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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  • Roald Dahl Day!

    Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

    Celebrate Roald Dahl Day at Shaftesbury Library! Make your own Esio Trot!

    Free

  • Hatch House Open Garden

    Hatch House West Hatch, Tisbury, United Kingdom

    Idyllic Hatch House in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside, by the kind permission of Sir Henry and Lady Rumbold, will once again hold its annual Open Garden on Saturday […]

    £1

  • OPEN AFTERNOON with BLACKMORE VALE SCRIBES

    10TH SEPTEMBER, 2.30-4.30 at BRADFORD ABBAS VILLAGE HALL, near Sherborne. For our September meeting we invite you to join us, see us working on calligraphy projects and maybe have a […]

    Free

  • Jumble Sale

    Stour Provost Village Hall Village Hall The Street Stour Provost GILLINGHAM, Gillingham

    Jumble sale Admission 50p.

    £0.50

  • The Gentlemen of St John’s In Concert

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

    On Saturday 17 September at 6.30pm in St Peter's Church Dorchester (DT1 1XA), a septet from the internationally-renowned vocal ensemble The Gentlemen of St John's will present a concert. The […]

    £12

  • A Talk from Litter Free Dorset at Sherborne Library

    Sherborne Library Sherborne Library, Hound street, Sherborne

    Emma and the team are running multiple litter-free projects across Dorset - find out more and how you can get involved!

    Free

  • Choral Evensong

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

    You are warmly invited to our monthly cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 24 September at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. Music includes: Victoria ‘O quam gloriosum’, Noble […]

    Free

  • Share the Magic featuring Apollo5

    Layard Theatre Canford School, Canford Magna, Wimborne

    Join Rising Voices Wessex and Apollo5 for an evening of fun vocal music celebrating the joys of singing. The international award-winning British vocal ensemble Apollo5 delights audiences with versatile and […]

    £20

  • LiveWell Dorset Health MOT

    Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

    The LiveWell Dorset team are coming to Shaftesbury Library to offer FREE Health MOTs. Spend just 20 minutes with a member of our team to discover how making small changes […]

    Free

  • MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING

    Gillingham Methodist Church High St, Gillingham, United Kingdom

    MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING sponsored by the Rotary Club of Gillingham in the Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Gillingham on Friday 30th September from 10.30am. Coffee, cake and conversation £5.00, in […]

    £5.00

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