Returning in 2018 for its 21st year, and one of the oldest festivals in Winchester, Winchester Festival has grown into an established week-long celebration of the arts, featuring music, talks, drama, visual arts and guided walks in venues across the city. This year’s programme includes an opening concert in Winchester Cathedral with local chamber choir, Southern Voices, as well as a talk from veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman in conversation with ITN anchor, Alastair Stewart.
On Saturday 14th July Southampton’s biggest free family festival is back. The Southampton Mela Festival is a long-standing summer highlight in Southampton’s events calendar. Now in its 16th year, the festival is estimated to attract 25,000 people from along the South coast.
The Southampton Mela Festival will fill Hoglands Park (city centre park, near Debenhams) with a fusion of music, dance and family activities, all of an international flavour.