What's On Portsmouth

Prior to their tour to Spain in June, this is a chance to hear the University of Portsmouth ensembles performing a selection of music in a wide variety of styles. Directed by Colin Jagger and Ken Wharton-Emms, a great night is guaranteed.

Inaugural lecture by Khaled Hussainey, Professor of Accounting and Financial Management, University of Portsmouth.

Does where you grow up affect your life chances? Inaugural lecture by Donald Houston, Professor of Economic Geography The educational background of our parents has a large bearing on our life chances, but often overlooked is the effect of coming from the ’wrong side of the tracks’.

27th April 2018 7.30pm Shakespeare’s story concerns the night before a society wedding, during which two lovers elope, two fairy monarch’s have a row, the mischievous Puck causes all sorts of magical mayhem - and some poor bloke gets the head of a donkey.

The charity, Moth in a China Shop, is hosting a unusual fundraising event on the 2nd of May in Portsmouth. The event, Release the Moth, will involve volunteers being ’Press Ganged’ by the Royal Navy.

Friday May 4th To celebrate Spinnaker Tower Comedy Club now happening monthly on the FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, we have an amazing triple headline bill with 3 comedians off the telly!

Beth Hart. Artists performing: Beth Hart.: Tickets avaiable.

Singles Quiz Night in Portsmouth Join 20 other participants showing off your knowledge at our exciting quiz night! How the Singles Quiz Night works You will be greeted by our lovely quiz master who will get you registered in, give you your name badge, and also your dating ticket.

JCPF Healing Clinic Pop in - no appointment necessary! JCPF Healing Clinics are regular weekly events staffed by trained qualified Spiritual Healers.

Gosport Cats Protection have a stall at the Fur, Feather & Dog Show Saturday 19 May, 10am - 5pm. We’re going to be part of this great family fun day out in Gosport and all for local worthy causes.

Town garden 145ft x 25ft, 700 metres from the sea. A mixture of tender, exotic and dry loving plants, along with more traditional incl king protea, bananas, ferns, agaves, echeverias, echium and puya. Wild flower area and wildlife pond. Two different dry gardens showing what can be grown in sandy soil.

A family friendly display of genuine Ancient Egyptian artefacts, many brought back to Hampshire by local people.

Spend your May Day in good company at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport. Our annual family fete returns with even more fun with animal encounters, face painting, model boats, arts and crafts, Dr Science, family sports races, live music and entertainment. Fun for all the family.

Storyville Jass Band (Holland)

New Orleans Jazz Bandits

Join us for a night of glitter and glamour at the newest event in the Hampshire social calendar; the Rose Road Glitter Ball. The evening will be compered by TV’s Michael Kurn, long time ambassador for Rose Road.

Pop in - no appointment necessary! JCPF Healing Clinics are regular weekly events staffed by trained qualified Spiritual Healers.

Tony & Pam of the JCPF have been demonstrating their mediumistic gifts to the public for over 40 years. Tony also demonstrates healing -allows himself 3 minutes to make a difference! Results are often astounding! . Tony & Pam also demonstrate clairvoyance & psychometry skills, so do come along to see them in action.

Remembering World War 1. Music to include The Armed Man - Jenkins Danny Boy Roses of Picardy Lux Aeterna – Edward Elgar Crossing the Bar – Hubert Parry Greater Love – John Ireland Evening Hymn and Sunset

These are specially commissioned stories that will be about Fort Nelson during the First World War. The Author is the fabulous story teller Janet Goring and she has used George Weston’s letters home to inspire her. George Weston was a young man of 18 who joined up in 1914 and began his training here at Fort Nelson.

Come along to Hayling Island Library and discover more about this intergenerational project - you will be amazed! A fascinating talk by Bill Biggs and team from the Hayling Island Horticultural Society

Join the Edinburgh Fringe’s favourite housewife Barbara Nice for an evening of proper good fun. Entrance price includes a complimentary raffle ticket! Experience this critically acclaimed tip-top character comedy live – from Phoenix Nights actress and comedian Janice Connolly.

A new duo that brings together two of the UK’s foremost folk and jazz artists, a sparse and emotive exploration of contemporary folk music formed by multi award winning Scottish fiddler - composer Aidan O’Rourke (Lau / Kan / Blazin Fiddles) and Mercury Music Prize nominated, BBC Jazz Award Winner harmonium and

A True Crime Trilogy by Austin Stone After finding an old manuscript of his father’s, Ed Stone has transcribed and edited this true crime novel in his memory. Ed lives in Vancouver, Canada and has agreed to share his father’s final stories during a visit to the UK.

Local comedian and host James Alderson returns to his home town of Havant with 5 more comedians from the comedy world trying new material, including Soccor AM’s Lloyd Griffith. Lloyd will be here fresh from his sell-out tour; he has provided tour support for Jack Whitehall and Rob Beckett.

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.

