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Dorset Events for May

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1^st

Cerne Giant Festival
Cerne Valley (various venues)

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Dream Machines 18:00 to 22:00
Poole Quay

Gay Speed Daring in Bournemouth 19:15 to 21:45
Bar So, The Royal Exeter Hotel, Exeter Road, Bournemouth,

2^nd

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Cranborne Manor Garden Open 09:00 to 17:00
Cranborne

Guys & Dolls 19:30
Lighthouse, Poole

BSO Into The Light 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Guys & Dolls 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

3^rd

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Guys & Dolls 19:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Guys & Dolls 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Kingston Lacy Health Cycle Rides 09:30 to 11:00
Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne

Douch Family Bereavement Group 11:00 to 12:30
Royal British Legion, Church Rd, Ferndown

Talk & Book Signing: Natasha Solomons 19:00 to 21:00
Castle Gardens, Sherborne

An Audience with Ian Waite & Oti Mabuse 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Show Of Hands Duo 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

The Absolute Truth About Absolutely Ever 20:00 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

4^th

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Guys & Dolls 19:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Guys & Dolls 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Saxons & Vikings: Siege of Wareham
Corfe Castle, nr Swanage.

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Lyme Regis Town, Lyme Regis

Weymouth Food & Craft Market 09:00 to 17:00
The Esplanade, Weymouth

Knoll Gardens Volunteer Recruitment Open 10:00 to 14:00
Knoll Gardens, Hampreston, Wimborne

May 4th Be With You Cider Festival 18:00 to 22:30
Shelley Theatre Shelley Manor, Beechwood Ave, Bournemouth BH5 1LX

Majorettes & Wheelchair Baton Twirling 18:00 to 20:00
The Forster Memorial Hall, Bradpole

Bringing on Back the 60s 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Jazz Evening 19:30 to 21:00
St. Nicolas Church, Abbotsbury

The Neil Diamond Story 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

5^th

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Guys & Dolls 19:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Guys & Dolls 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Saxons & Vikings: Siege of Wareham
Corfe Castle, nr Swanage.

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Lyme Regis Town, Lyme Regis

Weymouth Food & Craft Market 09:00 to 17:00
The Esplanade, Weymouth

May Railway Weekend: Ride on Railway
Wimborne Model Town & Gardens, King Street, Wimborne

Art Session: Darrell Wakelam 10:00 to 16:00
Lyme Regis Museum

Melon Madness at Monkey World 10:00 to 17:00
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Nr Wareham

Dorset Team Spring Fair 10:00 to 16:00
Allendale Centre, Wimborne

Urban Artisan Market 10:00 to 16:00
Poole Old Town Community Centre

Fossil Fest 10:00 to 16:00
Lyme Regis Museum

Highwood Gardens Open Day 14:30 to 18:00
Charborough Park Estate, Wareham

Miss Dorset Final 18:30 to 23:45
Hilton Hotel, Bournemouth

Money For Nothing 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Rock Icons Show 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

6^th

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Saxons & Vikings: Siege of Wareham
Corfe Castle, nr Swanage.

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Lyme Regis Town, Lyme Regis

Weymouth Food & Craft Market 09:00 to 17:00
The Esplanade, Weymouth

May Railway Weekend: Ride on Railway
Wimborne Model Town & Gardens, King Street, Wimborne

Melon Madness at Monkey World 10:00 to 17:00
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Nr Wareham

Fossil Fest 10:00 to 16:00
Lyme Regis Museum

Haynes Breakfast Club 09:00
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

Athelhampton Plant Fair 10:00 to 15:00
Athelhampton House near Puddletown

Moordown Bowling Club: Open Day 10:30 to 15:30
Endfield Rd, Bournemouth

Mary Anning & the Scientists 10:30 to 16:00
Lyme Regis Museum

Wheelchair Rugby Training 11:00 to 14:00
Rossmore Leisure Centre, Poole

Smedmore House & Gardens Open Day 12:00 to 17:00
Smedmore House, Kimmeridge, Dorset

Panta Rei Danseteater: Promise of Depart 19:30 to 22:00
Buckland Newton Village Hall

7^th

BraveArt 11 10:00 to 16:30
The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole

BEAF Festival
Bournemouth

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Saxons & Vikings: Siege of Wareham
Corfe Castle, nr Swanage.

Weymouth Food & Craft Market 09:00 to 17:00
The Esplanade, Weymouth

May Railway Weekend: Ride on Railway
Wimborne Model Town & Gardens, King Street, Wimborne

Melon Madness at Monkey World 10:00 to 17:00
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Nr Wareham

Quiz Night at The Dancing Moose 19:30 to 22:00
The Dancing Moose, Wimborne

8^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Wildlife Wander 10:00 to 12:00
Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre, Thorncombe Woods, Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester

Dream Machines 18:00 to 22:00
Poole Quay

Speed Dating in Bournemouth 19:15 to 21:45
Bar So, Bournemouth

Psychic Sally: Kisses to Heaven Tour 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Flash: The Best Of Queen 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

9^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Cranborne Manor Garden Open 09:00 to 17:00
Cranborne

