Editing Wickham, Hampshire (section)

==Culture and events==

===Wickham Festival===
[[Image:Oysterband wickham 20060805.jpg|thumb|left|The Oysterband headlining the first Wickham Festival in 2006]]

Farmland north of Wickham serves as the venue for the award-winning<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/kilimanjaro-live-named-national-promoter-of-the-year-at-live-uk-music-business-awards/063148 |title = Kilimanjaro Live named National Promoter of the Year &#124; News &#124; Music Week}}</ref> [[Wickham Festival]], which is an annual 4-day music event. The first [[Wickham Festival]] was held from 3–6 August 2006 in the Community Centre and environs. Artists performing included Daby Blade from Senegal, [[Spiers and Boden]], [[Los Pacaminos]], [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]], [[Shooglenifty]], [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], [[Oysterband]], [[Fiddlers' Bid]], [[Osibisa]], [[Flook (band)|Flook]], [[Steeleye Span]] and [[Alabama 3|The Larry Love Showband]].

After briefly moving to [[Stokes Bay]] in 2008 and 2009, the festival returned to Wickham in 2010, where it has remained ever since.<ref>http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/wickham-festival-to-return-with-the-levellers-1-1245668 | Portsmouth News | Wickham Festival To Return with the Levellers</ref> Wickham Festival has expanded over the years, and has featured performances from such artists as [[James Blunt]], [[10cc]], [[Wilko Johnson]], [[The Proclaimers]], [[KT Tunstall]], [[Hugh Cornwell]] and [[Lightning Seeds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/eastleigh|title=Wickham Festival}}</ref>
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===Taste of Wickham===

Taste of Wickham is a food festival, first held in Wickham's medieval square in 2014. The festival offers local produce, barbecues, tasters and cookery demonstrations, and has attracted crowds of over 4,000 people to the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/thousands-visit-taste-of-wickham-festival-1-6310324|title=Thousands visit Taste of Wickham Festival}}</ref> Taste of Wickham returned in 2015, with increased numbers of stalls, crafts and musical displays.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wickhamsquare.co.uk/event/4968/ | title=Taste of Wickham 2015}}</ref>

===Wickham horse fair===

England's biggest and oldest horse fair takes place in Wickham on 20 May every year. It is one of just two major horse-trading events in the country and can trace its history back to the year 1269, making it one of the oldest fairs of this type in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/wickham-horse-fair-2022-is-it-today-where-is-it-full-list-of-road-closures-why-is-it-always-on-may-20-full-list-of-road-closures-will-pubs-close-and-how-long-has-it-been-going-for-3699151|title=Wickham Horse Fair 2022}}</ref> Ever since, crowds have gathered annually in the village to trade secrets, meet with friends and parade their stock. The fair includes bareback parades with ponies decorated with ribbons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/12960783.Historic_Wickham_horse_fair_starts_today/|title=Historic Wickham horse fair starts today}}</ref>