What's on in Winchester

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Upcoming events in Winchester

Thu, Oct 15

Between The Covers Live - Celebrating Agatha Christie

Guildhall Winchester · Winchester

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Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 7

Ben Poole @ Railway Inn

Railway Inn · Winchester

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String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 13

VIENNESE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR BY CANDLELIGHT

Winchester Cathedral · Winchester

From £28

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 14

Professor David Olusoga

Winchester Guildhall · Winchester

From £22

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 27

ROSIE HOLT: THE ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE LANDED!

The Arc · Winchester

From £22

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Phil Beer

St Mary's Church · Winchester

From £22

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Jan 29, 2027

Forever Nu 2027

The Vault @ Winchester Student Union · Winchester

From £22

Wed, Feb 3, 2027

Gordon Buchanan: Lions and Tigers and Bears

Theatre Royal Winchester · Winchester

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Fri, Feb 26, 2027

Ed Byrne: No Dramas

Theatre Royal Winchester · Winchester

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Sat, Feb 27, 2027

Rachel Parris: the Rachel Parris Songbook

The Point Eastleigh · Winchester

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Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Thu, May 13, 2027

Paul Foot: The Future

The Arc · Winchester

From £17

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, May 22, 2027

Martin Simpson

St Mary's Church · Winchester

From £22

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About Winchester

Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire and former capital of Anglo-Saxon England, centered on its Gothic cathedral, the Great Hall with its Round Table replica, and Winchester College. The compact center mixes medieval streets with independent shops and is an easy day trip from London.

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