What’s On in Hampshire: 19th–25th December 2025

The festive season has truly arrived in Hampshire, and the week leading up to Christmas is brimming with magical experiences for all ages.

From enchanting pantomimes and bustling Christmas markets to cosy festive teas and joyful community gatherings, there’s something to make every day sparkle. Whether you’re planning a family outing, a festive night with friends, or simply soaking up the seasonal atmosphere, this guide highlights the very best events happening across the county between 19th and 24th December 2025

Christmas & Seasonal Highlights

The Hampshire Santa — Across Hampshire — 19 Dec (all day)

Christmas at The Landford Poacher — Salisbury, SP5 2EE — 19 Dec (all day)

Santa’s Winter Wonderland with Stewart’s Garden Centre — Titchfield, Fareham — 19 Dec, 9am–5pm

A Fairytale Christmas at The Vyne — Sherborne St John, Basingstoke — 19 Dec, 10am–4pm

Rudolph’s Christmas List (New Forest Open Air Theatre) — Woodside Park, Lymington — 19 Dec, 10am–11am

The Longdown Farm Christmas Barn — Ashurst, SO40 7EH — 19 Dec, 10am–4pm

A Cinderella Christmas — Mottisfont, Romsey — 19 Dec, 11am

Festive Afternoon Tea — Queens Hotel, Southsea — 19 Dec, 12pm–6pm

Christmas Breaks — Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke — 24–26 Dec

Christmas Day Service — Romsey Abbey — 25 Dec, 8am–10am

Christmas Day Lunch — Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke — 25 Dec, 12pm–2:30pm

Christmas Day Buffet — Gandhi, Portsmouth — 25 Dec, 12pm–10pm

Christmas Day — The Vaults, Southsea — 25 Dec, 12pm–4pm

Theatre & Pantomimes

Aladdin – The Ultimate Family Pantomime — The Anvil, Basingstoke — running until 4 Jan 2026

A Pantomime Christmas — Hinton Ampner, Alresford — running until 4 Jan 2026

The Snowman — Romsey Abbey — 20 Dec, 4pm–6pm

Stand‑Up Comedy — The Attic, River Studios, Southampton — 20 Dec, 7:30pm

Nine Lessons and Carols — Romsey Abbey — 18 Dec, 6:30pm

Midnight Mass — Romsey Abbey — 24 Dec, 11:30pm

Christmas Eve Nativity & Christingle Service — Romsey Abbey — 24 Dec, 4pm

Christmas Markets & Festive Villages

Southampton Christmas Markets — Bargate, Southampton — until 4 Jan 2026

Winchester Christmas Markets — The Close, Winchester — until 22 Dec

Portsmouth Christmas Market — Commercial Road, Portsmouth — until 30 Dec

Gunwharf Christmas Village — Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth — until 31 Dec

Christmasville at Gunwharf Quays — The Plaza, Portsmouth — until 4 Jan 2026

Eastleigh Christmas Markets — Leigh Road Precinct, Eastleigh — 20 Dec, 10am–4pm

Ringwood Farmers’ Market — Gateway Square, Ringwood — 20 Dec, 10am–2pm

Emsworth Farmers’ Market — St Peters Square, Emsworth — 20 Dec, 9am–1pm

CW Events Hampshire Christmas Pop‑Up Market — TJ Brews, Stockbridge — 20 Dec, 12pm–5pm

Christmas Events at Princes Mead Shopping Centre — Farnborough — 20 Dec, 11am–3:30pm

Santa’s Grotto at Princes Mead — Farnborough — 20 Dec, 11am–1pm

Alresford Farmers’ Market — Broad Street, Alresford — 21 Dec, 10am–2pm

Food, Drink & Social

Cocktail Masterclasses — Mango Thai Portswood, Southampton — ongoing until Oct 2026

Christmas Parties — Mango Thai Portswood, Southampton — until 19 Dec

Cocktail Masterclasses — Mango Thai Above Bar, Southampton — 19 Dec, 12pm–10pm

Christmas Parties — Mango Thai Above Bar, Southampton — 19 Dec, 12pm–10pm

Exclusive Christmas Party Nights — Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke — until 25 Dec

Exclusive Hire — Gabardine Bar, Basingstoke — until 31 Dec

Sunday Roasts — Gabardine Bar, Basingstoke — ongoing until Nov 2026

Breakfast — The Sir Walter Tyrrell, Lyndhurst — ongoing until Dec 2026

Festive Group Bookings — The Sir Walter Tyrrell, Lyndhurst — until 30 Dec

Private Festive Lunches — Cartwright Drive, Fareham — until 31 Dec

Festive Brunch Offer — Cartwright Drive, Fareham — until 19 Dec

Winter Lodge — Queens Hotel, Southsea — 18 Dec, 7pm–midnight

Festive Food & Music — Flack’s Taproom, Romsey — 18 Dec, 5pm–10pm

Bottomless Cocktails — Orange Rooms, Southampton — 20 Dec, 2pm–8pm

Sunday Dinners

Sunday Roast at The Oaks — Highcliffe, Christchurch — 21 Dec, 12pm–6pm

Sunday Lunch — Brickworks Lounge & Grill, Fareham — 21 Dec, 12pm–6pm

Sunday Lunch — The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis — 21 Dec, 12pm–6pm

Sunday Lunch — Glasshouse Restaurant, Oakley Hall, Basingstoke — 21 Dec, 12pm–9pm

