Lyndhurst's scarecrow trail is 10 and 11 October, pumpkin picking runs every weekend, then Ringwood and Fawley fireworks on 1 November. 50 dates checked.

Pumpkin picking is open at weekends: Sunnyfields in Totton and Picking Patch at Fordingbridge both opened on Saturday 3 October, with scare mazes after dark from 16 October (all on Halloween in the New Forest). Half term starts on Saturday 24 October, and the New Forest’s big days out all run something for it: Beaulieu’s folklore trail and Palace House ghost stories, Exbury’s Halloween Ghost Train and Paultons Park’s Halloween Spooktacular with its late openings. A week later the fireworks begin. Ringwood’s Grand Fireworks and Fawley’s low noise display are both on Sunday 1 November, Lyndhurst’s bonfire on Coles Mead is on Friday 6 November, and Totton and Eling Cricket Club’s is on Sunday 8 November, the same day as Remembrance Sunday.

Between now and then, the district’s two arts centres carry most of the evenings. Forest Arts Centre in New Milton has comedy and folk through October. Hanger Farm in Totton has a show most nights.

Every listing below was read on the organiser’s own page on 28 or 29 September 2026, re-checked on 3 and 6 October, and links back to it, so you can check before you set off. One show, Alasdair Beckett-King on 15 October, is listed as sold out and we have said so.

Updated 6 October: Daniel Foxx at Forest Arts on 8 October is no longer listed as sold out, and Ringwood’s £3 fireworks tickets end on Thursday 8 October. Added Chantel McGregor (16 October), a half-term science illusion show at Hanger Farm (28 October), and the Rheingans Sisters and Hannah James at Forest Arts (13 and 14 November).

Updated 3 October: past dates removed; Sunnyfields, Picking Patch and Moors Valley’s Halloween events added; Ringwood has published its fireworks running order (low noise display 5.30pm, main display 7pm). For places open whatever the month, see things to do in the New Forest.

This week

  • Pumpkin Time at Sunnyfields Farm, selected days from Saturday 3 to Saturday 31 October, Jacob’s Gutter Lane, Totton SO40 9FX. £7.50 a person, online only, under 2s free; pumpkins from £1.50. Pick-your-own pumpkins and displays; the Dark Harvest scare mazes (13 and over, £27.50 or £17.50 for 13 to 15) run on 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 October. Days and hours are on Halloween in the New Forest. Sunnyfields Farm
  • Witchville at Picking Patch Fordingbridge, 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 October, then daily 23 to 31 October, 10am to 4.30pm, A338 Ringwood Road, Bickton, Fordingbridge SP6 2HA. Book online. Pick-your-own pumpkins, a maize maze and crafts, with a Scare Maze from 5pm to 9pm on 16 and 17 October and every night from 23 to 31 October. Picking Patch
  • Nerine Exhibition, Thursday 1 to Saturday 31 October, Exbury Gardens SO45 1AZ. Exbury’s collection of Nerine sarniensis, the Jewel Lilies, on show in the Five Arrows. Exbury Gardens
  • Daniel Foxx: How Lovely, Thursday 8 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Road, New Milton BH25 6DS. £17. Stand-up about a breakup and dating in your thirties, for age 14 and over. Forest Arts Centre
  • St Barbe Quiz Night, Thursday 8 October, 7pm to 9pm, St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BH. £15 a head. Teams of six, or come alone and the museum will put you in one. St Barbe
  • Halloween Spooktacular at Paultons Park, Friday 9 October to Monday 2 November, Ower, Romsey SO51 6AL. Halloween shows, a dark ride and trails, with late openings on 17, 23, 24, 27, 28 and 29 October, all included in the park ticket. Paultons Park
  • Lyndhurst Scarecrow Trail, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October, around Lyndhurst. The parish council’s annual trail of residents’ scarecrows. Lyndhurst Parish Council
  • AFC Totton v Walton and Hersham, Saturday 10 October, 3pm, Snows Stadium, Salisbury Road, Totton SO40 2DE. National League South at home. AFC Totton

