Festivals in Dorchester

Check out happening festivals events all around Dorchester, EN

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2026

 Fri, 17 Jul at 10:00 am Dorchester Road, DT2 7EH Tolpuddle, United Kingdom

Dorchester Kite Festival - Let's Go Fly

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am The Great Field Poundbury

Sky Safari Night Glow Comes To - Dorset

 Sat, 04 Jul at 12:00 pm Dorchester Showground

Bredy Rewired

 Fri, 22 May at 09:00 am Bredy Farm

Peter Vadiveloo at Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival (Dorset, UK)

 Sat, 18 Jul at 10:00 am The Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival

Lil Giant Fest

Fri, 14 Aug at 12:00 pm Cerne Abbas Brewery

This Ain't Texas Festival - Dorset

 Fri, 03 Jul at 04:00 pm Dorchester Showground

One World Festival 2026

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 am The Borough Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset

Bredy Reunion

 Thu, 09 Jul at 09:00 am Bredy Farm

FamFest Live - Dorset

 Sun, 05 Jul at 12:00 pm Dorchester Showground

5th Dorset Chopper Show

 Sat, 08 Aug at 12:00 pm The Red Lion, Winfrith

Thomas Hardy Victorian Street Fair 2026

 Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1, United Kingdom

Athelhampton Autumn Market

 Sat, 17 Oct at 10:00 am Athelhampton House, Athelhampton, DT2 7LG Dorchester, United Kingdom

Beating the Bounds

Sun, 10 May at 03:00 pm Roman Town House, Dorchester

BeCider Seaside 22

 Fri, 28 Aug at 09:00 am Bredy Farm

Gagglefest 2026

 Sat, 25 Jul at 12:00 pm Buckland Newton, DT2 7BS Dorchester, United Kingdom

The Big Brewery Square Dog Social

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am 3 Copper Street, DT11GH Dorchester, United Kingdom

Maddison Mae Organisation Family Festival

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Cerne Abbas Brewery

The Hanging Judge - Baron Jeffreys

 Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

Roma History Day

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm The Borough Gardens, Dorchester, Dorset

SHINEFEST 26!

 Sun, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Kingston Maurward House

St George's Day Fair

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm St George's Church, Fordington High Street, DT1 1LB Dorchester, United Kingdom

Dorchester Literary Writers

 Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

Thomas Hardy's Dorchester

 Thu, 07 May at 02:00 pm Dorset Museum & Art Gallery GBP 5

Copy of Subterranean Dorchester

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

The Moule Family of Fordington

 Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am The Town Pump GBP 10

Beltane Celebration Sound Bath with Saira in Dorset £18

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Moreton Village Hall

A Walk through 17th Century Dorchester

 Sun, 03 May at 02:30 pm The Corn Exchange, Dorchester GBP 5

Copper Street Beer Festival

Fri, 01 May at 04:00 pm 8 Copper Street, Brewery Square, Dorchester

Dorchester - Weymouth (return by Train)

 Sat, 02 May at 09:00 am Dorchester South GBP 5

Getting to know our Native Trees

 Mon, 04 May at 02:00 pm Colliton Park GBP 7

Dorchester's Roman Aqueduct

 Sat, 02 May at 02:30 pm PiP Café and Meeting Hub GBP 3

Roman History in 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'

 Mon, 04 May at 12:00 pm The Town Pump GBP 10

Law and Literature in Dorchester

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am The Town Pump GBP 5

Country and Western Weekend at Throop Hollow Farm Campsite

 Fri, 14 Aug at 06:00 pm Throop Hollow Farm Campsite GBP 17 to 33

Tibbs Hollow Circular

 Fri, 08 May at 10:00 am Tibbs Hollow Picnic Area GBP 5

Ringstead Circular

 Wed, 06 May at 10:00 am National Trust Car Park - Ringstead Bay GBP 5

Dorchester - Law and Order

 Sun, 10 May at 02:30 pm Shire Hall Museum GBP 6

A Folk Song Walk - Dorchester

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Hangman's Cottage GBP 10

Walk on the Wildside

 Tue, 05 May at 09:30 am Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre GBP 6

Midsummer Revels

 Sun, 21 Jun at 07:00 pm Dorchester Arts

Walk by Train - Moreton to Maumbury Rings

 Fri, 08 May at 09:30 am Dorchester South GBP 5

Subterranean Dorchester

 Sat, 02 May The Town Pump GBP 10

Walking in the paw prints of Wessex

 Tue, 05 May at 01:00 pm National Trust - Max Gate GBP 3

In The Footsteps of Thomas Hardy's Childhood

 Wed, 06 May at 10:30 am Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre GBP 5