What's on in Southampton May 2026
We've gathered 51 events happening in Southampton between 1 May – 31 May across 27 venues — led by music (24), days out (8) and kids & family (7), including 3 free-entry events. Click any event to see times, prices and book direct.
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The Young Ones Art Club (7 – 13 years)
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
Wild City Workshop with Alice Louisa
God's House Tower, Southampton
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Café Parfait, Southampton
All 51 events
The Young Ones Art Club (7 – 13 years)
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
Wild City Workshop with Alice Louisa
God's House Tower, Southampton
Pulseeventsss
Café Parfait, Southampton
The Longest Johns
The 1865, Southampton
Brainiac Live!
Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Sotonettes WI: Undressed Costume Design
St Marks Church Centre, Southampton
Aldous Harding
The 1865, Southampton
Bugs in Boxes (all ages)
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton
Southampton Culture Club for Kids: May Half Term
SeaCity Museum, Southampton
Chris Zhongtian Yuan: Wuhan Punk
John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
Art for All: Clay Capybaras (5yrs+)
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
Chez Kane
The Brook, Southampton
Open Mic Comedy Rodeo at The Attic!
The Attic, Southampton
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Showcase Southampton, Southampton
Beth Rowley
The Brook, Southampton
Urban Space Supper Clubs - Reimagining Southampton
Happy Bean Coffee Bar, Southampton
Max Fulham - Preview show
Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Southampton
Fun for Little Ones - A Tribute to Ms Rachel
Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Are You Experienced? A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
The 1865, Southampton
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton
The Bubble Show 2 - More Bubbles!
Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Southampton
WHE Presents: Badger + Support Southampton
Engine Rooms, Southampton
Art for All: Minecraft Mosaic World (7 yrs +)
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
Vigilantes
Heartbreakers, Southampton
'Perfect Nonsense. Jeeves and Wooster by The Goodale Brothers
Masker's Studio Theatre, Southampton
Ght Lates: Pegasuses, Teharli River And Augustin Coombe
God's House Tower, Southampton
SubBass Presents: Get Hard Fridays with Matty Ralph
Suburbia, Southampton
One Night In Nashville
Engine Rooms, Southampton
Toddler Time: Under the Sea (under 4’s and friends)
SeaCity Museum, Southampton
Take That
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Haggard Cat
The Joiners, Southampton
Vent 414
The 1865, Southampton
Man In The Mirror
O2 Guildhall Southampton, Southampton
Manford's Comedy Club
The Stage Door, Southampton
Paul McCaffrey: What a Time to Be Alive
The Attic, Southampton
Funktifno After Party
Suburbia, Southampton
Secret Garden Series Hosted by Funktifino
The Hobbit Pub, Southampton
Concrete & SEMSU: Sophia Violet
Sobar, Southampton
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
The Stage Door, Southampton
Pop-Up Unwrapped Festival
Abbey Hall, Southampton
Space Cowboy - A Tribute To Jamiroquai
The 1865, Southampton
Urban Sketching with Elwyn Edwards: Let’s Make it Colourful
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton
Family Fun Day
Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Mini Monets Art Club (Under 7s)
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton
Masca
Heartbreakers, Southampton
Welsh National Opera: Play Opera LIVE
Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Ant Trouble + Mitch Ure
The 1865, Southampton
Ant Trouble
The 1865, Southampton
Skinner
Heartbreakers, Southampton
Joe Carnall Jnr
The Joiners, Southampton
The Music of The Lord of The Rings: Tribute to Howard Shore
Turner Sims Southampton, Southampton
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