Full listing of events, local attractions, festivals, shows, regular clubs for kids and adults in and around Southampton – easy to find by type and searchable ………
Forthcoming Events
| Event | Date | Location | Further Details | |
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| Concert in Aid of Wessex Cancer Trust | Sat 22 Oct at The Point, Eastleigh | Southampton Concert Wind Band plus performance by Anke Batty, BBC Young Musician of the year finalist. £10/£8 conc/£4 for children 023 8065 2333 | ||
| Photo Trek Day Course | Sat 22 Oct 8am-4pm Exbury Gardens | Learn photographic techniques in the delightful setting of an autumnal Exbury with two professional photographers, Ian Badley and Barry Whitcher. £90 inc a light lunch. 023 8024 5750 (B) | ||
| Open Day & Table Top Sale | Sat 22 Oct 10am - 1.30pm | Totton & Eling Bowls Club, Bowls Centre, Crabbs Way | Free Bowling on the new Green! Beginners welcome! For more information tel 02380 868846 | |
| Gruesome Make-up Workshop | Mon 24 Oct 10.00am | Royal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey, SO31 5EY | Soldiers on the battlefield? Patients in the hospitals? How do they make those gory wounds so realistic on TV and in the movies? Come and join in with a fun workshop to see and learn how it is done and become a walking wounded! Booking essential. £4-£5. 023 8045 5157. | |
| Frankenstein | Tues 25 and Wed 26 Oct 7.30pm | Royal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey, SO31 5EY | A story told, a life ignited, the legend created... A nightmare begins. A stage version of Mary Shelley's classic gothic tale of the ultimate act of creation spiralling out of control. In the Heritage Visitor Centre. Age 12+. £8 (advance) £10 (on the night). 023 8045 5157. | |
| Manor Farm Trick or Treat | Thurs 27 Oct 6.00pm | Manor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon, Southampton, SO31 1BH | Meet witches, warlocks and things that go bump in the night on this light-hearted evening guided tour for children (6-12y). Each child receives a goody bag, which they fill with treats collected along the way while taking part in a variety of halloween-themed activities, including night-time broomstick flying lessons in the schoolyard. Booking essential. £6.50 (child, includes goody bag & treats), £3.50 (adult). 01489 787055. | |
| Apple-Tastic Halloween Fun | Fri 28 Oct 11.00am | Royal Victoria Country Park, Victoria Rd, Netley Abbey, SO31 5EY | Join in with a variety of ghostly apple-tastic family fun activities in the Park from archery to apple bobbing, and don't forget to collect your FREE toffee apple from the Cedar Tea Rooms. Advance booking essential. £3.50 (advance), £4.50 (on the day), plus additional charges for archery. 023 8045 5157 | |
| The Gruffalo Walk | Fri 28 Oct 10.30am | Manor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane Burseldon, Southampton, SO31 1BH | Join a Countryside Ranger for a guided woodland walk while reading the brilliant story of The Gruffalo and find out more about our British wildlife. Advance booking essential. £2.50. 01489 787055. | |
Regular Events
| CATEGORY | NAME | WHERE | WHEN | CONTACT | DETAILS |
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| Arts & Crafts | Friends of Southampton Museums Archives & Galleries | Southampton City Centre | Monthly, Wednesday mornings | 023 8055 6981 | |
| Arts & Crafts | Art & Craft Club | Hedge End Village Hall | Tuesdays 1:30-3:30pm | 01489 798233 | |
| Arts & Crafts | Class Act Theatre School | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Wed 5-7:30pm | 01489 781513 | for ages 4- 17 |
| Arts & Crafts | Elders Art | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Fridays 10:30 - 1pm | 023 8062 7805 | Arts and crafts for older students |
| Arts & Crafts | Free Lunchtime Musical Concerts | St Michael's Church, Bugle St, SO14 2AD | Every Tuesday 1:15 - 1:45pm | The concerts are performed by the Friends of St Michael's Instrumental Scholars at the University of Southampton. Coffee and Tea are served before and after the concerts. You are welcome to bring a lunch to eat in the Church. music@buglestreet.co.uk | |
