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  • Riverside Family Fest

    Riverside Meadows, The Bridge Sturminster Newton The Bridge, Sturminster Newton

    Riverside Family Fest, is a fun family festival raising money for Children With Cancer UK, and a couple of local charities, The Vale Pantry in Sturminster Newton and The Big […]

  • WIMBORNE MINSTER FLOWER FESTIVAL

    Wimborne Minster High St, Wimborne Minster,, Wimborne

    The first major Flower Festival to be held in Wimborne Minster for seven years will take place from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th September 2022. In recent times the Minster […]

    £5

  • b-side Festival

    St Georges Centre, Reforne, Easton Portland St Georges Centre, Reforne

    b-side is an internationally recognised and locally loved arts organisation that both embodies and enriches its place of origin – the Isle of Portland in Dorset. This year, b-side Festival […]

  • Sherborne Travel Writing Festival

    Powell Theatre, Abbey Road, Sherborne

    While our horizons have drawn in, travel writers have continued to reach out, rediscovering and reinterpreting the world for a new age. The Sherborne Travel Writing Festival, curated by Rory […]

    £10

  • Thomas Hardy Victorian Fair

    dorchester The Town Pump, Dorchester, United Kingdom

    Step back in time this summer when Dorchester remembers its Victorian past and celebrates the life and times of the famous writer Thomas Hardy, who was born and lived nearby. […]

    Free

  • Riverside Family Fest

    Riverside Meadows, The Bridge Sturminster Newton The Bridge, Sturminster Newton

    Fun Family Festival with tribute bands, free children's entertainment, dog show, punch & Judy, stalls, bouncy slide, food, Tug O War & more!

  • Semley Music Festival

    Church Green, Semley, SP7 9AS Church Green, Semley

    Starts 7.00pm Friday 5th July & from noon - midnight Saturday 6th July A two day community festival in the heart of our village. Hours of live music, a wide […]

  • Kington Magnafest

    Kington Magna Music Field Church Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, Dorset, United Kingdom

    A proper Dorset event: cider bar, hay bales, three live bands, Pimm's & Ploughmans tent, hot food (day), BBQ (evening), cream teas, kidszone, 25 crafts and fayre stalls, garden produce […]

    £10

  • Kington Magnafest

    Kington Magna Music Field Church Hill, Kington Magna, Gillingham, Dorset, United Kingdom

    A proper Dorset event: cider bar, hay bales, three live bands, Pimm's & Ploughmans tent, hot food (day), BBQ (evening), cream teas, kidszone, 25 crafts and fayre stalls, garden produce […]

    £10

  • RIVERSIDE FEST

    Riverside Meadows, The Bridge Sturminster Newton The Bridge, Sturminster Newton

    A fun family music festival with live bands, bar, food, fair, circus workshop, bouncy castle, stalls, mad4animals reptile show, fire display, belly dancers, Tug O War and much more! Tickets […]

    £7.50

  • Sturminster Newton Wedding Dress Exhibition

    St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton Church Lane, Sturminster Newton

    This annual exhibition of wedding dresses at St Mary's Church in Sturminster Newton is in collaboration with the Sturminster Newton Wedding Fair held in The Exchange on Saturday 25th January […]

  • ‘Bands For Bravery Music & Family Festival 2025’

    Longthorns Farm Longthorns, Wareham

    Mark your calendars for an incredible three days of live music, delicious food, traders and exhibitions including military displays and special guest appearances, all held within the award winning fields […]

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