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Are you looking to find the best arts events in Dorset?

Dorset is a hotbed of creativity and expression and hosts a vibrant programme of productions in theatre, music, comedy, dance and film alongside an exciting mix of exhibitions and visual arts.

Dorset is also proud to promote a well supported network of Art Centres and organisations that promotes cultural development in the county.

Enjoy a live performance

The atmosphere of watching a play or live music in a village hall environment is much more intimate and engaging than in a large theatre and it stimulates a special connection between the performers and the audience that you don’t get elsewhere.

Wherever you are based in Dorset, you’ll have the opportunity to see some amazing productions from professional touring companies.

Be astounded at the exquisite talents of ballet dancers as they pirouette before your eyes or marvel at one-man plays; feel your spirit soar as your venue becomes filled with the sounds of samba and giggle until your sides split at a local comedy night.

Extraordinary festivals

Each year Dorset wows the crowds with some of the zaniest events around.

Be surprised, moved, entertained or contemplative, or maybe them all, as you make your way round Dorset as part of the Inside Out Festival.

From circus acts in Gillingham, sculpture at Hengistbury Head, a big wild sleepout with the RSPB and an outdoor performance to celebrate the Autumn Equinox, these are extraordinary events in extraordinary places.

Feast your eyes

As well as performance, Dorset has a varied programme of touring visual art exhibitions which circulate to rural galleries and other venues throughout the area.

You can visit contemporary craft shows, thematic exhibitions and displays from both national and regional artists.

Find out more

For a more comprehensive view of all the great arts events going on in Dorset, visit:

  • Activate Performing Arts
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  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Bridport Arts Centre
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  • Coda Music Trust
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  • Sherborne Arts Link
  • Sting in the Tale
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  1. The £99 Flake

    Bournemouth and Poole Selfie Wall Trail

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    Arts and Culture

    Bournemouth and Poole’s award-winning seafront has been transformed into a work of art! The Selfie Wall Trail stretches from Sandbanks all the way to Southbourne! Win fantastic prizes! Use #loveselfiewalls

    Dates

    From:
    26 May 2018to31 December 2021
  2. ceramics by Caroline Barnes

    Add Unwrapped to your Itinerary

    Unwrapped

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    Christmas

    BRIDPORT

    A showcase filled with a wide variety of original 2D and 3D arts and crafts that make ideal gifts for the holiday season.

    Dates

    From:
    3 December 2020to18 January 2021Various Opening Times
    Free
  3. Painting by Andy Rollo

    Add Bringing Art to Life to your Itinerary

    Bringing Art to Life

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    Art

    BRIDPORT

    An open exhibition of 2D and 3D artwork made by artists from the Southwest that focuses on and celebrates colour and form.

    Dates

    From:
    3 December 2020to18 January 2021Various Opening Times
    Free
  4. Tables made ready for a dinner in front of the cinema projection screen.

    Add Keyneston Mill - Cinema and Supper Evenings to your Itinerary

    Keyneston Mill - Cinema and Supper Evenings

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    Cinema & Film

    Blandford Forum

    ***Cancelled***
    Following on from our very popular outdoor film showings, we have a new programme of Autumn Cinema & Supper Evenings. Enjoy a delicious two-course meal plus a film in the relaxed surroundings of The Scented Botanist at Keyneston Mill.

    Dates

    From:
    4 December 2020to18 February 2021
  5. Wood cutter and the Swan image

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    The Woodcutter and The Swan

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    Performance

    WIMBORNE MINSTER

    Millstream, our resident company of learning disabled actors, presents a brand new short film based on a traditional folk tale (collected by storyteller Duncan Williamson).

    The film, combining drama, dance, poetry, animated drawing and original…

    Venue

    Museum of East Dorset, Wimborne Minster

    Dates

    From:
    21 January 2021Open 19:00 - 20:00
    Price £5.00 Per Ticket
  6. Fish under Swanage Pier

    Add Wildlife under the Pier Online Talk to your Itinerary

    Wildlife under the Pier Online Talk

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    Talk or Lecture

    SWANAGE

    Swanage Pier have immense pleasure in announcing a series of five talks about the wildlife, geology, and coastal history around the Purbeck Coast. Swanage Pier creates a unique set of conditions which allow a huge diversity of wildlife to live…

    Venue

    Swanage Pier, Swanage

    Dates

    From:
    28 January 2021Open 19:30 - 20:30
  7. SUZI RUFFELL: DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING

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    SUZI RUFFELL: DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING

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    Comedy

    LYME REGIS

    This event has moved from Thursday, 16 April 2020 to Sunday 7 February 2021. 
    Comedian Suzi Ruffell has made a name for herself by turning tragedy and anxiety into big laughs. This year she is actually happy. This show answers the question: are all…

    Venue

    The Marine Theatre, West Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    7 February 2021
    Price £12.00 to £14.00 Per Ticket
  8. Victorian Valentine Cards

    Add Love's Gift: A history of Victorian Valentine Cards to your Itinerary

    Love's Gift: A history of Victorian Valentine Cards

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    Talk or Lecture

    WIMBORNE MINSTER

    Join Collections Officer, Mark Neathey on Zoom to explore the Victorian's vital contribution to the Valentines tradition of sending a card to your loved one.

    Learn how the Museum came to own one of the best collections in existence.

    Zoom…

    Venue

    Museum of East Dorset, Wimborne Minster

    Dates

    From:
    11 February 2021Open 19:00 - 20:00
    Price £3.00 Per Ticket
  9. Artwork of sea and beach

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    Lyme Light: Where Sea Meets Sky

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    Coram Avenue, LYME REGIS

    Lyme Light is a solo exhibition in the Museum's Rotunda Gallery of landscape paintings and drawings by local artist Pauline Sayers, a member of Lyme Bay Arts.