Douch Family 50+ Information Day 10:00 to 14:00
Allendale Centre

Knitting:1950 to Present Day 19:30
Verwood United Reform Church Hall, Manor Road, Verwood

Trpceski Plays Tchaikovsky 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Dad's Army Radio Hour 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Ballroom Dance 20:00 to 10:30
Bournemouth Pavilion

10^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Diesel Gala Preview
Swanage Railway, Swanage Station

Kingston Lacy Health Cycle Rides 09:30 to 11:00
Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne

An Evening with Anna Pancaldi 19:15 to 22:00
St Mary’s Church, Longfleet Road, Poole

Larry Garner & The Norman Beaker Band 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

11^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Diesel Gala & Beer Festival 2018
Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

Majorettes & Wheelchair Baton Twirling 18:00 to 20:00
The Forster Memorial Hall, Bradpole

The Drifters 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Lee Hurst 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

12^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Diesel Gala & Beer Festival 2018
Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

Wedding Fayre in the Square 10:00 to 15:00
Wimborne Square

Mini Steam on the Quay 10:00 to 17:00
Poole Quay

Croquet Open Day 10:00 to 16:00
East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

Wimborne in Bloom Spring Coffee Morning 10:00 to 12:00
Wits End Corner, 34 Park Lane, Wimborne

Church Fete & Fun Dog Show 14:00 to 16:30
Woodlands Village Hall, Verwood Road, Woodlands

Plant Fayre & Afternoon Tea 14:30
Colehill Memorial Hall, Cannon Hill Road, Colehill

Kids Clay Time: Family Pottery Classes 14:30 to 16:30
Moon Studio Ceramics, Christchurch

Highwood Garden Open Day 14:30 to 18:00
Charborough Park, Wareham

Albums Show: Elio Pace’s Billy Joel Song 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

13^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Diesel Gala & Beer Festival 2018
Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

Croquet Open Day 10:00 to 16:00
East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

Shaftesbury Food & Drink Festival 09:00 to 16:00
Shaftesbury, Dorset

Walk4Water 09:00 to 18:00
Coastal Walk from Solent Beach to Swanage

Lulworth Castle Motor Show & Family Fun 09:30 to 16:00
Lulworth Castle

Minterne Spring Fair 11:00 to 16:30
Minterne House, Minterne Magna, Dorchester

Spring Dorset Wedding Festival 11:00 to 15:30
Longthorns Farm, Wareham

Wheelchair Rugby Training 11:00 to 14:00
Rossmore Leisure Centre, Poole

Swanage Jazz Machine: Live Music 14:00 to 16:00
The Grand Hotel, 12 Burlington Road, Swanage

An Evening of Music 18:00 to 21:30
Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne

14^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Pint of Science
Chaplin's Pub & The Four Horsemen Pub, Bournemouth

15^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Pint of Science
Chaplin's Pub & The Four Horsemen Pub, Bournemouth

Dream Machines 18:00 to 22:00
Poole Quay

Undercurrent Sessions presents: Derya 19:30 to 23:00
Bridport WI Hall

Thoroughly Modern Millie 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

16^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Pint of Science
Chaplin's Pub & The Four Horsemen Pub, Bournemouth

Thoroughly Modern Millie 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Cranborne Manor Garden Open 09:00 to 17:00
Cranborne

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abrid 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

17^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Thoroughly Modern Millie 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Kingston Lacy Health Cycle Rides 09:30 to 11:00
Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abrid 14:00 to 16:30
Weymouth Pavilion

Single Spies: Wimborne Drama 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abrid 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Shawn Klush Elvis World Tour 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Invisible Music 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

18^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Thoroughly Modern Millie 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Single Spies: Wimborne Drama 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abrid 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Museum at night 18:00 to 20:00
Lyme Regis Museum

Majorettes & Wheelchair Baton Twirling 18:00 to 20:00
The Forster Memorial Hall, Bradpole

Namvula 19:30 to 22:00
Village Hall, Winterborne Stickland

19^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Thoroughly Modern Millie 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Single Spies: Wimborne Drama 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abrid 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Rocky Flower Show & Plant Fair 09:00 to 15:30
Queen Elizabeth's School, Pamphill, Wimborne

Ringwood Town FC Youth Festival Tourname 09:30 to 14:00
Martin & Co Stadium, Long Lane, Ringwood

Stone Carving with Jonathan Sells 10:00 to 16:00
Burngate Stone Carving Centre, Kingston Road, Langton Matravers, Swanage

Meet a Musketeer @ Corfe Castle 10:30 to 17:30
Corfe Castle

Singer-songwriter Allstars Mini-Festiva 16:00 to 23:00
Eype Centre for the Arts, Eype, Bridport

The Trevor Whiting Trio 18:30 to 21:00
Portesham Village Hall, Malthouse Meadow, Portesham

Namvula 19:30 to 22:00
Village Hall, Broadmayne

20^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Ringwood Town FC Youth Festival Tourname 09:30 to 14:00
Martin & Co Stadium, Long Lane, Ringwood