Come along and join the southlands community for tea and cake! Enjoy our entertainment with DJ Karen at 3pm Enter our raffle with some great prizes! Days out for the family, cinema tickets, massage session, tattoo voucher and many more! £2 per strip (40p per ticket). Tickets available at the event.

Exciting Spring Exhibition by five Island Artists Taking part is: Juliet Collins - Animal sculptures Pat Cornwell - Wire Fairy sculptures Tim England - Abstract paintings and ceramics Pauline Evans - Kiln formed glass Lis Toft - Porcelain pots and jewellery Gallery quality artwork at

Families looking for adventure can run through the wavy grass and splosh through the waves when they go on a Bear Hunt at St Helens.

Monthly Farmers’ Market in Hampshire, offering locally produced, delicious food and drink.

Come and watch our young actors of the Titchfield Youth Theatre bring Dumas’ classic tale to life in an adaptation that will bring all the laughs, excitement and fencing to Titchfield. Don’t miss out as the Three Musketeers set out to foil the dastardly Cardinal.

The Salvation Army Band, Southsea are the guests of The Solent Male Voice Choir in a celebratory concert on the evening of The Royal Wedding.Interval refreshments included in Ticket £8 from Mary Close 07756571380. Proceeds in aid of Church Roof Fund and The work of The Salvation Army.

Workshop: Understanding Compost Join in this informative composting workshop, run by Maggie Haynes. If you’ve never composted before or are looking to improve your current composting, learn how to make the most of your kitchen and garden waste as well as lots of tips and ideas.

Circle Dancing is like having a wardrobe of a thousand colourful costumes as we dance to exotic melodies and compelling rhythms from around the world.

Tuppenny Explorers is our after school club aimed at 4 - 11year olds. The fun afternoon sessions run once a month on a Monday at 3:45pm. This month you will be making your own mini rafts out of natural materials and see if you can float them on the Tuppenny pond. You will also continue with your 2018 Nature Journals.

A garden 120ft x 40ft that has been created over the yrs by Barbara & Graham, who just enjoy gardening. Busy borders with yr-round interest, incl many plants that attract butterflies and bees. Herb and pot garden. Unusual and varied selection of fruit trees and bushes incl Asian pear, honey berry and blueberry.

Delightful plant lover’s 150ft x 50ft garden designed for yr-round interest, replanted over the last 7 yrs with emphasis on coloured foliage. Island bed, varied ground cover perennials, sun and shade loving plants, with hellebores and bulbs in spring.

The craft fayres are held on the first Sat of each month from April to July and Sept to Dec. Admission is free and refreshments are available. Approx 24 local artisans display a wide range of skills in their high quality hand-crafted items.

Raw Singers, a young vocal quintet will be our guests in a concert in aid of St. Wilfrid’s New Hospice Appeal.

Showcase our facilities. Hambledon and Carisbrooke Suites Set Up. Bedrooms available for show around.

Includes a delicious 2 course dinner with tea or coffee - followed by great tunes from our resident DJ.

Our challenging 4.5 mile guided walk will take you up steep Culver downs, through the Redcliff landslip and onto the beach. Along the way we’ll show you how land and cliff movement has shaped the coast around you. Meet at Culver Battery car park PO36 8QT (SZ 636 856).

A colourful garden of great plant variety. Mature trees incl many acers with a wide variety of leaf colour. Early in the season a display of rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.

Sited on former strawberry fields this compact garden 50ft x 27ft was designed by the owner, an enthusiastic horticulturalist, to give yr-round interest. Inspirational design ideas for tiny plots with perennials, grasses, old roses, trough planting and raised vegetable beds. A small brick rill edges a circle of lawn.

Here the plants decide where to grow. Californian tree poppies elbow valerian aside to crowd round the pool. Evening primroses obstruct the way to the door and the steps to wisteria shaded terraces. Hellebores bloom under the trees.

Hullabaloo is a new free discovery & exploration event happening in Sandown Bay on 12th/13 May. It is an initiative started by Shademakers UK, working in collaboration with The Common Space.  There will be a science area, wellbeing area, makers’ area, carnival area and Soap Box Challenge.

A rambling, deceptively large and tranquil cottage garden that is accessed from a side gate and unexpectedly removed from the sometimes bustling A27. Creatively divided with rooms, richly filled borders, patios and lawns giving intense variety.

The first Steam-up Sunday of the new season. All our resident traction engines and road rollers will be out in force. The museum will be in steam as well. Both large steam engines and our small vertical one should be working away.

Second year running - we are holding our very own beer festival again – "Bricks, Beer and Buses"…because that is exactly what it is going to be! We will be running a heritage bus service from Swanwick Station (good trains to/from Portsmouth and Southampton) to the Brickworks. NB This is a "TICKET ONLY" event.

On Saturday 12th May, Bursledon Brickworks Museum will be holding it’s 2nd "Bricks, Beer & Buses Festival" between the hours of 12.30 and 5.30 pm.