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What's On in Dorset

Things to do in and around Dorset: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Liza Pulman Sings Streisand: Dorchester on Fri 30 October Liza Pulman of Fascinating Aïda brings her Streisand show to Dorchester Corn Exchange on Friday 30 October at 7.30pm. Tickets £32, or £30 for members. · 2 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 1 Nov The Great Halloween Mystery, Moors Valley Moors Valley Country Park and Forest · From £3.50
  2. Wed 7 Oct Dorchester Wednesday Market Fairfield Market
  3. Thu 8 Oct The Phantoms, starring Lee Mead 7.30pm · Weymouth Pavilion · From £35
  4. Thu 8 Oct Black Water County 8pm · Dorchester Corn Exchange · From £16
  5. Fri 9 Oct Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years 7.30pm · Hardye Theatre, Thomas Hardye School · From £16
  6. Fri 9 Oct Rave On: The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience 7.30pm · Weymouth Pavilion · From £29
  7. Sat 10 Oct Weymouth parkrun 9am · Lodmoor Country Park · Free
  8. Sat 10 Oct The Great Field parkrun, Poundbury 9am · The Great Field · Free
  9. 10 to 31 Oct Bincombe Bumps Pumpkins, October Pumpkin Festival Bincombe Bumps · Free
  10. 10 to 25 Oct Pumpkins and Fun on the Farm, Dewflock Farm Dewflock Farm · From £6.50
  11. 10 to 31 Oct Bincombe Bumps Pumpkins Bincombe Bumps · Free
  12. 10 to 11 Oct Weymouth Beach Motocross Weymouth Beach · Free

More stories

Christmas Abbotsbury Illuminate 2026: the light trail returns on 20 November Abbotsbury's Illuminate light trail runs on selected dates from 20 November to 31 December, with free parking, no booking fee and Santa from 5 December. · 6 min read Halloween Dorset Halloween 2026: pumpkin patches, ghost trains and trails Bincombe's pumpkin patch is free from 10 October, Swanage Railway's ghost trains run 30 and 31 October at £25, and Mapperton's trail is £5 a child. · 9 min read Events What's On in Dorset: Beach Motocross, Then Weymouth Fireworks Free motocross on Weymouth Beach on 10 and 11 October, the fireworks at 8pm on 5 November, plus 42 more dated events with times, prices and organiser links. · 13 min read Fireworks Dorset fireworks 2026: Weymouth beach at 8pm on 5 November Weymouth: stalls on the Promenade from 5pm on Thursday 5 November, beach bonfire 7.40pm, fireworks from a boat in the bay at 8pm, plus a pilot drone show. · 6 min read Christmas Dorset pantomimes 2026: Cinderella at Weymouth from 19 Dec Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion runs 19 December to 2 January, adults £22 to £25. Jack and the Beanstalk at the Tivoli, Wimborne, is 12 December to 3 January. · 4 min read Christmas Santa in Dorset 2026: Swanage Railway from 28 November Swanage Railway's Yuletide Express runs from 28 November at £29.95 a seat and Kingston Lacy's Storytelling with Santa is £15.50 a child from the same day. · 5 min read Christmas Kingston Lacy Christmas 2026: Starlit Ball from 21 November Kingston Lacy's Starlit Christmas Ball runs 21 November to 3 January, free with admission and no booking. House open 10.30am to 3pm, closed 25 and 26 December. · 4 min read Remembrance Dorset Remembrance Sunday: 10.55am in Weymouth and Dorchester Weymouth and Dorchester both start at 10.55am on Sunday 8 November at their war memorials. The Esplanade parade, the roads that shut and free parking. · 6 min read Christmas Dorset Christmas markets 2026: four dates now confirmed Swanage on 5 December, Wimborne that weekend, Sherborne on the 6th and Dorchester's Cracker on the 13th. Times, stall counts, closed roads and free parking. · 5 min read Christmas Dorset Christmas lights switch-ons: 2026 dates and times Lyme Regis switches on first on 21 November; Dorchester, Weymouth and Swanage follow on 28 November, and Sherborne lights its tree on 6 December. Times inside. · 6 min read