What's On in Petersfield
Things to do in and around Petersfield: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Alton Christmas Lights Switch-On: Friday 27 November, 3pm
Alton's Christmas lights switch-on and market is on Friday 27 November 2026, 3pm to 7pm, on the High Street, Market Street and in the Assembly Rooms.
Dates for the diary
The full month, with booking links- Sun 4 Oct Winter Park Yoga
- Sun 4 Oct Petersfield Farmers' Market
- Tue 6 Oct Wild Wander Wellbeing Walk with the Petersfield Ranger
- Tue 6 Oct Petersfield Eco Cafe
- Wed 7 Oct Petersfield Market
- 10 Oct to 13 Mar South Downs Open 2026
- Sat 10 Oct Queen Elizabeth parkrun
- Sat 10 Oct Creative Saturday: The Big Draw at the South Downs Open
- Sat 10 Oct Mosaic House Plaques workshop
- Sat 10 Oct Hollycombe Glow Night: Halloween
- Sat 10 Oct Steep Village Hall Bingo Night
- Sun 11 Oct A Forest Bathing Experience
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Christmas
Christmas at Uppark: Nine Days, 6 to 22 December, No Booking
Christmas at Uppark opens on nine days, Sundays to Tuesdays from 6 to 22 December 2026. No booking: house entry is £10 for adults, and the garden is free.
Halloween
Halloween in Petersfield 2026: Pumpkins, Glow Nights, Trails
Rogate Pumpkin Patch opens 16 October at £10 a head, Hollycombe has Halloween glow nights on 10, 17 and 31 October, and QECP carves pumpkins on the 30th and 31st.
Events
What's On in Petersfield: Pumpkins, Halloween and Fireworks
Rogate Pumpkin Patch opens 16 October, Hollycombe glows for Halloween on 10, 17 and 31 October, and the Round Table fireworks light Bell Hill on 7 November.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday Petersfield 2026: The Square, 8 November
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Petersfield's parade and service are in The Square at 10:15am, then the High Street war memorial. Village times too.
Christmas
Father Christmas Near Petersfield 2026: Trains and Grottos
The Watercress Line's Father Christmas Express runs 12 to 24 December 2026 from Ropley, £27.50 a child. QECP's grotto runs 12 to 23 December, £15.95 a child.
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Queen Elizabeth Country Park in Winter: Parking and Events
Winter parking at Queen Elizabeth Country Park is £2 an hour or £7 a day from October, the cafe closes at 4pm, and Halloween Hollow and the grotto need booking.
Bonfire Night
Petersfield Fireworks 2026: Bell Hill on Saturday 7 November
The Round Table's Bell Hill display is Saturday 7 November, fireworks at 7pm, adults £10 in advance. Steep is on the 5th, Four Marks the 6th, Bordon the 7th.
Petersfield Heath
Petersfield Taro Fair 2026: the weekend to expect
The council's own rule puts the Taro Fair on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday closest to 6 October. In 2026 that points to 9 to 11 October, and nobody has confirmed it yet.
Christmas
Petersfield Christmas Lights Switch-On: 7pm in The Square
The town council has run the switch-on on the last Friday in November for the past two years, lights on at 7pm in The Square. The 2026 date is not published yet.
Christmas
Petersfield Christmas Market is back: Sunday 13 December
The market returns to Petersfield town centre on Sunday 13 December 2026, 10am to 3.30pm, with 100 stalls and free entry. Bordon runs its own the Sunday before.