Your complete guide to Dorset events this month. From local markets, festivals and more, find everything you need to plan your months entertainment. Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 5th December 2025 - Sat, 6th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Sat, 6th December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Quiet Morning at The Tank Museum Sat, 6th December 2025 9:00am - 11:00am The Tank Museum Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 6th December 2025 - Sun, 7th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Christmas Fayre at Boveridge College Sat, 6th December 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Boveridge College Dorset Team Christmas Fair 2025 Sat, 6th December 2025 - Sun, 7th December 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Allendale Centre Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sat, 6th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Sat, 6th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Wild Words Literary Festival Sat, 6th December 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Symondsbury Estate Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway - Festive Train Ride & Grotto 2025 Sat, 6th December 2025 11:00am - 4:30pm Moors Valley Country Park The Muppets Christmas Carol: The Film with Live Orchestra Sat, 6th December 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pm Poole Lighthouse Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Sun, 7th December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 7th December 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Winter weaving workshop with Woven Woodland Sun, 7th December 2025 9:30am - 5:00pm Happy River Retreat Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 7th December 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sun, 7th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Sherborne Annual Festive Shopping Day 2025 Sun, 7th December 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Various Locations in Sherborne Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Sun, 7th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway - Festive Train Ride & Grotto 2025 Sun, 7th December 2025 11:00am - 4:30pm Moors Valley Country Park Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 9th December 2025 - Wed, 10th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Wreath Making Workshops with Meadowsweet Flowers Tue, 9th December 2025 2:00pm - 4:30pm Symondsbury Estate Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 10th December 2025 - Thu, 11th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Wed, 10th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Wreath Making Workshops with Meadowsweet Flowers Wed, 10th December 2025 2:00pm - 4:30pm Symondsbury Estate Christmas Concert Wed, 10th December 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm St Peter's Church Bournemouth Swanage Railway Christmas Carol Trains 2025 Thu, 11th December 2025 All Day Swanage Railway Festive Fabric Bunting Thu, 11th December 2025 9:30am - 1:00pm Symondsbury Estate Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Thu, 11th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Going the Rounds 2025 - Church Performance Thu, 11th December 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm St Michaels Church Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 12th December 2025 - Sat, 13th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Fri, 12th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Community Cinema: Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning Fri, 12th December 2025 6:30pm - 9:00pm Sixpenny Handley Village Hall Going the Rounds 2025 - Parish Performance Fri, 12th December 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm St Michaels Church Christmas Belle 2025 Sat, 13th December 2025 All Day Swanage Railway Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Sat, 13th December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 13th December 2025 - Sun, 14th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sat, 13th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Sat, 13th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway - Festive Train Ride & Grotto 2025 Sat, 13th December 2025 11:00am - 4:30pm Moors Valley Country Park Shitake Yule Logs: Plugging workshop at Happy River for a crafty Christmas! Sat, 13th December 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm Happy River Retreat Step Into Christmas Sat, 13th December 2025 7:30pm - 10:30pm Poole Lighthouse Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Sun, 14th December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 14th December 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Car Boot Sale at Poole Stadium Sun, 14th December 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Poole Stadium Happy River Festive Forest Wreath Workshop & Shirin Yoku Experience Sun, 14th December 2025 10:00am - 3:00pm Happy River Retreat Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sun, 14th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Sun, 14th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Dorchester Christmas Cracker Day 2025 Sun, 14th December 2025 11:00am - 4:00pm Various Location in Dorchester Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway - Festive Train Ride & Grotto 2025 Sun, 14th December 2025 11:00am - 4:30pm Moors Valley Country Park Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley Christmas Show Sun, 14th December 2025 7:00pm - 10:00pm Sixpenny Handley Village Hall Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Mon, 15th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 16th December 2025 - Wed, 17th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Tue, 16th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Moscow Drug Club at Lighthouse Poole Tue, 16th December 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm Poole Lighthouse Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 17th December 2025 - Thu, 18th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Wed, 17th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Wed, 17th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Swanage Railway Christmas Carol Trains 2025 Thu, 18th December 2025 All Day Swanage Railway Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Thu, 18th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Thu, 18th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 19th December 2025 - Sat, 20th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Fri, 19th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Fri, 19th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Sat, 20th December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 20th December 2025 - Sun, 21st December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sat, 20th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Sat, 20th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway - Festive Train Ride & Grotto 2025 Sat, 20th December 2025 11:00am - 4:30pm Moors Valley Country Park Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Sun, 21st December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Dorchester Car Boot Sun, 21st December 2025 6:30am - 12:30pm Dorchester Market Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sun, 21st December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Slow and Dirty Sun, 21st December 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm North Dorset Trailway Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Sun, 21st December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway - Festive Train Ride & Grotto 2025 Sun, 21st December 2025 11:00am - 4:30pm Moors Valley Country Park Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Mon, 22nd December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Mon, 22nd December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Mon, 22nd December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Tue, 23rd December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 23rd December 2025 - Wed, 24th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Tue, 23rd December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Visit Santa at The Blue Pool Tue, 23rd December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm The Blue Pool Nature Reserve & Tearooms Father Christmas Yuletide Express 2025 Wed, 24th December 2025 12:00am - 11:59pm Swanage Railway Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Wed, 24th December 2025 - Thu, 25th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Fri, 26th December 2025 - Sat, 27th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Sat, 27th December 2025 - Sun, 28th December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sat, 27th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Sun, 28th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Mon, 29th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Art for Fun at AndyKnillArt Tue, 30th December 2025 - Wed, 31st December 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm AndyKnillArt Studio Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Tue, 30th December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum Rudolph’s Advent Trail at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Wed, 31st December 2025 10:00am - 4:30pm Fleet Air Arm Museum
