1 At Winchester Science Centre...

START your action-packed day with the little ones with an early morning film screening in the planetarium, before entering the remainder of the exhibition for a fully hands-on experience.

Roald Dahl classic movie James and the Giant Peach is showing at 9am on Sunday.

James is an orphan who is sent to live with his wicked aunts. One day a strange man tells him that a marvellous thing will happen and his life will start to change. James escapes in a giant peach and his animated adventures with new friends begin..

See winchestersciencecentre.org

2 At Hampshire cinemas…

HELL hath no fury like a grief-stricken mother scorned in London-born writer-director Martin McDonagh’s blackly comic thriller Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which pits one vigilante parent against her local police force in a fictional midwestern town.

Impeccably scripted and blessed with a blistering lead performance from Frances McDormand, this is a near perfect film in the right place at the right time.McDonagh’s explosive morality tale is fuelled by the righteous anger of a spirited woman.

3 At Southampton City Art Gallery…

COME along to artist-led drop in workshop Year of Drawing: The Accidental Drawing Game and join in a drawing game which ends with a large-scale concertina book installation.

Using a range of drawing and collage materials make a page for the book and leave a trace for the next person to continue.

The workshop, which runs from 10.30am to 4pm tomorrow, is open to all ages and abilities.

4 At Winchester Guildhall…

CLAIRE Tomalin has written nine acclaimed biographies – Mary Wollstonecraft, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Katherine Mansfield, Nelly Ternan, Mrs Jordan, Jane Austen, Samuel Pepys, Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens – the last three of which she has previously discussed with John Miller in Winchester.

Now she has written her memoir A Life of My Own, she is returning to help raise funds for Home-Start Winchester.

Literature has always been her life. She has also served as Literary Editor of the New Statesman and the Sunday Times. The event takes place tomorrow at 6pm. For tickets, call 01962 851 177.

5 At The Willis Museum, Basingstoke…

BROUGHT to Hampshire from a galaxy far, far away, May The Toys Be With You is an unmissable exhibition featuring a collection of over 300 vintage Star Wars toys.

Opening tomorrow, it’s a must-see for Star Wars fans of all ages and showcases one of the UK’s finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original cinema posters.

Back when the original Star Wars film broke box office records in 1977, no one could have predicted that the merchandising would go on to earn even more than the film itself. The toys of Star Wars took the world by storm and became must-have playthings for an entire generation. From 1977 – 1985, an estimated 300 million action figures were sold, allowing children to re-enact the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo.

May The Toys Be With You runs at the Willis Museum until April 14.

6 At The Royal Armouries Fort Nelson…

VISITORS are invited to join Conservator, Matthew Hancock, behind-the-scenes for a free 30 minute talk on Sunday, as he discusses one of the major conservation projects currently being carried out at Fort Nelson, The Marine Salvage Project.

The 17th century project focuses on three guns recovered from the sea, including two from the wreck of the HMS London.

Visit royalarmouries.org

7 In High Street, Winchester…

WINCHESTER Farmers Market, on Sunday, is regarded as the largest regular farmers market in the UK with up to 95 stalls.

The award-winning event is famous for being featured on Rick Stein’s food programme.

Producers sell meat, game, goat meat, veal and buffalo meat, cheese, milk, cream, ice cream, honey, breads, cakes, fresh and smoked fish, a large variety of fruits and vegetables and apple juice.

Go to hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk

8 On the Beaulieu River...

THE water may be a little but chilly at this time of year, but that’s not stopping people from canoeing along Beaulieu River in the New Forest this weekend.

New Forest Activities will putting on the winter paddles, which last for two hours.

It provides an opportunity for visitors to explore the river in a way many people don’t get to.

The sessions will be held on Saturday and Sunday with both starting at 10am.

Book at newforestactivities.co.uk

9 At Harbour Lights Picturehouse...

Based on BBC TV’s most popular ever children’s series, Shaun the Sheep Movie is the well-known stop-motion extravaganza from the multi-award winning Aardman Animations and is co-written and directed by regulars Mark Burton and Richard Starzack. It follows the always mischievous Shaun (Fletcher) on his day off.

Shaun the Sheep is showing in Kids Club tomorrow at 10.30am.

See picturehouses.co.uk

10 At Emirates Spinnaker Tower...

ENJOY the detective game Sherlock at Spinnaker. Take on the role of the eponymous detective and delve in to the shadowy world of a secret Society known as the Compass Club. Use the clue pack to solve the mystery and prove your sleuthing prowess!

See spinnakertower.co.uk