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  • Weymouth Oktoberfest

    weymouth and portland rugby club Weymouth & Portland Rugby Club, Weymouth

    BEER, FOOD AND GOOD TIMES? This sound like you? Then join us for again for Weymouth's best Oktoberfest, a party that Germany would be proud of. We are back again, bigger and better than last year with 12 solid hours of Great music, food, beer and fun. Our adults only tent will be in full […]

  • Quiz Night

    The Trinity Centre Shaftesbury Bimport, Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom

    In aid of Read Easy Blackmore Vale North.  Gather your team of 6 and join us.  Entrance fee includes £10 fish & chip supper or vegetarian option.  Doors open at 18:30 for 19:00 start. Quiz Master:  Colin Fletcher

    £18.00
  • 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 5th October at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Bairstow’s ‘I sat down under his shadow’, Mozart’s ‘Missa brevis in Bb K275’ and Ole Gjeilo’s ‘Ubi caritas’. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards. […]

    Free
  • A Little Stand Up and A Little Sit Down – Chris Difford

    Thomas Hardye School Queen's Ave, Dorchester, dorset, United Kingdom

    Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, and has successfully turned the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 40 years. As part of the legendary Squeeze, Chris has co-written some of the most enduring […]

    £25.00 – £27.00
  • Dick Whittington Show

    The Barrington Arts & Community Centre Pennys Walk, Ferndown, dorset, United Kingdom

    Looking for something to do with your family now the evenings are drawing in? L👀k no further!! 🐾 Dick Whittington – The Purr-fect Pantomime! 🐾 Join Dick 👲 & his clever Cat 😽  on a laugh-filled adventure to London, where streets are paved with gold… and crawling with cheeky rats! Packed with songs, slapstick, sparkle, […]

    £6.00 – £12.00
  • Jumble Sale

    Durweston Village Hall Church Road, Durweston

    Super jumble sake at Durweston Village Hall (DT11 0QA) on Sunday 11th October 2025 at midday. All proceeds go towards the care of Stoyr Valley Dog Rescue dogs.

    £1.00
  • A Noise Annoys – Jude Simpson

    Dorchester Corn Exchange High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

    “A Noise Annoys” is a poetry show for all the senses!  It features rhymes, noises, songs, surprises and lots of audience interaction.  Bursting with joyful humour and witty wordplay, Jude takes the audience on a mind-bending journey through the sounds of language and the language of sounds.  There is lots of joy, a healthy dose […]

    £8.00 – £28.00
  • Blandford u3a Dance group

    Charlton Marshall Village Hall Green Close, Charlton Marshall, United Kingdom

    Come and join us swing jive / stroll dancing . Beginners welcome.

    £1.00
  • Live Laugh Love Ladies Club – Poundbury, Dorchester – Guest Speaker: Mike Randall – Cyprus Archaeology

    Crossroads 1 Crown Square, Poundbury,, Dorchester, dorset, United Kingdom

    MIKE RANDALL – WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER – CYPRUS ARCHAEOLOGY  We welcome back to Live Laugh Love Ladies Club Poundbury Dorchester Mike Randall, a volunteer from the town’s Shire Hall. With his wealth of history knowledge, he will be giving a talk on “Cyprus Archaeology.”    Cyprus is at the gateway of all ancient civilizations including Greek, Phoenician, Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and British. It is […]

    £18.000 – £24.00
  • Quiet Afternoon at the Fleet Air Arm Museum

    The Fleet Air Arm Museum RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester

    Need a bit of calm to enjoy your visit? Don't miss our Quiet Afternoon in October. Thursday 16 October 2pm until 4:30pm Included with a standard museum ticket. Our Quiet Afternoon Sessions offer a low-sensory environment where sounds, lights and interactives are softened or switched off, perfect for anyone who prefers a gentler museum experience. […]

  • Sherborne International Film Festival – Your chance to catch up with some of the best foreign films. There is a mixture of drama, action, comedy, thriller and tragedy, sometimes many found in one movie. The Festival not only provides the community of Sherborne with the opportunity to see foreign films which would not otherwise be shown locally, but also to raise funds for charity.

    Powell Theatre, Abbey Road, Sherborne

    We are really looking forward to presenting four days of excellent foreign language films and hope that you will join us. The 14th International Film Festival will be held from Thu 16 to Sun 19 October 2025. Funds raised will be donated to the HALO Trust All films will be shown at The Powell Theatre, […]

    £8.00 – £12.00
  • Sherborne International Film Festival – in aid of The HALO Trust

    Powell Theatre, Abbey Road, Sherborne

    Your chance to catch up with some of the best foreign films. There is a mixture of drama, action, comedy, thriller and tragedy, sometimes many found in one movie. The Festival not only provides the community of Sherborne with the opportunity to see foreign films which would not otherwise be shown locally, but also to […]

    £8.00