Britain's What's On Event Guide
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Wednesday May 24, 2017
What's On Dorchester
Today to 21 Jun 2017 by distance
Street food market returns to Brewery Square in Dorchester
Traders confirmed for the one-day event, include Sweet’N Me Up serving up homemade Dutch-Indonesian chicken satay burgers and mini Dutch pancakes...
Brewery Square, 21 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester
Sat 27 May
Brownsea Island - Eco adventure camping
New for 2017, a new public camping option for the experienced camper and people who love nature and the great outdoors. Campers are even welcome to...
Brownsea Island
Today to Fri 26 May, Mon 5 Jun to Fri 9 Jun, Mon 12 Jun, Tue 13 Jun, Tue 27 Jun to Fri 30 Jun, Mon 3 Jul to Fri 7 Jul, Mon 10 Jul to Fri 14 Jul
Ringstead Bay - Nature at Ringstead Bay
A guided walk looking at the grassland restoration in progress at Ringstead, visiting Burning Cliff in search of Nightingales and one of the smallest...
Ringstead Bay
Fri 26 May
Brownsea Island - Coastal wildlife walk
An insight into the wildlife that lives along Brownsea Island’s shoreline. An opportunity to join one of our marine experts on a free guided...
Brownsea Island
Fri 2 Jun
Dorset Button Workshop: Beginners Cross Wheels and Colour Work
At this workshop you will be provided with all the materials necessary to begin creating traditional Dorset Cross Wheel buttons and also learn how to...
Middle Farm Way, Poundbury
Thu 8 Jun
Hardys Cottage - Wessex cookbook
Come and experience the sights, smells and tastes of Hardy’s beloved Wessex, as the team prepare various recipes from Victorian Dorset. Every...
Hardys Cottage, Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester
Fri 26 May
Community Cafe and Car Boot Saale
On the 1st Saturday of each month Crossways Youth and Community Centre will be open serving Coffee, Hot bacon rolls and homemade cakes . Weather...
Old Farm Way Crossways Dorchester
Sat 3 Jun, Sat 1 Jul
Owermoigne Open Gardens & St Michael’s Flower Festival
Come and enjoy our beautiful village and church. More than 15 gardens open for you to enjoy together with the Flower Festival in the...
Owermoigne
Sat 17 Jun and Sun 18 Jun
Owermoigne Village Bingo
Friendly Bingo Games. Monthly on last Wednesday of the month. Cash prizes and Prize Middle Flyer. Snowball. Refreshments available. Village Bingo...
Owermoigne Village Hall
Wed 31 May
Owermoigne Village Hall Market
Owermoigne Market has produce, cakes, craft, fresh eggs and plants from a local nursery, books, raffle and a monthly guest craft stall. It is a...
Owermoigne Village Hall, Pollards Lane, Owermoigne
Sat 10 Jun, Sat 8 Jul
Owermoigne Village Hall Coffee Mornings
Coffee Mornings are held in the Hall on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month from 10.30 to 12.00
A selection of speciality coffees, Cappuccino,...
Owermoigne Village Hall, Pollards Lane, Owermoigne
Tue 13 Jun, Tue 27 Jun, Tue 11 Jul
Sculpture by the Lakes - Open Garden for NGS
Recently created modern garden with inspiration taken from all over the world. Described as a modern arcadia it follows traditions of the landscape...
Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorchester
Wed 21 Jun, Wed 5 Jul
Holworth Farmhouse - Open Garden for NGS
This unusual garden is tucked away without being isolated and has an atmosphere of extraordinary peace and tranquility. At no point do visitors...
Holworth Farmhouse, Dorchester
Sun 18 Jun
Ambassadors Big Band in concert
More Big Band music at this popular venue with the Ambassadors Big Band
Weymouth Bay Methodist Church, 32 Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth
Sat 17 Jun
24 Carlton Road North - Open Garden for NGS
Long garden on several levels. Steps and narrow sloping paths lead to beds and borders filled with trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants incl many...
24 Carlton Road North, Weymouth
Sat 27 May to Mon 29 May, Sat 24 Jun, Sun 25 Jun
The Foghorn Stringband
The Foghorn Stringband is the present day shining gold standard for American Stringband music. With eight albums and over a decade of touring under...
Portesham Village Hall
Sun 28 May
Littlebredy Walled Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
1 acre walled garden on S-facing slopes of Bride River Valley. Herbaceous borders, riverside rose walk, lavender beds and potager vegetable and cut...
Littlebredy Walled Gardens, Littlebredy
Tue 20 Jun, Tue 27 Jun
Marren - Open Garden for NGS
4 acres. From NT car park down steep public footpath and 64 grass steps to woodland garden with tree sculptures. Views of Weymouth Bay and Portland....
Marren, Dorchester
Sat 3 Jun, Sun 4 Jun
"Spamalot"
Monty Python’s musical gallops out to bring this hilarious production to Weymouth Pavilion, lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy, "...
Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, The Esplanade, Weymouth..
Wed 31 May to Sat 3 Jun
The Lady Boys of Bangkok
Sexy, funny, feisty, eye opening and totally entertaining - East meets West and Cabaret meets spectacular West End musical as the party explodes into...
Weymouth Pavilion The Esplanade, Weymouth
Tue 6 Jun
Matchstick Fleet Exhibition
Come to the Nothe Fort Weymouth and be amazed at the detail and accuracy of the scaled replicas of modern warships on display.
Made entirely of...
Nothe Fort Barrack Road Weymouth
Sat 10 Jun to Sun 25 Jun
The Moonlight Swing Band
Join us for an evening concert with local big band the Moonlight Swing Band, dancing the summer evening away with famous big band numbers ranging...
Nothe Fort Barrack Road Weymouth
Sun 18 Jun
A Light Hearted Evening of Musical Variety featuring Polly Morris, Paul J Openshaw and No Direction
With differing approaches, Polly Morris and Paul J Openshaw both sing self-penned but characteristically entertaining songs. By contrast, No...
Hope Church, Trinity Street, Weymouth
Sat 3 Jun
Premium Listing
St Peter’s Festival
Exhibition of Flowers, Wedding Dresses and paintings from local artists. Also stalls, refreshments and parking.
St Peter’s Church, Long Bredy
Sun 11 Jun
Vibrant Acrylics with popular TV artist Marilyn Allis
Using a big brush and being totally bold, you will acheive amazing results.
The Studio, Lower Courtyard, Rogers Hill Farm, Briantspuddle, Dorchester
Sat 3 Jun
TrekFest the Brecon Beacons
Choose from a 25km or 50km route across some of the UK's most stunning scenery whilst raising funds for BEAT, the eating disorders charity.
Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales
Saturday June 3rd 2017
