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  • Shitake Yule Logs: Plugging workshop at Happy River

    Shitake Yule Logs: Plugging workshop at Happy River

    Happy River Retreat Bere road, Wareham, United Kingdom

    Join us (and escape the crazy Christmas crowds!) for a hands-on fungi workshop led by our brilliant and passionate mushroom expert, Andy Knott of Jurassic Coast Mushrooms!  You’ll learn the […]

  • Shaftesbury Christmas Market

    Shaftesbury High Street High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset

    A fabulously festive market, full of local artists, food and drink and more. Come and find a gift for a loved one and treat yourself to the hustle and bustle […]

    Free
  • Happy River Festive Forest Wreath Workshop & Shirin Yoku Experience

    Festive forest wreath workshop & Shirin Yoku Experience

    Happy River Retreat Bere road, Wareham, United Kingdom

    Step into the magic of the season at Happy River and enjoy a day of creativity, connection and celebration of nature at this festive time of year. We’ll begin the […]

  • Choral Eucharist

    St Peter’s Church Dorchester

    You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 14th December at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Judith Weir's ‘Drop down ye […]

    Free

  • BSO Brass Ensemble ‘Winter Fanfare’

    Blandford Parish Church Market Place, Blandford Forum

    The BSO Brass Ensemble takes a festive frolic from days of old, through favourites from near and far, and over into contemporary cinema soundtracks. Settle into the seasonal spirit in […]

    £6.00 – £14.00

  • Nine Lessons & Carols

    St Peter’s Church Dorchester

    You are warmly invited to our service of Nine Lessons & Carols on Saturday 20th December at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. You can expect gorgeous choral settings, traditional […]

    Free

  • Christmas carols at The Rose and Crown TRENT

    The Rose and Crown TRENT Rose & Crown,, Trent, Sherborne

    Gather with us for a festive afternoon of music, warmth, and community spirit. We’ll be outside the pub singing classic carols together, accompanied by a live saxophone player — the […]

    £5

  • Choral Midnight Mass

    St Peter’s Church Dorchester

    You are warmly invited to our service of Choral Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24th December at 11.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The setting is Charpentier's ‘Messe de […]

    Free

  • Epiphany Carol Service

    St Peter’s Church Dorchester

    You are warmly invited to our candlelit Epiphany Carol Service on Saturday10th January at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. Hear the final part of the Christmas story told through […]

    Free

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