THERE'S family fun aplenty taking place this weekend.
From parades to football and shows to illuminations, here's our guide to how to keep the kids entertained.
Chinese New Year celebrations
Southampton will once again be bursting with red and golden colours as Chinese New Year celebrations return.
To mark the year of the rabbit, the Chinese community will be putting on free shows and workshops across the city.
The Chinese New Year celebration will last 16 days, starting tomorrow.
The opening event takes place in Guildhall Square and MAST and will be packed with public displays, including traditional lion and dragon dance performances.
Children will also have a chance to take part in the free cultural and craft workshops.
Along with their friends, they can take part and learn how to play Chinese chess, lantern-making, paper-cutting and rabbit-moulding.
On Sunday, there will be a free staged show inside Westquay from 11.30am until 4pm.
Visitors will be able to see and take part in a Kungfu display, Taichi, Chinese folk songs, dance, and other cultural performances, as well as a range of workshops.
Southampton v Aston Villa, St Mary's
Tickets are still available to see Saints attempt to climb out of the relegation zone on the back of some superb performances in the cup and league.
Nathan Jones’s side take on the Villains on Saturday at 3pm, as they look to make it four wins on the trot.
Following the crucial win away to Everton last weekend, Saints return to St Mary’s and it’s not too late to secure your tickets, from £30 for adults and £15 for juniors.
My Fair Lady, Mayflower Theatre
Following its critically acclaimed West End run, the Lincoln Center Theater’s multi-award-winning production of My Fair Lady is at Mayflower Theatre for three weeks only.
This glorious production of Lerner & Loewe’sworld-famous musical features the much-loved classic songs I Could Have Danced All Night, Get Me to the Church on Time, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly, On the Street Where You Live, The Rain in Spain, and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.
Michael D. Xavier stars as Henry Higgins, Charlotte Kennedy as Eliza Doolittle and EastEnders’ Adam Woodyatt plays the role of Alfred P. Doolittle. They are joined by celebrated soprano Lesley Garrett playing Mrs Pearce and John Middleton (Emmerdale) as Colonel Pickering.
Tickets from mayflower.org.uk
Bear Hunt - City of Southampton Orchestra
Expect fantastic family entertainment in a concert full of bears of all shapes and sizes.
City of Southampton Orchestra narrator Phil Cheesman will tell the story 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt', and of course, conductor John Traill will guide us through the whole adventure!
Come and meet Bernie, the orchestra's teddy bear mascot, bring the family and your own teddies are welcome, too!
The bear hunt family concert will take place at Central Hall on Saturday at 11am.
Tickets from ticketsource.co.uk
Winter Woodland Lights, Hawk Conservancy
Winter Woodland Lights is back! The Hawk Conservancy Trust will once again become even more magical, with beautiful illuminations and a live owl display set in a stunning, colourful woodland.
They’ll take you on a NEW captivating trail through the grounds while immersed in nature, where the Trust will come alive with sounds and lights dancing through the branches and offer some much-needed escapism to lift the January blues and brighten your spirits. There’ll be more lights and opportunities for you to take family photos, and the beautiful owls will feature in the finale with a live display in their wonderful woodland arena, where the trees will be transformed with lights, music, sound and, of course birds in flight.
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