What’s On in Hampshire: 3rd – 9th October

From live music and theatre to autumn walks, Halloween fun, markets, and family festivals, Hampshire has a jam-packed week ahead. Here’s your guide, grouped by theme for easy browsing.

Theatre & Live Performances

• The Rocket Man – A Tribute to Sir Elton John – Portsmouth (Fri 3rd)
• Forever Queen Tribute – Hedge End Club (Sat 4th)
• From Gold to Rio – Hanger Farm, Southampton (Sat 4th)
• Jenny Eclair: Jokes Jokes Jokes Live! – Winchester (Sat 4th)
• Animal Farm – Winchester (Wed 8th)
• Giselle – Winchester (Thu 9th)
• Jim Causley – Hanger Farm, Southampton (Wed 8th)
• Crime Scene Improvisation – The Attic, Southampton (4th Oct)
• Neil Delamere comedy tour – The Attic, Southampton (4th Oct)
• Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman Tour – The Attic, Southampton (8th Oct)
• James Kirby – Hanger Farm (Thu 9th)
• Comedy Improv – The Attic, Southampton (Wed 8th)
• Whitney – Candlelight Concert – Portsmouth (Sat 4th)
• The Bootleg Beatles – Portsmouth (Sat 4th)
• Ben Portsmouth – This is Elvis – Portsmouth (Fri 3rd)
• Comedy Open Mike Night “The Gong night” – The Attic, Hampshire (7th Oct)
• Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story – Portsmouth (7–11 Oct)
• Stuart Michael: The Psychic Medium – Portsmouth (Thu 9th)
• Caitin O’Ryan “At What Point” Poetry Tour – The Attic, Southampton (9th Oct)
• Eddie Izzard: Hamlet – Portsmouth (Mon 6th)
• La Serenissima – Turner Sims, Southampton (Sat 4th)
• Come Fly With Me – Salisbury Big Band – Stockbridge (Sat 4th)
• Autumn Concert – Winchester Chamber Music Festival – Sutton Scotney (Sun 5th)
• Tina Turner the Musical – Mayflower, Southampton (7–18 Oct)

Music, Festivals & Nights Out

• Jazz Nights – The Vaults, Portsmouth (Sun 5th)
• The Chris Stapleton Experience – EngineRooms, Southampton (Sat 4th)
• Folk on the Farm Festival – Storms Farm (Sat 4th)
• Buff Bingo Bottomless Brunch – Portsmouth (Sat 4th)
• Bottomless Brunch – Orange Rooms, Southampton (Sat 4th)

Family Fun & Seasonal Events

• Autumn Steam Gala – Watercress Line, Alresford (3–5 Oct)
• Fordingbridge PYO Pumpkins & Halloween Maze – Sat 4th
• Pumpkin Festival – Sunnyfields Farm, Totton (4–31 Oct)
• 31 Days of Halloween – Mill Rythe (29 Sept–2 Nov)
• 31 Days of Halloween – Sandy Balls, Fordingbridge (29 Sept–2 Nov)
• Agent 11¾ Spy Trail – Mottisfont (4 Oct–2 Nov)
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 60th Celebration – Mottisfont (until 2 Nov)
• Outdoor Cinema Series at The Vyne – Scream (Fri 3rd), Hocus Pocus (Sat 4th), Nightmare Before Christmas (Sun 5th)
• Adventure Cinema – Stansted Park, Havant (Hocus Pocus Sat 4th, Scream Sun 5th, Lost Boys Fri 3rd)
• Drop-in Family Workshop: Takeaway Treasures – God’s House Tower, Southampton (Sat 4th)
• Artist-Led Family Tour: Fabled Fortunes of a Fish – God’s House Tower (Sun 5th)
• Mid-Autumn Festival at John Hansard Gallery – Southampton (Sun 5th)
• CAS Mid-Autumn Festival Dinner – Southampton (Sun 5th)

