What’s On in Hampshire: July 2026

July is packed with things to do across Hampshire, from food festivals and outdoor theatre to family days out, live music, markets, creative workshops, summer fairs and school holiday activities.

Whether you are planning a weekend adventure, looking for family fun, or searching for something different to do this summer, here are some of the best events happening across Hampshire this July.

Festivals, Fairs and Big Days Out

Basingstoke Festival 2026 – War Memorial Park, Basingstoke – Until 5th July

Southampton Thai Festival – Hoglands Park, Southampton – 4th July

Southsea Food Festival 2026 – Palmerston Road, Southsea – 4th July

Feastleigh Food & Drink Festival 2026 – Eastleigh Town Centre – 4th July

Sherfest 2026 – Sherfield Park Community Centre – 4th July

New Forest Beer Festival – Brockenhurst Village Hall – 4th July

Romsey Beggars Fair 2026 – Romsey Town Centre – 11th July

Bakers Fest 2026 – The Bakers Arms, Droxford – 11th July

Summer Fun & Dog Show – The Brickworks Museum, Southampton – 12th July

Eastleigh Town Centre Car Show – Wells Place, Eastleigh – 18th July

Farnborough Airshow – Farnborough Airport – 20th to 24th July

New Forest Hampshire County Show – New Forest Showground – 28th to 30th July

Wickham Music Festival – Wickham – 30th July to 2nd August

Club Classics Orchestra – Eastleigh Football Club – 31st July

Family Events and Children’s Activities

Galactic Furzey – Furzey Gardens, Minstead – Throughout July

Summer in the House – Hinton Ampner, Alresford – Throughout July

Sensory Saturdays – Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth – 4th July

Junior Summer Tournament – Winchester City FC – 4th to 5th July

Tudor-tastic Weekend – Hurst Castle, Keyhaven – 4th to 5th July

Summer Cyclone – Hayling Island Holiday Park – 4th July

Tots Recharge – Hayling Island Holiday Park – 6th to 10th July

Eco Explorers Club – Aldershot – 11th July

Eco Explorers Club – Farnborough – 12th July

Comedy Club 4 Kids – The Lights, Andover – 11th July

It’s a Kind of Magic – The Lights, Andover – 12th July

Shrek Jr – The Lights, Andover – 12th July

Fred The Cat’s Story Club – The Lights, Andover – 21st July

Free Summer Craft Workshops – Eastleigh Town Centre – From 22nd July

Free Willy Wonka Kids Club Show – Port Solent – 23rd July

Summer Adventures – Hurst Castle, Keyhaven – From 24th July

Princesses Unite – The Lights, Andover – 25th July

Summer Camp – GoSport Activity Centre – 27th to 31st July

Summer Soccer Schools – Winklebury Football Complex, Basingstoke – 27th to 29th July

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Day Camps – Curdridge, Southampton – 27th to 31st July

Free Kids Club Party Disco – Port Solent – 30th July

Outdoor Theatre, Cinema and Performance

Romeo & Juliet – Mottisfont, Romsey – 10th July

Outdoor Theatre: Othello – Chawton House, Alton – 11th July

The Handlebards Present Macbeth – Furzey Gardens, Minstead – 16th to 17th July

Outdoor Theatre: Pride & Prejudice – The Vyne, Basingstoke – 16th July

Outdoor Cinema: Elvis Presley in Concert – The Vyne, Basingstoke – 17th July

Sherlock Holmes & The Hound of the Baskervilles – Mottisfont, Romsey – 23rd July

As You Like It – Highcliffe Castle – 23rd July

New Forest Open Air Theatre: She Stoops to Conquer – Furzey Gardens, Minstead – 25th July

