Southampton Special Events

Most Popular Hotels in Southampton:
Charlotte Place, SO14 0TB
Bracken Place Chilworth, SO16 3RB
Winchester Road, SO32 2UA
Grange Road Henge End, SO30 2GA
 
 




Chinese New Year, Feb, dragon dance, parade and much more to celebrate the Chinese New Year, Civic Centre (website: www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/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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