Walks, Outdoor & Fitness

• North South Walk (20 miles) – Isle of Wight (Sun 5th)
• Queen Victoria’s Visitors Walk (1.5 miles) – Isle of Wight (Sun 5th)
• Jacob’s Ladder & St Boniface Walk (8 miles) – Isle of Wight (Sat 4th)
• Battle of Britain Walk (1 mile) – Ventnor (Sun 5th)
• Brading Roman Villa Nature Trail (2 miles) – Sat 4th
• Tree ID for Beginners (1.5 miles) – Appley Park (Sun 5th)
• Walking Tour of Quarr Abbey Ruins – Sat 4th (am & pm sessions)
• Social Ride – The Forest Café, Sway (Sat 4th)

Food & Markets

• Steak Night – Wellington Arms, Basingstoke (Fri 3rd)
• Hellenic Divine Bites – Flacks Taproom, Romsey (Sat 4th)
• Sunday Lunch Specials – Tiptoe, Fordingbridge, Fareham & Winchester (Sun 5th)
• Romsey Farmers’ Market – Sun 5th
• Petersfield Farmers’ Market – Sun 5th
• Love Southsea Market – Portsmouth (4–5 Oct)
• Crafty Me Craft Fair – Havant (Sun 5th)

Culture, Heritage & Exhibitions

• Jane Austen and the Art of Writing – Jane Austen’s House, Chawton (from Thu 9th)
• Jane Austen Poetry Exhibition – Winchester Cathedral (ongoing)
• Celebrating Jane – Winchester Cathedral (until 31 Oct)
• Jane’s Pelisse Coat on Tour – Winchester City Museum (until 20 Oct)
• Beyond the Bonnets – The Arc, Winchester (until 2 Nov)
• Regency Revisited – Celebrating Jane Austen 250 – The Vyne (until 2 Nov)
• Jane Austen Tours – The Vyne (Sat 4th & Wed 8th)
• Icons of Formula 1 – Beaulieu (until 2 Nov)
• Pitch Up and Carry On – Beaulieu (until June 2026)
• Beaulieu River: In Focus Photography – Buckler’s Hard (until 1 Nov)
• The Life of the Fields Exhibition – St Barbe Museum, Lymington (until Jan 2026)
• Exhibition: 70 Objects, 70 Stories – Gilbert White’s House, Selborne (until Dec 2025)
• Anthony Lawrence: A Retrospective – Palais des Vaches, Exbury (until 31 Oct)
• Migration, Memory & Identity – No Place Like Home – Southampton (Sat 4th)

Wellbeing & Community

• Sensory Saturdays – Blue Reef Aquarium, Portsmouth (Sat 4th)
• Crystal Development Circles – Moonstone Crystals, Petersfield (Sat 4th)
• Sound Bath – Moonstone Crystals, Petersfield (Sat 4th)
• FULL MOON Sound Bath – Crondall (Tue 7th)
• Empowerment Circle – Fareham (Sun 5th)
• Romsey Makers Market – Sun 5th
• Dog Training & Boot Camp – Colden Common (Mon 6th)
• Coffee & Cake – Colden Common (Tue 7th)
• Line Dancing – Abbotswood Common (Tue 7th)
• Knit & Natter – Abbotswood Common (Wed 8th)
• Tots & Tinies – Abbotswood Common (Wed 8th)
• Meet the Manager for Tea – Dashwood Manor, Basingstoke (Thu 9th)

Special Events

• Owls by Moonlight – Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover (Sat 4th)
• Utilita Bowl 5k – Southampton (Sun 5th)
• Twyford Waterworks Autumn Rally – Twyford (Sun 5th)
• Beaded Necklace Workshop – Portsmouth (Sat 4th)
• Polymer Clay Earring Workshop – Portsmouth (Wed 8th)
• ACMA Meet & Greet – Southampton Uni (Fri 3rd)
• Winchester Careers Fair – Guildhall, Winchester (Fri 3rd)
• Sparsholt College Open Day – Sparsholt, Winchester (Sat 4th)
• Race of Remembrance Launch Day – Thruxton Circuit (Fri 3rd)
• Ironsight Airsoft – Stockbridge (Sun 5th)
• Hopeweavers Quiet Day – Southampton (Sat 4th)

Hampshire is bursting with events this week — whether you fancy autumn walks, spooky cinema, live music, or cultural gems, there’s something for everyone.

Don’t miss next week’s round-up to keep your calendar full.