📅 August 2026 Events in Portsmouth

Sat 1 Aug

Portsmouth & Southsea Wildlife Watch - Wonderful beach creatures

📍 Eastney Esplanade

Free - £2.00

Sat 1 Aug

Fort Cumberland Nature Walk and Lab Tour

📍 Fort Cumberland

Sat 1 Aug

Weekly Litter Picking Session

📍 Hilsea Station

Sat 1 Aug — Sat 8 Aug

The Northwood House Tea Garden in association with Tinwood Estate English Sparking Wine

📍 Northwood House

Sat 1 Aug — Sun 2 Aug

Ghost Hunt at Fort Widley - Brothers and Spirit Paranormal Investigations

📍 Fort Widley (dark, haunted tunnels)

£30.00

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Ultimate VIP Mary Rose Ship Hall Experience

📍 Portsmouth

From £355

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Portsmouth Harbour Sightseeing Cruise for Two

📍 Portsmouth

From £26

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Utter Nutter Extreme Aerobatic Flight

📍 Goodwood

From £700

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Beaches and Bays Helicopter Sightseeing Tour for One

📍 Chichester

From £127

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Needles Lighthouse Coastal Cruise for Two

📍 Cowes

From £62

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Top Gun Experience - Saturdays

📍 Goodwood

From £799

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Extreme Aerobatics

📍 Goodwood

From £585

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Visit to Spinnaker Tower with Brasserie Blanc Three Course Meal with Prosecco for Two

📍 Brasserie Blanc

From £122

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Introductory Falconry — Portsmouth

📍 Chichester

From £83

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Ultimate VIP Mary Rose Ship Hall Experience with Lunch at Boathouse 4 for Two

📍 Boathouse 4 for Two

From £795

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Permanent Welded Jewellery Experience for Two

📍 Portsmouth

From £99

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Luxury Manicure and Pedicure at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £114

Mon 3 Aug — Wed 5 Aug

First Aid at Work (FAW) Course - Portsmouth

📍 British Red Cross Centre

£430.80

Mon 3 Aug

Stop Smoking Support

📍 The Riverside Centre

Mon 3 Aug

Python Programming Beginners Course, Portsmouth

📍 PCWorkshops Portsmouth Ground Floor

£307.82 - £631.22

Wed 5 Aug

Newport Photography Workshops with In Focus

📍 Quay Arts

Wed 5 Aug — Thu 6 Aug

Lawn Bar Presents Paul Oakenfold and Factor B- A world-class night of incredible dance music

📍 Northwood House

Thu 6 Aug

Calligraphy Group

📍 The Riverside Centre

Thu 6 Aug

Free Summer Public Speaking Programme - Own the Arena Portsmouth

📍 University of Portsmouth, University Learning Centre Room 1.24

Sat 1 Aug

Cream Classics on The Pier!

📍 South Parade Pier

Sat 1 Aug

Arrivals

📍 Suburbia Southampton

Sun 2 Aug

SOAKED - The Secret Society Family Rave at Pitt St Skatepark

📍 Pitt St Indoor Skatepark

Sat 1 Aug — Sun 2 Aug

LATIN GARDEN PARTY

📍 Reggies Cocktail Bar

£4.00

Sat 1 Aug — Sun 2 Aug

Ohlala Saturdays at The Astoria, Portsmouth's biggest party

📍 The Astoria

£5.00

Sun 2 Aug

Wight Proms Lawn Bar Takeover: Comedy with Jasper Carrott supported by Strictly Abba

📍 Northwood House

Sun 2 Aug — Mon 3 Aug

Level Up @ Go Rogue∙Sunday 2nd August

📍 Go Rogue

£1.00

Mon 3 Aug — Tue 4 Aug

The Big Lawn Hoedown with JC and the Bushwhackers (Free entry)

📍 Northwood House

Wed 5 Aug

Paul Oakenfold & Factor B dance party sponsored by Musto

📍 Northwood House

Wed 5 Aug

The Music of Motown - The Candlelight Concert

📍 Portsmouth Cathedral

Thu 6 Aug

Lawn Bar Thursday special free concert: His Majesty’s Band of the Royal Marines (Portsmouth)

📍 Northwood House

Thu 6 Aug

Tribute to Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Live @The Spring

📍 The Spring Arts And Heritage Centre Havant

From £18.00

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Helicopter Flying Lesson and Hover Challenge with Spectator — Portsmouth

