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  • Marnhull Fest

    Marnhull Recreation Ground Burton Street, Marnhull, United Kingdom

    Picnic at the rec to celebrate the Jubilee with live music and fireworks.

    Free
  • Marnhull Fest

    Marnhull Recreation Ground Burton Street, Marnhull, United Kingdom

    Family fun day with stalls, inflatables,childrens entertainer, archery, fully stocked bar, food vendors and , live music.

    £3 – £7
  • Music Making Workshop

    Dorset Carers Hub 48 South Street, Dorchester

    Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. This workshop introduces you to different instruments and by collaborating with the other class members, you will be making music and rhythm together. This is led by David Squirrell, a fine Dorset based […]

    Free
  • Singing Workshop

    Beacon Room St Mary's Church, Ferndown

    Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. Come and have a sing- a long, taught by singing teacher Sammy Hurden.

    Free
  • The Wurzels

    All Saints School Bishops Caundle Giles Lane, Bishops Caundle

    All Saints Primary School are hosting the Wurzels and support acts. Gates open at 4pm with main act at 7pm. Children's activities in afternoon, food and licenced bar.

    Free
  • A Concert of Traditional Music

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

    The Sturminster Newton Chamber Choir will be entertaining us with unaccompanied music for voices linked to Barnes, Hardy, and the local area. This includes four new settings of poems by Thomas Hardy composed by local musician David Lyon, especially for this event. The Mill Singers will be singing a collection of choral music. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-concert-of-traditional-music-tickets-317741382027

    £7.50
  • Choral Evensong

    St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

    Join us for our monthly, cathedral-style service of choral evensong on Saturday 25 June at 4.30pm in St Peter's Church, Dorchester. Music includes: Bruckner 'Locus iste', Radcliffe 'Responses', Purcell 'Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor', Elgar 'The Spirit of the Lord'. Graham Scott is at the organ and Ian Davis directing. All are very […]

    Free
  • Carmen by Regents Opera

    The Mowlem Shore Road, Swanage

    Regents Opera is a leading fringe Opera Company specialising in the larger works of the 19th & 20th centuries. The now touring company offers emerging and established singers a platform to perform major repertoire not often staged outside the major houses. Directed by Paul Higgins of Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the Royal Opera House, this […]

    £8 – £18
  • Battle of the Organs – Featuring Sherbornes School’s Chamber Choir

    Sherbone School Abbey Rd,, Sherborne

    Battle of the Organs - Featuring Sherbornes School's Chamber Choir Sherborne School Chapel Tuesday 28th June 7.30pm Sherborne school's pupils and staff organists go head to head in a 'Battle of the Organs", including music by Kark- Elert, Guilmant, Stanford, Mushel, JS Bach, and widor, and choral favourites by Tallis, and Parry Tickets FREE | […]

    Free
  • Jazz for a Summer’s Evening

    Sherborne Music school

    Jazz for a Summer's evening - The Music School, Sherborne School Wednesday 29th June 7.30pm Come to hear the Dixieland Jazz band and the swing Band in an open air concert outside the Music school, featuring jazz from 1925 onwards. (Tindall Recitall Hall if weather inclement) Tickets £10.00 and include a finger buffet and a […]

    £10
  • Old Baby Mackerel

    Winterborne Stickland Village Hall Winterborne Stickland

    Old Baby Mackerel play high-energy, foot-stomping Bluegrass featuring a dizzying line-up of renowned musicians from some of the UK’s best folk, Americana and festival bands, including Artsreach favourites Flats & Sharps. The rhythmic sounds of fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and double bass are sure to get knees bouncing and elbows swinging to the virtuosic sound […]

    £5 – £27
  • Quinfest Charity Festival

    The charity event will take place at Milborne St Andrews Sports Pavilion. Quinfest is a family music festival in memory of Amy Quin to be held on 8/9th July 2022 ( Saturday as the main day ) to raise much needed funds for the Poole Hospital Charity and Marie Curie. Quinfest was formed in 2019 […]