Your complete guide to Dorset events this month. From local markets, festivals and more, find everything you need to plan your months entertainment. Jane Austen: Down to the Sea Sat, 14th June 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Dorset Museum Summer Holidays: Season of STEM Sat, 19th July 2025 - Tue, 2nd September 2025 9:30am - 5:00pm The Tank Museum Discounted entry at Rock Reef and Bournemouth Oceanarium Fri, 1st August 2025 - Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 6:00pm Bournemouth Oceanarium Swanage Lifeboat Week 2025 Sat, 9th August 2025 - Sun, 17th August 2025 All Day Various Locations in Swanage Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 12th August 2025 - Wed, 13th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Tue, 12th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Meditation and Qi Gong Tue, 12th August 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm Poole Christian Spiritualist Church Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show 2025 Wed, 13th August 2025 - Thu, 14th August 2025 8:30am - 6:00pm Turnpike Showground Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 13th August 2025 - Thu, 14th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Wed, 13th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Wild Wednesdays - For Kids! at The Blue Pool Wed, 13th August 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Wareham Wednesdays - 13th August 2025 Wed, 13th August 2025 6:30pm - 11:30pm Wareham Quay Poole Quay Summer Fireworks 2025 Thu, 14th August 2025 9:30am - 10:30am Poole Quay Summer of play on Brownsea Island Thu, 14th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Purbeck Valley Folk Festival 2025 Thu, 14th August 2025 - Mon, 18th August 2025 6:00pm - 12:00pm Purbeck Valley Farm Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 15th August 2025 - Sat, 16th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Fri, 15th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Sunset Landscape Mixed Media Painting Workshop Fri, 15th August 2025 10:00am - 12:30pm The Courtyard Craft Centre Free Bushcraft Session on Brownsea Island Fri, 15th August 2025 - Sat, 16th August 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Brownsea Island Car Nights on Poole Quay 2025 Fri, 15th August 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm Poole Quay Bournemouth Friday Fireworks 2025 Fri, 15th August 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm Bournemouth Pier Riverside Fest 2025 Sat, 16th August 2025 All Day Riverside Meadows Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 16th August 2025 - Sun, 17th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Sat, 16th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Sunflower Stride Sat, 16th August 2025 5:00pm - 8:00pm Maiden Castle Farm Outdoor Cinema - Shakespeare in Love at Langham Wine Estate Sat, 16th August 2025 6:30pm - 9:30pm Langham Wine Estate Christchurch Carnival FIREWORKS 2025 Sat, 16th August 2025 9:30pm - 10:00pm Christchurch Quay Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 17th August 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Summer of play on Brownsea Island Sun, 17th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Funday! at Portland View Animal Sanctuary Sun, 17th August 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm Portland View Animal Sanctuary Summer Sunshine Fest Sun, 17th August 2025 12:00pm - 4:00pm Weymouth College Sports Centre Christchurch Carnival SUNDAY STREET PARADE 17th August Sun, 17th August 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm Christchurch High Street Summer of play on Brownsea Island Mon, 18th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Weymouth Fireworks (Lower Noise) August 18th Mon, 18th August 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm Weymouth Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 19th August 2025 - Wed, 20th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Tue, 19th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Mayhem of Mad4Animals The Great Field Poundbury Tue, 19th August 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm The Great Field Poundbury Scratchworks Theatre: The Mushroom Show Tue, 19th August 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm Alderholt Village Hall Meditation and Qi Gong Tue, 19th August 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm Poole Christian Spiritualist Church Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 20th August 2025 - Thu, 21st August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Jo Jangles Millinery Pop-Up Wed, 20th August 2025 - Sun, 24th August 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Walford Mill Crafts Summer of play on Brownsea Island Wed, 20th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Wild Wednesdays - For Kids! at The Blue Pool Wed, 20th August 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Evening of live music with The Mother Ukers on Brownsea Island Wed, 20th August 2025 5:45pm - 8:45pm Brownsea Island Wareham Wednesdays - 20th August 2025 Wed, 20th August 2025 6:30pm - 11:30pm Wareham Quay Melplash Agricultural Show 2025 Thu, 21st August 2025 8:30am - 6:00pm Melplash Showground Poole Quay Summer Fireworks 2025 Thu, 21st August 2025 9:30am - 10:30am Poole Quay Summer of play on Brownsea Island Thu, 21st August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Open Air Theatre. Three Inch Fools perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream Thu, 21st August 2025 - Sat, 23rd August 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm Brownsea Island BeCider Seaside 21 Fri, 22nd August 2025 - Mon, 25th August 2025 All Day Bredy Farm Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 22nd August 2025 - Sat, 23rd August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Fri, 22nd August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Free Bushcraft Session on Brownsea Island Fri, 22nd August 2025 - Sat, 23rd August 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Brownsea Island Car Nights on Poole Quay 2025 Fri, 22nd August 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm Poole Quay Open Air Theatre. Three Inch Fools perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream Fri, 22nd August 2025 - Sun, 24th August 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm Brownsea Island Film: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG) Fri, 22nd August 2025 8:00pm - 11:30pm Corfe Castle Outdoor Cinema - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at Corfe Castle Fri, 22nd