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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Queens Platinum Jubilee weekend at Manston and Hammoon Village Hall Sunday 5 June we will be having a party! It will comprise of BBQ lunch starting at 12.30 - please bring your own food/drinks. It should be a fun day with games etc. Everyone welcome!
A one day open air music festival on Church Green in the centre of Semley village, with live music, pizza and street food, wine and spirits bar, beer tent, a variety of stalls and children's activities.
A one day open air music festival on Church Green in the centre of Semley village, with live music, pizza and street food, wine and spirits bar, beer tent, a […]
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 go at making figures […]
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 make a puppet of the Queen, […]
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 lie on a large cushion and […]
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 […]
Heidi Perks is a Bournemouth-based bestselling author of four novels and will be talking about her latest impossible-to-put-down thriller, The Whispers. Heidi’s debut novel, Now You See Her, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick which twice reached the Sunday Times bestseller list and has also been optioned for TV from the production company […]
A literary afternoon tea. Bestselling author Sally Page will be in discussion with Matt Billingsley at The Stur of the Moment. Afternoon tea is included. Gillingham author Sally Page's debut novel, The Keeper of Stories, has been described as the most charming and uplifting novel you will read this year. In her debut novel, The […]
Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. A session on learning lino printmaking. All materials […]
Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. A session on learning lino printmaking. All materials […]
Jim Case from Newfoundland, Canada will be joining Sturminster Newton Literary Festival for this special talk via Zoom on 8 June 2022. The Sturminster Newton Museum and Mill Society have just received a £14,000 grant to research the town's connections with Swanskin and Newfoundland. Jim Case is from Newfoundland, Canada and discusses his connections with […]
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