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What's On in Southport
2026 Events Calendar

24 upcoming events across the year — from free community events to world-class festivals. Updated regularly by locals.

February 2026

🎭Tickets

Today

Mark Watson: Live Comedy

The Atkinson

Comedy

🎉Tickets

Sat 21 Feb

Las Vegas Charity Night

The Grand

Entertainment

🎭Tickets

Wed 25 Feb

Comedy Pub Crawl

Multiple Venues

Comedy

🎶Tickets

25–28 Feb

Chess The Musical

Little Theatre

Theatre

March 2026

🌸Tickets

Fri 6 Mar

International Women's Day

The Grand

Community

🍺Tickets

Sat 21 Mar

St Patrick's Day Beer Festival

Victoria Park

Festival

April 2026

🎪Free

3–4 Apr

Cristal Palace — Street Theatre

Lord Street

Street Arts

🌭Tickets

Sat 18 Apr

Sausage & Cider Festival

Victoria Park

Festival

🏃Tickets

Sun 19 Apr

Red Squirrel 10k

Formby

Sport

May 2026

🎪Free

2–3 May

Big Top Festival

Town Centre

Circus & Arts

🏏Tickets

15–18 May

Lancashire County Cricket

S&B Sports Club

Sport

🍺Free

20–25 May

Southport Beer Week

Town Centre

Food & Drink

🍽️Free

29–31 May

Food & Drink Festival

Town Centre

Food & Drink

June 2026

🎶Tickets

Sat 20 Jun

Summer Solstice Festival

Victoria Park

Music

🎖️Free

27–28 Jun

Armed Forces Festival

Town Centre

Community

July 2026

⛳Tickets

12–19 Jul

The Open Championship

Royal Birkdale

Golf

August 2026

🌸Tickets

20–23 Aug

Southport Flower Show

Victoria Park

Festival

✈️Free

29–30 Aug

Southport Air Show

Southport Beach

Festival

September 2026

⛵Free

12–13 Sep

Yacht Race — 24 Hours

Marine Lake

Sport

🎆Tickets

26–27 Sep

British Fireworks Championship

Victoria Park

Festival

October 2026

🎭Tickets

2–18 Oct

Southport Comedy Festival

Victoria Park

Comedy

📚Free

24–31 Oct

Books Alive! Literature Festival

Town Centre

Arts & Culture

🍺Tickets

24–25 Oct

Oktoberfest Southport

Victoria Park

Festival

December 2026

🎅Tickets

Sun 6 Dec

Southport Santa Sprint

Town Centre

Sport

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What's On in Southport2026 Events Calendar

February 2026

Mark Watson: Live Comedy

Las Vegas Charity Night

Comedy Pub Crawl

Chess The Musical

March 2026

International Women's Day

St Patrick's Day Beer Festival

April 2026

Cristal Palace — Street Theatre

Sausage & Cider Festival

Red Squirrel 10k

May 2026

Big Top Festival

Lancashire County Cricket

Southport Beer Week

Food & Drink Festival

June 2026

Summer Solstice Festival

Armed Forces Festival

July 2026

The Open Championship

August 2026

Southport Flower Show

Southport Air Show

September 2026

Yacht Race — 24 Hours

British Fireworks Championship

October 2026

Southport Comedy Festival

Books Alive! Literature Festival

Oktoberfest Southport

December 2026

Southport Santa Sprint

Got an event to add?

What's On in Southport
2026 Events Calendar