Find events in Dorset, from village fêtes and jumble sales to the county’s biggest shows, alongside theatre, live music, exhibitions, markets, talks, walks and family days out. The Dorset Life What’s On calendar brings together things to do across the county, with dates, locations and details to help you plan.
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Wreath Making afternoon at the Allendale Community Centre. A fundraising event for the Centre. Enjoy making your own festive wreath to take home whilst enjoying festive nibbles and a soft drink. Only £30 per person. All materials provided.
Sturminster and Hinton Cricket Club Christmas Bingo 🎄 at The Exchange Sturminster Newton
Join author and photographer David R Abram for a stunning visual journey through Britain's prehistoric landscapes. Using drones and telescopic poles, David reveals ancient sites as they've never been seen […]
Hazelbury Bryan Village Hall are holding a Christmas Quiz night on 28th November. purchase tickets from the Red Barn Village Shop There will be a cash bar to help the […]
Join us for one of the biggest conservation events in the country. While we love trees, what nature needs is the right trees in the right place. On our precious […]
Join us for one of the biggest conservation events in the country. While we love trees, what nature needs is the right trees in the right place. On our precious […]
We are delighted that, once again, University Music Chamber Choir (formed from singers from Bournemouth University and Arts University Bournemouth) will be providing the music for our Advent Carol Service […]
We are really looking forward to this fabulous event. We have over 70 stalls all selling quality handmade products. We have crochet, jewellery, art, wooden items, textiles, cakes, wine, gin, […]
You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 30th November at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: James MacMillan’s ‘O radiant dawn’, […]
Come and enjoy our village Christmas Fair in aid of St Mary Magdalene Church. Free entry | Bar | Hot Turkey Rolls | Home Produce | Gifts | Handmade Christmas […]
Follow Rudolph’s trail. Explore the Fleet Air Arm Museum this Christmas with our popular children's Advent Trail! From 3 December, explore the tinsel-wrapped museum with our new children's Advent Trail, free […]
3 DECEMBER 2025 - GRACE LOVELASS, GLITZ, GLAMOUR & BLOWING RASPBERRIES – FESTIVE EDITION! We welcome to our December and Christmas event Grace Lovelass, an operatic mezzo-soprano, and a long-distance triathlete. Grace is an energetic and a versatile entertainer and she has written and produced three comedy music […]
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