Welcome to the weekend! There’s lots to enjoy in Southport, including these seven events including the return of the Artisan Market, the Colour Run, the Great Big Green Lunch and more:
1 – Southport Artisan Market
Southport Artisan Market is looking forward to returning for its fourth outing this Saturday (6th June 2026) after a packed event earlier this month!
The popular event, organised by Independent Street, will return to Southport Market and the surrounding streets (Market Street and King Street) between 10am and 4pm.
Taking place on the first Saturday of every month, the Artisan Market supports and celebrates the region’s talented independent makers and producers.
Each month, just under 70 small independent businesses showcase their work, featuring the very best in award‑winning local food, fresh produce, arts and crafts, and vintage wares.
Visitors can also enjoy live music and free children’s craft activities, making it a lively and welcoming experience for all ages.
Admission is free.
2 – Southport Colour Run
Are you ready for Southport’s most colourful event…?
It’s D-Day for the Southport RFC Colour Run which takes place at Southport Rugby Club, Waterloo Road, Southport, this Saturday (6th June 2026), raising funds for Elsie’s Story
Gates open at 12pm – spectators welcome for what will be a fun community day out.
You can still pay cash on the gate on the day, but a T-shirt cannot be guaranteed for on-the-day entries.
3 – Tommy Blaize: 50 Years In Music
The Atkinson Lord Street, Southport
Saturday 6th June 2026, 7.30pm
Tommy Blaize has one of the most recognisable voices in the UK.
As the lead singer on Strictly Come Dancing for 20 glorious years, he’s sung live each week to up to 12 million people. In a remarkable career spanning 50 years, he’s worked with some of the world’s most legendary artists, from Diana Ross to Queen, from The Beach Boys to Amy Winehouse, and from Stevie Wonder to Robbie Williams. Now it’s time for the man with the golden voice to step out in his first, major, solo tour. Singing songs everyone knows and loves, and telling stories about the legends he’s worked alongside, expect a Strictly incredible evening.
Now it’s time for the man with the golden voice to step out in his first, major, solo tour. Singing songs everyone knows and loves, and telling stories about the legends he’s worked alongside, expect a Strictly incredible evening.
Visit: Tommy Blaize: 50 Years In Music – The Atkinson
4 – Murder Mystery: ‘Til Death Do Us Part
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport
Saturday 6th June 2026, 8pm
From the creators of The Atkinson’s sell out Murder Mystery ‘Murder Under The Spotlight’ comes another DBY Interactive crime solving show. And this summer we are going back to the 80s!
Is there a more perfect way to celebrate love than to witness the union of cupids dream couple?
It’s the summer of 1985 and you are invited to the wedding of the year! The holy matrimony of Andrew Sassin and Maria Fox. Witness on as they declare their undying love for one another, swearing to live together in sickness and in health, and forgetting the past… but sometimes it is the past that cannot forget you.
Dust off your shoulder pads and back comb them perms because you need to look drop dead gorgeous for this explosive wedding reception.
Show type and themes: 1980s, comedy, wedding theme, crime solving, murder mystery.
Guests are encouraged to dress in 1980s / wedding reception attire.
Visit: Murder Mystery: ‘Til Death Do Us Part – The Atkinson
5 – Emergency Services Weekend
Adventure Coast Southport hosts an Emergency Services Weekend this Saturday and Sunday (6th and 7th June 2026).
Blue Light Card holders can enjoy 33% off rides or £24 for unlimited rides.
Admission is free.
6 – Great Big Green Lunch
The Hearth Network, a Southport based community interest company for community-led sustainability, will host its second annual Great Big Green Lunch on Sunday 7 June 2026 with a street party on the newly pedestrianised stretch of Market Street – weather permitting.
Communal tables will run down the new pedestrianised street, with over 150 residents expected to bring a plate of food to share and sit down with neighbours from across the town. In the event of poor weather, the lunch moves indoors to Southport Market’s Extravaganza space, just a few steps away.
Running from 12pm to 4pm, the event is free, family-friendly and open to everyone in the town.
7 – Small Gauges Day
Southport Model Engineering Club is hosting Just a reminder about Small Gauges Day this Sunday (7th June 2026).
From 10am for those visiting with locos
Public rides on our mainline: 11am – 3pm
Weather dependant
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