Events

Takedown Festival

Takedown Festival

Takedown Festival is back for 2025, with a brand new line up featuring some of the best in rock and metal music.

Portsmouth
Portsmouth Ghost Tour

Portsmouth Ghost Tour

Check out Portsmouth's bloodiest ghostly tales on this chilling ghost tour!

Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Guided Tour of Stansted House

Guided Tour of Stansted House

A knowledgeable tour guide takes you on a guided tour of the historic Stansted House.

Rowlands Castle
Love Southsea Market

Love Southsea Market

Get your bag for life ready — there’s never been a more exciting time to shop the market.

Portsmouth
Fabulous Figureheads: Miniature-Painting Workshop

Fabulous Figureheads: Miniature-Painting Workshop

Personalise your own 3-D printed miniature ships’ figurehead in this painting workshop.

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth
Rumble Sale

Rumble Sale

The Wedgewood Rooms hosts an event to raise funds for Music Fusion; part rumble sale, part fund raiser, part showcase.

Portsmouth
Figurehead Fashion: T-Shirt Making

Figurehead Fashion: T-Shirt Making

Create your own figurehead t-shirt and get catwalk ready!

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth
An Evening with Darts Legend Phil Taylor

An Evening with Darts Legend Phil Taylor

Join the 16-time World Champion for an unforgettable evening of darts and chat.

Portsmouth
The History of Shanty

The History of Shanty

Join Sally Port Tours for a night of sea shanties and maritime history!

Old Portsmouth
Figurehead Finale: Queen Charlotte's Tea Party

Figurehead Finale: Queen Charlotte's Tea Party

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard hosts a tea party extravaganza!

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth
Outdoor Theatre: The Most Perilous Comedie of Elizabeth I

Outdoor Theatre: The Most Perilous Comedie of Elizabeth I

The Three Inch Fools present a largely historical, always hysterical, brand new Tudor comedie!

Rowlands Castle
Tudor Sailing Club Open Day

Tudor Sailing Club Open Day

Tudor Sailing Club holds a Discover (or Re-discover) Sailing Day that's open to all - whether you're completely new to the sport, looking to get back into it, or sail regularly.

Portsmouth
Historic Lifeboat Open Day

Historic Lifeboat Open Day

Visit the former Guernsey Lifeboat ‘Sir William Arnold’, now a permanent feature on the Gunwharf Quays waterfront.

Portsmouth
Families and Groups Laser Tag

Families and Groups Laser Tag

Get ready for some epic fun up at Queen Elizabeth Country Park.

Waterlooville, Portsmouth
Dara Ó Briain - Re:Creation

Dara Ó Briain - Re:Creation

Dara Ó Briain is back at the Kings Theatre in Southsea with a brand new live show!

Portsmouth
Vintage Bus Tour

Vintage Bus Tour

Take a vintage bus ride across the city this summer.

Southsea
Sunday Sessions

Sunday Sessions

Get the summertime vibe at the Queens with live music in the garden.

Portsmouth
Batala Drumming Workshop

Batala Drumming Workshop

Try your hand at making some noise with the ever-popular Batala Portsmouth.

Southsea
LGBTQ+ Routes to Parenting

LGBTQ+ Routes to Parenting

An evening of expert insights and shared experiences as part of UK Pride 2025.

Portsmouth
Unseen Live Event

Unseen Live Event

Extant presents a live event of Unseen at Portsmouth Central Library's Menuhin Room as part of HiVis Fortnight.

Portsmouth
Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

The Kiwi comedy icon heads to the New Theatre Royal on his latest nationwide tour.

Portsmouth
Carousel: A Concert

Carousel: A Concert

The Kings Theatre hosts an unforgettable evening of breath-taking music and theatrical elegance for Portsmouth Pride.

Southsea
Shining Stars Walk

Shining Stars Walk

Join the sea of green as the Rowans Hospice's Shining Stars Walk returns to Portsmouth.

Portsmouth
No Jacket Required: Phil Collins Tribute

No Jacket Required: Phil Collins Tribute

The Phil Collins tribute band heads to Portsmouth for the first time, as part of a UK tour celebrating 40 years of the album from which they took their name.

Portsmouth
Hampshire Farmers' Market

Hampshire Farmers' Market

Hampshire Farmers' Markets bring beautiful, fresh local produce to Portsmouth and Southsea every month.

Southsea
Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight is back, with a host of celebrations and events.

Portsmouth
Francis Rossi

Francis Rossi

Music legend Francis Rossi takes to the Kings Theatre stage to perform many of his signature hits that made the Status Quo name.

Southsea
Hovertravel Behind-The-Scenes Tour

Hovertravel Behind-The-Scenes Tour

A unique opportunity to get up close and personal with one of Hovertravel's iconic hovercrafts.

Ryde
The Greatest Love of All

The Greatest Love of All

Be stunned by the breathtaking vocals of Belinda Davids – winner of the BBC's Even Better Than the Real Thing.

Southsea
That'll Be the Day - 40th anniversary tour

That'll Be the Day - 40th anniversary tour

Don't miss this unforgettable performance celebrating the 40th anniversary of That'll Be The Day.

Southsea