Winchester Gig Guide
Winchester Gig Guide
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Category: Family
Showing 15 upcoming events:
Monday 31 August 2026 - Summer Bank Holiday
Venue: The Northbrook Arms mapLive music • Family • Food & Drink
Address: Stratton Lane, East Stratton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 3DU
Telephone: 01962 774499
Event: NORTHBROOK ARMS SUMMER PARTY with live music from NATURAL B JAZZ TRIO + Garyoke - midday-7pm - From 12pm until 7pm, the Village Green will come alive with fantastic live music, family entertainment, delicious food, refreshing drinks and plenty of activities for all ages. This event is FREE TO ATTEND (including all entertainment and activities) but please do register your interest to help with planning: forms.gle/cft4arCCSUHhjZvb8.
Venue's website: northbrookarms.com
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenorthbrookarms
Tickets/more info: www.northbrookarms.com/event/northbrook-arms-summer-party
Sunday 13 September 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Ministry of Science Live: Science Saved the World - 11.30am & 2.30pm - Direct from London’s West End. Over the last few years Science has led the way in getting our lives back to normal. Now, the UK’s favourite science team are back and more explosive than ever! Join our presenters as they dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way! They’ll take an anarchic approach to science communication whilst looking at the scientists, engineers and inventors who have shaped the modern world that we live in whilst proving that each and everyone of you have the ability to change our world for the better!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Max Fulham: Monkey Business - 2.30pm - Join Max, his sidekick Gordon the Monkey, and a gaggle of puppet friends as they get down to the seriously silly business of making big laughs for the whole family. Expect sketches, slapstick and briefcase full of nonsense. With years of family comedy experience under his belt, come along as Max brings his family-friendly show to Winchester!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: RPM - 2pm & 7pm - A mesmeric new show combining exhilarating acrobatics, adrenaline-pumping street dance and breath-taking roller skating, set on a giant moving treadmill! RPM explores the tragic, comic and absurd aspects of modern society, unravelling untold links between current problems and the UK’s troubled history - it asks the question: has this country ever confronted its colonial past? Gorilla Circus is a contemporary circus company specialising in imaginative, sophisticated high-octane works with strong narratives surrounding global issues.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Thursday 29 October 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Alice in Wonderland - 1pm & 3.30pm - The Let’s All Dance Ballet Company returns with this fabulous family favourite. Stunning dancing, much loved characters and super costumes bring the famous tale to life in this magical production. Come and join Alice as she enters the curiouser and curiouser world of the White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts and Mad Hatter.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Venue: The Nutshell map
Address: 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AF
Telephone: 01962 808533
Event: THE SHIVERS - 2pm - A fox, a pigeon, and a secret agent are on a mission to save the world, but everything is not what it seems. The evil Miss Information and her deadly sleepy agents are on the attack, and now all the colours are wrong, and all the sounds are upside down. When true is false and real is fake, will our superheroes be able to untangle the lies and figure out who to trust? Featuring ingenious live video, explosive dance moves, and a cast of unforgettable characters, The Shivers is a pulsating adventure about learning to trust your instincts when something doesn’t feel right… when it gives you the shivers. This high-octane action-comedy opens the door for grown-ups and children to talk about misinformation, fake news, and keeping safe online. Ages 7-11 and their families.
Venue's website: discardednut.co.uk/thenutshell
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thenutshellwinchester
Friday 30 October 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity – Thrilling & Beautiful Magic - 7pm - Enter a space where the rules of gravity are bent and broken... Impossible illusions and levitations presented by the magician-scientist adventurer tutored by Penn & Teller. Following award-winning, sell-out performances around the world, Kevin returns is back! Having spent half of his adult life studying Physics and half studying magic, Magic Circle Member Kevin Quantum explores the exotic space where science and magic meet.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Saturday 31 October 2026 - Halloween
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Dear Zoo - 1.30pm - Dear Zoo the timeless children’s classic book returns to the stage! Ben and Sally are searching for the perfect pet, but instead the zoo sent afar too big elephant, a far too grumpy camel, and a far too jumpy frog. Whatever will they send next?! Help your children learn as the book leaps onto the stage and share a magical experience as the story unfolds with child-engaging puppets, music and lots of audience interaction. Rod Campbell’s best-selling lift the flap book has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published in 1982. And has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Sunday 01 November 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Dear Zoo - 11am & 2pm - Dear Zoo the timeless children’s classic book returns to the stage! Ben and Sally are searching for the perfect pet, but instead the zoo sent afar too big elephant, a far too grumpy camel, and a far too jumpy frog. Whatever will they send next?! Help your children learn as the book leaps onto the stage and share a magical experience as the story unfolds with child-engaging puppets, music and lots of audience interaction. Rod Campbell’s best-selling lift the flap book has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published in 1982. And has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Saturday 12 December 2026
Venue: The Lights map
Address: West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH
Telephone: Box office: 01264 368368
Event: Dick Wittington - Panto (Family) - 1pm & 6pm - The secret is out…this year’s pantomime is DICK WHITTINGTON!🐱✨ From the team that brought Teignmouth’s first professional pantomime—Beauty and the Beast— to the Pavilions stage, we’re thrilled to be returning with another spectacular family adventure! Join Dick, his purr-fect companion, and a whole cast of larger-than-life characters on a magical journey to London, packed with laughter, music, and plenty of pantomime mischief. And keep your eyes peeled… there might just be a few familiar faces joining the fun! 😉
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/thelightsandover
Tuesday 15 December 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: The Royal Ballet cinema screening: The Nutcracker - 6.30pm - Cinema Screening The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Monday 21 December 2026
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Santa's Best Ever Christmas - 10.30am & 1.30pm & 4pm - The show where every child gets a present from Santa! Following last year’s sell-out performances of Santa’s Christmas Party, Honalee Media are delighted to present a new Christmas show, featuring children’s TV’s Chris Jarvis as the voice of Dasher the Reindeer!
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Friday 15 January 2027
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Hat Fair Cabaret - 7.30pm - It's back! A spectacular night of crazy cabaret packed full with laughs and gasps. International vaudeville artists, live music, circus tricksters, magic, madness and comedy for all ages. All the fun of Hat Fair in the winter in the warm. Escape to world of amazement and chaos and grab your tickets before they sell out.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Saturday 29 May 2027
Venue: Theatre Royal map
Address: Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Telephone: Box office: 01962 840440
Event: Pip and Posy Live on Stage - 1.30pm & 4.30pm - From the producers of The Smartest Giant in Town comes a brand-new theatre show bursting with friendship and fun, Pip and Posy Live on Stage. Inspired by the BAFTA nominated animated series from Magic Light Pictures and based on the picture books by multi-award-winning illustrator Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo) this exciting new live stage show celebrates the power of imagination, kindness, and creativity for little ones and families everywhere. Pip and Posy are best friends whose lives revolve around the world of play. Their stories are a joyful celebration of friendship in all its forms - the laughter, the ups and downs, the silliness, and care.
Venue's website: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/TRWinchester
Please note: As per our terms of use, the events listed are not in our control, so they could be changed. Also, some venues may charge an entrance fee to certain music events. In either case, we recommend that you contact the venues before making your arrangements.
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Spotlight
TOMORROW, Tuesday 25 August 2026
Acoustic Open Mic Night hosted by Jon Walsh
Venue: March Hare
8pm
Hosted by the talented Jon Walsh, it’s your chance to grab the mic, showcase your skills, or just sit back and enjoy a night of great live music and atmosphere. 🎵✨ Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just fancy giving it a go, everyone’s welcome!