| Clubs & Societies | Lordshill Bridge Club | Lordshill Community Centre, Andromedia Rd, SO16 8BB | Every Wed 1:45-5pm | 023 8046 3263 | Duplicate bridge played. New members welcome |
| Arts & Crafts | Knit & Natter | Eastleigh Library, SO50 5LF | Fortnightly Fridays 10am-2pm | ||
| Arts & Crafts | Knitting & Craft Club | 2000 Centre, Hedge End, SO30 4AF | 2nd Mon of the month 7:30pm | 023 8069 3163 | |
| Arts & Crafts | Library Club | Hedge End Library, SO30 4DY | Monthly on Mondays 1:30pm-3pm | For customers who would normally rely on others to get them to the library as they find it difficult to physically get there alone. | |
| Arts & Crafts | Phoenix Stampers | Upper Shirley | 1st Mon of the month | 023 8087 8902 (Sally) | |
| Arts & Crafts | Watercolour Painting | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Monday 2-4pm | 01489 690303 | |
| Children Activity | Alphabets | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Monday to Friday 9am - 1:30pm | 07857 542988 | Playgroup for ages 2yrs 9m to school age. |
| Children Activity | Baby Ryhmetime (under 2s) | Eastleigh Library, SO50 5LF | Thursdays 10-10:30am | ||
| Children Activity | Baby Sensory | West End Parish Centre, SO30 3FE | Wednesdays 10:00, 11:30, 1:30pm | 023 8032 5982 | |
| Children Activity | Eerne the Engine Under 5s Club | Eastleigh Museum, SO50 5LF | Friday 2:15pm-2:45pm | 0845 603 5635 | |
| Children Activity | Hedge End Baby Bounce (under 3) | Hedge End Library, SO30 4DY | 1st Mon of the month 10:45-11:15am | ||
| Children Activity | Little Squirrels Under 5s | Queen Elizabeth CP, PO8 0QE | Weds 10:30 - 12 noon | 023 9259 5040 | |
| Children Activity | Storytime | Eastleigh Library, SO50 5LF | Tuesdays 10am. Term time only | ||
| Children Activity | Toddler time (under 3) | Hedge End Library, SO30 4DY | 1st Mon of the month 9:45-10:15am | ||
| Computers | Retro Computer Club | Botley Market Hall, SO30 2ES | 1st Sat of the month 2-6pm | 023 8046 5637 | |
| Cultural | Heritage Walks of Old Southampton | South Side of Bargate Monument | Every Sunday and BH Mondays at 10:30am. | 90 minute tours of the old Norman Town include the gates, walls and unique medieval vaults. Free Tel: 023 8057 1858 |
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| Gardening | Flower Club | 2000 Centre, Hedge End, SO30 4AF | 1st Tues of the month 7:15pm | 023 8055 8571 | |
| Gardening | Hedge End Horticultural Society | 2000 Centre, Hedge End, SO30 4AF | 3rd Monday of each month | 01489 690481 | |
| Gardening | Horticultural Society | 2000 Centre, Hedge End, SO30 4AF | 3rd Mon of the month | 01489 599027 | |
| Health & Fitness | Fair Oak Cricket Club | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | 01489 787181 | Adults and Juniors |
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| Health & Fitness | Free Yoga-Pranayam Meditation | Verdic Society Commty Hall, 195 Radcliffe Rd | Every Tuesday and Friday 5:30-6:30pm | 023 8039 7432 | |
| Health & Fitness | Go Kan Ryu Karate | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Sun 10:30am-12 noon | 07838 185492 | For children 5+ Sun 10:30-12noon |
| Health & Fitness | Ladies Keep Fit | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Thurs 1:45-2:45pm tel: | 01329 834 386 | |
| Health & Fitness | Line Dancing | Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, SO16 9RG | Every Monday 7-8pm. | 023 8034 3093 | Open to all and run by Maybush and District Community Association |
| Health & Fitness | Short Mat Bowls | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Tuesday 2-4pm, thurs 9:30-12noon, Fri 7-9:45pm | 023 8069 2718 | |
| Health & Fitness | Slimming World | Lordswood Community Centre, SO16 8FD | Every Tuesday 6:30pm | 023 8077 7063 | |
| Health & Fitness | Southampton Running Sisters | Southampton Solent University, SO14 0YN | Wednesday 6:45 for a 7pm start | 07710 467 318 | |
| Health & Fitness | Spinners Dance | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | 01489 781513 | For adults and children |
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| Health & Fitness | Romsey Line Dancers | Romsey, Nth Baddesley, Chandlers Ford, Hedge end, Fair Oak, Bitterne | variety of times | email jamesbell@talk21.com for details | |
