Arts and Humanities Day 2025 | What's On
Around the World with Jane Austen | Workshop
Jane Austen is one of Southampton's most famous literary figures, who lived in the city from 1806-1809. It's her 250th birthday this December! Come and celebrate with Dr Gillia ...Read More
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Aurora Art | Workshop
Learn all about the Northern Lights/Aurora and the research the Space Environment Physics (SEP) group do in Svalbard, Norway. Make your very own scientifically accurate Aurora ...Read More
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Back in time: prehistoric cave art
Step back in time and explore the artistic world of our ancestors! Discover the techniques used by prehistoric communities to create powerful visual stories on cave walls. ...Read More
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Baduanjin Qigong to refresh body and mind
The workshop introduces you to Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese Qigong exercise that promotes health and balance through gentle, mindful movement. Originating over 1,000 years ago and ...Read More
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Bringing Bones To Life | Puppetry Workshop
Puppeteer Edie Edmundson and artist-facilitator Ri Baroche invite you to a playful and creative workshop, Bring Your Bones to Life. In this session, you will be guided to create an ...Read More
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Build a LEGO Mosaic
Dive into the wonders of archaeology and build a stunning LEGO mosaics! This activity combines creativity with historical exploration, allowing you to recreate scenes from ancie ...Read More
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Build a marine habitat with the Solent Seascape Project
Join the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust on a crafty adventure as we use art to create representations of the four habitats that the Solent Seascape Project helps to res ...Read More
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Cacophonic Correspondence with the river Itchen
Join the youth-led group Guardians of the River Itchen for a unique creative workshop transforming environmental concern into artistic expression. Together, you will collective ...Read More
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Chinese Lantern-making and the art of light
Bring colour, light, and creativity into your day by learning the beautiful craft of Chinese lantern-making. With a history stretching back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), lan ...Read More
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Creative Writing from Objects and Memories | Workshop
This hour-long, family-friendly workshop with novelist Rebecca Smith will help you to capture memories and write new stories inspired by objects. There will be a huge variety of ob ...Read More
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Discover Southampton's archaeological wonders
Join the Archaeology team at the University of Southampton to explore replicas or images of archaeological artefacts, including pottery, tools, jewellery, and sculptures from diver ...Read More
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Discover the joy of playing Chinese Chess
Discover a fun and relaxing way to sharpen your mind with our Chinese Chess (Xiangqi) game! Xiangqi is a popular two-player strategy game from Asia, offering a unique twist on trad ...Read More
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Explore Digital Humanities in Southampton
Step into a space where technology meets creativity. This exhibition brings together the transformative power of 3D printing, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) to ex ...Read More
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Family Fun Day! with John Hansard Gallery
Throughout a morning of trail finding, artwork making and sticker-collecting, explore John Hansard Gallery and our current exhibitions! Explore the gallery to expand your artist ...Read More
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For People From Places: making music together | Workshop
Join music students and Southampton Centre for Music Education and Social Justice for a welcoming, participatory workshop where you can make music together for Uri Agnon's interact ...Read More
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Fostering in Southampton with Southampton City Council
Southampton City Council need more foster carers to provide safe and loving homes for children who can't live with their birth families at the current time. The children are from a ...Read More
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Games with Board in the City!
Come and meet the team from Southampton's first ever Board Game Café! We are approaching our 10th birthday and we have over 1,000 board games! We are delighted to be returning t ...Read More
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Gaming: explore art, tech, music and much more!
Join the Department of Art & Media Technology, The Winchester Gallery, and the Department of Music for a dynamic showcase of our cutting-edge research, creative education projects, ...Read More
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Gateway to the World | Tour and art activities
Dive into the history of the City of Southampton at SeaCity Museum's Gateway to the World exhibition... You will go on a fun fact finding expedition to learn about all the pe ...Read More
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Hands-on archaeology with the New Forest National Park Authority
Join the New Forest National Park archaeologists to make miniature Roman pots from air drying clay, inspired by real Roman pottery found in the New Forest. You will be able to ...Read More
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Knit! Scan! Print! Make! with the University of Southampton Library
Learn more about the University's Knitting Reference Library, which contains knitting patterns, books, journals and objects. Find out about Digital Scholarship's collaboration ...Read More
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Leaf Thief storytime and crafts | Workshop
Welcome to Southampton Central Children's Library! Come along to share stories about autumn, read by the library team and make your own beautiful book using autumn leaves. ...Read More
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Lovely Rotters: compost and worms with Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Join the Hillier Gardens' team for a hands-compost and earthworm exploration! In this creative and scientific activity, you'll get up close with live worms and discover the fascina ...Read More
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Making children fit and happy through physical exercise | Talk
Have you ever wondered about where 'physical education' comes from, and why it became so common in schools? This family-friendly talk, with photographs and drawings, will illum ...Read More
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Mansbridge Heritage Project: Home Histories
Join Cara Headon, Community Development Officer and lead for the Mansbridge Heritage Project. At the Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival event day, Cara will be running a hand ...Read More
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Music and Rhythm: an immersive VR gaming experience
Step into a VR world where music is made with your eyes! Instead of using two-handed controllers, take on short, rhythm-based challenges by moving your head and blinking at jus ...Read More
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Music Making Sensory Space
Take a break from the buzz of the festival and join us in the sensory space to relax and make some music. Created by Turner Sims, City Eye, and the Southampton Centre for Music Edu ...Read More
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Play with scientists and light!
Join Lightwave scientists to find out how you can see yourself an infinite number of times, and dance with Pepper's ghost to learn about how we use reflections in our research and ...Read More
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Recreate a Great! with In Focus
Step into the shoes of art's most iconic figures! Join In Focus for a unique and exciting activity where you'll have the chance to transform into a legendary figure from art. Choos ...Read More
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Seren and the Polar Bear Cub: children's fiction book
Get your free signed copy of the children's fiction book written by astronomer Dr Sadie Jones - and meet Sadie! The book is about a young girl called Seren who is neurodivergent ...Read More
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Snakes and Ladders for a healthy brain
Join a team of researchers who are studying brain health and dementia through an engaging public activity. Interact with a giant 'snakes and ladders' game designed to highlight ...Read More
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String Quartet | Live performance
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Tender Interbeing: the future of design with empathy
Inclusive Design for Future is an interactive exhibition that provide opportunities for younger generations to experience how VR technologies can be applied to improve inclusivity ...Read More
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The art of calm in Chinese Calligraphy
Step into the world of Chinese calligraphy and experience an art form that is as calming as it is beautiful. This hands-on activity offers you the chance to explore one of China's ...Read More
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The Nightjar Project with African Activities
The Nightjar bird is often hidden from view, most people are only aware of its presence through its unique call. As we follow its migration between West Africa and the New Forest, ...Read More
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The Pest Confessional: anonymous stories of living with pests
Haunted by bed bugs? Worried about rats? Dealing with domestic pests is a common experience yet it's rare to find space to talk about what to do about them or how they make us ...Read More
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The Wandering Jew | Travelling exhibition and collage workshop
The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations has created a literary, artistic and historical showcase of how the legend of the Wandering Jew has been reimagine ...Read More
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Wellbeing in Motion | Workshop
Join Jane White, BA (Hons) Dance Course Leader and Senior Lecturer at Arts University Bournemouth, for this participatory workshop which invites people of all different ages (13+) ...Read More
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