📍 Sandown

From £299

Sun 2 Aug

Photography Meetup at Beach Dubbin Southsea

£19.99

Tue 4 Aug

FREE NETWORKING

📍 Spark Community Space, The Pompey Centre

Wed 5 Aug

One-to-one support for landlords

📍 Civic Offices

Wed 5 Aug

BNI Waterlooville - A Leading Professional Business Networking Event

📍 Waterlooville Golf Club

£6.13

Thu 6 Aug

BNI Boardwalk - Portsmouth's #1 Business Networking Event for Businesses

📍 Portchester Sailing Club

£15.00

Thu 6 Aug

BNI Southsea - Leading Business Networking Event in Southsea

📍 The Host Space

£16.76

Thu 6 Aug

Smoking Cessation Practitioner Level 2 Training

📍 Portsmouth City Council

Fri 7 Aug

Pompey in the Community Partner Networking - August 2026

📍 John Jenkins Stadium

Fri 7 Aug

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Course - Portsmouth

📍 British Red Cross Centre

£207.60

Fri 7 Aug

BNI Isle of Wight- A Leading Business Networking Event for Businesses

📍 GG's Bar & Restaurant

Fri 7 Aug

Tops Lakeside's Summer Picnic

📍 Tops Day Nurseries: Lakeside Nursery

Sat 1 Aug

Qatar Goodwood Festival - Day 5: Stewards' Cup Day

📍 Goodwood

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Day Trip to the Isle of Wight by Hovercraft for One Adult and One Child

📍 Southsea

From £50

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Teen Introductory Flying Lesson — Portsmouth

📍 Goodwood

From £159

Sun 2 Aug

Learn Martial Arts (Portsmouth)- First Class FREE

📍 Admiral Lord Nelson School

Mon 3 Aug

Angling Mentors Summer School

📍 Triangle Lake

Tue 4 Aug — Thu 6 Aug

PGS Fast4 Open One Day Events

📍 The Portsmouth Grammar School

Tue 4 Aug

Angling Mentors Summer School

📍 Triangle Lake

Wed 5 Aug

Angling Mentors Summer School

📍 Triangle Lake

Wed 5 Aug

Learn Martial Arts (Fareham)- First Class FREE

📍 Fareham Leisure Centre

Thu 6 Aug

Angling Mentors Summer School

📍 Triangle Lake

Fri 7 Aug

Angling Mentors Summer School

📍 Triangle Lake

Sun 9 Aug

Port Solent Car Meet

📍 Port Solent - The Boardwalk Shopping Centre

Sat 1 Aug

Launch Event | Creative Calm Adventures: Once Upon a Bubble

📍 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

£16.96

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Luxury Manicure and Pedicure for Two at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £229

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard tickets for One Adult and up to Three Children

📍 Portsmouth

From £94

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Hovercraft VIP Thrill Experience and Visit to Spinnaker Tower for Two

📍 Spinnaker Tower

From £158

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Visit to Spinnaker Tower for One Adult and One Child

📍 Spinnaker Tower

From £35

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Tour the South Downs with GPS Guided Full Day Electric Mountain Bike Hire for Two

📍 Waterlooville

From £147

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Spinnaker Tower

📍 Spinnaker Tower

From £9.95

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Hovertravel Hovercraft Experience

📍 Hovertravel Hovercraft Experience

From £5

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Tour the South Downs with GPS Guided Half Day Electric Mountain Bike Hire

📍 Waterlooville

From £53

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

One Night Winter Stay with Prosecco at Voco Fareham and Visit to the Spinnaker Tower for Two

📍 Voco Fareham and Visit to the Spinnaker Tower for Two

From £199.90

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Hovercraft VIP Experience for Two Adults and Two Children

📍 Southsea

From £180

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Period Return Trip to the Isle of Wight by Hovercraft for Two Adults and up to Three Children

📍 Southsea

From £99.60

Sat 1 Aug

My Menopause Map and Menopause Cafe Waterlooville Saturday Morning

📍 Barchester - Bere Grove Care Home

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Luxury Head and Scalp Massage at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £61

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Facial and Back Massage at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £145

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Top To Toe Pamper Treat for Two at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £200

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Swedish Full Body Massage For Two at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £165

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Revive, Rebalance & Relax Massage and Facial – The Healing Spa Experience

📍 Southsea

From £70

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Luxury Head and Scalp Massage for Two at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £123

