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Events in Dorchester
Sat26
Today
At 9 AM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Chesil Autumn Bird Walk
Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre
At 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Crossways Cafe and Table Top Sale
Crossways Cafe and Table Top Sale
At 10:30 AM
✂️Workshop
FRUITS AND FLOWERS: drawing and embroidery workshop
Loving by Nature
At 11 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
The Other Thomas Hardy and Valley of the Stones
National Trust - Hardy Monument
At 11 AM
🎪Street party🪑Flea market
Stinsford Village Fair
Stinsford Church Lane DT2 8PT
At 2:30 PM£0
🎨Creative workshop📖Story timefrom 4 yrs
Lego Club at Dorchester Library
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
At 4 PM£0
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors
Sound Bath I - Part of Dusk Til Dark 26
The New Vic (next door to the Fairhaven hotel)
At 4 PM£0
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors
Sound Bath II — Part of Dusk Til Dark 26
The New Vic (next door to the Fairhaven hotel)
At 4 PM£0
🎨Creative workshop8–12 yrs
Code Club at Dorchester library
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
At 7:30 PM£29
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Bon Jovi Experience
Weymouth Pavilion
At 7:30 PM
🪭Flamenco🎊Socials
Mi Flamenco: Umbra
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Sun27
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Artillery Recruitment Day — Nothe Fort firing demonstrations
Nothe Fort
Tomorrow
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Artillery Display
Nothe Fort
Tomorrow · 7 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🪑Flea market
Dorchester Market
Dorchester Market
Tomorrow · 10 AM
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Nature Journal Club
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Tomorrow · 10 AM£0
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Portland Community Clean Chiswell
Masonic Car Park
Tomorrow · 2:30 PM
📜Poetry📚Literature
Imaginary Landscapes - Chris Tutton and Tara Minton
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Tomorrow · 5 PM£10
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Clarinets in Concert at Ashton Farm Barn
Ashton Farm Barn
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£34
✨Pop🎫Concert
The Magic Of The Bee Gees
Weymouth Pavilion
Mon28
Monday 28 September
Tue29
Tuesday 29 September
Wed30
Wednesday 30 September
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Fri2
Friday 2 October
Fri 2 · 6:30 PM£4–6
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Bat Walk at High Angle Battery
Verne High Angle Battery
Fri 2 · 6:30 PM£4–6
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Bat Walk at High Angle Battery
The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre
Fri 2 · 7 PM£11.55
♀️Feminism🤝Volunteering
Soul Sister Circle Session - Autumn - Friday 2nd October 2026
MORDEN VILLAGE HALL
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
The Soulful Jazz of Cannonball Adderley
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Later
Sat 3
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors0–12 yrs
Pirate Weekend
Nothe Fort
Sat 3 · 9 AM£25–150
🗣️Talk
Dorset Magical Conference
The Corn Exchange
Sat 3 · 10 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🎒Students
OPEN DAY EVENT
Dorset Studio School
Sat 3
🌳Outdoorsfrom 0 yrs
Pirate Weekend
Nothe Fort
Sat 3 · 10:30 AM£0
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
PKD Connect Dorset Group - October 2026
Weymouth Avenue
Sat 3 · 6:30 PMFree
♀️Feminism