The Jungle Book – Mottisfont, Romsey – 29th July

Food, Drink and Dining

Cocktail Masterclasses – Mango Thai Portswood – Throughout July

Cocktail Masterclasses – Mango Thai Above Bar, Southampton – Throughout July

Heritage Lunch Set Menu – Bill’s Southampton – 29th June to 3rd July

Heritage Lunch Set Menu – Bill’s Chichester – 29th June to 3rd July

Bottomless Pancakes – Bill’s Southampton – Until 2nd July

Bottomless Pancakes – Bill’s Chichester – Until 2nd July

Lunchtime Specials – J-Henry’s Fish & Chips, Hedge End – 1st July

Fish & Chips for £6.99 – J-Henry’s Fish & Chips, Hedge End – 1st July

Steak Night – The Ropemaker, Emsworth – 1st July

Steak Night – The Rising Sun, Bashley – 1st July

4 for 3 Thai Tapas – Mango Thai Above Bar, Southampton – 2nd July

Bottomless Brunch – Mail Room Bar & Kitchen, Southampton – 3rd July

New Forest Distillery Spirit School – Lymington – 4th July

New Forest Distillery Cocktail Masterclass – Lymington – 4th July

Beer & Beef Evening – Hogs Back Brewery, Tongham – 4th July

Sunday Roasts – The Sir Walter Tyrrell, Brook – Every Sunday

Sunday Roasts – The Duke on the Test, Romsey – Every Sunday

Sunday Roasts – The Four Horseshoes, Nursling – Every Sunday

Sunday Roasts – The March Hare, Winchester – Every Sunday

Sunday Roasts – The Hunters Inn, Romsey – Every Sunday

Sunday Roasts – The Cromwell Arms, Romsey – Every Sunday

Sunday Roasts – The Rising Sun, Bashley – Every Sunday

All You Can Eat Buffet – Gandhi, Portsmouth – Sundays

Monday Curry Club – Mango Thai Above Bar, Southampton – Mondays

Tapas Tuesdays – The Rising Sun, Bashley – Tuesdays

Taste Of Dinners – The Mutton, Hook – 9th July

Blackmoor Orchards Tap Room Evening – Blackmoor Estate, Liss – 10th July

Mandira’s Kitchen Takeover – Hogs Back Brewery, Tongham – 17th July

Brewing Brothers Tap Takeover – Vibrant Forest Taproom, Hardley – 24th July

Garden Party – The Bell Inn, New Forest – 25th July

Live Music, Comedy and Nightlife

Live Music Evenings – The Mutton, Hook – Until 1st July

Live Music Saturdays – The March Hare, Winchester – Until 1st July

Live Music at The Snakecatcher – Brockenhurst – 3rd July

Live Music Fridays – The Cricketers Inn, Alresford – 3rd July

Adult Silent Disco – Portchester Community Centre – 3rd July

Fawlty Towers Comedy Dining Experience – The Wellington Arms, Stratfield Turgis – 3rd July

Vibrant Music Bingo – Vibrant Forest Taproom, Hardley – 3rd July

Live Music at The Crown Stirrup – Lyndhurst – 3rd July

Live Music at The Kara Lounge & Grill – Fleet – 3rd July

Live Music at Tonic Rooms – Totton – 4th July

Music Bingo – The Cricketers Inn, Alresford – 4th July

Jazz Night – The Vaults, Southsea – 5th July

SUBB at Sunset – Highcliffe Castle – 5th July

The ELO Encounter – The Lights, Andover – 9th to 10th July

Flashback Fest – Hayling Island Holiday Park – 10th to 12th July

Powder Monkey 5th Birthday Party – Gosport – 11th July

Wildcat Wailers Americana Night – The Portsmouth Distillery – 11th July

Champions of Soul Summer Party Boats – Southampton – 12th July

Bella Hull & Cecily Hitchcock: Before the Fringe – The Lights, Andover – 20th July

Comedy at the Fort – Fort Cumberland, Southsea – 17th July

Comedy and Cocktails – voco Winchester Hotel & Spa – 17th July

The Best of Williams & Zimmer – Portsmouth Guildhall – 17th July

Symphonic Smash Hits – Portsmouth Guildhall – 18th July

Take That Tribute Night – Tonic Rooms, Totton – 24th July

Stand Up In The Basement – River Studios, Southampton – 24th July

Ben Waters – Sarisbury Green Community Centre – 31st July

Creative Workshops and Crafts

Bespoke Creative Workshops – Lorna Carmen McNeill, Winchester – Throughout July

Weekly Craft Groups – Sherfield Park Community Centre – 1st July

Winchester Garden Festival Pick-Arrange-Journal – Lower Norton Farm, Winchester – 1st July

Wheel Throwing Taster Classes – Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth – 1st July

Seasonal Centrepiece Floral Workshop – Lemon & Jinja, Romsey – 1st July

Lavender Wreath Making Workshop – Lordington Farm – 3rd July

Sculpture Courses – Make Hartley Wintney – 3rd July

Hand Building & Sculpture Courses – Make Hartley Wintney – 3rd July

Pay As You Go Pottery Sessions – Make Hartley Wintney – 3rd July

Date Night Wheel Throwing – Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth – 3rd July

