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Tour 22 July 2026, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Store Tour Join our Collections Team for an opportunity to explore behind the scenes...

Join our Collections Team for an opportunity to explore behind the scenes in the Museum’s Collections Discovery Centre.

Wed 22 Jul15:00Taste Café(4mi)

via Taste CaféLocal gem

Community

Guitar

Filed under: Guitar at Owermoigne Village Hall looked too good not to mention. You're very welcome.

Wed 22 Jul19:00Owermoigne Village Hall(3.2mi)

via Owermoigne Village Hall

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Performance 22 July 2026, 7:30pm Simon Callaghan, Pianist Simon Callaghan is an internationally acclaimed pianist...

Simon Callaghan, Pianist

Wed 22 Jul20:30Taste Café(4mi)

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Likely freeCommunity

Summer Smugglers’ Escapade

Join our Summer Smugglers' Escapade and discover the world of Victorian smugglers through a family-friendly trail, museum activity bags and hands-on crafts.

Thu 23 JulShire Hall Museum(4.1mi)

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Summer Smugglers’ Escapade

CHILDREN GO FREE! Summer Smugglers' Escapade - discover the world of Victorian smugglers in our family-friendly trail, museum activity bags & hands-on crafts.

Thu 23 Jul11:00Shire Hall Museum(4.1mi)

via Shire Hall MuseumLocal gem

Nature & Outdoors

Outdoor Friendly v Highworth BC

The Club arranges numerous friendly matches Indoors and Outdoors against visiting teams which provide valuable revenue for the club. Please support these throughout the summer. There is an upcoming Outdoor friendly match is against Highworth BC on Friday 24 July 2026 at 13:30. Spaces still need to be filled for this fixture. Sign up sheets and further details can be found on the noticeboards.

Fri 24 Jul14:30Dorchester Bowls Club(3.5mi)

via Dorchester Bowls Club

Community

Around £1

Fri 24 & Sat

Sam is on edge, but an extraordinary party shows her there is more to life… Unearthed is fierce and celebratory new play, created by hundreds of women from across Dorset who worked together to unearth eleven incredible historical women who survived and thrived across our county. The key facts of their lives are true; the […]

Sat 25 JulCorn Exchange(4mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

Community

Around £1

Fri 24 &

Sat 25 JulCorn Exchange(4mi)

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History & Heritage

Tour 25 July 2026, 10:30am – 12:30pm Roman Town House Tour Join our trained guides through the history of the Roman...

Roman Town House Tour

Sat 25 Jul11:30Taste Café(4mi)

via Taste CaféLocal gem

Workshops & Classes

Around £25

Fused Glass decoration Workshop

Fused Glass Workshop Date: Saturday 25th July 2026 Time: 1-3pm, 4-6pm Location: Crafty Cuppa CIC, Dorchester, DT1 1HU Cost: £25 Light up your creativity in our Fused Glass Workshop! Design and make your own hanging decoration using colourful glass and decorative techniques. Your panels will be kiln-fired and later assembled into a beautiful decoration– perfect for your home or garden. What’s included: All tools and materials Kiln firing of your finished pieces Hot drinks Friendly tuition in a relaxed space No experience needed – just bring your imagination and a love for making! Booking essential – message Vicky on or visit Crafty Cuppa CIC to secure your place. Spaces are limited – don’t miss out

Sat 25 Jul14:00Crafty Cuppa CIC(3.9mi)

via Crafty Cuppa CIC

Talks & Lectures

Talk 25 July 2026, 1:30pm – 2:30pm We are the Time Travellers – Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth Karen Brown...

We are the Time Travellers – Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth

Sat 25 Jul14:30Taste Café(4mi)

via Taste CaféLocal gem

Talks & Lectures

Talk 25 July 2026, 1:30pm – 2:30pm We are the Time Travellers – Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth Karen Brown and...

We are the Time Travellers – Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth

Sat 25 Jul14:30Taste Café(4mi)

via Taste CaféLocal gem

Children & Family

Family Activity

Meet the Finders: Brian Read and Karen Brown

Sat 25 Jul15:30Taste Café(4mi)

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Community

Bowls Dorset County Finals Weekend at Dorchester BC

Over the weekend 25/26 July 2026 Dorchester BC will host the Bowls Dorset County Finals. The programme for the finals weekend is on the Bowls Dorset website

Sun 26 JulDorchester Bowls Club(3.5mi)

via Dorchester Bowls Club

Theatre

Thurs 30 July | The Great Gatsby (This Is My Theatre)

Step into the roaring 1920s, where the champagne flows, the jazz trumpet blows, and the American Dream gleams with irresistible allure. This electrifying stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel brings Jay Gatsby’s glittering world to life — a place of opulence, obsession, and heartbreak. As Nick Carraway is drawn into the orbit of […]

Thu 30 JulCorn Exchange(4mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

Community

Around £1

Mon 27 – Fri

Calling all aspiring performers! Dorchester Arts and Dorchester Youth Theatre present a weeklong musical theatre course which gives young people aged 10 – 18 the opportunity to work together to create and perform a full length performance of ‘Peter Pan Junior’. To be involved you must be available for all dates, including the performance which […]

Fri 31 JulCorn Exchange(4mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

Community

Around £1

Peter Pan JR

Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travellers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.

Fri 31 JulCorn Exchange(4mi)

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Dorset, England

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