Festivals in Dorchester

Check out happening festivals events all around Dorchester, EN

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

Lil Giant Fest

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

Bredy Rewired

Fri, 22 May at 09:00 am Bredy Farm

This Ain't Texas Festival - Dorset

Fri, 03 Jul at 04:00 pm Dorchester Showground

FamFest Live - Dorset

Sun, 05 Jul at 12:00 pm Dorchester Showground

Bredy Reunion

Thu, 09 Jul at 09:00 am Bredy Farm

5th Dorset Chopper Show

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

Poundbury Easter Market Crown Square

Sun, 29 Mar at 10:00 am Boos Toy Shop Poundbury

Thomas Hardy Victorian Street Fair 2026

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

Gagglefest 2026

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

BeCider Seaside 22

Fri, 28 Aug at 09:00 am Bredy Farm

The Hanging Judge - Baron Jeffreys

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

Dorchester Literary Writers

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

Copy of Subterranean Dorchester

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

Thomas Hardy's Dorchester

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

The Moule Family of Fordington

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

Convivial Steampunk at the Convivial Rabbit!

Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Convivial Rabbit micropub

Subterranean Dorchester

Sat, 02 May The Town Pump GBP 10

A Walk through 17th Century Dorchester

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

Dorchester's Roman Aqueduct

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

Getting to know our Native Trees

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

Roman History in 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'

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

Dorchester - Weymouth (return by Train)

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

Ringstead Circular

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

Tibbs Hollow Circular

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

Law and Literature in Dorchester

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

Walking in the paw prints of Wessex

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

Walk by Train - Moreton to Maumbury Rings

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

In The Footsteps of Thomas Hardy's Childhood

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