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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On Saturday 11th April we return to The Bridge following our sell-out event in February. There will be a large number of card sellers focussing mainly on Pokémon, but also Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic The Gathering and others. Card Grading will be available, so please bring along your precious collectibles. Parking is free. Early ticket booking is […]
A fantastic weekend of heritage courses Some for families, some for couples and some for individuals. All from the historic knowledge and experience of the expert tutors. - flintknapping - Prehistoric firelighting - Bronze Age amber jewellery - Spring foraging - Prehistoric twining and coiling - Bronze casting - Blacksmithing -Pottery - Prehistoric hunting techniques […]
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong for Easter on Saturday 11th April at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Vaughan Williams’s ‘Rise heart, thy Lord is risen’, the ‘Preces & Responses’ by David Beeby, Stanford’s ‘Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in Bb’ and Patrick Hadley’s ‘My beloved […]
Join me, Sharon, for a fun afternoon learning the art of gelli plate printing, on Sunday, 12th April, 1-4pm. In this workshop you’ll be using various leaves, grasses or flowers, along with magazines for transfer prints, as I guide you through the step-by-step process of creating beautiful unique prints using a gel plate and acrylic […]
Sherborne Tennis Club free taster session
Open to all ages incl. complete beginners.Members: free. Non members: free taster sessions until the end of May.Tuesdays 11.00 - 12.30 (from April 14th 2026).Sherborne Tennis Club, The Terrace Playing Fields, Sherborne, DT9 5NSTel: Tessa: 07762 063538 or Sara: 07736 714536Email: [email protected]://sherbornetennis.com
A talk by and about Carey's Secret Garden, near Wareham.
Join Dorset Blind for an evening of sustainable style and community spirit at our Blandford Charity Shop. Bring an outfit to swap and browse a curated selection of preloved clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories. £5.00 entry includes an outfit swap and refreshments.
An evening of laid-back jazz, sultry melodies and upbeat rhythms with Rebecca Chambers' New Tricks Jazz Trio, hosted by the Friends of St. Michael's Church, Beer Hackett. Tickets available now from our website.
Dear team, Hope you are well. I would like to submit the following event for inclusion in your listings and/or editorial consideration. Serenata Guitar Trio with Dr Fernando Aguera An afternoon of classical guitar at Thornford Village Hall on Saturday 18 April 2026, 3pm. Featuring internationally renowned guitarist John Mills and guest artist Dr Fernando […]
Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 18th April between 12.30pm and 1.00pm for our monthly lunchtime concert. This is a programme of works for violin and organ performed by husband-and-wife duo Christina and Graham Scott. The soloists enjoy busy performing careers alongside their work in the music department at Bryanston School. Admission […]
Exhibition of recent finds in the Powerstock area, pay bar and talk by lead archaeologist.
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