Next week

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (or the strange allure of Titania’s Bottom), Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 October, 7.30pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. From £10. Pocket Theatre’s comic take on the Shakespeare. Hanger Farm
  • Alasdair Beckett-King, Thursday 15 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £21, listed as sold out. Stand-up from the comedian seen on Mock the Week. Forest Arts Centre
  • Chantel McGregor, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £18 in advance, £20 on the door. The blues rock guitarist and singer, playing new material on her UK tour. Forest Arts Centre
  • The Guilty Men, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £20. A band with Clive Gregson and the 10cc drummer Paul Burgess, playing their own songs. Forest Arts Centre
  • Grandma’s Attic Antiques Fair, Sunday 18 October, 10am to 4pm, Brockenhurst Community Hub, Highwood Road SO42 7RY. £1.50, free parking. Up to 35 stands. Brockenhurst Community Hub

Later in October

  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Monday 19 October, 1.30pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. From £4. Blue Apple Theatre’s inclusive adaptation, performed by adult actors with learning disabilities. Hanger Farm
  • Damien O’Kane and Ron Block Band, Wednesday 21 October, 7.30pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. £20. The Banjo Besties tour: two leading banjo players and their band. Hanger Farm
  • While and Matthews, Thursday 22 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £18 in advance, £20 on the door. The folk duo Chris While and Julie Matthews. Forest Arts Centre
  • Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £17.50. The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee’s new hour, for age 16 and over. Forest Arts Centre
  • Silly Scott’s Family Halloween Spooktacular, Saturday 24 October, 11am, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. £9. Interactive Halloween magic for families, with no strobe lighting or smoke machines. Hanger Farm
  • Local Legends: Songs of the New Forest, Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £8 in advance, £10 on the door. Original songs about New Forest people and places, sung by the local songwriters who wrote them. Forest Arts Centre
  • Halloween at Moors Valley, Friday 23 October to Sunday 1 November, timed slots from 4pm to 9pm, Moors Valley Country Park, Ashley Heath, Ringwood BH24 2ET. Adults £15 off peak or £19.50 standard, children 3 to 16 £9 or £13; booking essential. An illuminated woodland trail with giant skeletons and lit scenes; dogs welcome. Forestry England
  • October half term at Beaulieu, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, 10am to 5pm, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst SO42 7ZN. A folklore trail with potion-making, ghost stories in Palace House and the last chance to see the Cars 20th anniversary display, all on normal admission. Beaulieu
  • New Forest Big Band, Sunday 25 October, 2pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. £14. Swing and big band jazz, from Glenn Miller and Count Basie to Caro Emerald. Hanger Farm
  • Halloween Ghost Train: The Curse of the Haunted Circus, Sunday 25 to Saturday 31 October, Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway SO45 1AZ. £10 a person on top of gardens admission; under threes ride free. The steam railway’s Halloween ride. Exbury Gardens
  • Spooky Science Magic, Monday 26 October, 2pm to 5pm, Brockenhurst Community Hub, Highwood Road SO42 7RY. £12, or £40 for four. Ian B Dunne’s Halloween science and magic show, for age 4 and over; children must come with a paying adult. Brockenhurst Community Hub
  • AFC Totton v Torquay United, Tuesday 27 October, 7.45pm, Snows Stadium, Totton. National League South. AFC Totton
  • Science Magic, Magic Science, Wednesday 28 October, 2pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £12, or £40 for two adults and two children. Ian B Dunne’s show for age 4 and over. Forest Arts Centre
  • The Brain Bending Science Illusion Show, Wednesday 28 October, 2pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. Adults £12, 16 and under £9, family £35. The Magical Mr West and his crow Crowbert with optical illusions and tricks to try at home. Hanger Farm
  • The New Forest Shakers and Sway Tower, Wednesday 28 October, 7.30pm to 8.30pm, Sway Village Hall, Middle Road, Sway SO41 6BB. A St Barbe heritage talk on the 1870s religious sect that camped at Hordle. St Barbe
  • Caramba’s Revenge, Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm, Ballard School, New Milton. Adults £14, members £9. The New Forest Players’ black comedy about four pensioners who keep a death quiet. New Forest Players
  • Rosie Holt: The Illegal Aliens Have Landed!, Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £20. Political satire, for age 14 and over. Forest Arts Centre
  • Lions Halloween and Christmas Market, Saturday 31 October, 10.30am to 4pm, New Milton Hub (the former Memorial Centre). The Lions Club’s seasonal market. Lions Club of New Milton
  • Halloween Disco, Saturday 31 October, 2pm to 4pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £7 a child, which covers up to two adults. Dances with Zest Dance, crafts and face painting. Forest Arts Centre
  • AFC Totton v Chelmsford City, Saturday 31 October, 3pm, Snows Stadium, Totton. National League South. AFC Totton

