hart — Stockbridge — October 4
• Monthly Messaround at The Duke & Rye – Swing Jive Social Dance — Chichester — October 6
• BSO Voices Autumn 2026 — Southampton — October 7
• Southsea Sound’s Secret Stage — Southsea — October 7
• Comedy Night at The French Horn — Alton — October 7
• The Big Hampshire Wedding Show — Basingstoke — October 10
• Day-Time Discos for Grown Ups – 70s, 80s & 90s Disco at Southsea Pier — Southsea — October 17
• Silent Disco for Grown Ups at Winchester Guildhall — Winchester — October 17
• Valeria Clarke & Daniel Ephgrave at St Hubert’s — Hampshire — October 17
• Chris While & Julie Matthews Live at The Square Tower Portsmouth — Portsmouth — October 17
• Discos for Grown Ups – 70s, 80s and 90s Disco Party at Winchester Guildhall — Winchester — October 17
• Ministry of Anthems Live at Newtown House Hotel — Hayling Island — October 23
• Italian Opera Gala — Alresford — October 24
• Stand Up in the Basement – October Comedy Night — Hampshire — October 24
• Fleetwood Nights at The Square Tower — Fleet — October 25
• Country Road Barn Dance Southampton 2026 — Southampton — October 25
• Eastern Odyssey – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra — Portsmouth — October 29
• Monthly Messaround at The Churchillian – Swing Jive Social Dance — Portsmouth — October 29
• Open Mic Nights at The Oaks, Highcliffe — Highcliffe — October 29
• Club Classics Orchestra — Southampton — October 30
• Suzie Q’s at Havant ESM – 40s & 50s Swing Jive Night — Havant — October 30
• Beethoven Now – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra — Hampshire — October 31
• Dolly Parton Tribute Night at Oakley Hall — Oakley — October 31

Parties, Dancing & Nights Out

• Bollywood Night at Townhill Park House — Southampton — October 3, 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
• The Winchester Hoedown at Abbey Mill — Winchester — October 3, 6:30 pm–11:30 pm
• Alternatango Neolonga – October 2026 — Winchester — October 3, 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
• Planet 80 at Eastleigh Locomotive Club — Eastleigh — October 3, 9:00 pm–11:30 pm
• Alton Steady Session at The Three Horseshoes — Alton — October 6, 7:30 pm–10:00 pm
• Sunday Afternoon Milonga – Tango Winchester — Winchester — October 18, 2:00 pm–6:00 pm
• 60s & 70s DJ Night at Hedge End Club — Hedge End — October 24, 7:00 pm

Heritage, Culture & Exhibitions

• Stories Behind the Stones Exhibition — Southampton — March 4–December 6
• Taste, Design & the Georgian Gentleman Tour at The Vyne — Basingstoke — June 25–November 1
• Making the Invisible Visible with Lorna Carmen McNeill — Winchester — September 11–October 16
• Persuasion Trail at Jane Austen’s House — Chawton — October 1
• The Gardener’s Garden Tour at Hinton Ampner — Alresford — October 1
• A Night in Georgian England at Chawton House — Chawton — October 1
• Minibrix Club at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery — Petersfield — October 3
• Romsey Literary Day — Romsey — October 3
• Harvest Festival at Romsey Abbey — Romsey — October 4
• Blick Mead & Star Carr: The Parallels & Differences – Archaeology Talk in Amesbury — Amesbury — October 4
• Endangered Emperors Exhibition at Gilbert White’s House — Hampshire — October 6–December 20
• Medieval Amesbury: It’s Not All About Eleanor — Amesbury — October 7
• Quiz Night at St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery — Lymington — October 8
• Mesolithic & Neolithic Activity Day at Amesbury History Centre — Amesbury — October 10
• Vikings in North America (and Amesbury?) – Book Launch & Talk — Amesbury — October 10
• The Strange Science of Jekyll & Hyde at Milestones Museum — Basingstoke — October 24–November 1
• Light in the Abbey at Romsey Abbey — Romsey — October 30