She Belongs Here - Find Your People Speed Dating Edition
Vivo Lounge
Sat 3 · 6:30 PM
🧘Wellness🌳Outdoors
Mindful Stargazing at Angel Cottage Organics
Angel Cottage Organics
Sat 3 · 7 PM£20
🎭Theatre
Francesco
Hilfield Friary
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM£30
🎶Singer-songwriter✨Pop
The Carpenters Songbook
Weymouth Pavilion
Sun 4 · 9:30 AM£0
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Wandering Whilst Wondering Hiking Social - Portland Circular
Masonic Car Park
Sun 4 · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🎤Stand-up
Via Dolorosa by David Hare — Gary Hay
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Sun 4 · 7:30 PM£33.25
🎤Stand-up
Gary Delaney
Weymouth Pavilion
Mon 5
🖼️Exhibition
Hidden in Plain Sight: Lives Shaped by the Cold War Preview Exhibition
Nothe Fort
Tue 6 · 9:30 AM
✂️Workshop
Organising Stewards Course - Dorset
Dorset
Tue 6 · 2:30 PM£0
🎯Board games
Scrabble Club at Dorchester Library
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
Tue 6 · 4 PM£0
⚔️Miniatures🎉Club
Miniature Painting and Gaming Club
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
Tue 6 · 6 PM
🎬Cinema
World's Toughest Drive: My African Adventure / Kinetics
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Wed 7 · 9:30 AM£13–18
💼Career
BCP Business Network Dorchester at Kingston Maurward House
Kingston Maurward House
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM£11.24
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Weymouth Haunted Harbour Tour
The Nothe Tavern
Thu 8 · 10 AM£0
💼Career
BattleLab Coffee Morning
Battlelab
Thu 8 · 10 AM
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors
The Woodland Way: Forest Playgroup Taster Session
Southover Woods Campsite, Tolpuddle
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM£37
🎶Singer-songwriter✨Pop
The Phantoms starring Lee Mead
Weymouth Pavilion
Thu 8 · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Black Water County with support The Lonely Surf
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Fri 9 · 10 AM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Fungi Foray with John Wright
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM£29
🎸Rock🎶Singer-songwriter
Rave On: The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Weymouth Astronomy Club meeting
Aldhelm's Church Centre
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM
40 In Stand-Up Years - Mark Thomas
Dorchester - Hardye Theatre at Thomas Hardye School
Sat 10 · 9:30 AM
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Wild Chesil free autumn bird walk
Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Story Of Guitar Heroes
Weymouth Pavilion
Sun 11
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Artillery Display
Nothe Fort
Sun 11 · 9 AM£199–250
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Recalibration Day Retreat: Nourish Renew Rise
Kingston Maurward House
Mon 12 · 2 PM£10
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Hooke Park Public Tour
Hooke Park
Tue 13 · 6:30 PM£33.22
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
5th Anniversary fundraiser meal & quiz night
Rockfish
Tue 13 · 6:30 PM£5–22
📚Literature📖Story time
Heather Morris: An evening in Dorchester
Waterstones
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM£10
🗣️Talk
Are We Nearly There Yet? Approaching human dentistry standards for horses
Kingston Maurward Equestrian
Tue 13 · 8 PM£10
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
FROM GROUND ZERO
The Corn Exchange
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM£11.24
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Weymouth Haunted Harbour Tour