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Swedish Full Body Massage at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £82

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Top To Toe Pamper Treat at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £100

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Weekday Facial and Back Massage for Two at Beauty Secrets — Portsmouth

📍 Beauty Secrets, Chichester

From £255

Mon 3 Aug

Gentle, Beginners Yoga- Southsea

📍 Eastney Community Centre

£11.55

Mon 3 Aug

Nelson’s legacy walk for Mental Health Mondays

📍 Horatio Nelson Statue

Sat 1 Aug — Mon 10 Aug

Cowes 200 Event Parking

📍 Northwood House

Sat 1 Aug

Headway | Brain Injury Support Group

📍 The Riverside Centre

Sun 2 Aug

Tribe Southsea

📍 Coffee Cup Eastney

Thu 6 Aug

Two and Beyond (06.08.26) Waterlooville Library - SW

📍 Waterlooville Library

Thu 6 Aug

Applegate Breast Cancer Support Group

📍 The Riverside Centre

Thu 6 Aug

'Spotlight Seekers' Community Network (Hilsea/Copnor)

📍 Wymering Manor

Sat 8 Aug

Southsea Summer Sounds

📍 Portsmouth & Southsea Station

Tue 11 Aug

Discover What's on - free and low cost activities

📍 Victoria Recreation Ground

Tue 11 Aug

Menopause Cafe Portsea

📍 John Pounds Centre

Wed 12 Aug

Portsmouth Psychic Night

📍 Village Hotel Portsmouth

£21.80

Fri 14 Aug

Bingo and Bubbles Night

📍 Stamshaw and Tipner Community Centre

£15.00

Sat 15 Aug

Los Pacaminos

📍 Quay West Studios Ltd

£25.00

Sat 15 Aug

Gin & Rum Festival - Portsmouth - 2026

📍 Portsmouth Cathedral

£11.24 - £23.71

Sat 22 Aug

Stubbington Ark Summer Fete

📍 RSPCA Solent Branch CIO

Fri 28 Aug

Victorious Festival

📍 Southsea Seafront

Sat 1 Aug

Throne of Glass 14th Anniversary party - Newport Isle of Wight

📍 Waterstones

£3.00 - £5.00

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Day Trip to the Isle of Wight by Hovercraft and Mermaid Gin Talk and Tasting for Two

📍 Southsea

From £89

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Mermaid Gin Talk and Tasting Experience for Two at Isle of Wight Distillery

📍 Isle of Wight Distillery, Ryde

From £20

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Mermaid Gin Talk and Tasting Experience at Isle of Wight Distillery

📍 Isle of Wight Distillery, Ryde

From £10

Sun 2 Aug

The Isle of Wight Radio Super Sunday Family Party (Free entry)

📍 Northwood House

Sat 8 Aug — Sun 9 Aug

Wolfheim Viking Festival

📍 Arreton Barns Craft Village

Mon 10 Aug

Isle of Wight Society Monthly Talk

📍 The Riverside Centre

Fri 14 Aug

Open Umbrella Cancer Support Group

📍 The Riverside Centre

Sat 22 Aug

Farmstock Family Festival

📍 214 Catherington Ln

£5.00

Fri 21 Aug

a small and quiet Iight

📍 Chichester Festival Theatre

From £10.00

Sat 1 Aug

TOPS Newport Summer Open Day ☀️

📍 Tops Day Nurseries: Newport Nursery

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Hovercraft VIP Thrill Experience for Two

📍 Southsea

From £120

Sun 2 Aug

Abula Sunday

📍 78 Fawcett Rd

Thu 6 Aug

Thursday Afternoons in the Chaplaincy Lounge - A Variety of Games & Crafts

📍 Portsmouth University Chaplaincy

Fri 7 Aug

Murder Mystery Night at The Portsmouth Distillery

📍 The Portsmouth Distillery Co

£27.80

Fri 7 Aug

Outdoor Cinema – Quadrophenia

📍 Staggeringly Good Brewery

Sat 8 Aug

SMAC Open Species Competition 2026

📍 Premier Southsea Marina & Boatyard

£11.55

Sat 8 Aug

Michael Starring Ben

📍 Shanklin Theatre

Tue 11 Aug

VOTE's Chichester Fundraiser event

📍 Westbourne House School

£31.05

Tue 18 Aug

Cosmic Chaos Main Session - Pebble & Wave Eastney Beach

📍 Eastney Beach

£9.38

Thu 20 Aug

Discover, Play & Connect at Random World

📍 Random-World

Free - £2.50

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Prosecco Afternoon Tea for Two at a Traditional Pub — Portsmouth