November

  • Ringwood Grand Fireworks, Sunday 1 November, 3pm to 8pm, Carvers Recreation Ground, Ringwood. Low noise display 5.30pm, main display 7pm. Tickets are online only: £3 plus booking fee until 8 October, £3.85 from 13 to 19 October and £5.50 from 20 October. Under fives, disabled people and a carer go free. Ringwood Town Council
  • Fawley Firework Spectacular, Sunday 1 November, 5pm to 7.30pm, Gang Warily Recreation Centre, Fawley SO45 1GA. £3 until 23 October, then £5; parking £5. A low noise musical display by Pains Fireworks, with tickets sold in person at Gang Warily. Fawley Parish Council
  • El Pony Pisador, Sunday 1 November, 7.30pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. £20. A Barcelona band mixing Catalan songs with Celtic, Mediterranean and Balkan folk. Hanger Farm
  • Beneath the Camouflage Tree, Thursday 5 November, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £12, £10 concessions, £8 under 25s and students. A two-hander about a woman serving disguised as a sapper in the First World War. Forest Arts Centre
  • Jasta 11: Martin Harley, Friday 6 November, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £20 in advance, £24 on the door. Slide guitar and songs. Forest Arts Centre
  • Lyndhurst Bonfire and Fireworks, Friday 6 November, Coles Mead, Lyndhurst. The parish council has listed the date; times and prices are to follow. Lyndhurst Parish Council
  • Eleanor McEvoy, Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £20 in advance, £22 on the door. The Irish songwriter behind A Woman’s Heart. Forest Arts Centre
  • Remembrance Sunday parade, Ringwood, Sunday 8 November, 11.30am, Market Place, Ringwood. The parade gathers by the parish church and walks to the War Memorial Garden for the Act of Remembrance at noon. The other towns’ times are on Remembrance Sunday in the New Forest. Ringwood Town Council
  • Remembrance Sunday, Lyndhurst, Sunday 8 November, 10.45am service at St Michael and All Angels, then the parade at noon to the war memorial at Bolton’s Bench for the wreath-laying. Lyndhurst Parish Council
  • Totton and Eling Cricket Club Fireworks Night, Sunday 8 November, gates 4pm, display 6.30pm, Southern Gardens, Ringwood Road, Totton SO40 8RW. From £7 each or £20 for a family. Totton and Eling Cricket Club
  • Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio, Sunday 8 November, 7.30pm, Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton. £24. Peter Knight’s trio on a new album preview tour. Hanger Farm
  • The Rheingans Sisters, Friday 13 November, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £18 in advance, £20 on the door. The Sheffield folk duo, past winners of a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. Forest Arts Centre
  • Hannah James and Toby Kuhn, Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. £16 in advance, £18 on the door. Voice, accordion and percussive dance with an unorthodox cello, from their album Where All Our Names Belong. Forest Arts Centre

More on the displays is on New Forest fireworks.

Regular events

  • Ringwood Charter Market, every Wednesday, Market Place, Ringwood. The weekly market, held under a charter granted 800 years ago this year. The town council does not publish its hours. Ringwood Town Council
  • Lymington Charter Market, every Saturday, 8am to about 3pm depending on the weather, High Street, Lymington. Around 60 stalls. Vehicles can reach the High Street only via Gosport Street on market days. Lymington and Pennington Town Council
  • Lymington Woodside parkrun, every Saturday, 9am, Woodside Gardens, between Rookes Lane (SO41 8FP) and Ridgeway Lane, Lymington. Free, 5k. parkrun
  • Ringwood Farmers’ Market, monthly on a Saturday, 10am to 2pm, Gateway Square, Ringwood. The next one is Saturday 31 October. Hampshire Farmers’ Markets

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