What's On and Things To Do Around Southampton

The Rockstone Gin Festival - Free Entry Festival Last year we decided to debut a new festival into our annual festival calendar, and the first Rockstone Gin Festival did not disappoint. Well, it’s that time of the year again!

Race for Life Pretty Muddy Kids is the Cancer Research brilliant muddy obstacle course just for the little ones. They can take on the obstacles, crawl through the mud pit and have fun with friends, all the while helping raise valuable funds for BEATING CANCER.

Race for Life Pretty Muddy® is the Cancer Research brilliant muddy obstacle course. Scramble over the A-frame. Crawl through the mud pit. Have fun with your friends and raise valuable Funds for BEATING CANCER.

This is a 5k suitable for all abilities. This is women, young women & children uniting with one purpose, to raise valuable funds for Cancer Research. THIS IS BEATING CANCER. 5k (or just over 3 miles) is an achievable distance for all ages and abilities.

10k is a great step up from our 5k events. Up the challenge and take part in the Race for Life 10k. Walk, jog or run. Raise valuable funds for research. THIS IS BEATING CANCER. 10k (or just over 6 miles) may sound a little daunting but it is an achievable challenge for anyone with a bit of training.

Come see the abundance of Flora & Fauna & catch sight of the butterflies dancing in the warm sun.

Singles Night in Southampton How singles nights in Southampton works When you arrive at the venue for the singles night in Southampton, you will be greeted by our friendly professional hosts.

What do archaeologists do? How do we know and find out about the past? Human origins, ancient technology, maritime archaeology, bodies and burials... Free drop-in event with lots of activities and demonstrations to see! (This is part of the Festival of British Archaeology Fringe 2018.)

Formed in Tokyo in the 90s, Electric Eel Shock left their native Japan at the end of the millenium to see what they could make of America and the rest of the world. Electric Eel Shock are a glorious celebration of Classic Rock, Punk and Metal.

Friday night headline slot from TORCODA FRAY at Heartbreakers Bar / Venue on 22nd June. Come on down and get your fill of the best local guitar bands. Tickets only a fiver in advance! Torcoda Fray: 9.15 - 10pm Pot Kettle Black: 8.15 - 9pm Dark Tourism: 7.35 - 8.05

Banging midweek live music showcase, presenting the best local talent on the Heartbreakers stage! Tickets only a fiver in advance! Industrial Love: 10.30 - close Lonely Dakota: 9.40 - 10.10 James Needs Music: 8.50 - 9.20 Persona: 8pm - 8.30

Scream in Southampton with our interactive Southampton Ghost Tour. Right from the start you will be gripped by the many ghostly stories from Southampton’s eerie past.

Are you looking for a venue for your Christmas party? Then look no further! Grand Harbour Hotel welcomes you to our beautiful Mayflower Suite for a sampling of Christmas. Come and meet the team, view the venue and sample some tasters from the delicious Christmas menu.

Mix, meet and mingle with like-minded business men and women from the local area. Tracie Sharp, our Director of Sales, will be hosting these monthly events. They will take place on the last Friday of every month, excluding August & December.

Public Image Ltd - The Public Image Is Rotten Tour. Artists performing: Public Image Ltd.: Tickets avaiable.

Taking place from 9am-11am, we are holding table top sales in the school hall at the Bradbury Centre to raise funds anad awareness of the Rose Road Association. We are asking for a £5 donation per table (tables to be provided) and are offering free entry to the public.

Southampton West Rotary Club presents: A Big Band Concert – Celebrating the Fabulous 40’s Date: Sunday 24th June 2018 - 12 noon to 5pm Venue: The Concorde, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, SO50 9HQ A fun 1940’s event in the grounds of The Concorde, listen and dance to the amazing Swing Unlimited Big Band, Eddy Hailwood

The Rotary Club of Southampton West presents a Big Band Concert, hosted by the Concorde. Vintage music, dancing, singing. Vintage stalls, food, fashion. nostalgia. Crooner and dance lessons.BBQ or book restaurant. Bring folding chairs Dress 1940’s optional

FREE BASS LESSONS SOUTHAMPTON Thinking of learning to play the bass? Get taught or improve your skills with bass lessons in Southampton, whether you want to start or if you want to take your playing to the next level.

Hedge End’s Carnival Day, Starting at St.Johns Road Hedge End and finishing at Greta Park (by the library) Come and watch the procession as it parades through Hedge End village - A great day for everyone with side stalls entertainment and a fairground on Greta Park. The procession starts at 2.

Nearly New Sales from 3years + £1 Entry for Adults, Children are Free As our followers families grow we have often been asked to do markets that cater for school aged children. Families will be able to buy and sell great quality nearly new items for children 3 years +.

A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s items. Prams, maternity items, clothes, shoes, toys, books, highchairs and so much more.. Come and see what bargains you can find! Please contact the organiser or visit the website for more information.

