Man/Woman/Chainsaw
🎟️ From £18
Portsmouth · events
Things to do in Portsmouth, October 2026
Browse 38 upcoming events and things to do in Portsmouth during October 2026. Venues include Wedgewood Rooms, Kings Theatre Portsmouth, Portsmouth Guildhall. Highlights include Man/Woman/Chainsaw, The Bootleg Beatles, Michael Ball: Glow UK Tour 2026 and more. Each listing links to tickets, venue details and practical visitor info.
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The Bootleg Beatles
🎟️ From £9
Michael Ball: Glow UK Tour 2026
🎟️ From £95
Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks
Damian Lewis
🎟️ From £31
The Legends in Vegas - After Hours
Neon Fields - Kola
🎟️ From £14
Simon Brodkin: Unleashed
NIGHT CURRENTS FESTIVAL
🎟️ From £30
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA BY CANDLELIGHT
🎟️ From £28
MARK SIMMONS
Between The Covers Live - Celebrating Agatha Christie
Don Broco
🎟️ From £48
Susan Calman: Tall Tales
Moving Pictures
🎟️ From £23
Phil Wang: UH OH
🎟️ From £36
THE TOTAL STONE ROSES
🎟️ From £19
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
🎟️ From £22
Alison Moyet
Red Rum Club
Avatar's the Last Airbender - Film with Live Orchestra
Khemmis + Celestial Sanctuary
🎟️ From £21
Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble
The Men They Couldn't Hang
🎟️ From £28
Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound
From The Jam
🎟️ From £37
Personal Trainer
🎟️ From £22
SABBAT
🎟️ From £22
The Best of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells I II & III
Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden
Stornoway
🎟️ From £28
Sea Power
🎟️ From £31
Pet Needs
🎟️ From £20
Grace Petrie
🎟️ From £24
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet
🎟️ From £34
BigShot Darts - Portsmouth
🎟️ From £20
Autumn arts season
October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.
- Browse film festivals, theatre openings and live-music line-ups
- Look for Halloween-season events later in the month
- Check for autumn food and drink festivals while they’re still running