368 upcoming events in South England · page 5 of 16
November 2026
Paignton Festival Fireworks
Free bonfire-night firework display across Paignton Green as the finale of the annual Paignton Festival on the English Riviera.
Pavilions Teignmouth Book Fest
First all-day book festival at Pavilions Teignmouth with a book fair, authors' stalls, and talks/workshops.
Portsmouth's Largest Indoor Christmas Market
Indoor Christmas market with craft stalls and gifts at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth.
The Amy Winehouse Band: Back to Black 20th Anniversary
Live tribute performance marking 20 years of Back to Black.
Beatles Complete
Tribute concert performing the Beatles' catalogue live at The Flavel.
Gosport Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service
Borough-wide Remembrance Sunday parade and service at Gosport War Memorial Hospital with veterans, cadets and an HMS Sultan armed guard.
Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service
Gosport's annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the War Memorial, led by the Mayor of Gosport, with an armed guard from HMS Sultan, a parade of Royal British Legion members, veterans, cadets and community groups, music from Gosport Solent Brass and the sounding of Last Post and Reveille.
Romesh Ranganathan: Will Change Your Life, Kings Theatre
One of Britain's best-known comedians and TV presenters brings his latest stand-up tour to the Edwardian Kings Theatre in Southsea.
Heathers The Musical, Chichester Festival Theatre
The cult-favourite musical comedy comes to the Festival Theatre main house at Chichester Festival Theatre.
High Society
Cole Porter's musical High Society, starring Helen George.
The Gang of Three, Minerva Theatre
Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky's political drama about Westminster rivalries plays the Minerva Theatre in Chichester for a week.
Canterbury Christmas Market
Free-to-attend Christmas market spread across Canterbury Cathedral Precincts, Whitefriars and St George's, one of the largest in Kent.
Canterbury Christmas Market 2026
One of the south-east's largest Christmas markets with over 120 huts and 170 stallholders, plus Santa's Grotto, a Lapland VR Experience, and Breakfast with Santa bookable experiences.
Steeleye Span in Concert, The Landmark Ilfracombe
The pioneering folk-rock band, still going strong after more than five decades, play Ilfracombe's striking seafront theatre - a treat for anyone who loves traditional songs given an electric edge.
The Proclaimers at Portsmouth Guildhall
Scottish duo The Proclaimers perform live at Portsmouth Guildhall.
The Proclaimers live at Portsmouth Guildhall
Scottish duo The Proclaimers perform live.
A Christmas Carol (Operation Moonlight)
Theatrical adaptation of Dickens' tale of redemption performed at Canterbury Cathedral.
Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market
Atmospheric Christmas market with a labyrinth of winding stalls on Exeter Cathedral Green.
Folk at The Flavel: Flook
Folk music concert by the band Flook at The Flavel Arts Centre.
Portsmouth Centenary Comedy Gala, Kings Theatre
A night of stand-up at the Kings Theatre marking Portsmouth's centenary celebrations, with a line-up of comedians sharing one bill in Southsea's grand old playhouse.
Rachel Fairburn at the Marine Theatre
Stand-up comedy show by Rachel Fairburn at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis.
Chichester Indoor Christmas Market
Indoor Christmas market at the Mountbatten Centre with around 100 stalls.
Chichester Largest Indoor Christmas Market
The Mountbatten Centre in Chichester hosts an indoor Christmas market with around 100 stalls of local makers and independent businesses.
Gosport Half Marathon
Scenic two-lap half marathon along the Lee-on-the-Solent promenade with far-reaching coastal views across to the Isle of Wight.