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Looking for an event to tantalise your taste buds?

Dorset is renowned for its local produce and as well as the regular farmers' markets that you can find sprinkled around the county, Dorset hosts a range of gourmet celebrations from beer, cheese and seafood festivals to large scale events showcasing the delectable delights from across the whole county!

Some like it hot!

One of Dorset's hottest food festival has to be the Great Dorset Chilli Festival!  A glorious weekend of 'chilli fiesta', this fun and friendly festival is a must for chilli enthusiasts, food lovers and anyone looking for a great day out. There's plenty to keep the kids entertained as well!

Fresh from the sea

SeaFeast - the Dorset Seafood Festival celebrates seafood in style...with a bit of fizz! 

Set on Weymouth's peninsula with the beautiful sandy beach as a backdrop, this fantastic event provides fun and entertainment for the whole family...and of course lots of delicious local food and drink for you to sample. 

You'll be entertained by national chefs as well as local (and much loved!) seafood heroes.

Forage for your own food

Dorset's landscape is perfect for foraging and there are events that teach you new skills and help you forage and cook your own food in our great outdoors!  This activity is a fantastic experience for groups of all sizes and ages.

This is just a sample of the many food and drink events available for you to sample in Dorset, scroll down to find out more!

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Cookery Class and Lunch Apr 19

Cookery Class and Lunch

Cookery classes and lunches with a professional chef in Motcombe, Shaftesbury. Food inspired by Mediterranean cuisines from southern Europe to the Middle East & North Africa. Vegetable-focused...

Deer Butchery and Cooking Apr 20

Deer Butchery and Cooking

Craig Brooks, author of Eat like a Viking! 1 & 2 will be hosting this event at the Ancient Technology Centre. Come hang out in the longhouse, where you'll get hands on with skinning and...

Viking Cookery Course Apr 21

Viking Cookery Course

Craig Brooks, author of Eat like a Viking! 1 & 2 will be hosting this event at the Ancient Technology Centre. Come hang out in the longhouse, where Craig will demonstrate how to make some of the...

Viking Cookery Course Apr 21

Viking Cookery Course

Craig has appeared on Channel 5's "Vikings" series cooking for the presenter. He has a youtube and podcast meeting people with historic interest. In this Viking Cookery course you will...

Dorset Spring Show Apr 27

Dorset Spring Show

Your Spring adventure awaits! Presented by the team behind the Dorset County Show, the Dorset Spring Show blooms to life at Kingston Maurward, DT2 8PX, on 27th & 28th April 2024! Get ready for a...

Farming in the Cerne Valley Apr 29

Farming in the Cerne Valley

Jim Horsington and his brother Tom have farmed just south of Cerne Abbas all their lives. Tom has led several popular farm walks around Barton Meadows. Jim will give an illustrated talk which will...

The Shaftesbury Feastival May 05

The Shaftesbury Feastival

New for 2024, we bring the Food Festival to Shaftesbury. With over 150 traders on The High Street and Park walk, there's the annual Cheese Run on Gold Hill, cookery demonstrations, foraging walks...

Salway Ash Village Cream Teas May 12

Salway Ash Village Cream Teas

Salway Ash Village Cream Teas. All welcome 2pm - 5pm on Sunday 12th May. Delicious homemade scones and fabulous variety of homemade cakes.  Parking at the venue. Plant stall and...

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Grapevines and 2019 vintage red wine at Little Waddon Vineyard in Dorset

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