Winchester Mayfest - 18th May
A great live music event with Morris dancing and other displays in the city centre.

Ginchester Fête - 8th June
A chance to celebrate all that is great about the region's food and drink with a focus on gin.

Criterium & Cycle Fest - 9th June
A whole day of cycle racing on the closed-off roads of the city centre, together with a Family Cycle Ride in the morning - email info@winchestercriterium.org

Grange Festival - 6th June to 6th July
Renowned annual opera series at Grange Park some 15 minutes drive out of the city. Includes performances of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Verdi's Falstaff - click here.

Winchestival - 15th June
Third year running with live music from over 15 acts; stand-up comedy with Milton Jones and Zoe Lyons, and street food available. Click - winchestival.co.uk

Winchester's Writers' Festival - 14th-16th June
Every year attracting over 300 novelists, poets, short story and children's writers. With workshops, talks and the chance to meet literary agents and commissioning editors. Click here.

Hat Fair - 5th-7th July
Now in its 45th year - Winchester's exuberant street theatre festival with dozens of acts; comic, musical, theatrical, and acrobatic. Click here for more.

Hampshire Food Festival - 1st-31st July
A series of events around the county highlighting food, drink and craft businesses.

Cheese & Chilli Festival - 17th-18th August
Family-friendly and fun-filled with as might be expected, the opportunity to try a multitude of both, together live music, cookery demonstrations, beer festival and live music, Website here.

Winchester Jazz Festival - 19th-22nd September
From local talent to world-class performers with a diverse program of ticketed and free events.

Winchester Comedy Festival - 26th Sept to 6th October
An extensive range of well-known names headline including Gary Delaney, Jay Rayner, Robin Ince, Mark Watson, Paul Sinha, and Nick Helm. Website here.

A good option to see more of the city and explore the surrounding countryside - take the tour or hire bikes and do your own thing. Choice of mountain bikes, hybrids, and tandems. Kiddie trailers and tagalongs also available.

Another new restaurant in Winchester? The city already has, for its size, a fabulous selection to choose from - but The Ivy is something different. As soon as you walk in you know from the quality of its presentation that this is a business that sets itself apart. When you start eating - you know it's on another level. Definitely a welcome addition.

Winchestival returns on June 16th for another great day of music, comedy and street food.

The Hat Fair - the UK's longest running festival of street theatre takes place this year on the weekend of June 29th.

Winchester Festival - the city's annual cultural highlight focussed on music and literature offering a spectrum of events, will happen between July 6th and 14th.

The new £10 bank note features Jane Austen on one side and Winchester Cathedral as part of the watermark feature showing on both sides. What could be nicer than having our own money? Other than perhaps having our own bank. 

2017 is the 200th anniversary of novelist Jane Austen's death in Winchester in 1817 just after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. In recognition of her great contribution to our literary heritage, there are events and exhibitions around Hampshire during the course of the year. Most will continue on into the autumn. You can find out more at www.janeausten200.co.uk.
Jane's last resting place can be seen in Winchester Cathedral and the house where she spent her last days is in College Street. Both are within a five-minute walk of the Park House Apartments and Pilgrims Way Cottage.

Within 3-4 minutes walk of our Park House apartments, New Energy have opened their new Yoga Centre with a range of classes in different styles and at base price of £15 per session. Click here for the New Energy website and booking information. The New Energy Fitness Centre is only 150m Park House and offers full gym and fitness classes.

Winchestival
June 17th - North Walls Park - A family-friendly festival of music and comedy. Featuring music from Eliza & The Bear, Josh Savage, Richard Morris and the Daughters of Davis, and more. Comedy shows include Hal Cruttenden, Rob Deering, Tom Deacon, Jen Brister, and Rachel Parris. Tickets from £18.00 - Winchestival website here.

Winchester Hat Fair - The Art of the Unexpected
30th June-2nd July - One the longest established and best known street entertainment events with individual performers and troupes of artistes to be found bringing merriment all around the city centre. More info from the Hat Fair website here.

Winchester Festival
7th-15th July - Celebrating its 20th year with nine days of music, talks, drama, and the visual arts. Headliners include: Ben Macintyre speaking about the history of the SAS, Joanna Trollope talks about Jane Austen's life in what in 2017 is the 200th anniversary of her death, John Simpson in interview with Alastair Stewart. Other notable presenters include Stella Rimington, Tristram Hunt, and Michael Wood. Meanwhile many musical highlights include Tamsin Little with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Hampshire County Youth Chamber Orchestra and Dance Company performing Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Full listing here.