Southampton Special Events
Southampton Town Regatta, May-Jun, Southampton's budding mariners take to rafts in the city's annual regatta
Southampton Beer Festival, Jun, celebration of real ales (website: www.shantscamra.org.uk)
Southampton Mela, late Jun, multicultural art, music, dance and funfair, Hoglands Park (website: www.artasia.org.uk)
Race for Life, early Jul, some 10,000 women run each year in this 5km race on Southampton Common to raise money for Cancer Research UK (website: www.raceforlife.org)
Cowes Week, end of Jul-early Aug (website: www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk), famous throughout the world, this is reportedly the longest-running regular regatta in the world with the first one taking place in 1812
Southampton International Boat Show, Sep, the largest on-water boat show in the world (website: www.southamptonboatshow.com)
Fireworks at Mayflower Park, early Nov, huge fireworks display on the occasion of Guy Fawkes Day
German Christmas Market, late Nov-Christmas, stalls selling bratwurst and schnitzels and much more in the Above Bar precinct
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