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 Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 2nd September 2025 - Wed, 3rd September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Historical guided walk with cream tea in Brownsea Castle Tue, 2nd September 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 3rd September 2025 - Thu, 4th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Tiggy Rawling 'Second retrospective - The Indian influences' Exhibition Wed, 3rd September 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Walford Mill Crafts Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival 2025 Thu, 4th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 All Day Various Locations in Purbeck Classic & Steam Vehicle Show 2025 Fri, 5th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 All Day Norden Station Classic & Steam Vehicle Show 2025 Fri, 5th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 All Day Norden Halt Station Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 5th September 2025 - Sat, 6th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Writing Jane Austen by Gill Hornby in Conversation with Tracy Chevalier Fri, 5th September 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm Dorset Museum Outdoor Cinema at The Blue Pool - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Fri, 5th September 2025 7:00pm - 10:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Swanage Folk Festival 2025 Fri, 5th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pm Sandpit Field The Dorset County Show 2025 Sat, 6th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 All Day The Dorchester Showground Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 6th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Civil War Re-enactment weekend at Corfe Castle Sat, 6th September 2025 - Sun, 7th September 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm National Trust Corfe Castle Pop up mushroom morning with Andy Knott Sat, 6th September 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm Happy River Retreat Steam Punk Day with CHAPS Canford Heath and Poole steampunks Sat, 6th September 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Swanage Railway Fairytales for Grown-ups: Queen of Between Sat, 6th September 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm The Ancient Technology Centre ABBA by Moonlight Sat, 6th September 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm Athelhampton House and Gardens Outdoor Cinema at The Blue Pool - Moulin Rouge! Sat, 6th September 2025 7:00pm - 10:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms The Gents of St John's in Concert Sat, 6th September 2025 7:00pm - 8:15pm St Peter's Church The Crick Crack Club at Cranborne Earthouse | Fairytales for Grown-ups: Queen of Between Sat, 6th September 2025 7:30pm - 8:45pm The Ancient Technology Centre Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 7th September 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Brownsea bliss - Yoga and meditation experience Sun, 7th September 2025 10:00am - 1:30pm Brownsea Island Brownsea Bliss: Yoga and meditation experience Sun, 7th September 2025 10:00am - 1:30pm Brownsea Island Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 7th September 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Choral Eucharist Sun, 7th September 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm St Peter's Church Full Moon guided walk - Women only - September Corn Moon Sun, 7th September 2025 6:30pm - 9:30pm RSPB Arne Willow Dragonfly Workshop with Jo Sadler 2025 Tue, 9th September 2025 9:30am - 5:00pm Symondsbury Estate Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 9th September 2025 - Wed, 10th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Discover Local Volunteering Opportunities – Join Us at the CAN Volunteer Fair! Tue, 9th September 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm Kinson Community Centre Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 10th September 2025 - Thu, 11th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Phone Photography Workshop with Gary Holpin Thu, 11th September 2025 9:30am - 12:30pm Symondsbury Estate b-side BIG Weekend Thu, 11th September 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 11:00am - 8:00pm Outpost Weymouth Loveliest (and Ugliest) Buildings Thu, 11th September 2025 11:00am - 11:45am Weymouth Library The Thomas Hardy Archives: A Talk by Dr Ruth Burton, Project Archivist Thu, 11th September 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm Dorset History Centre Jaws: 50th Anniversary Thu, 11th September 2025 7:45pm - 10:00pm Poole Lighthouse Grove Prison Museum, Heritage Open Days 2025 Fri, 12th September 2025 - Sun, 21st September 2025 All Day Grove Prison Museum Inside Out Dorset Fri, 12th September 2025 - Sun, 21st September 2025 All Day Various Locations Across Dorset Swanage Railway Autumn Steam Gala 2025 Fri, 12th September 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 All Day Swanage Railway Home-Start Wessex Online Volunteer Training Fri, 12th September 2025 9:15am - 2:45pm homestartwessex.org.uk Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 12th September 2025 - Sat, 13th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Fern Identification Fri, 12th September 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm Kingcombe Visitor Centre EuroBal Wessex: Dorchester Fri, 12th September 2025 7:00pm - 10:30pm The Brownsword Hall Mind BodySpiritFayre September 2025 Sat, 13th September 2025 12:00am New Digby Hall (next to Library) The Big Dorset Michaelmas Ceilidh Sat, 13th September 2025 7:30am - 10:00pm The Corn Exchange Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 13th September 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Sturminster Cheese Festival 2025 Sat, 13th September 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival High Angle Battery History Tour Sat, 13th September 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm High Angle Battery Seafood & Sounds 2025 Sat, 13th September 2025 - Sun, 14th September 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Poole Quay Weldmar's Summer Fete 2025 Sat, 13th September 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Weldmar's Summer Fete Westbourne Artisan Market Sat, 13th September 2025 11:00am - 5:00pm The Libertine Jaminaround 2025 part 2 Sat, 13th September 2025 5:00pm - 11:45pm The Ancient Technology Centre Kiddies' Keilidh Sat, 13th September 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm The Corn Exchange Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 14th September 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 14th September 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Vintage Day at Wimborne Model Town Sun, 14th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Wimborne