📍 a Traditional Pub, Ventnor

From £47

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Afternoon Tea for Two at a Traditional Pub — Portsmouth

📍 a Traditional Pub, Ventnor

From £37

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Visit to Spinnaker Tower with Afternoon Tea at the Top for Two

📍 the Top for Two, Spinnaker Tower

From £90

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Motown Supper Immersive Dining and Live Show for Two — Portsmouth

📍 Southsea

From £122

Sun 2 Aug

Jamaica 876

📍 Anchorage Park Community Centre

Tue 4 Aug

Cowes 200 ‘Bliss in the Ballroom’ Vintage Afternoon Tea

📍 Northwood House

Thu 6 Aug

The Northwood House Ladies Lunch (supported by Musto, Mermaid Gin & Tinwood Estate)

📍 Northwood House

Sat 8 Aug

Spiced Rum School

📍 The Portsmouth Distillery Co

£102.19 - £134.28

Sun 9 Aug

SMOKE & FIRE - RANCH SUNDAYS AT SOUTHEND BARNS

📍 Southend Barns

£25.00 - £145.00

Fri 21 Aug

Gin School at The Portsmouth Distillery

📍 The Portsmouth Distillery Co

£102.19 - £134.28

Sat 1 Aug — Sun 2 Aug

The Epic Lawn Bar Cowes Party Night – Headlined by Vernon Kay

📍 Northwood House

Sun 2 Aug — Mon 3 Aug

Karaoke'yos Tokyo joes Sundays

📍 Tokyo Joe's

Tue 4 Aug — Wed 5 Aug

Dirty Disco Portsmouth’s biggest mid-week club night

📍 The Astoria

£2.00

Sun 9 Aug — Mon 10 Aug

Karaoke'yos Tokyo joes Sundays

📍 Tokyo Joe's

Sat 22 Aug — Sun 23 Aug

BALKAN Party PORTSMOUTH - Holiday Party

📍 The Liquorist Portsmouth

£5.00

Sun 23 Aug — Mon 24 Aug

Karaoke'yos Tokyo joes Sundays

📍 Tokyo Joe's

Sat 29 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

⚪️ ALL WHITE AFFAIRS WITH PORTABLE – LIVE IN PORTSMOUTH

📍 The British Queen

Sun 30 Aug — Mon 31 Aug

Karaoke'yos Tokyo joes Sundays

📍 Tokyo Joe's

Tue 25 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Portsmouth

📍 Portsmouth Secret Venue (TBA)

Tue 25 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Chichester

📍 Chichester Secret Venue (TBA)

Fri 28 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Chichester

📍 Chichester Secret Venue (TBA)

Wed 12 Aug

My 30’s in the City: Portsmouth | Dinner with New Friends

📍 Restaurant of the Week

£28.52

Wed 12 Aug

Table 12: Portsmouth | Dinner with New Friends

📍 Restaurant of the Week

£22.53

Fri 28 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Portsmouth

📍 Portsmouth Secret Venue (TBA)

Sun 30 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Chichester

📍 Chichester Secret Venue (TBA)

Sun 30 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Portsmouth

📍 Portsmouth Secret Venue (TBA)

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Immersive Zombie Infection Survival Experience for Two — Portsmouth

📍 Portsmouth

From £159.99

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Immersive Zombie Infection Survival Experience — Portsmouth

📍 Portsmouth

From £79.99

Wed 12 Aug

The History of Folk Horror

📍 The Gaiety Southsea

£13.50 - £32.00

Thu 13 Aug

People’s Emergency Briefing Screening

📍 Mountbatten Centre

Fri 14 Aug

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

📍 The Clanfield Centre

£7.75

Fri 14 Aug

Sip, Paint & Groove: Paint by Numbers Edition!

📍 Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre

£30.00

Gift voucher · 12 months to book

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard tickets for Two Adults

📍 Portsmouth

From £92

Wed 5 Aug

Quarr Abbey

📍 Carisbrooke Castle Museum

£7.50

Sat 8 Aug

Boathouse 4 Event – Pontoon Open Weekend (August)

📍 Boathouse 4

Sat 22 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

Portsmouth and Hampshire Art Society – Summer exhibition

📍 Portsmouth Cathedral