What’s On in Hampshire: 15th – 21st August 2025

Looking for things to do in Hampshire this week?

From live music and food festivals to family activities and local fairs, there’s something for everyone. Here’s your day-by-day, town-by-town guide to what’s happening across Hampshire from Friday 15th to Thursday 21st August 2025.

WHAT’S ON PORTSMOUTH

Friday 15th August

• Mini Wildlife Rangers | Staunton Farm | 10am–1pm
• The Ocean Race Europe | Portsmouth Harbour | All day (14th–17th Aug)
• Loot Crates Summer Laser Tag | Queen Elizabeth Country Park | 11.30am–1pm
• Airfix Extravaganza | The D-Day Story | 11am–3pm

Saturday 16th August

• Magic on the Meadow | Solent Hotel & Spa, Whiteley | 4pm
• Live Wrestling | Stamshaw & Tipner Leisure Centre | 5.30pm
• Summer on the Southside | Portsmouth Cathedral | 1pm–11pm
• Denmead Village Show | Denmead | 11am–3.30pm

Sunday 17th August

• Sunset at the Spinnaker | Spinnaker Tower | 6pm
• Gandhi Buffet Night | Gandhi Restaurant | 5.30pm
• Portsmouth Brick Festival | Mountbatten Centre | 10am–4pm

All Week

• Foam Party & Custard Pie Fights | Mill Rythe | Various times
• Ancient Animals | Blue Reef Aquarium | 10am–6pm

WHAT’S ON SOUTHAMPTON

Friday 15th August

• Motley Crude | The 1865 | 7pm

Saturday 16th August

• Comedy Rodeo | The Attic | 7.45pm

Sunday 17th August

• DJ EZ Day Party | The Engine Rooms | 3pm

Monday 18th August

• Ukulele Jam | The 1865 | 7pm

Thursday 21st August

• Craig David | The 1865 | 7pm–11pm

All Week

• Foam Party & Custard Pie Fights | Sandy Balls | Various times

WHAT’S ON WINCHESTER

Saturday 16^th August

• Extinction Lates | Marwell Zoo | 6pm–9pm

Tuesday 19^th August

• Wars Ends | The Royal Logistics Corps Museum | 9.30am–4pm

All Week

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Hinton Ampner | 9am–5pm
• Bubble-tastic | Winchester Science Museum | 9.30am–5pm

WHAT’S ON BASINGSTOKE

Friday 15th August

• August Adventures | Top of Town | 11am–3pm

Saturday 16th August

• Basingstoke Pride 2025 | War Memorial Park | 10am–4pm
• Outdoor Theatre – Macbeth | The Vyne | 7pm–9pm
• Basingstoke Record Fair | Wote Street Club | 10am–4pm

Tuesday 19^th August

• August adventures | Chineham Splash pad |11am–3pm

Wednesday 20^th August

• August adventures | Penwood |11am–3pm

All Week

• Summer of Play | The Vyne | 10am–4pm
• Summer of Sport | Milestones | 10am–6pm
• Regency Revisited | The Vyne | 10am–3.30pm
• Regency Ramble | The Vyne | 10am–3.30pm

WHAT’S ON NEW FOREST

Friday 15th August

• The Larder Tapas and Live Music | The Larder | 7pm

Saturday 16th August

• New Forest Food Festival | Hinton Admiral Events Field | All day

Thursday 21st August

• Tales & Ghosts | Haunted New Forest, Burley | 6pm–7pm

All Week

• Jurassic | Furzey Gardens | 10am–5pm
• New Forest Cycling Tours | Various locations | Various times
• Summer Fun | Beaulieu National Motor Museum | 9am–6pm
• International Maritime Signal Flags | Hurst Castle | 10am–5.30pm
• School Holiday Fun | Hurst Castle | 10am–5pm
• Summer Garden Games | Exbury Gardens | 10am–5.30pm
• The Rivals | New Forest Theatre Company at Furzey Gardens | 7pm

WHAT’S ON ALDERSHOT / FARNBOROUGH

Friday 15th August

• Discovering Invertebrates (Ages 7–13) | Treehouse Study Centre | 10am–12pm
• British Motor Show | Farnborough International Exhibition Centre | All day
• VJ Day 80th Anniversary | Manor Park, Aldershot | 8.15pm

Saturday 16th August

• Aldershot Craft Fayre | Aldershot Town Centre | 10am
• Craft & Fun Day | Crafters Collective Princes Mead Farnborough | 10am-4pm

WHAT’S ON ALTON / PETERSFIELD

Friday 15th August

• Pups of Petersfield | Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery | 10am–2pm
• Moth night | Gilbert Whites House | 8pm-10.30pm

Saturday 16th August

• VJ Day | The Shed | 1pm-6pm
• Mini Brix Club | Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery | 10am–4pm

Sunday 17th August

• Picnics in the park – Saxaphony | Alton gardens

Wednesday 20th August

• Bubble Magic | Petersfield Museum and Art gallery | 10.30am-12.30pm

WHAT’S ON ROMSEY / STOCKBRIDGE

Saturday 16th August

• Learn How to Work with Crystals | Moonstone | 10.30am–1pm
• Singing Sound Bath | Moonstone | 2.30pm–3.30pm
• Meet the Producer | The Farmers Butcher | 11am–2.30pm

Thursday 21st August

• Baby Weigh-In Clinic | Baby Necessities | 10am
• Coffee Afternoon | Abbotswood Community Centre | 1pm–3pm
• Tales & Ghosts | Haunted New Forest, Burley | 6pm–7pm

All Week

• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Mottisfont | 11am–4pm

WHAT’S ON ANDOVER

Saturday 16th August

• DB Disco Presents Over 30s Disco | Picket Twenty Community Centre | 3pm–7pm
• Thruxton Village Fete | Thruxton | 1.30pm–4.30pm
• Me & My Dad Summer Session | Spring Meadow Children’s Centre | 10am–2pm

Tuesday 19th August

• Dungeons & Dragons | The White Hart | 7pm–12am

WHAT’S ON EASTLEIGH

Friday 15th August

• Eastleigh Heritage Trail | Eastleigh Town Centre | 10.30am

• Tibykidz | Leigh Road Precinct | 10am–2pm

Saturday 16th August

• Stevens Funfair | Leigh Road Recreation Ground | All day (until 16th Aug)
• Donkey Rides | Leigh Road Precinct | 11am–3pm
• Summer Fair | Alston Care Home | 11am-4pm