Things To Do

A POPULAR New Forest garden is set to mark its centenary year with a season of outdoor theatre ranging from Shakespeare to family-friendly comedies.

WAGNER’S early opera Rienzi and Dvorak’s 8th Symphony will feature in a New Forest Orchestra concert at St Thomas's Church in Lymington.

FOLK rock legends Lindisfarne and singer-songwriter Ralph McTell are set to appear at the 10th New Forest Folk Festival from 6th to10th July.

TREASURE hunts, processions, village fetes and scarecrow trails will return when Sway’s popular 10-day extravaganza begins on Friday

A MONTH-LONG celebration of food will take place across the New Forest from Friday.

NEW Forest producers are to throw open their doors as part of the annual Leaf Open Farm Sunday showcase.

HIGHCLIFFE Food and Arts Festival is back after a two-year break with a packed line-up of music, children’s entertainment and cookery theatres.

FROM street parties to Spitfire flypasts, as well as community picnics, children’s events and tree planting ceremonies.

CHRISTCHURCH Food Festival will have a Queen’s jubilee-themed line-up this year and run for four days over the bank holiday weekend in June.

AN EIGHT-FOOT fairy door thought to be the world's largest has been unveiled at Furzey Gardens to mark the launch of its £500k centenary fundraiser.

ORGANISERS have finally given the green light to the highly anticipated New Forest Show this year, promising it will be better than ever.

A MAGICAL way for children to explore a New Milton beauty spot has been created with the launch of the Ballard Fairy Trail.

THE National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is gearing up to celebrate its golden anniversary this summer.

HOW German PoWs came to pilot a top-secret helicopter that crash-landed in Beaulieu is one of the wartime anecdotes set to be told at an exhibition.

FAMILIES will be able to take a magical stroll along New Milton's Ballard Fairy Trail with colourful fairy doors decorating its route.

A LYMINGTON artist is looking for volunteers to help recreate the 1904 opening night of Peter Pan at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre next Friday.

SWAP your National Lottery ticket for money off a family day out and enjoy an outing this Mother's Day weekend.

RINGWOOD based company Forest Forge Theatre will be touring the area with their seasonal production of Jack and the Beanstalk.

THE popular Christmas Spectacular will return to Christchurch Regent Centre for 11 performances beginning on Saturday 18th December.

ARTISAN producers, designers, creators and makers will be in the spotlight during a three-day outdoor Christmas Fair at Beaulieu.