Events in Dorset

There are a fantastic range of events in Dorset throughout the year, which are worth a visit to Dorset in themselves. The events include carnivals, festivals, music, theatre, country shows, fossil hunting and even a hat festival! Plan your next holiday to Dorset around the events taking place

March

Eat Dorset Food Fair

Lyme Regis Beer Festival

April

Giant Easter Egg Hunt at Abbotsbury

May

Lyme Regis Fossil Weekend

Spring Tide Food Festival at Burton Beach

Pirate’s Day at West Bay

June

Bridport Food & Beer Festival

Guitars on the Beach at Lyme Regis

Chesil Rocks Festival

Tank Fest at The Tank Museum

July

Jurassic Fields Music Festival in Bridport

Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival in Weymouth

RNLI Raft Race at West Bay

Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week until August 3rd

August

Burton Bradstock Church Fete

Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival until 12th

West Bay Day

Bridport Carnival

Bridport Carnival Torchlight Procession

Melplash Argricultural Show

The Great Dorset Steam Fair

Candles on the Cobb

Lyme Regis Folk Festival

Weymouth Carnival

September

Bridport Hat Festival

Dorset County Show

Food Rocks Festival at Lyme Regis

Autumn Garden Fair at Mapperton House

Bournemouth Air Festival

October

Bonfire on the Beach at West Bay

Halloween events

November

Bridport Round Table Firework Display

Eype Maker’s Market

Bridport Literary Festival

Dorset Food & Drink Christmas Fair

December

Christmas Tree on the Green at West Bay

Bridport Christmas Cheer

Symondsbury Christmas Market

Bournemouth Christmas Tree Wonderland