This weekend sees Southampton’s first ever Transgender Pride come to the city. For more information about the event on October 15, click here.
Black History Month continues throughout October. This week’s highlights include Chelsea Carmichael at the Turner Sims and Black in Focus British Film Night at MAST Mayflower Studios. For more information, click here.
If you’re looking for some early Halloween scares, Scream Aloud bring their ‘scare mazes’ to the New Forest. To read more, click here.
There will be a cookery demonstration from The Sustainable Chef at October Books, if you’re looking for environmentally friendly eating ideas. For more details of this and other October Books events, click here.
As always, there are loads of great live bands. It’s something of a homecoming for Hampshire’s Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls (pictured top), supported by Pet Needs at the O2 Guildhall Southampton on Friday, while The Lemonheads are at The 1865 tomorrow, Inhaler will be at The Engine Rooms on October 17 and Sports Team will be at the O2 Guildhall Southampton, also on the 17th.
There’s loads and loads more: J Fashole Luke Trio, Manor Farm Ghost Hunt, a dark beer event at The Butcher’s Hook, Autumn Fun Day and Clothes Swap at Boulder Shack, Write a Note poetry, and so much more. Luckily we don’t have to carry on listing it here because Chris over at Shop Local Southampton has put in sterling work as ever and compiled your weekly Southampton listings.
Click here for the full listings for this week: https://shoplocalsouthampton.com/ and if you’re on Facebook, join in the chat and find inspiration on the Shop Local Facebook group.
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