The Nothe Tavern
Thu 15 · 10 AM
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Introduction to rewilding walk
Wild Woodbury - Rewilding Area
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£28
Rainer Hersch - All Classical Music Explained
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 16
♙Chess🏆Tournament
4th Weymouth Chess 4U Congress
Weymouth
Fri 16 · 11 AM£12.50–15.50
🎪Street party🍽️Food
Weymouth Octoberfest
The Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 16 · 6 PM£75
Monotub Mushroom Grow workshop with Peach Collins
Jurassic Coast Mushrooms
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£30
🎸Rock🎫Concert
ELO Again
Weymouth Pavilion
Sat 17Free
🗺️Guided tour💛Inclusivity
Autism Friendly Day at Monkey World
Monkey World
Sat 17 · 10 AM
Natural History Watercolour Workshop at Chesil
Dorset Wildlife Trust Wild Chesil Centre
Sat 17 · 10 AM£55
Textures of Autumn with Encaustic Wax
St George's Studios
Sat 17 · 2 PM£6.13–23
Come and Sing The Armed Man: a Mass for Peace
St Mary's Church
Sat 17 · 8 PM
🎲Improv
Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show
Weymouth Pavilion
Mon 19 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks
Weymouth Pavilion
Tue 20 · 2:15 PMFree
SENsational Story and Play - Dorchester Literary Festival
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
Wed 21 · 9:30 AMFree
Protecting Your Charity in a Digital World
Hammick House
Wed 21 · 4 PMFree
Read a Story, Create a Story - Dorchester Literary Festival
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£11.24
Weymouth Haunted Harbour Tour
The Nothe Tavern
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£11.55
CLAIRVOYANT EVENING with top international medium Bill Rich
Centenary Club
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£18–22
Speed Dating in Dorchester Ages 45-65ish
Coach House Inn
Thu 22 · 10 AMFree
HydroPort Demo Day
Isle of Portland
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM£31
ILLUSION:IMPOSSIBLE
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 23 · 7 PM£17.60
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Harbottle & Jonas
Osmington Village Hall
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Chris While & Julie Matthews
Dorchester Arts
Sat 24 · 10 AM
Fungi Foray with John Wright
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Sat 24 · 10 AM£0–36.41
Room on the Broom & The Gruffalo Outdoor Cinema at Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
Dorchester Book Fair 2026
The Corn Exchange
Sat 24 · 6 PM£22
Anna Howie Band: Live Recording at Echotown Studios
Echotown Studio
Sat 24 · 6 PM£10.92–46.49
Hocus Pocus Outdoor Cinema Spooktacular at Lulworth Castle in Dorset
Lulworth Castle
Sat 24 · 7:30 PM£16.96–20.76
Halloween Cabaret
Centenary Club
Sun 25 Oct · 10:30 AMFree
Poetry to Song
Dorchester Arts
Sun 25 Oct · 10:30 AM£0–4
Eggcase hunt at Chesil
Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre
Sun 25 Oct · 5:30 PM£43
🎭Theatre
The Picture of Dorian Gray - A New Musical
Weymouth Pavilion
Sun 25 Oct · 6 PM£10.92–46.49
The Nightmare Before Christmas Outdoor Cinema at Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle
Mon 26 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
All Day Beginners Pottery (Throwing)
Dorset Craft Workshops
Mon 26 Oct · 11 AM
Seaweed Pressing at Chesil
Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre
Mon 26 Oct · 2:30 PM£4–7
Sensory Explorers
Dorchester YMCA
Mon 26 Oct · 10 PM£12–32
ACOTAR #6 Midnight opening - Dorchester
Waterstones
Tue 27 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
Beginners Pottery (Hand building)
Dorset Craft Workshops
Wed 28 Oct · 10 AM£0–5