Date Night Wheel Throwing – Fatclay Pottery Hambledon – 3rd July

Kids Pottery Classes – Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth – 4th July

Wheel Throwing Workshop – Fatclay Pottery Hambledon – 4th July

Wine and Pottery Saturdays – Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth – 4th July

Solent Stems Floral Club – Gosport – 6th July

Hand Building – Fatclay Pottery Hambledon – 8th July

Craftea Club – Lemon & Jinja, Romsey – 8th July

Full-Day Raku – Fatclay Pottery Hambledon – 10th July

Summer Glass Lantern Workshop – Just Ceramics, Oakhanger – 10th July

Pottery Painting for all the Family – Grayshott Pottery – 11th July

Creative Saturday: Fabulous Fashion – Petersfield Museum – 18th July

Intro to Clay – Fatclay Pottery Portsmouth – 22nd July

Paint and Sip – Dark Arts Bar, Southampton – 22nd July

Birthday Plate Workshop – Just Ceramics, Oakhanger – 25th July

Animal Sculpture Workshops – Fatclay Pottery Hambledon – 27th July

Six Week Evening Pottery Throwing and Glazing Course – Make Hartley Wintney – 29th July

Intro to Wheel Throwing Course – Fatclay Pottery Hambledon – 30th July

Heritage, Museums and Exhibitions

Stories Behind the Stones Exhibition – Southampton – Throughout July

Flora Twort: Draw from Life – Petersfield Museum – Throughout July

The House of Revision / The House of Repair – Southampton – Until 27th July

The Art & Craft of Print – Mottisfont, Romsey – Throughout July

BRICK Art Exhibition – The Brickworks Museum, Southampton – Throughout July

Taste, Design & the Georgian Gentleman Tour – The Vyne, Basingstoke – Throughout July

HomeMade Histories – Chawton House, Alton – 1st July

The Gardener’s Garden Tour – Hinton Ampner, Alresford – 2nd July

Minibrix Club – Petersfield Museum – 4th July

Lighthouse Tours – Hurst Castle, Keyhaven – 6th July

Round the Island Race – Hurst Castle, Keyhaven – 11th July

Curator’s Tour: HomeMade Histories – Chawton House, Alton – 15th July

Online Talk: Harriet Martineau – Chawton House, Alton – 15th July

Festival of Archaeology – Hinton Ampner, Alresford – 25th July to 2nd August

Seaside Summer Outdoor Trail – Highcliffe Castle – From 25th July

Military Weekend – Hollycombe, Liphook – 25th July

40th Anniversary Gala – Moors Valley Railway – 25th July

Markets and Shopping

Eastleigh Monthly Market – Leigh Road Precinct, Eastleigh – 2nd July

Farnborough Craft Fayre – Farnborough Town Centre – 4th July

Romsey Farmers’ Market – Alma Road Car Park, Romsey – 5th July

Petersfield Farmers’ Market – Petersfield Square – 5th July

Alton Farmers’ Market – Alton High Street – 11th July

Winchester Farmers’ Market – Winchester High Street – 12th July

Whiteley Farmers’ Market – Whiteley Shopping Centre – 12th July

Port Solent Waterside Market – Port Solent – 12th July

Emsworth Farmers’ Market – St Peter’s Square, Emsworth – 18th July

Love Southsea High Street Markets – Palmerston Road, Southsea – 18th July

Southampton Record Fair – The 1865, Southampton – 25th July

Anchored In Gosport Monthly Market – Gosport High Street – 25th July

Ringwood Farmers’ Market – The Furlong, Ringwood – 25th July

Artisan and Wellness Fayre – Romsey Town Hall – 25th July

Community Groups and Regular Activities

Tots n Tinies – Abbotswood Community Association, Romsey – Wednesdays

Dementia Café – Dashwood Manor Care Home, Basingstoke – 1st July

Sherfield Park Youth Club – Sherfield Park Community Centre – Wednesdays

Community Café – Sherfield Park Community Centre – Thursdays

Walkfit & Community Café – Sherfield Park Community Centre – Thursdays

Coffee Afternoons – Abbotswood Community Association, Romsey – Thursdays

Bump Into Mums – Sherfield Park Community Centre – Fridays

Portchester Tea Dance – Portchester Community Centre – Fridays

Free Youth Club – Southampton City Farm – Fridays

Portchester Baby and Toddler Group – Portchester Community Centre – Mondays

Art & Social Club – Portchester Community Centre – Mondays

Coffee & Cake – Colden Common Community Centre – Tuesdays

Toddler Tuesdays – The Shed, Whitehill & Bordon – Tuesdays

Over 55s Social Group – Sherfield Park Community Centre – Tuesdays

Love to Move – Dashwood Manor Care Home, Basingstoke – Tuesdays

Testwood Tots and Babies – Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve, Totton – Tuesdays

