The Ultimate Visitor Guide
Events:
What's on in Dorset
There's never a dull moment here! With a huge choice of events in Dorset taking place throughout the year, you'll be entertained no matter when you visit.
You'll find tasty food festivals like the award-winning Dorset Seafood Festival, red arrows and other spectacular events at the Swanage Carnival, fireworks aplenty, music festivals such as the Wessex Folk Festival, some fantastic theatre productions, comedy shows and of course some slightly quirkier events to enjoy (Bridport Hat Festival we're looking at you!)
Dorset County Show and Melplash Show are just two of many events giving you the chance to discover rural life in Dorset.
Whatever your interests, you'll find details of what's on in Dorset on this page. Use the tabs to browse events today, this weekend, this week or next week - or just use the calendar to find out what's on when you're visiting.
Have an eventful visit!
Dorset Events by Date
The next 60 events in Dorset:
Sat15thAug
Dorchester Cider Festival
Dorchester
Sat8thAuguntilSat15thAug
Swanage Lifeboat Week
Swanage
Sun16thAug
A Tribute to Adele – Candlelit Concert
Weymouth
Sun16thAug
Beach Yoga & Brunch with Francesca Yogini
Abbotsbury
Fri14thAuguntilSun16thAug
Breakfast on the Bay
Weymouth
Fri14thAuguntilSun16thAug
Christchurch Carnival Weekend
Christchurch
Tue28thJuluntilSun16thAug
Dorset Sunflower Trail
Dorchester
Mon10thAuguntilSun16thAug
Harvest Scarecrow Week
Wimborne
Fri14thAuguntilSun16thAug
Jurassic Fields Festival
Bridport
Sat15thAuguntilSun16thAug
New Forest Food Festival
New Forest
Sun16thAug
Sunset Sax Sundays
Weymouth
Mon17thAug
Sunset Firework & BBQ Cruise
Weymouth
Mon17thAug
Weymouth Fireworks Display
Weymouth
Tue18thAug
Birds and Wildlife on the Bay
Weymouth
Wed19thAug
Breakfast on the Bay
Weymouth
Wed19thAug
Sunset BBQ on the Bay
Weymouth
Tue18thAuguntilWed19thAug
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape
Weymouth
Wed19thAug
Wareham Wednesday
Wareham
Thu20thAug
Cream Tea on the Sea
Weymouth
Wed19thAuguntilThu20thAug
Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show
Shaftesbury
Thu20thAug
Poole Quay Summer Fireworks 2026
Poole
Thu20thAug
Summer Sessions
Weymouth
Fri21stAug
Bournemouth Beach Fireworks
Bournemouth
Thu20thAuguntilFri21stAug
Dorchester Inflatable Theme Park
Dorchester
Fri21stAug
Friday Nights at The Barn
Poole
Fri21stAug
Sunset Fish and Chips Cruise
Weymouth
Fri21stAug
Sunset Fish and Chips Cruise
Weymouth
Sat22ndAug
Make Your Own Gold Lunula!
Dorchester
Sat22ndAug
Metal Detecting – Have a Go!
Dorchester
Sat22ndAug
Rule the World - A Tribute to Take That
Weymouth
Sat22ndAug
Summer Silent Disco
Weymouth
Sun23rdAug
Abbotsbury Gardens Plant Fair
Abbotsbury
Fri21stAuguntilSun23rdAug
Breakfast on the Bay
Weymouth
Sat22ndAuguntilSun23rdAug
Bridport Carnival and Torchlight Procession
Bridport
Thu20thAuguntilSun23rdAug
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival
Swanage
Sun23rdAug
Sunset Sax Sundays
Weymouth
Mon24thAug
Sunset Firework & BBQ Cruise
Weymouth
Wed1stJuluntilMon24thAug
The Longest Yarn 2 Exhibition
Weymouth
Mon24thAug
Weymouth Fireworks Display
Weymouth
Tue25thAug
Birds and Wildlife on the Bay
Weymouth
Tue25thAug
Quiz Cruise with Ultimate Party Nights
Weymouth
Wed26thAug
Breakfast on the Bay
Weymouth
Wed26thAug
Wareham Wednesday
Wareham
Thu27thAug
Cream Tea on the Sea
Weymouth
Thu27thAug
Melplash Show
Bridport
Thu27thAug
Poole Quay Summer Fireworks 2026
Poole
Thu27thAug
Summer Sessions
Weymouth
Fri28thAug
Amy - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Weymouth
Fri28thAug
Bournemouth Beach Fireworks
Bournemouth
Fri24thJuluntilFri28thAug
Friday Night Fireworks & Free Live Music
Bournemouth
Fri28thAug
Friday Nights at The Barn
Poole
Fri28thAug
Sunset Fish and Chips Cruise
Weymouth
Sat29thAug
Brutal Bingo
Weymouth
Sat29thAug
Maet LIVE (formerly Maet Loaf) and The Never Never
Weymouth
Sun30thAug
Bank Holiday Sunday Sessions – Open Boat
Weymouth
Fri28thAuguntilSun30thAug
Breakfast on the Bay
Weymouth
Sat25thJuluntilSun30thAug
Fairy Door Trail
Sherborne
Sat29thAuguntilSun30thAug
Happy's Circus - Farmer Palmer's
Poole
Mon31stAug
Anonymous Festival
Dorchester
Sat18thJuluntilMon31stAug
Summer Holidays: Tanks in Action💥
Wareham
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