    Subtitled 'Where Sea Meets Sky', this exhibition of paintings represents, in Pauline's…

    Venue

    Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis

    Dates

    From:
    17 February 2021to27 March 2021Various Opening Times
    Price £5.95 Per Ticket
  10. ROZI PLAIN

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    ROZI PLAIN

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    LYME REGIS


    This date of this event has changed (the previous date was 27 March). All tickets for the original date are valid for the new date. 
    Alt-folk musician Rozi Plain is visiting following the release of her latest album ‘What A Boost’ released on…

    Venue

    The Marine Theatre, West Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    19 February 2021
    Price £12.00 to £14.50 Per Ticket
  11. Views from Swanage Pier

    Add Geology from the Pier Online Talk to your Itinerary

    Geology from the Pier Online Talk

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    Talk or Lecture

    SWANAGE

    Swanage Pier have immense pleasure in announcing a series of five talks about the wildlife, geology, and coastal history around the Purbeck Coast. Standing at the end of the pier you are treated to a fantastic view of part of England's only natural…

    Venue

    Swanage Pier, Swanage

    Dates

    From:
    25 February 2021Open 19:30 - 20:30
  12. Orange and white logo with Freddie on stage

    Add We Will Rock You to your Itinerary

    We Will Rock You

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    Musicals

    Bournemouth

    The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton returns to the UK. The multi-million pound show dazzles all the senses in breath-taking style. Guaranteed to blow your mind, this musical phenomenon is not to be missed!

    Dates

    From:
    1 March 2021to6 March 2021
  13. RICHARD JONES

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    RICHARD JONES

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    Major Event

    LYME REGIS

    Lance Corporal Richard Jones is the only magician to ever win Britain’s Got Talent. He’s a world-class celebrity performer seen entertaining at royal parties and in theatres across the world. He returns to Lyme for a very special family show!

    This…

    Venue

    The Marine Theatre, West Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    5 March 2021
    Price £19.50 to £70.00 Per Ticket
  14. Gregory Porter & His Band

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    Gregory Porter & His Band

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    Jazz

    Bournemouth

    The new date is Monday 8 March 2021 and existing tickets remain valid for the new date. 

    If you have any queries about your booking please email  bhlive.tickets@bhlive.org.uk  

    Gregory Porter, international best selling artist and two time…

    Dates

    From:
    8 March 2021
  15. LAWRENCE: AFTER ARABIA WITH DIRECTOR Q&A

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    LAWRENCE: AFTER ARABIA WITH DIRECTOR Q&A

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    Film

    LYME REGIS

    This is a special pre-release screening of a film shot in Dorset with a mainly local cast and crew, including a Q&A with its director. It features Brian Cox, Hugh Fraser, Michael Maloney, Nicole Ansari Cox and Tom Barber Duffy in the title role…

    Venue

    The Marine Theatre, West Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    11 March 2021
    Price £12.00 Per Ticket
  16. Botanical tile made from clay

    Add Botanical Tile Creative Clay Workshop to your Itinerary

    Botanical Tile Creative Clay Workshop

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    Art

    WIMBORNE MINSTER

    Using our beautiful garden as inspiration, capture all the form and details of the delicate petals and leaves in clay.

    Colour can be added to highlight the plant forms and add depth to the piece.

    This is a friendly relaxed workshop…

    Venue

    Museum of East Dorset, Wimborne Minster

    Dates

    From:
    16 March 2021Open 10:30 - 12:00
    Price £30.00 Per Ticket
  17. David Gray smiling on a white brick background

    Add David Gray White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour to your Itinerary

    David Gray White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour

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    Event

    Bournemouth

    NB: This event has been rescheduled from 24 March 2020.  Tickets for the original date remain valid.

    Multi-platinum, multi-Brit and Grammy-nominated, British singer-songwriter David Gray has announced 12-date UK and European arena tour; White…

    Dates

    From:
    24 March 2021Open 18:30 -
  18. Swanage in Victorian times

    Add History of Swanage Pier Part 2 Online Talk to your Itinerary

    History of Swanage Pier Part 2 Online Talk

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    Talk or Lecture

    SWANAGE

    Swanage Pier have immense pleasure in announcing a series of five talks about the wildlife, geology, and coastal history around the Purbeck Coast. Back by popular demand, March's talk will explore the history of Swanage Pier from the building of…

    Venue

    Swanage Pier, Swanage

    Dates

    From:
    25 March 2021Open 19:30 - 20:30
  19. LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE

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    LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE

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    Music

    LYME REGIS

    Those familiar with singer Lucy Wainwright Roche are aware of her bell tone voice, her unshakable melodies, and her knack for wise, wry lyrics that clench the heart. It’s no surprise that Wainwright Roche is the daughter of Suzzy Roche (The Roches)…

    Venue

    The Marine Theatre, West Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    27 March 2021
    Price £12.00 to £14.50 Per Ticket
  20. THE LYME REGIS BIG BEER FESTIVAL

    Add THE LYME REGIS BIG BEER FESTIVAL to your Itinerary

    THE LYME REGIS BIG BEER FESTIVAL

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    Festival

    LYME REGIS

    *THIS EVENT IS RESCHEDULED TO FRI 02-SAT 03 APRIL 2021 - please save the date!!*
    With over 20 beers and 20 live acts across the weekend, this promises to be a hearty celebration of beer and music. Join us by the sea for drinking, singing, and…

    Venue

    The Marine Theatre, West Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    2 April 2021to3 April 2021
    Price £5.00 Per person per day
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