| Health & Fitness | Swing dance | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Fridays 10:30 - 1pm | 023 8062 7805 | Arts and crafts for older student |
| Health & Fitness | Yoga | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Friday 10:30-12noon | 01329 832853 | |
| Markets | Waterside Country Market | St Andrews Church Centre, Beaulieu Road, Dibden Purlieu | Fridays, 10am-12pm | 023 8089 2394 | Sale of baked goods, sweet and savoury, preserves, crafts, plants. Tea and Coffee also available. |
| Music | New Music Makers | Methodist Church, St John’s Road, SO30 4QU | Thursdays 7:30pm | 023 8045 4285 | |
| Music | Southampton Choral Society | Methodist Church Hall, Shirley, SO15 5HE | Every Monday 7:15-9:30pm | 023 8078 1012 | Rehearsals – new members welcome |
| Social | Alzeimer's Society – Connections Club | Bedford House, Amoy St, SO15 2DR | Meet Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. | 023 8047 4657 | For people with dementia under the age of 65 at diagnosis, and their supporter (carer). Have fun, and gain support; pub meals, walks, skittles, bowling, pottery, drama, boat rides, kite flying, talks, and more. |
| Social | Bingo | Coxford Community Ctr, SO16 6AG | Every Wednesday 7:30-9pm. | 023 8036 4656 | |
| Social | Botley Village Youth FC | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | 07515 330748 | For 8-18 years |
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| Social | Film Club | Avenue St Andrews United Reform Curch, SO17 1XQ | 2nd Wed every month at1:45pm | 023 8067 8787 | |
| Social | Southampton Health Service Retirement Fellowship | St James Methodist Church Hall, St James Rd SO15 | 3rd Thurs of month (except Aug) 9:30-11am | 01794 884389 | For those who have worked in the health service, including partners. Monthly talks, trips, meals and annual holiday arranged |
| Social | Ladies Coffee Morning | Hedge End Village Hall | 2nd Thurs of the month 11am-12:30pm | 01489 798233 | |
| Social | Lunch Club | Avenue St Andrews United Reform Curch, SO17 1XQ | 2nd Thurs every month 12:30pm | 023 8067 8787 | |
| Social | Over 60s Lunch Club | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Wed 10:30 - 2pm | 01489 690581 | |
| Social | Pop In Cafe | Methodist Church, St John’s Road, SO30 4QU | Wednesdays 10:30am-12 Noon | 023 8045 4285 | |
| Social | Scrabble Group | Avenue St Andrews United Reform Curch, SO17 1XQ | 4th Wed every month 7:30pm | 023 8067 8787 | |
| Social | Southampton Video Club | Banister Pk Bowling, Club, SO50 9HT | 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm | 023 8079 0277 | |
| Social | Southampton Writers Circle | The Sporting View Sports Centre, Bassett Southampton | 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm | 023 80 773015 | Contact Barbara Jackson (Sec) barjaxplume@yahoo.com |
| Social | Swaythling Lunch & Laughs | Swaythling Neighbourhood Centre, SO16 3AY | 023 8034 5224 | Interesting and healthy lunches for the over 50s.. £2.50 per session |
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| Social | The Avenue Club | Avenue St Andrews United Reform Curch, SO17 1XQ | Every Tues from 10:30-12noon for coffee and 12:00 -2pm for light lunches | 023 8067 8787 | |
| Social | Hedge End Breakfast Rotary Club | Botley Grange | Every Tues 7am | 023 8032 3668 | Further info: Andrew Kowalski andrew@makdesign.wanadoo.co.uk or visit www.hebrc.co.uk |
| Volunteer / Charity | St John's Ambulance Volunteer Club Nights | Jubilee Training Centre 216 Waterhouse Lane Millbrook,Southampton SO15 8RR | Tues 6.30-8pm: Badgers (aged 5 to 10) Tues also 6.30-8pm: Cadets (aged 10 to 18) Tuesdays 8-9.30pm: Adults | 0782783061 | These are volunteer club nights and new faces are always welcome. |
| Youth Activity | Tower Projects Youth Drop In Centre | St Winfrids Church Totton, SO40 3JA | Saturdays, 7pm - 9.30pm (closed 1st Sat of the month) | 07785 235813 | All guests between 13-17 years are welcome. Free entry. |
| Youth Activity | 29th Broakoak Scouts | Botley Centre & High St Rec, SO30 2ES | Beavers, Cubs & Scout Groups | 0770 303 4025 |
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