Music events in Dorset

If you seek laid back jazz, lively bands, quirky folk music or chart topping hits, we’ll get your feet tapping in Dorset.

Whatever your taste in music, we can guarantee there will be a musical event that you’ll being queuing to get tickets for.

Now, who said Dorset was quiet?

Music to your ears

We've got festivals and music events for all tastes, whether you like a bit of folk, reggae, pop or perhaps classical or more up your street, Dorset has it all....and in some of the most wonderful settings!

From stunning abbeys to picturesque castle grounds you will be in tune with your sense with music in your ears and a beautiful sight for your eyes.

Kick back with a cocktail and listen to some smooth jazz

Dorset is no stranger to the odd jazz festival or two! With festivals featuring bands from across most of the spectrum of jazz, from New Orleans to contemporary sounds, with lots of leading names as well as new faces you're sure to find one to tap along to.

What better than to spend a weekend on the coast, listening to your favourite melodies played by some of the country’s best talent and soaking up the atmosphere and entertainment?

Raise your hands in the air for Camp Bestival!

Camp Bestival's live music selection covers all bases from rock to pop and way beyond, with brilliant and diverse headliners each year.

This festival has families at it's heart and there's loads for everyone to enjoy whatever age.

Past line ups have included Jess Glynne, Fatboy Slim, Beckie Hill and Blondie plus the very best in new music and lots of sing-along favourites too.

Whether you're young or just young at heart, there's a live act that will get you jumping, so we'll see you down the front!

Partied out?

If you’re dancing the night away, then you’ll need a place to stay.

We can help you find accommodation in Dorset whether you need a hotel for the night or a cottage for the week.

May 15

Diyet & The Love Soldiers

Diyet & The Love Soldiers is alternative country, folk, roots and traditional music with catchy melodies and stories deeply rooted in Diyet's Indigenous world view and northern life. Connected...

May 15

Grace + Growl Dance Company presents COLLECT 3

Grace + Growl Dance Company is Bridport's dance company for mature people. Collect 3 is the third in a series of dance platforms that Grace + Growl has hosted and marks the company's 10th...

May 15

Radio Ga Ga

Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

Break free with us and shake all over like a jellyfish as Radio GaGa recreates two magical hours live on stage, celebrating the magic, fun & showmanship of the band's touring days. Playing all...

May 16

30th Anniversary Celebration & Afternoon Concert

Celebrate 30 years of the Purbeck Film Festival with an elegant afternoon at Encombe House. Stroll through the house's spectacular gardens, enjoy a selection of teas and cakes, and experience the...

May 16

Ben Portsmouth: This Is Elvis

Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

With global success in over 20 countries, including sellout performances on the same Vegas stage as Elvis, to London's West End, don't miss Ben Portsmouth: This is Elvis, at Bournemouth...

May 16

Diyet & The Love Soldiers

Diyet & The Love Soldiers is alternative country, folk, roots and traditional music with catchy melodies and stories deeply rooted in Diyet's Indigenous world view and northern life. Connected...

May 16

La Table Française: A Taste of France

Key West Coastal Restaurant on Bournemouth Pier invites you to experience the elegance and romance of French dining. Indulge in a refined three-course menu created exclusively for the evening by our...

May 16

Lunchtime Concert

Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 16th May between 12.30pm and 1.00pm for our monthly lunchtime concert. Natalie Burton (clarinet) and Rob Taylor (piano) perform the Copland...

May 17

Bournemouth Chamber Music Society

BBC New Generation Baroque Artists, Ensemble Augelletti specialises in creating engaging programmes that tell the everday stories of people living in the 17th and 18th centuries through baroquue...

May 17

Sherborne Community Orchestra Concert

Orchestral Concert Grieg Norwegian Dance No 1 Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No 1: movements 1 & 2 (soloist Seonaid Reed) Haydn Symphony No 104: 1st movement, MacCunn Overture Land of the Mountain and...

May 17

Singing Bowl Soundbath

Lie down, relax, and allow the Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath plus sacred vocal overtoning give you a sonic deep-tissue massage, taking you into the deeper brainwave states of...

May 21

FORDE ABBEY CONCERT - Trio Bohémo of Prague

The Trio Bohémo has won prizes at international chamber music competitions in Austria, Germany, London, Australia and Italy. Their debut recording of Smetana and Schubert has been described by...

May 21

Smuggling in Dorset and Hampshire

In the 18th and 19th centuries high taxes led to an increase in illicit imports to Britain. Coastal communities in Dorset and Hampshire became hubs for contraband. Stories of the battles between...

May 21

Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals

Bournemouth International Centre

Take 11 world-class professional dancers from the hit TV series Strictly Come Dancing, a sensational live band, and powerhouse vocalists. Add show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes, and a...