This Sunday (October 12th) the annual Black Business, Art and Music festival returns to Southampton’s Guildhall Square. Taking place during Black History Month, the free family-friendly event runs from 11am to 7pm. The day includes attractions and activities, including music and dance from a wide variety of countries, including...
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Experience: Protest, picnic and poetry for Palestine
By Charlie Hislop. In a week that saw Israel announce its plans for a new ‘concentration camp’ in Gaza, and the news that almost 800 people had been killed while queuing for food, while 10 people, including six children who were killed when a so-called ‘technical error’ saw an...
Turner Sims Summer Family Fun Day
A day of magical musical activities and events for children of all ages and their grown ups awaits at Turner Sims on Sunday 29 June. Summer Family Day 2025 will get the whole family involved with performances, workshops, music, dance, craft – and of course the chance to make...
Preview: The Worst Princess, Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Full House will be flying in to Mayflower Studios on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 May, with their new show, The Worst Princess. Feisty Sue is not your everyday fairy tale superstar, in fact she’s The Worst Princess. After being rescued by her twit of a prince she’s ready...
David Olusoga comes to Theatre Royal Winchester this summer
Professor David Olusoga OBE, BAFTA winning film-maker, broadcaster and author will be returning with a brand new show this Summer titled: ‘History’s Missing Chapters’. Due to appear at Birmingham’s Glee Club (18 May), Frome’s Cheese & Grain (4 June), Winchester’s Theatre Royal (3 June) and Stroud’s Sub Rooms (5...
Southampton protest in support of trans community on Saturday
By Mabel Wellman, director of Trans Pride Southampton. On Saturday, 26th April, a peaceful protest will take place in Southampton in support of the trans community. This is following not only the recent Supreme Court ruling, but the resulting fallout in which we have heard that the British Transport...
The Victorious Easter egg grand finale!
After a week of EGG-citement and daily hunts that saw a lucky winner uncovering a golden egg worth over £1,000 each day, Victorious is excited to reveal that Saturday’s final hunt is going to be even bigger! On Saturday 19 April, the Easter Egg Hunt will culminate in a 50-egg...
Preview: The Comedy of Terrors!, Theatre Royal Winchester
Fans of farce are invited to an evening of multiple mistaken identity when The Comedy of Terrors! comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 29 April. The Comedy of Terrors! tells the story of Jo Smith who arrives for an audition with director, Vyvian Jones – only to discover...
Free RSA event focuses on what devolution could mean for Southampton
Image: Mike Daish. What does devolution mean for Southampton? What are the benefits for our city? And if a new Mayoral Strategic Authority is created, how can Southampton realise those benefits? All are invited to join the discussion on Tuesday 8th April to talk about the proposal to create...
Placeholder Poetry returns to Southampton, featuring Nasim Luczaj, Carrie Myshkin & Eden Wright
Left-field poetry performances return to Southampton next month, courtesy of Placeholder and Wire Wool Events. Wire Wool Events and Placeholder Poetry join forces once more for the fifth instalment of the hugely popular poetry evening held at The Bookshop Alehouse, Southampton. On Thursday 10th April three original thinking poets...