Arts, Crafts & Creative Workshops

• Hand Building & Sculpture Courses at Make Hartley Wintney — Hartley Wintney — October 2
• Sculpture Courses at Make Hartley Wintney — Hartley Wintney — October 2
• One (Plus) Day Throwing & Glazing Course — Hook — October 3
• Wing Chair Upholstery Course — Basingstoke — October 5–8
• Drop in and Write! — Chawton — October 7
• Gaining Confidence in Glazing Pots — Milford on Sea — October 10
• Double Headboard Upholstery Class — Basingstoke — October 19–20

Wellbeing, Sport & Outdoors

• The Rising “Run” Club at The Rising Sun, Bashley — New Milton — May 3–April 25, 2027
• Joyful Singing, Healing Sound — Christchurch — September 8–October 3
• What’s On This October at The Retreat New Forest — Christchurch — October 1–31
• Autumn Garden Celebration at Hinton Ampner — Alresford — October 1
• Pooch Passport at Hinton Ampner — Alresford — October 1
• Walkfit & Community Café at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 1
• Pier into Stillness – Wild Within Wellness Studio — Hampshire — October 2
• Matcha & Pilates at Aura Southampton — Southampton — October 3
• Mushroom Hunting at Gambledown Farm — Romsey — October 3
• Treloar’s Charity Padel Championships — Bordon — October 3
• Dash in the Dark Isle of Wight 2026 — Newport — October 3
• Run Beaulieu 2026 – The Countryside Education Trust — Beaulieu — October 4
• Sunday Funday at The Post Box Sports Bar — Basingstoke — October 4
• The Hamble Full Experience with Wetwheels — Hamble — October 4
• Fitter Faster Programmes at Basingstoke Aquadrome — Basingstoke — October 5
• Portsmouth Harbour Tour with Wetwheels Solent — Portsmouth — October 5
• Sherfield Park Walking Group – Monday Meet-Up — Hampshire — October 5
• Pay and Play Fishing Experience with Wetwheels Solent — Portsmouth — October 6
• Pilates at the Pub — Basingstoke — October 6
• Behind the Brand with Myndful Mushrooms — Romsey — October 7
• Ocean Village Full Experience with Wetwheels — Hamble — October 7
• Day Trip to the Beautiful Beaulieu River — Beaulieu — October 9
• Shine Night Walk Southampton — Southampton — October 9
• Chawton Village Walk — Chawton — October 11
• Port Solent Sunday Car Meets — Portsmouth — October 11
• Run For Treloar’s – AJ Bell Great South Run — Hook — October 18
• AJ Bell Great South 2026 for Mountbatten Hampshire — Portsmouth — October 18
• Mediumship & Tarot Reading Evening — Sarisbury Green — October 18
• Live Professional Wrestling on Hayling Island — Hayling Island — October 23
• Monthly Dog Walk at The Shed Whitehill & Bordon — Bordon — October 25
• Star Gazing in the New Forest — Brockenhurst — October 27
• Cook, Calm, Connect Retreat at Gambledown Farm — Romsey — October 28
• Forest Bathing at Gilbert White’s House & Gardens — Hampshire — October 28
• Quiet Visit: Relaxed Early Opening at Jane Austen’s House — Chawton — October 30