Variety Club – Portchester Community Centre – Tuesdays

Line Dancing Lessons – Abbotswood Community Association, Romsey – Tuesdays

Knit & Natter – Abbotswood Community Association, Romsey – 8th July

Breastfeeding Support Group – Lemon & Jinja, Romsey – 5th July

Friendship Café – Dashwood Manor Care Home, Basingstoke – 17th July

Singing for the Brain – Dashwood Manor Care Home, Basingstoke – 22nd July

Stay & Play Sessions – Portchester Community Centre – 30th July

Sport, Fitness and Outdoor Activities

Dip ’N’ Dine – voco Fareham-Solent – Until 17th July

The Rising Run Club – The Rising Sun, Bashley – Throughout July

Matcha & Pilates – Aura Southampton – 4th July

Fitter Faster Programmes – Basingstoke Aquadrome – From 6th July

Forest School Level 2 Training – Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve – 7th July

Wickham Colour Run 2026 – Wickham – 11th July

Parallel Windsor 2026 – Liphook – 5th July

Inflatable 5k to 15k – Mountbatten Hampshire, Southampton – 11th July

Spinnaker Tower Abseil – Portsmouth – 18th July

Runway Run 2026 – Southampton Airport – 19th July

Big Adventure – GoSport Activity Centre – 18th July

Gosport Sunday Afternoon Showdown – Thorngate Hall, Gosport – 26th July

Pitt St Girls Night – Pitt Street Skatepark, Portsmouth – 27th July

Pub Quizzes, Bingo and Social Nights

Triple fff Brewery Quiz Night – Four Marks, Alton – 1st July

Quiz Night – The Wheelwright’s Arms, Havant – 1st July

Pub Quiz – The Cricketers Inn, Alresford – 2nd July

Quiz Night – Hogs Back Brewery, Tongham – 2nd July

Quiz Night – The Rising Sun, Colden Common – 2nd July

Quiz Nights – Sarisbury Green Community Centre – 3rd July

Quiz Night – The Bear & Ragged Staff, Romsey – 3rd July

Quiz Night – The Swan Inn, Emery Down – 4th July

Free Pool Nights – The Cricketers Inn, Alresford – 6th to 7th July

Quiz Nights – The Shed, Whitehill & Bordon – 7th July

Triple fff Brewery Open Mic Night – Four Marks, Alton – 8th July

Quiz Night – The Huntsman, Brockenhurst – 9th July

Quiz Night – The March Hare, Winchester – 9th July

Bingo Night – The Rising Sun, Colden Common – 15th July

Summer Quiz Night – Portchester Community Centre – 17th July

Karaoke Party – The Cricketers Inn, Alresford – 18th July

Rockstar Bingo – Marwell Hotel, Winchester – 23rd July

Quiz Nights – Tonic Rooms, Totton – 28th July

Quiz Night – The Cromwell Arms, Romsey – 29th July

Summer Holiday Activities

Woodland Holiday Camps – New Forest Activities, Beaulieu – From 23rd July

Summer Adventures – Hurst Castle, Keyhaven – From 24th July

Summer of Play – Mottisfont, Romsey – 25th to 31st July

Festival of Archaeology – Hinton Ampner, Alresford – From 25th July

Seaside Summer Outdoor Trail – Highcliffe Castle – From 25th July

Summer Camp – GoSport Activity Centre – 27th to 31st July

Summer Soccer Schools – Young Ballerz Academy and Basingstoke Town FC – 27th to 29th July

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Water Day Camp – Curdridge – 27th to 31st July

YMCA Fairthorne Manor High Ropes Day Camp – Curdridge – 27th to 31st July

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Survival Day Camp – Curdridge – 27th to 31st July

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Leaders in Training Day Camp – Curdridge – 27th to 31st July

YMCA Fairthorne Manor Infant Holiday Club – Curdridge – 27th to 31st July

Final Thoughts

From huge summer festivals and outdoor theatre to creative workshops, family days out, food events, live music and holiday activities, July is one of the busiest months of the year in Hampshire. Whether you are planning ahead for the school holidays, looking for a weekend day out or searching for something new to try, there is plenty happening across the county.