August 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm National Trust Corfe Castle Bournemouth Friday Fireworks 2025 Fri, 22nd August 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm Bournemouth Pier Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 23rd August 2025 - Sun, 24th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Crafts on the Meadows Sat, 23rd August 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Town Meadow Makers Market - Bournemouth Sat, 23rd August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Westover Gardens Summer of play on Brownsea Island Sat, 23rd August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Wimborne Art Club Pop-Up Art Exhibition Sat, 23rd August 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Church House Dorset Museum Fundraising Book Sale 2025 Sat, 23rd August 2025 - Mon, 25th August 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Dorset Museum Bardfest '25 Sat, 23rd August 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm Crown Inn Puncknowle Mad Professor at The Scott Arms Sat, 23rd August 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm The Scott Arms Outdoor Cinema - Paddington in Peru at Corfe Castle Sat, 23rd August 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm National Trust Corfe Castle Paddington in Peru at Corfe Castle Sat, 23rd August 2025 8:00pm - 11:30pm Corfe Castle Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 24th August 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Dog Sausage and Cider Festival 2025 Sun, 24th August 2025 10:00am - 6:30pm The Springhead Makers Market - Bournemouth Sun, 24th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Westover Gardens Summer of play on Brownsea Island Sun, 24th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Tea and Cake at The Lookout at Peveril Point Sun, 24th August 2025 10:30am - 3:30pm NCI Lookout Candles on the Cobb 2025 Sun, 24th August 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm The Cobb Harbour August Bank Holiday Car Boot Sale Mon, 25th August 2025 7:00am - 10:00am Alweston Village Hall and Playing Field Art Exhibition by Malak Mattar Mon, 25th August 2025 - Sat, 30th August 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Loving by Nature Lilly’s Den - Lego Workshop Mon, 25th August 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm The Courtyard Craft Centre Makers Market - Bournemouth Mon, 25th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Westover Gardens Railway Day at Wimborne Model Town Mon, 25th August 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Wimborne Model Town Summer of play on Brownsea Island Mon, 25th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Tea and Cake at The Lookout at Peveril Point Mon, 25th August 2025 10:30am - 3:30pm NCI Lookout Anonymous Festival 2025 Mon, 25th August 2025 11:00am - 5:00pm The Borough Gardens Weymouth Fireworks (Lower Noise) August 25th Mon, 25th August 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm Weymouth Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 26th August 2025 - Wed, 27th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Lilly’s Den - Lego Workshop Tue, 26th August 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm The Courtyard Craft Centre Summer of play on Brownsea Island Tue, 26th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 27th August 2025 - Thu, 28th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Summer of play on Brownsea Island Wed, 27th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Wild Wednesdays - For Kids! at The Blue Pool Wed, 27th August 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Dorset History Centre - From the Stacks Wed, 27th August 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm Dorset History Centre Wareham Wednesdays - 27th August 2025 Wed, 27th August 2025 6:30pm - 11:30pm Wareham Quay Poole Quay Summer Fireworks 2025 Thu, 28th August 2025 9:30am - 10:30am Poole Quay Summer of play on Brownsea Island Thu, 28th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 29th August 2025 - Sat, 30th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Millie College Celebration Open Day @ Holton Lee Fri, 29th August 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Shaftesbury Millie College, Holton Lee Portland Rocks 2025 Fri, 29th August 2025 - Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 11:00pm Market Ground Summer of play on Brownsea Island Fri, 29th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Free Bushcraft Session on Brownsea Island Fri, 29th August 2025 - Sat, 30th August 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Brownsea Island Car Nights on Poole Quay 2025 Fri, 29th August 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm Poole Quay Palestinian Comedy Night Fri, 29th August 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm The Kings Arms Outdoor Cinema - Wicked at Knoll House Hotel Studland Fri, 29th August 2025 8:15pm - 11:15pm Knoll House Hotel Bournemouth Friday Fireworks 2025 Fri, 29th August 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm Bournemouth Pier Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 30th August 2025 - Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio South Coast Makers - Monthly Market - Sat 30th August in Bobby's Tunnel, Bournemouth Sat, 30th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Bobby & Co. Summer of play on Brownsea Island Sat, 30th August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Festival of Palestinian Culture, Dorchester Sat, 30th August 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm The Borough Gardens Tatreez Inspired Jewellery Workshop Sat, 30th August 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm The Borough Gardens Silent Disco at Nothe Fort Sat, 30th August 2025 5:00pm - 10:00pm Nothe Fort Cinema Under The Stars: A Complete Unknown the Bob Dylan Story Sat, 30th August 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm Careys Secret Garden A Night of Conscious Rap Sat, 30th August 2025 8:00pm - 10:30pm Vinyl Van Abbotsbury Plant Fair Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Bridport Vintage Market Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Art & Vintage Quarter Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Summer of play on Brownsea Island Sun, 31st August 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Healing Sound Bath Sun, 31st August 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm Bridport Complimentary Health Sunday Funday at The Greyhound Sun, 31st August 2025 5:00pm - 8:00pm The Greyhound Inn
