Dorset Events Diary
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January
February
March
* Sherborne Castles 10k ‘multi-terrain’ Running Race, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne
* Spring Bulbs & Daffodils Weekend, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne.
April
* Classic Cars on the Prom, Bournemouth Promenade, Bournemouth, April - September.
* Easter Egg Hunts, Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Poole.
* Spring Festival, Wimborne.
May
* Beach Kite Festival, Weymouth.
* Garland Day, Abbotsbury, Mid May.
* Open Access between the Old and New Castle grounds, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne.
* Pine Walk Open Air Art Exhibition, Pine Walk, Lower Gardens, Bournemouth, May - September.
June
* Beaminster Arts Festival, Various venues, Beaminster.
* Bournemouth Live! Music Festival, Various Locations, Bournemouth, Late June - Early July.
* Dorchester Festival, Dorchester.
* Gillingham Festival, Gillingham.
* International Beach Handball Championships, Weymouth.
* Open Day, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 17th.
* World Nettle Eating Championships, Marshwood.
July
* Acker Bilk & Humphrey Lyttleton, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 12th.
* Bee Gees & Queen Tribute bands, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 14th.
* Cancer Research UK - Race for Life, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 8th.
* Cancer Research UK ‘Race for Life’, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 8th.
* Gillingham Festival , Gillingham
* Illyria Outdoor Theatre “Robin Hood, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 6th.
* Jousting Shows with the Knights of Lulworth, Lulworth Castle, Lulworth.
* Kids Fun Festival, Bournemouth lower Gardens, Bournemouth, Late July - End August.
* Lakeside Proms with Bradenburg Sinfonia, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 13th.
* Leeson House 40th Birthday Celebration Fete, Leeson House Field Studies Centre, Swanage, 14th.
* Maritime Modelling Festival , Weymouth.
* Off the Wall Pink Floyd Tribute band, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 15th.
* Summer Ball, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 27th.
* Swanage Jazz Festival, Swanage.
* Swanage Regatta and Carnival, Swanage.
* The South Will Rise Again, Wimborne.
* Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Tolpuddle.
* Tolpuddle Martyrs Procession, Tolpuddle, 3rd Sunday in July.
* Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic, Weymouth.
* ‘Classics at the Castle’ Classic Car Show, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 22nd.
August
* Far from the Madding Crowd – Open Air Theatre , Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 15th.
* Firework Night, Bournemouth,on 25th.
* Flowers by Candlelight, Bournemouth Lower Gardens, Bournemouth, End July - End Aug (every Wed from dusk).
* Fun Dog Show, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 12th.
* Gillingham & Shaftesbury Agricultural Show, Motcombe Showground, Motcombe.
* Great Dorset Steam Fair, South Down Farm, Blandford.
* Illyria Outdoor Theatre “Much Ado About Nothing”, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 10th.
* IRONMAN UK Triathlon, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 19th.
* Jousting Shows with the Knights of Lulworth, Lulworth Castle, Lulworth.
* Kids Fun Festival, Bournemouth lower Gardens, Bournemouth, end of July
* Kites & Pursuits Festival, Bournemouth 19th August.
* Theatreworks Outdoor Theatre “Far From The Madding Crowd”, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 1st.
* Weymouth Carnival, Weymouth 16th.
September
* Antique Fair, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 15th/16th.
* Autumn Flower Show, Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne Minster.
* Dorchester County Show, Cokers Frome Showground, Dorchester.
* French Street Market, Poole 1st.
* Harley Davidson Rally, Bournemouth 22nd.
* Harley Davison Rally, Bournemouth Square and Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Late September.
* Steam Gala weekend & Vintage Vehicle Rally, Harmans Cross Field, Swanage.
* The Classical Prom Company Open Air Classical Concert, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 1st.
October
* Autumn Colours Weekend , Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 27th/28th.
* Halloween Fun, Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Poole, 20 - 28th.
* Murder Mystery evening, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 26th.
* Pack Monday Fair, Sherborne, 1st Monday following October 10th.
* Wedding Fair, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 7th.
November
* Antiques Fair, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 10th/11th.
* Christmas Lights Switch on, Town Square, Bournemouth, Late November.
* Craft Fair, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 3rd/4th.
* Firework Extravaganza, Sherborne Castle & Lakeside Gardens, Sherborne, 3rd.
* Lakeside Fireworks, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 5th.
* Littledown Firework Display, Littledown Leisure Centre, Bournemouth, Early November..
* Macmillan Christmas Fair, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 17th/18th
* Winter Ball, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 30th.
December
* Carol Service, Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Poole.
* Father Christmas & Nativity at Kingston Maurward, Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester, 15/16.
* Father Christmas visits Farmer Palmers, Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Poole, Various days.
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