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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Entrance 50p, Children Free Raffle • Refreshments
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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 ‘God so loved the world’, Caldara’s ‘Missa and Bruckner’s ‘Vexilla regis’. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards. More information […]
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 to Artie Shaw, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the master of tango Astor Piazzolla. Know for their tight ensemble sound and virtuosic performances, the group […]
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 […]
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 […]
Saturday 28th March 2026 10am till 3pm. Come along to the first of our 2026 Artisan Makers Markets here at the Wimborne Community Centre in the King Street car park. […]
Various stalls & crafts available & EGG HUNT Egg for every hunt completed: £3 Colouring Contest, Egg and Bonnet Decorating: £1.50 each
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong in Lent on Saturday 28th March at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Lotti’s ‘Crucifixus’, […]
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