From world-famous festivals to charming village fairs, discover what's happening across Dorset. We keep this page updated so you never miss out.
Held at the stunning Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens. Local food, drink, and craft stalls. Your ticket includes entry to the gardens all day.
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Over 130 stalls line the High Street and Park Walk, with chef demonstrations, entertainment, and the famous Gold Hill Cheese Run.
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A fun-filled weekend of spicy tastings, chilli-eating competitions, cookery demos, and live music. Kids under 16 go free.
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A small, family-friendly festival near Blandford Forum with live music and a fantastic range of local ciders, ales, and food.
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A family-focused weekend of food, drink, and artisan stalls, with the added bonus of seeing the newly hatched cygnets.
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A free three-day event on Christchurch Quay with local food stalls and a Chef Demonstration Theatre.
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Held at Askers Meadow. Local food vendors, children's activities, and a cookery theatre.
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A free event with artisan food and drink stalls along the high street, plus crafts, a cookery theatre, and live music.
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A free event on Sandpit Field overlooking Swanage Bay, with seafood, street food, and live music.
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The UK's largest seafood festival returns to Weymouth Harbour. Free to attend, celebrating the region's incredible fishing heritage and vibrant food culture.
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What more could you want? Sausages, cider, and the beautiful setting of Lyme Regis.
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A food festival set in the iconic surroundings of Corfe Castle, celebrating the best produce from Purbeck and South Dorset.
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A free, family-friendly festival in Dorchester's Borough Gardens with some of the region's finest cider producers, great food, and live music.
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The award-winning family festival set in the grounds of Lulworth Castle. Music, comedy, theatre, and activities for all ages across a magical weekend.
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One of the world's greatest heritage events. Hundreds of steam engines, vintage vehicles, fairground rides, and rural crafts across 600 acres of countryside.
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A vibrant celebration of the town's thriving food and drink scene, with artisan stalls, free tastings, and cookery demos.
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One of the UK's biggest free air shows. Watch the Red Arrows, military jets, and historic aircraft perform spectacular displays over Bournemouth beach.
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A friendly, community-run folk festival with concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, and sessions in venues across this charming seaside town.
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