Close to Manor Farm Country Park, this mid-Victorian house (not open), set in over 1½ acres is the garden of an enthusiastic plants woman. A garden in evolution with established areas and new projects, a mixture of informal and formal planting, woodland and grass meadow areas.

Bigger Pickles Markets – Nearly New Sales from 3years + £1 Entry for Adults, Children are Free. We will be in Chandlers Ford with a Bigger Pickles Market. As our followers families grow we have often been asked to do markets that cater for school aged children.

We turn the old factory into the countryside for the day – well, as best we can! Come and see the museum itself and then add animals, crafts, displays and more. Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust will be running their trains and the café open.

Thinking about buying an electric car and want to know more? Fed up with poor air quality? Or just curious about how this technology works? Come along to Drive Electric to find out more. Come and talk to people who actually own and drive one.

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

Visit this prize-winning, beautiful, restful and inspirational 50ft x 45ft plantsman’s garden, packed with ideas for the modest sized plot. Many varieties of hardy geraniums, hostas, heucheras, shrubs, ferns and other unusual perennials, weaving a tapestry of harmonious colour.

7pm Bar 8pm Meal Enjoy a 3 course meal with classic hits from our fantastic Adele Tribute Act and great tunes from our resident DJ.

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

Informal selection of canapes, and gin serving. Hosted by peter Dolan.

Enjoy a delicious three-course dinner followed by entertainment from our Tina Turner tribute followed by great tunes from our resident DJ.

Come to Beaulieu in your Land Rover on Sunday 24th June and become part of ’Simply Land Rover’ – a gathering of Land Rovers of all shapes and sizes. All models are welcome and visitors will have the choice to vote for their favourite in the People’s Choice Award – the winner will receive a Beaulieu trophy!

All Jaguar owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu and park up within the museum complex for what promises to be a superb day out for both Jaguar owners and enthusiasts.

16 individually designed showcase gardens ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, featuring outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, garden sofas, chandeliers, obelisks, ponds and streams.

6 acres either side of the River Test. Fine display of paeonies, wisteria and spring flowering trees. Main garden has herbaceous and annual borders, fruit trees, rose pergola, lavender walk and extensive lawns.

Nature-inspired learning through play. Take part in fun activities, including den building, wild art, green woodwork skills, outdoor cookery and more.

Visit Foxbury and experience the incredible ’churr’ of the nightjar at dusk. Our rangers will be leading a walk to catch a glimpse of recently established breeding pairs of this highly camouflaged bird at their most active and vocal time of day. Booking Essential. Phone: 01794 344020.

Nature-inspired learning through play. Take part in fun activities, including den building, wild art, green woodwork skills, outdoor cookery and more.

5 acre country garden surrounded by panoramic views; pond with ducks, damsel flies, dragonflies and water lilies; large wisteria, roses, fruit-bearing lemon trees, extensive lawns, impressive yew hedges and small secret walled garden with fountains. Black Hebridean sheep (St. Kildas). Very tranquil and quiet.

A mixture of Antiques, Collectables, Curios, Vintage,Retro, bric-a-brac, Vinyl records and those ‘must-have’ quirky finds from traders enthusiasts as well as people just wanting to clear out their garages, outhouses and cupboards why not come and join us.

’Present Laughter’ - Lyndhurst Drama and Musical Society - 19/20/21 July 2018 Lyndhurst Drama and Musical Society’s summer production is ’Present Laughter’ by Noel Coward directed by Jenny Green.

A garden on chalk designed and planted by the owner. Features incl a sunken lawn bordered by classical flower border, a hummocky shaded evergreen border and a hillock meadow. A lavender walk leads to a kitchen garden enclosed by espalier fruit trees.

Step through the gate to an enchanting garden designed for peace with an abundance of floral colour and delightful features. Greek style courtyard leads to natural pond with bridge and bog garden, complemented by a thatched summerhouse and jetty, designed and built by owners.

Swanmore village fete has always been a good, old-fashioned, traditional village fete, where you can expect lots of fun and excitement! There’ll be live music from a number of bands including old favourites, Contraband, Soberton Strummers and Swanmore College of Technology Jazz Band, as well as contemporary dancing.

On the edge of the Meon Valley at the centre of the Winchester/Portsmouth/Southampton triangle, our delightful village will once again open many of its gardens. The gardens vary from intimate village gardens to large country house gardens.

Nick & Ginny welcome you to their new 150ft x 50ft garden created in just 3 yrs. The restful top garden is primarily hardy perennials in and around a lawn. Shade-loving plants nestle under a large oak tree. A wisteria covered pergola leads to the next area with trees, shrubs and a rockery.

Very cheerful, colourful small garden with the wow factor. A variety of tall plants for a tall lady! Many are grown from seed or cuttings. Small vegetable garden, greenhouse, garden room, pot grown vegetables and flowers.