Meet a Musketeer @ Corfe Castle 10:30 to 17:30
Corfe Castle

Swanage Classic Kayak Fishing Competitio
Swanage Bay

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Haynes Bikers’ Breakfast Ride-in 09:30
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

World Bee Day: Poundbury Gardens 10:00 to 16:00
Poundbury Gardens, Poundbury

Heathland Hullabaloo 10:30 to 16:00
Knoll Beach, Studland

Dorchester Race for Life 5k & 10k 11:00 to 16:00
Kingston Maurward College, Church Lane, Dorchester

Wheelchair Rugby Training 11:00 to 14:00
Rossmore Leisure Centre, Poole

Athelhampton Flower Festival 11:00 to 16:30
Athelhampton, Dorchester

Family Fun Day in aid of Endometriosis U 11:00 to 14:00
Alderney Manor Community Centre

RNLI College Food & Drink Festival 11:00 to 16:00
RNLI College, Poole

Wurzels & Friends Charity Show 19:00 to 21:30
Weymouth Pavilion

Jason Donovan (Sold Out) 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

21^st

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Athelhampton Flower Festival 11:00 to 16:30
Athelhampton, Dorchester

Unlocking the Bankes Archive 19:30
Hilda Coles Learning Centre, off Crown Mead, Wimborne

22^nd

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Athelhampton Flower Festival 11:00 to 16:30
Athelhampton, Dorchester

Afternoon Tea with FB Pocket Orchestra 15:00 to 17:00
The Garden Room at Cranborne Garden Centre

Dream Machines 18:00 to 22:00
Poole Quay

Speed Dating in Bournemouth 19:15 to 21:45
Bar So, Bournemouth

23^rd

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Athelhampton Flower Festival 11:00 to 16:30
Athelhampton, Dorchester

Cranborne Manor Garden Open 09:00 to 17:00
Cranborne

Magnificent Music Hall 14:00 to 16:30
Weymouth Pavilion

Tea with Live Music In The Garden Room 15:00 to 17:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Frank Ifield 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Velvet Petal 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Peter Knight's Gigspanner 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

24^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Athelhampton Flower Festival 11:00 to 16:30
Athelhampton, Dorchester

Kingston Lacy Health Cycle Rides 09:30 to 11:00
Kingston Lacy House, Wimborne

Danny Baker 19:30
Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Peter Knight's Gigspanner 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

25^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Lyme Regis Jazz & Blues Festival
Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis

Bournemouth 7s Festival 2018 12:00 to 23:00
Bournemouth Sports Club, Chapel Gate, East Parley, Christchurch

Bournemouth 7s Festival 2018 12:00
Chapel Gate - Bournemouth Sports Club

Majorettes & Wheelchair Baton Twirling 18:00 to 20:00
The Forster Memorial Hall, Bradpole

Remembering Fred 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Love, Bombs & Apples 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

AMY: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse 20:00 to 22:30
Weymouth Pavilion

26^th

4U2Touch II 10:00 to 16:00
Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch

Tea Room Exhibition: Thomas Hardy’s Poet
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester

Archery Beginners Courses 09:30 to 14:00
Cranborne

Lyme Regis Jazz & Blues Festival
Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis

Bournemouth 7s Festival 2018 12:00 to 23:00
Bournemouth Sports Club, Chapel Gate, East Parley, Christchurch

Bournemouth 7s Festival 2018 12:00
Chapel Gate - Bournemouth Sports Club

Purbeck Art Weeks Festival
Various Locations

Dorset Art Weeks 2018 09:00 to 17:30
Dorset

Blandford Camera Club Ann Exhibition 09:30 to 17:00
The Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum

May Half Term 10:00 to 17:00
The Tank Museum, Bovington

Dorset Art Week 10:00 to 16:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Plant Sale 10:00 to 13:00
Swanage United Reformed Church

Art Exhibition:The Garden Room at Cranbo 10:00 to 16:00
The Garden Room at Cranborne Garden Centre

Mary Anning Day 10:00 to 17:00
Lyme Regis Museum

Melon Madness at Monkey World! 10:00 to 17:00
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Nr Wareham

Storytelling for Families: Land 10:00 to 16:00
Corfe Castle, nr Swanage.

Civil War: Besieged & Betrayed 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle, nr Swanage.

Fayre in the Square 10:00 to 18:00
Hope Square, Weymouth

1940's Day 10:30 to 17:30
Nothe Fort, Barrack Road, Weymouth

Bugs and Buds 10:30 to 12:00
Knoll Gardens, Hampreston, Wimborne

Seashore Exploer Week 10:30 to 16:00
Knoll Beach, Studland

Dorset Street Food Festival 12:00 to 22:00
Marine Parade, Lyme Regis

Dorchester Marathon & Casterbridge Half 12:00
Cokers Farm Field, Dorchester

Craft Fair 14:30 to 16:30
Kinson Community Centre

Big Girls Don't Cry 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Fieri Consort: The Courtesan's Gaze 19:30 to 21:00
St John's Church, Macauley Rd., Broadstone

Fastlove: A Tribute to George Michael 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

Coastal Comedy 20:00 to 23:00
Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts

27^th