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Top story Andover Halloween 2026: free High Street party, Sat 31 Oct Free trick or treat party on Andover High Street, 6pm to 8pm on Saturday 31 October, plus a torchlit museum funfair, owl nights, Finkley and Paultons. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 8 Nov The Test Valley Tapestry Museum of the Iron Age · Free
  2. 6 to 7 Oct Human Nature, Quirky Productions The Lights · From £15
  3. 7 to 31 Oct The Angel in the House, Marian Obando Chapel Arts Studios · Free
  4. Thu 8 Oct Andover weekly market Andover High Street
  5. 9 Oct to 2 Nov Halloween Spooktacular at Paultons Park Paultons Park
  6. Fri 9 Oct Andover Comedy Club: Marcus Brigstocke 8pm · The Lights · From £22.50
  7. Sat 10 Oct Andover parkrun 9am · Charlton Playing Fields · Free
  8. Sat 10 Oct Tree Ents & Skylarks: Risk Detectives 10am · The Diamond Wood
  9. Sat 10 Oct Owls by Moonlight 5.30pm · Hawk Conservancy Trust · From £23.50
  10. Sat 10 Oct Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress 8pm · The Lights · From £20
  11. Sun 11 Oct Second Sundays, October 10am · Andover High Street
  12. 12 to 18 Oct The People's Portrait Studio Unit 53, The Chantry Centre · Free

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Events What's On in Andover: Halloween party 31 Oct, run 25 Oct Andover's diary to mid November: the Half Marathon on 25 October, a free High Street trick or treat party on 31 October and two fireworks nights on 7 November. · 13 min read Andover Bug Girl's Andover Nature Club for 12-15s: Sat 10 October Tree Ents & Skylarks, a nature club for 12 to 15s led by Kanchi Mehta, meets at The Diamond Wood on Sat 10 October, 10am. £30 for six sessions, members free. · 4 min read Romsey Romsey fireworks 2026: Romsey Town FC Fri 6 Nov, 7.30pm Romsey Town FC's fireworks are Friday 6 November, display 7.30pm, early bird £9 adults. Ampfield Golf fires the same night at 7.30pm; Wellow's is Saturday 7th. · 3 min read Romsey Romsey Christmas lights switch-on 2026: Sat 21 November Romsey's Christmas lights switch-on is Saturday 21 November 2026 in the town centre, time TBC. Last year it ran 2pm to 8pm with the lights on at 5pm. · 3 min read Romsey Hillier Gardens light trail 2026: 26 Nov to 1 Jan, from £22 Light Up Trails at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens runs 26 November to 1 January, entry 4.30pm to 8pm. Adults £22 to £27 by night, family from £69, parking free. · 4 min read Christmas Andover Santa's grotto 2026: Finkley from 28 November Christmas at Finkley Down Farm runs 28 November to 24 December 2026. Last year's free Santa's Post Office in the Chantry Centre has no 2026 dates yet. · 3 min read Christmas Andover Christmas market 2026: six dates from 20 November Andover's 2026 Christmas markets: the museum's free Winter Fair 21 November, the Hawk Conservancy 26 to 29 November, the Chantry Centre and Second Sundays. · 4 min read Christmas Hawk Conservancy Trust at Christmas 2026: dates and closures The Hawk Conservancy Trust shuts 16 November to 11 December, then reopens for Christmas owl evenings, carols and a present hunt. Shut 5 January to 12 February. · 4 min read Remembrance Andover Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 November parade and roads Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Andover's parade runs from Bridge Street to St Mary's Church; last year the service began at 10am, roads shut to noon. · 3 min read Andover Andover Half Marathon 2026: 25 Oct, 8am High Street start The Andover Half starts at 8am on Sunday 25 October and the 12km at 9am, both on the High Street. Entry closes 17 October, and town parking is free on Sundays. · 6 min read Andover Andover fireworks 2026: Golf Club and Thruxton, Sat 7 Nov Andover Golf Club and Glitter n Glow at Thruxton both fire on Saturday 7 November; Thruxton gates 4.30pm, £12 adults, £5 children. Romsey fires on the 6th. · 5 min read Andover Andover Christmas lights switch-on 2026: Fri 20 Nov, 6.30pm Andover's lights go on at 6.30pm on Friday 20 November; the festival runs 4pm to 8pm. High Street and Bridge Street shut 10am to 10pm. Full stage times inside. · 7 min read Andover Andover pantomime 2026: none at The Lights until April The Lights has no Christmas pantomime this year. Its panto is The Wizard of Oz on 6 and 7 April 2027 at £22. Romsey's Mother Goose runs 8 to 24 January. · 7 min read