Owls and Owl Pellets at Lorton Meadows
Lorton Meadows Conservation Centre
Wed 28 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
All Day Woodcarving
Dorset Craft Workshops
Wed 28 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
Batik workshop
Dorset Craft Workshops
Wed 28 Oct · 10:15 AM£4–7
Sensory Explorers
Dorchester YMCA
Wed 28 Oct · 10:30 AM£0–4
Willow Bird Feeders Family Activity
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Wed 28 Oct · 10:30 AMFree
All Things Green Story and Craft
Crossways Library
Wed 28 Oct · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Susan Calman — Tall Tales
Weymouth Pavilion
Wed 28 Oct · 7:30 PM£11.24
Weymouth Haunted Harbour Tour
The Nothe Tavern
Thu 29 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
Lino-Printing
Dorset Craft Workshops
Thu 29 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
Watercolours Beginners
Dorset Craft Workshops
Thu 29 Oct · 10:30 AM£8
Family Nest-Box Making Workshop - Session One, 10.30am to 11.30am
Dorset Wildlife Trust Wild Chesil Centre
Thu 29 Oct · 12 PM£8
Family Nest-Box Making Workshop - Session Two, 12.00pm - 1.00pm
Dorset Wildlife Trust Wild Chesil Centre
Thu 29 Oct · 2:30 PMFree
The Keep Military Museum Drop-in: Remembrance Session
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
Fri 30 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
Carpentry Beginners
Dorset Craft Workshops
Fri 30 Oct · 11:30 AM£0–4
Stormy Seashore Scavenger Hunt at Chesil
Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre
Fri 30 Oct · 7:30 PM£35
💜Soul / Funk✨Pop
The Magic Of Motown
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 30 Oct · 8 PM
🎸Rock🎸Jam / Open mic
From The Jam
Weymouth Pavilion
Sat 31 Oct · 10 AM£38.62
Posture and presence: Finding your centre
Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre
Sat 31 Oct · 10 AM£44.04
Textile Weaving, Beginners
Dorset Craft Workshops
Sat 31 Oct · 10:30 AMFree
Library gets spooky
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
Sat 31 Oct · 7:30 PM£48.10–83.59
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight: Weymouth
Weymouth Pavilion
Sat 31 Oct · 8 PM£11.24
Weymouth Halloween Special Haunted Harbour Tour
The Nothe Tavern
Sat 31 Oct · 8 PM£46.21
Hooke Court ghost hunt
Hooke Court - Residential Education Centre
Mon 2 Nov · 10 AM£75
Silver Jewellery Taster Day
Dorset Craft Workshops
Mon 2 Nov · 10 AM£44.04
Oil-painting (Portraits)
Dorset Craft Workshops
Tue 3 Nov · 10 AM£44.04
Life Drawing, Beginners
Dorset Craft Workshops
Wed 4 Nov · 10 AM£44.04
Batik workshop 2
Dorset Craft Workshops
Wed 4 Nov · 6:30 PMFree
Cutting Nitrogen, Cutting Emissions: Year One Results [Lower Ansty, DORSET]
The Fox Inn
Thu 5 Nov · 10 AM£44.04
Willow Sculpture
Dorset Craft Workshops
Fri 6 Nov · 10 AM£44.04
Basket weaving
Dorset Craft Workshops
Fri 6 Nov · 7 PM£11.55
Soul Sister Circle Session - Autumn - Friday 6th November 2026
MORDEN VILLAGE HALL
Fri 6 Nov · 7:30 PM£18
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Reg Meuross — Fire & Dust: a Woody Guthrie Story
st lawrence church Weymouth
Fri 6 Nov · 7:30 PM£30
Go Your Own Way
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 6 Nov · 7:30 PM£15
'Remember Our Planet' Concert with Duo Correa Andrews
St Nicholas Church
Sat 7 Nov · 9 AM£10
Dorchester Young Musician Festival 2026
The Thomas Hardye School
Sat 7 Nov · 10 AM£60.29
Voice of the Ancestors
Othona Community, West Dorset
Tue 10 Nov · 7 PM£13.50–32
The Psychology of Carl Jung
The Corn Exchange
Fri 13 NovFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Home Education Days 2026/2027!
Monkey World
Fri 13 NovFree
Home Education Days 2026/2027!
