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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  • 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
  • FREE TALK – Gardening in a time of Climate Change

    The Pamela Hambro Memorial Hall West Street, Winterborne Stickland

    ENTRANCE FREE – EVERYBODY WELCOME Gardening in a time of Climate Change A Talk by Ian Tribe Wednesday 18th March, 7.30pm at The Pamela Hambro Hall, Winterborne Stickland, DT11 0NT […]

    Free
  • u3a Wimborne Talk – Conserving the Seas

    Wesley Hall, Methodist Church Wimborne 4a King Street, Wimborne

    On Friday 20th March, u3a Wimborne takes to the water with a talk entitled Conserving the Seas – Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone. Environmental manager and keen sailor Howard Davidson explores the introduction of the Marine Conservation Zone at Studland Bay – a move designed to protect precious habitats but not without controversy. As one […]

    £2.00 – £4.00
  • Artisan Arts & Crafts at Blandford

    Blandford Corn Exchange 17 Market Place, Blandford Forum

    Following the success of Crafts at the Exchange in Sturminster Newton this new craft market at the Corn Exchange in Blandford will feature stalls with a rotating line-up of crafters […]

  • Artisan Arts and Crafts in Blandford

    Blandford Corn Exchange 17 Market Place, Blandford Forum

    A lovely new vibrant artisan arts and craft market will be starting in The Corn Exchange, Blandford on Saturday, 21st March. Opening times from 10am to 3pm. Organised by Liz […]

    Free
  • Spring Show

    Turnpike Showground, Shaftesbury Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Entrance 50p, Children Free Raffle • Refreshments  

  • Acoustic Rock and Pop across the decades!

    Holme Bush Inn – Corfe Mullen Old Wareham Rd, Corfe Mullen,, dorset, United Kingdom

    Rock/pop/blues/funk and soul - the classics to noughties - played with passion! Pop down, grab a drink and have a singalong! #keepmusiclive #rock #dorsetevents #supportyourlocalpub https://fb.me/e/3APjD0vZw

  • Choral Eucharist for Passion Sunday

    St Peter’s Church Dorchester

    You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist to mark Passion Sunday on Sunday 22nd March at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Stopford’s […]

    Free
  • SWING from PARIS

    East Stour Village Hall Back Street,, East Stour,, dorset, United Kingdom

    Swing from Paris are an all-string jazz quartet of violin, guitars and double bass, inspired by the music of the 1930s, '40s and '50s: from the cafes and cabarets of Montmarte […]

  • FLOURISH Reset Retreat 🌿

    Launceston Farm Tarrant Launceston, Dorset, United Kingdom

    FLOURISH Reset Retreat The Ultimate Mind-Body-Soul Tune-Up March 23rd – 27th, 2026 Launceston Farm, North Dorset With daily yoga and meditation practices, breathwork and sound healing sessions, you will be […]

  • Ela Fitzpayne and John Forde- A Medieval Scandal from Okeford to London

    St andrews Church Okeford Fitzpaine Okeford Fitzpaine, dorset, United Kingdom

    In the spring of 1325, John Forde became rector of this parish and a trusted administrator on the Fitzpaine estate. Seven years later, the Archbishop of Canterbury publicly accused Lady Ela Fitzpaine of adultery with John Forde. When she refused to perform the public penance imposed on her — including a barefoot walk through Salisbury […]

    £10