Sunday Roast — Hinton Arms, Alresford — 21 Dec, 12pm–8pm

Sunday Lunch — The Mayfly, Stockbridge — 21 Dec, 12pm–9pm

Sunday Roast — The Selborne Arms, GU34 3JR — 21 Dec, 12pm–8pm

Sunday Lunch — The Queen Inn, Dummer — 21 Dec, 12pm–2pm

Sunday Lunch — The Horse Pub, Woodgreen — 21 Dec, 12pm–9pm

Sunday Roast — The Plough, Longparish — 21 Dec, 12pm–3pm

Sunday Lunch — The Plough, Tiptoe, Lymington — 21 Dec, 12pm–7pm

Jazz Sunday Lunches — Queens Hotel, Southsea — 21 Dec, 12pm–6pm

Sunday Roasts — The Sir Walter Tyrrell, Lyndhurst — 21 Dec, 12pm

Sunday Roasts — The Duke on the Test, Romsey — 21 Dec, 12pm–5:30pm

Sunday Roasts — The Four Horseshoes, Nursling — 21 Dec, 12pm–5pm

Sunday Lunch — Skylark Country Club, Fareham — 21 Dec, 12pm–4pm

The Best Carvery — Landford Poacher, Salisbury — 21 Dec, 12pm–4pm

All You Can Eat Buffet — Gandhi, Portsmouth — 21 Dec, 5:30pm–10:30pm

Christmas Day Lunch — Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke — 25 Dec, 12pm–2:30pm

Christmas Day Buffet — Gandhi, Portsmouth — 25 Dec, 12pm–10pm

Family & Community

Christmas at Marwell Hall — Marwell Zoo, Winchester — until 24 Dec

Glow Marwell — Marwell Zoo, Winchester — until 3 Jan 2026

Weekly Craft Groups — Sherfield Park Community Centre, RG27 0FP — 19 Dec, 10am–12pm

Bump Into Mums — Sherfield Park Community Centre, RG27 0FP — 19 Dec, 10am–12pm

Friendship Café — Dashwood Manor Care Home, Basingstoke — 19 Dec

Breakfast with Father Christmas — Hillier Garden Centre, Botley — 20 Dec, 9am–10am

Breakfast with Father Christmas — Hillier Garden Centre, Weyhill — 20 Dec, 9am–10am

Breakfast with Father Christmas — Four Horseshoes, Nursling — 20 Dec, 9am–11am

Children’s Christmas Workshop — Lower Norton Flower Farm, Winchester — 20 Dec, 10:30am–12:30pm

Breakfast with Santa — Skylark Country Club, Fareham — 21 Dec, 9am–12pm

Port Solent Sunday Car Meets — Portsmouth — 21 Dec, 10am–12pm

Portchester Baby & Toddler Group — Westlands Grove, Fareham — 22 Dec, 9:30am–11am

Mischief Makers — Petersfield Museum & Art Gallery — 22 Dec, 10am–11am

Morning with Santa — The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis — 22 Dec, 10am–1pm

Art & Social Club — Westlands Grove, Portchester — 22 Dec, 10am–12pm

Santa’s Grotto — The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis — 22 Dec, 10am–1pm

Christmas Camp — Gosport Activity Centre — 22 Dec, 9am–5pm

Hanger Farm Barn Boutique — Totton — 15 Dec, 9:30am

Outdoors & Tours

New Forest Leisure Tour — New Forest Cycling Tours, Fordingbridge — 19 Dec, 10am–12pm

Old Railway Line Cycle Tour — New Forest Cycling Tours, Fordingbridge — 20 Dec, 10am–2pm

The Furzey Express — Minstead, SO43 7GL — 20 Dec, 10am–2pm

Santa Specials — Moors Valley Railway, Ringwood — 20 Dec, 10am–4pm

Music, Comedy & Nightlife

Southsea Castle Christmas Illuminations — Southsea Castle — 19 Dec, 4pm–6pm

Cinema Night — The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis — 19 Dec, 5pm–7:30pm

The Hungry Hog — Southsea — 19 Dec, 5pm

Comedy at the Fort — Fort Cumberland, Southsea — 19 Dec, 6pm–11pm

Landford Poacher Christmas Party — Salisbury — 19 Dec, 6pm–11pm

Blingo Bingo — Staggeringly Good Brewery, Portsmouth — 19 Dec, 7pm–11pm

Rock Bingo — The Attic, River Studios, Southampton — 19 Dec, 7pm

Sean Collins — The Attic, River Studios, Southampton — 19 Dec, 7pm

Christmas Party Night (Kings of Leon Tribute) — The Jolly Sailor, Southsea — 19 Dec, 8pm

Friday Club Night — Med Bar, Southampton — 19 Dec, 9pm–2am

Swerve — The Vaults, Southsea — 19 Dec, 9pm–11pm

Christmas Special: The Hill Brothers — The Jolly Sailor, Southsea — 20 Dec, 5:30pm–8pm

New Moon Yoga — The Retreat, New Forest — 20 Dec

Distillery & Tours

Christmas Distillery Tours — Fort Cumberland, Southsea — until 31 Dec

Christmas Distillery Parties — Fort Cumberland, Southsea — until 31 Dec

The New Forest Distillery Spirit School — Lymington — 20 Dec, 1:30pm–3:30pm

The New Forest Distillery Cocktail Masterclasses — Lymington — 20 Dec, 1:30pm–3:30pm

With so many wonderful ways to celebrate, Hampshire is the perfect place to embrace the spirit of Christmas. Whether you’re wandering through Winchester’s famous markets, enjoying a festive show, or sharing a special meal with loved ones, these events capture the magic of the season. Keep an eye on our listings for more updates as we head into the New Year, and let Hampshire’s vibrant communities inspire your celebrations.

Wishing you a joyful Christmas and a sparkling start to 2026!