Model Town Choral Eucharist Sun, 14th September 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm St Peter's Church Mushroom Foraging Walk with Nick Phillips 2025 Sun, 14th September 2025 10:30am - 2:00pm Symondsbury Estate Dorset WALX Festival 2025 Mon, 15th September 2025 - Sun, 21st September 2025 All Day Various Location in Dorset Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 16th September 2025 - Wed, 17th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Delightful Dahlias with Anna May of Dorset Dahlias Tue, 16th September 2025 10:00am - 11:30am Symondsbury Estate Historical guided walk with cream tea in Brownsea Castle Tue, 16th September 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm Brownsea Island Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 17th September 2025 - Thu, 18th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Painting Desert Towns - Shekawati's Murals Thu, 18th September 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm Carey Hall Swanage Record Club - September Thu, 18th September 2025 6:30pm - 9:30pm The Mowlem Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 19th September 2025 - Sat, 20th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Mini Family mushroom forage and ID table Fri, 19th September 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm Happy River Retreat Dusk Til Dark 25 Fri, 19th September 2025 - Sat, 20th September 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm Weymouth Silent Disco at the Springhead Fri, 19th September 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm The Springhead The Comedy Store - Bridport Fri, 19th September 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pm Electric Palace Spafford Campbell at Lighthouse Poole Fri, 19th September 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm Poole Lighthouse The Nigel Price Organ Trio Fri, 19th September 2025 8:00pm - 10:30pm St Michael’s Church Dorset Bikefest 2025 Sat, 20th September 2025 - Sun, 21st September 2025 All Day Wooders Campsite Tiger Day Autumn 2025 Sat, 20th September 2025 8:30am - 5:00pm The Tank Museum Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 20th September 2025 - Sun, 21st September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Raku Workshop – 2 Day Make Glaze & Fire: September/October 2025 Sat, 20th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Sandy Hill Arts Wild wetland bird walk Sat, 20th September 2025 10:00am - 12:30pm Brownsea Island Ringwood Carnival 2025 Sat, 20th September 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm Ringwood Carnival Free Lunchtime Concert Sat, 20th September 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm St Peter's Church The Great Gatsby Ball In Bournemouth Pavilion! Sat, 20th September 2025 7:00pm - 11:00pm Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre BETH ORTON – LIVE at Sandy Hill Arts Sat, 20th September 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pm Sandy Hill Arts Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 21st September 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Brownsea bliss - Yoga and meditation experience Sun, 21st September 2025 10:00am - 1:30pm Brownsea Island Brownsea Bliss: Yoga and meditation experience Sun, 21st September 2025 10:00am - 1:30pm Brownsea Island Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 21st September 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Heritage Open Day at Dorset History Centre Sun, 21st September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Dorset History Centre Concert by the Dorset Bridge Choir and Orchestra: "Let's Dance!" Sun, 21st September 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm Lytchett Minster Parish Church Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 23rd September 2025 - Wed, 24th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Cowboy Hat Workshop Tue, 23rd September 2025 6:00pm - 8:30pm The Treehouse Lino Block Printing on a Tote Bag with Sarah Robinson Wed, 24th September 2025 9:30am - 1:00pm Symondsbury Estate Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 24th September 2025 - Thu, 25th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Dorset History Centre - From the Stacks Wed, 24th September 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm Dorset History Centre Team Pics: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Cert 15 Wed, 24th September 2025 7:45pm - 10:30pm Poole Lighthouse Eric Idle Wed, 24th September 2025 8:00pm - 10:30pm Bournemouth International Centre Jurassic Line - Book Signing Fri, 26th September 2025 - Sun, 28th September 2025 All Day Swanage Railway Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 26th September 2025 - Sat, 27th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Paranormal Investigation at Merley House Fri, 26th September 2025 - Sat, 27th September 2025 8:00pm - 2:00am Merley House Quiet Morning at The Tank Museum Sat, 27th September 2025 9:00am - 11:00am The Tank Museum Living food with Daphne Lambert-Hands-on food and nutrition day workshop Sat, 27th September 2025 9:30am - 5:30pm Happy River Retreat Apple Weekend at The Ancient Technology Centre Sat, 27th September 2025 - Sun, 28th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm The Ancient Technology Centre Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 27th September 2025 - Sun, 28th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Beaminster's Big Green Day 2025 Sat, 27th September 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Beaminster School Bournemouth Pavilion Antique & Collectors Fair Sat, 27th September 2025 - Sun, 28th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm South Coast Makers - Monthly Market - Sat 27th September Sat, 27th September 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm Bobby & Co. Choral Evensong Sat, 27th September 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm St Peter's Church Lewis-Manning Hospice Muddy Dog Dash Sun, 28th September 2025 12:00am Avon Heath Country Park Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 28th September 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Bridport Vintage Market Sun, 28th September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Art & Vintage Quarter Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 28th September 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Mushroom Foraging Walk with Nick Phillips 2025 Sun, 28th September 2025 10:30am - 2:00pm Symondsbury Estate Healing Sound Bath Sun, 28th September 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm Bridport Complimentary Health Josh Widdicombe: Not My Cup of Tea Sun, 28th September 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 30th September 2025 - Wed, 1st October 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio
