Events and 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 SEAFEAST - The Dorset Seafood Festival, red arrows and other spectacular flying displays at the Bournemouth Air Festival, fireworks aplenty, the world-famous Great Dorset Steam Fair, 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!
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Tim Vine: Breeeep
Seahorse Hotel
Simon and Garfunkel: Through the Years
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Gala Dinner
Lost In Music - One Night at the Disco
RUGBY! Bridport vs. Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew
Robert Temple: The Hypnotist
Ukrainian National Opera Presents Carmen
Ukrainian National Opera Presents La Bohème
An Evening With Rick Stein
Abbotsbury Food Fair
Easter Wreath Making Workshop
MJ The Legacy
Lyme Regis Easter Bonnet Parade
Easter Eggs-travaganza!
Swanage Railway Easter Egg Hunt
Family Activity Trail
Easter Brunch with the Easter Bunny
WOW Presents Footloose the Musical
1940s Spring Weekend at Castletown D-Day Centre
Easter Egg Trail at Upwey Wishing Well
Sherborne Travel Writing Festival
The Amazing Bubbleman
Cloudbusting - The Music of Kate Bush
Easter at Farmer Palmer's
Spring Family Fun
The Sooty Show - 75th Birthday Spectacular!
Athelhampton Producers, Growers & Makers Market
Easter Live Music on Bournemouth Pier
Easter Pantomime Beauty and the Beast
Easter at Beaulieu
Easter Fun Fair
Easter Holidays at RockReef
Emilio Santoro as Elvis
Panto: Aladdin and his Amazing Lamp
Miles Jupp - On I Bang
The Hound of Baskervilles
Nostalgia - Back to the 90's
Anyway Up Bingo!
Cirque: The Greatest Show
Special Exhibition
Spring Countryside Show
Giovanni Pernice - Let Me Entertain You
Women In Rock
Michael Bublé Tribute
Tiger Day
Ultimate Pro Wrestling Presents UPW Spring Brawl
Victorian Falconry and Hawking at the Nothe Fort
Bournemouth Writing Festival
Bournemouth Writing Festival
Dorset Spring Show
The Athelhampton Green Fair
Athelhampton - O Flow’ry May
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Genesis Connected
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