Following the success of the first Kings Walk Festival, their annual event takes place this year on Saturday 28th September and will showcase the area’s eclectic blend of independent businesses. Running from 10am until 5pm, you can enjoy live music, delicious food and free tasters, make and takes and special discounts.
The festival has been a collaborative effort between the owners and provides a great opportunity to get to know the people behind the businesses within Kings Walk, all while enjoying great food, live music and free tasters.
Here’s the full event programme:
BELLACRAFTS 10-4pm Giving a garden cottage theme with delicious cream teas, upcycle pretty glass design Make & Takes (*small fee), plus lots of activities, soft play and yummy lunch & cake inside!
DESIGN JUNCTION 10:30-3pm Learn How to throw on a pottery wheel Join us for a fun session on the pottery wheel! You’ll have the chance to try your hand at throwing clay. Our pottery tutor will guide you as you learn to make your own small dish or bowl. Come and explore your creativity! (10+ years) 10:30-3pm – Learn to Tuft: Rug Making for Beginners Try your hand at Tufting, the craft that’s flooded TikTok. Learn how to use a power assisted tufting machine with the help from our team. (16+ years)
EXO – The Winchester Bike Hub Previously Bespoke Biking, we are celebrating our reopening and offering free gear and brake adjustments and a full safety check and advisory for anyone on a roll-in basis for the day! Riders > Bikes!
HAMPSHIRE POETS In real time will be creating beautiful poems about the Festival
OPEN HOUSE DELI 10-5pm Sample the deli goodies and supplier spotlights.
POLKA DOT PIERCING 10% off Piercing
SOUTH DOWNS SOCIAL Terrace: 10:30am – 5pm Beats, beers and BBQ on the terrace. Live DJs and the best barbeque in the city.
Handmade Studio (upstairs): Live art workshop with the Handmade Cyclist. Learn how to make beautiful cycling art using simple shapes and collage. Suitable for ages 6+. (art workshop from 1-4pm)
SUNFLOWERS EMPORIUM enjoy a 10% discount on the day – SO many treasures to choose!
THE NUTSHELL 10am-4pm Preloved Sale Are you ready to re-fresh your wardrobe or home while making a positive impact on the planet? Shopping second-hand is a powerful way to reduce your carbon footprint and contribute to a more sustainable future. By extending the lifecycle of clothing items and homeware you are directly helping to reduce the demand for new production → decreasing resource on consumption, energy usage, and waste. DNYT Taster Workshops Join us during Kings Walk Festival for free acting and musical theatre taster workshops! We will be running combined acting and musical theatre workshops during the afternoon in our upstairs performance studio for Academic Years R-3, 4-8 and 9+. All welcome – spaces limited to 30 persons per workshop time. 1-2pm (academic years R-3), 2-3pm (academic years 4-8) and 3-4pm (academic years 9+)
THE WELLWORN
WINCHESTER PILATES Free taster Reformer and Mat class at 12pm
NEXT YEAR’S DATE!! Saturday 27th September 2026
Meet the talented businesses owners behind the Kings Walk Collective
We would love you to pop down and say hello, we will be open from 10-5pm
The event has received support from Winchester Bid, Partnership Places, Jigsaw and Winchester City Council.