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Easter Events in Dorset
09 March 2026
Dorset’s Egg-stravaganza of Easter Activities!
The Easter holidays are upon us! Whether you’re visiting Dorset for a holiday or live here and want to explore more of your county, there’s never a shortage of places to go and activities for the kids – and big kids! – to get involved in. But what’s on?
Dorset is chock full of family-friendly attractions, and many will be hosting Easter Egg Hunts or other fun activities for kids to enjoy over the Easter period. See the listing below for a selection of events sure to fill up your diaries.
All this and so much more can be found in Dorset. For full listings of what’s on and where to go, see our events pages.
Have a cracking Easter!
A Selection of Easter Events
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Upcoming events in Dorset
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A Creepy Circus - Live Actors
Weymouth
Sat24thOct
Birds and Wildlife on the Bay
Weymouth
Sat17thOctuntilSat24thOct
Dorchester Literary Festival
Dorchester
Sat24thOct
Oktoberfest at the Treehouse
Christchurch
Sat24thOctuntilSun25thOct
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Sherborne
Sun25thOct
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Poole
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