Community, Quiz Monthly

• Quiz Night at Fridays Ringwood — Ringwood — September 29–October 1
• Quiz Nights at The White Horse Inn, Thruxton — Andover — September 30–October 31
• Community Cafe at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 1
• Pub Quiz at The Cricketers Inn — Alresford — October 1
• Bingo Night at Hedge End Club — Hedge End — October 1
• Bump Into Mums at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 2
• Home Ed Skate & Social Session at Pitt St Skatepark — Portsmouth — October 2
• Quiz Night at The Bear & Ragged Staff — Romsey — October 2
• Quiz Nights at Sarisbury Green Community Centre — Sarisbury Green — October 2
• Buck’s Buddies Meet — Burley — October 3
• Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary at Beaulieu Village Hall — Beaulieu — October 3
• Breastfeeding Support Group at Lemon & Jinja — Romsey — October 4
• Break & Dish at The Post Box — Basingstoke — October 4
• Quiz Nights at Tap and Tandoor Southampton — Southampton — October 5
• Art & Social Club — Fareham — October 5
• The Chatty Café Scheme at Crows Nest — Fareham — October 5
• Men’s Men Cave at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 5
• Quiz Night at The Post Box — Basingstoke — October 5
• Weekly Quiz Night at The Fox — Eastleigh — October 5
• Over 55s Social Group at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 6
• Sherfield 0–5’s at Sherfield Park Community Centre — Hampshire — October 6
• Pub Quiz Night at The White Hart — Lymington — October 6
• Quiz Night at The Potter’s Heron — Romsey — October 6
• Quiz Night at The Crown Inn — Emsworth — October 6
• Quiz Nights at The Shed Whitehill & Bordon — Bordon — October 6
• Variety Club at Portchester Community Centre — Portchester — October 7
• Dementia Café at Dashwood Manor Care Home — Basingstoke — October 7
• Quiz Night at The Hunters — Romsey — October 7
• Quiz Night at The Wheelwright’s Arms — Havant — October 7
• Quiz Night at The March Hare — Winchester — October 8
• Quiz Night at The Rising Sun — Winchester — October 8
• Smash Socials at Barnsgrove — Greywell — October 10
• Quiz Night at The Crate Bosham — Bosham — October 10
• Farewell Party at The Cricketers Inn — Alresford — October 10
• Pub Quiz at The Three Horseshoes — Alton — October 21
• Bingo Night at The Rising Sun — Winchester — October 21
• Quiz Night at Hedge End Club — Hedge End — October 23
• Pitt St Girls Night — Portsmouth — October 26
• Repair Cafe Portchester — Portchester — October 29
• Quiz Night at Powder Monkey Taphouse — Gosport — October 29
• Forever Queen at Sarisbury Green Community Centre — Sarisbury Green — October 30
• Free Pool Thursdays at The Sir Walter Tyrrell — Lyndhurst — Ongoing
• zes & Social Events

Wedding Fayres & Wedding Open Days

• Alton House Hotel Wedding Fairs 2026 — Alton — October 4
• PMN Wedding Fayre at Old Thorns Hotel & Resort — Hook — October 4
• PMN Wedding Fayre at Hilton Southampton Utilita Bowl — Southampton — October 11
• Wedding Showcase at Southampton Harbour Hotel — Southampton — October 11
• Hampshire Court Wedding Fairs 2026 — Basingstoke — October 18
• Novotel Southampton Wedding Fair 2026 — Southampton — October 18
• Wedding Fayre at The Elvetham, Hampshire — Hook — October 18
• Wedding Showcase at Abbey Mill — Winchester — October 18
• DoubleTree by Hilton Southampton Wedding Fair 2026 — Southampton — October 25
• PMN Wedding Fayre at Langstone Quays Resort — Hayling Island — October 25

School, College & Education Open Days

• Sherborne House Open Day — Eastleigh — October 3
• Open Mornings at The Pilgrims School — Winchester — October 3
• The Gregg School Open Evening — Southampton — October 3
• Sherfield Sixth Form Open Evening — Hook — October 6
• Churcher’s College Sixth Form Open Evening — Petersfield — October 7
• Sherfield School Year 7 Taster Day 2026 — Hook — October 8
• Churcher’s College Junior School & Nursery Autumn Open Morning 2026 — Hook — October 10
• Brockenhurst College Open Event — Brockenhurst — October 21
• Southampton College Open Event — Southampton — October 21

Business, Networking & Training

• 1:1 Creative Coaching – Lorna Carmen McNeill — Hampshire — April 9–April 5, 2027
• Team Building With Lorna Carmen McNeill — Hampshire — April 9–April 5, 2027
• You & Your Brand: Live in Hampshire at Barnsgrove — Greywell — October 1
• Complete the Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) with Training in Partnership — Andover — October 1
• Infant and Child First Aid Course at Training in Partnership — Andover — October 3
• Stronger Together: Tackling Homelessness in Our Communities — Winchester — October 8
• Introduction to Care Course at Training in Partnership — Andover — October 20
• The Hampshire Business Show 2026 — West End — October 22
• Phil Spencer at Barnsgrove — Greywell — October 29

 Make the Most of October in Hampshire

October is one of Hampshire’s busiest months, with autumn events, Halloween celebrations, half-term activities and plenty of reasons to get out and explore. New events are added to What’s On Hampshire all the time, so keep checking back throughout the month for even more ideas. Whatever you are looking for, from family days out and live entertainment to great food, creative workshops and seasonal experiences, there is always something happening somewhere in Hampshire.