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  • A Dorset Christmas Festival: Pull a Pine at RSPB Arne

    RSPB Arne Nature Reserve RSPB Arne Nature Reserve, Wareham

    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 […]

    £11

  • Advent Carol Service

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • Magic of Christmas Food and Craft fair

    Riversmeet Active Harding's Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, United Kingdom

    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, […]

    Free

  • Choral Eucharist

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

    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’, […]

    Free

  • CHRISTMAS FAIR

    Fifehead Magdalen Village Hall Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham

    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 […]

    Free

  • Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

    The Fleet Air Arm Museum RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester

    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 […]

  • Live Laugh Love Ladies Club – Poundbury, Dorchester – Guest Speaker: Grace Lovelass – Opera Singer & Triathlete

    Crossroads, 1 Crown Square, Poundbury, Dorchester DT1 3JH 1 Crown Square, Poundbury, Dorchester, United Kingdom

    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 […]

    £18.000 – £24.00

  • Conservation In Action – Behind the Scenes Tour

    The Fleet Air Arm Museum RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester

    Are you passionate about aviation and the stories behind historic aircraft? Step behind the scenes at the Fleet Air Arm Museum and discover how conservation specialists preserve the legacy of […]

    £30.00

  • Salamanca Band and Bugles of The Rifles Christmas Concert

    Sherborne Abbey The Abbey Close, SHERBORNE, United Kingdom

    Kick start your Christmas and join us for some free Christmas Cheer at Sherborne Abbey. This free to enter event will have a retiring collection that is split 50/50 with […]

    Free

  • Handel’s Messiah

    St Peter’s Church Parkstone Church Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

    University Choir & Orchestra present Handel’s Messiah on Saturday 6th December, 7.30pm in St Peter’s Church Parkstone (BH14 0NN), featuring solo performances from University Music’s talented choral scholars. The fully […]

    £17.60

  • Festive Farmers Market and Santa Visit

    Bere Marsh Farm Shillingstone DT11 0QY Bere Marsh, shillingstone, dorset, United Kingdom

    Meet Santa and get in the festive spirit at our Farmers' Market  Enjoy our Farmers Market Christmas Edition on Sunday 7th December, from 11am-3pm and shop from a selection of […]

    Free

  • Bere Marsh Farm Christmas Farmers’s Market

    Bere Marsh Farm Shillingstone DT11 0QY Newmans Drove, Shillingstone, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

    A very special visitor is coming to Bere Marsh Farm!   We’re thrilled to share that the Teddy20 Santa Sleigh will be joining us for our first-ever Christmas Farmers’ Market on Sunday, […]

    Free

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