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  • Seafood Fizz Friday

    Langham Wine Estate The Tasting Room, Crawthorne Farm, Dorset

    Join us at Langham Wine Estate on Friday 30th August. Live music from Weymouths Under the Carousel is to start at 7pm. The Vineyard Cafe will be serving fresh caught […]

    £55.00

  • The Quangle Wangle Choir

    Cerne Abbas Village Hall Kettle Bridge Lane, Cerne Abbas

    The Quangle Wangle Choir will entertain at Cerne Abbas Village Hall. Songs of the sea and the seasons, from pop to folk to more serious fare. A smorgasbord of musical […]

    £10

  • Teddy20’s 10 Year Birthday Bash

    Bryanston School Blandford

    Who fancies a party? We certainly do! As we celebrate the milestone of our charity turning 10 in November, we couldn't think of a better way to commemorate it than […]

    £65.00

  • Artsreach presents: Allison Lupton Trio in Blandford Parish Church

    Blandford Parish Church Market Place, Blandford Forum

    Allison Lupton Trio Allison Lupton, Shane Cook & Kyle Waymouth A glorious mix of beautiful songs and storytelling, electrifying fiddle tunes and dazzling step dance from this Canadian trio Award-winning […]

    £6 – £480698

  • Windborne: “To Warm the Winter Hearth”

    Blandford Parish Church Market Place, Blandford Forum

    An evening of folklore, magic, and mystery with this internationally acclaimed vocal group. Hailing from New England, USA, Windborne are known for their powerful and innovative four-part vocal harmonies, shifting […]

    £6 – £35

  • The Soul and Swing Big Band

    The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

         Sturminster Newton Exchange.....14.03.2025        Come and join us for an evening of great big band and soul entertainment. All Dorset players, bringing you a fantastic selection […]

    £15.00

  • Kanekt in concert

    St Leonard's Church Church Green, Semley, dorset, United Kingdom

    Kanekt, a group of talented musicians from diverse backgrounds, brings together the distinctive sound of the sitar with clarinet, violin, guitar and percussion.    With influences from jazz, Eastern European, […]

    £15

  • Spetisbury Station Project Summer Tea Party

    Spetisbury Station Project off A350, Spetisbury, United Kingdom

    Join us at the old railway station in Spetisbury, Dorset, from 10am to 2pm to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of modern railways. Explore this beautifully-kept station […]

  • THREE CANE WHALE

    Powerstock Hut School Hill, Powerstock, Bridport

    Three Cane Whale are playing at Powerstock Hut on Friday March 13 at 7.30pm "Exquisite, elegant, atmospheric and charmingly quirky" The Guardian Three Cane Whale is a multi-instrumental acoustic chamber-folk […]

    £6 – £18

  • Three Cane Whale

    Woodlands Village Hall Verwood Road, Woodlands

    Artsreach Dorset presents Three Cane Whale, a multi-instrumental acoustic chamber-folk trio based in Bristol, featuring members of Spiro, Get The Blessing and Scottish Dance Theatre. Rooted in landscape, with many […]

    £6 – £35

  • Teddy Rocks Festival

    Charisworth Farm Blandford Forum

    Teddy Rocks Festival is a multi-award winning 3 day family-friendly charity music event in Dorset, UK. Tickets - Teddy Rocks Festival - 1st May to 3rd May - Charisworth Farm, […]

  • The Big Dorset May Day Family Ceilidh

    Hardye Theatre, Thomas Hardye School Queen's Avenue, Dorchester

    Come and celebrate May Day in traditional style with a modern twist with this popular ceilidh band and experienced caller. Join Tatterdemalion, the band of the New Hardy Players, who […]

    £5 – £13

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