Monkey World
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM£41.50
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Hotel California Tour
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Weymouth Astronomy Club meeting
Aldhelm's Church Centre
Sat 14 NovFree
💛Inclusivity🌳Outdoors
Autism Friendly Day at Monkey World
Monkey World
Sat 14 Nov · 12 PM£0
Mooch Market
Dorchester Arts
Sat 14 Nov · 1:30 PM£40
Spatula Carving with Adam Hawker
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 PM£34
✨Pop🎫Concert
Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael
Weymouth Pavilion
Wed 18 Nov · 10 AM£0
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Energy Advice training IN PERSON
Volunteer Centre Dorset
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AM£40
Introduction to Mosses and Lichens
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Sun 22 Nov · 7:30 PM£30
✨Pop🎭Theatre
Hounds of Love - The Kate Bush Celebration
Weymouth Pavilion
Thu 26 Nov · 8:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
West Dorset - Genomics in Primary Care
Kingston Maurward Conference Centre
Thu 26 Nov · 7:30 PM£38
🩰Classical🎻Classical
The Nutcracker
Weymouth Pavilion
Fri 27 Nov · 7:30 PM£31
✨Pop🎫Concert
That 80s Movie Band
Weymouth Pavilion
Sat 28 Nov
🎻Classical✨Pop
Pop Rock by Candlelight - Dorchester
St Mary's Church
Sat 28 Nov · 10 AM£55
✂️Workshop📚Literature
Writing the Seasons: Winter
Kingcombe Visitor Centre
Sat 28 Nov · 10 AM£96.05
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Winter Beach Retreat Lulworth Cove: Yoga Lunch Sauna Sea Deep Rest
West Lulworth Village Hall
Ongoing
See also in Dorchester
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
St Peter's Church, Church Knowle, Wareham
At 2 PM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Simon Spillett & Ronnie Jones Trio
Electric Palace, Bridport
At 8 PM
🎷Jazz🪕Folk / Acoustic
SAHRA and THEO gig
Sandyhill Arts
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM£10
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
St Swithun’s Band Bridport - 75th Anniversary Concert
St Mary's Church, Bridport
At 7:30 PM£27.50–31.50
🌐World music🎫Concert
Paul Simon's 'Graceland', reimagined by the London African Gospel Choir
Lighthouse Poole
Tue 29 · 7:30 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Dorchester Rock Choir
Poole
Sat 3
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Grandparents Weekend at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park
Farmer Palmer's Farm Park
Sat 10 · 7 PM£16.42–141.56
🎪Street party🎉Club
Oktoberfest - Pimperne Village Hall
Pimperne Village Hall
Sun 25 Oct · 4 PM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Diwali - the Festival of Lights at Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle, Bournemouth
At 7:30 PM
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Shake Boat Party - Round 2!
Solent Scene, Poole
Tue 29 · 5 PM£0
🌳Outdoors🎪Street party
Poole Quay Bike Nights
Poole Quay
Sat 3Free
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Grandparents Day
Farmer Palmer's Farm Park
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store - Bridport
Bridport Electric Palace
At 7 PM£0–35
🎭Theatre🌳Outdoors
Belonging: Our Search for Home
Kingston Lacy
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store – Bridport 02.10.26
Electric Palace, Bridport
Fri 9 · 8 PM
✨Cabaret🎶Singer-songwriter
Cabaret: Women on the Edge
Electric Palace, Bridport
Fri 16
🎤Stand-up
Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous
Bridport Electric Palace
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM£31.36
🎤Stand-up🕺Musical
Flo & Joan
Bridport Electric Palace
Thu 1 · 3 PM£0
🗣️Talk📚Literature
'The ghost of Martha Brown' - Talk, play reading and discussion
Wareham Library
Tue 29 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Compost Turner Demonstration Day
The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge
Tomorrow
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Lise Herud Braten Solo Show At the still point of the turning world
Sladers Yard, Bridport
Tomorrow · 12 PM£0–6.13
💛InclusivityConsumer fair
My Wedding Vibe Showcase (Timed Entry) — 31 January 2027, RNLI College
RNLI College, Poole
Mon 28
🖼️Exhibition
Pine Walk Artist
GATHER, Poole
At 10 AM
🍽️Food🏰Heritage
The Time Travellers Kitchen
Corfe Castle, Bournemouth
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Venues in Dorchester
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
4 events
The Corn Exchange
5 events
Dorchester Corn Exchange
7 events
Dorchester Arts
3 events
Dorset Craft Workshops
14 events
Dorset Youth Association
2 events
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre
4 events
St Mary's Church
2 events
Kingston Maurward House
2 events
Dorchester YMCA
2 events
Lynwood School Of Veterinary Nursing
3 events
Aldhelm's Church Centre
3 events