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A spectacular range of events are planned every year in Portsmouth, on Southsea Seafront and in the city's museums, galleries, theatres, live venues and parks.
On this page you'll discover the 'whats on in Portsmouth event calendar' which includes some of the can't-miss event highlights coming up this month and throughout the year.
Festivals
Portsmouth is a city of festivals, with a year-round programme for every taste including music, literature, food, kites and loads more. Victorious Festival is one of the South Coast's best family music festivals with amazing headliners, whilst Portsmouth Bookfest brings national and international authors to the city each year to celebrate its strong literary heritage. The annual kite festival, meanwhile, attracts visitors not just from around Hampshire but the whole world - it being a firm favourite among Asian visitors. There's more to the event than just kites, though, with a great many stalls creating an entire marketplace on the Common.
Sports in the City
Portsmouth boasts loads of outdoor, green areas, fantastic sports facilities, brilliant watersports and much more - making it a sports lover's paradise. Why not catch a game of football at Fratton Park, home to Portsmouth F.C., or take to the streets in the UK's premier 10-mile event, the Great South Run? If you don't much fancy the crowds there are plenty of smaller sporting events in Portsmouth, from year-round 5k runs to full marathons and triathlons.
Find out why Portsmouth is the perfect place for a run in our Pound the Pavements section.
Submit an Event
Do you have a forthcoming event that is big enough to attract visitors? If so then you can advertise it free of charge on VisitPortsmouth.co.uk. Click here to submit your own events.
Portsmouth Events and Entertainment
Discover some of the entrertainment on offer or the regular events in Portsmouth in our video.
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