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Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival is the University of Southampton's annual celebration of Humanities and the Arts.

This November join us on a journey of discovery with a series of interactive events and activities.

Arts and Humanities Day (formerly Hands-on Humanities Day) is our free family-friendly event packed with tens of hands-on activities, workshops, talks and exhibits. This year we'll be at the Southampton Cultural Quarter on Saturday 9th November 2024, in collaboration with the University of Southampton's branch of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, John Hansard Gallery, MAST Mayflower Studios and Southampton City Art Gallery.

Explore the festival programme, the timetable of live events and book your tickets.



Interactive image on a blue background with text that says: Southampton Arts And Humanities Festival, Explore the human within, 7 - 16 November 2024, “Save the date”. Action: you can click on the image to download the calendar file to add the event to your calendar.
Interactive image on a pink background with text that says: Hands-on Humanities Day Free activities, workshops, talks and exhibits, Saturday 9 November 2024, Southampton Cultural Quarter, “Save The Date”. Action: you can click on the image to download the calendar file to add the event to your calendar.


Take a look at what to expect