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Dorset Events for October

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1^st

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cerne Abbas for Sale 1919 10:00 to 17:00
Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Play: Indecent Acts 19:30 to 22:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

2^nd

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cerne Abbas for Sale 1919 10:00 to 17:00
Cerne Abbas Village Hall

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

TreesAreTheKey Narrated by Kate Winslet 18:30 to 22:00
Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis

Sounds of the Sacred World 19:30 to 22:00
Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Christchurch

ABBAMANIA 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Play: Indecent Acts 19:30 to 22:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

3^rd

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cerne Abbas for Sale 1919 10:00 to 17:00
Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Swanage Blues Festival
Various venues, High Street, Swanage

Masterclass: Ornamental Grasses 14:00 to 16:30
Knoll Gardens

Top Dog Film Festival 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Play: Indecent Acts 19:30 to 22:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

4^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cerne Abbas for Sale 1919 10:00 to 17:00
Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Swanage Blues Festival
Various venues, High Street, Swanage

Oktoberfest Poole
Poole Park, Poole

Some Guys Have All The Luck: Rod Stewart 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Into the Groove: Tribute to Madonna 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Silas Marner 20:00 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Play: Indecent Acts 19:30 to 22:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

5^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Swanage Blues Festival
Various venues, High Street, Swanage

Oktoberfest Poole
Poole Park, Poole

Gillingham Carnival 09:00 to 20:00
Gillingham

Westbourne Farmers Market 09:30 to 14:00
Landseer Road, Westbourne

FREE Entry* for Grandparents on Grandpar 10:00 to 17:00
Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole

Bournemouth Marathon Festival 10:00
Pier Approach, Bournemouth

Free Entry for Grandparents @ Farmer Pal 10:00 to 17:00
Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Wareham Road, Organford

Wallisdown Preloved Baby Sales 10:30 to 12:00
St Mark's Church, Wallisdown

Fun Palace 2019 11:00 to 15:00
Christchurch Library, Dorset

Wild Food & Walk 11:00 to 14:00
Knoll Centre, Knoll Beach, Studland

Mini BSO: Around the World 11:00 to 12:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Carole King 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Mad About the Musicals 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Play: Indecent Acts 19:30 to 22:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Coastal Comedy Colossal Show: Tom Stade! 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, Poole

Coastal Comedy Colossal Show: Tom Stade! 20:00 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

6^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Swanage Blues Festival
Various venues, High Street, Swanage

FREE Entry* for Grandparents on Grandpar 10:00 to 17:00
Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole

Bournemouth Marathon Festival 10:00
Pier Approach, Bournemouth

Free Entry for Grandparents @ Farmer Pal 10:00 to 17:00
Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Wareham Road, Organford

Haynes Breakfast Club 09:00 to 12:00
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

Salvation Army Band Concert 18:00 to 19:30
Salvation Army Hall, Palmerston Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth

7^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

8^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Ocean Film Festival 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

9^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

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

Curator Spotlight: Citroën 11:15
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

Behind the Scenes Tours 14:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, High East Street, Dorchester

Psychic Sally 19:45 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

10^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

All Floyd
Bridport Electric Palace, 35 South Street, Bridport

Shaftesbury Oktoberfest
Barton Hill Recreation Ground, Shaftesbury

Professional Grass Masterclass 14:00 to 16:30
Knoll Gardens

Colin Divall Railway Talk 18:30 to 22:30
Dorset History Centre

'Pride': Film screening 19:00 to 22:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

11^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Autumn Steam Gala: Swanage Railway
Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

The Billy Fury Years 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Milos: Voice of the Guitar 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Beach Boyz Tribute Band 19:45 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Studio Jazz: Randolph Matthews & Band 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

12^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Autumn Steam Gala: Swanage Railway
Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

Kayak, Fish, Forage & Feast 09:30 to 14:30
Middle Beach, Studland

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Kayak, Fish, Forage & Feast 13:30 to 18:30
Middle Beach, Studland

Walk: Autumn Glory 14:00 to 16:30
Knoll Gardens

I Believe In Unicorns: Michael Morpurgo 14:00 to 15:00
Lighthouse, Poole

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

Believe - The Cher Songbook 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Celtic Music Concert 20:00 to 22:30
Ferndown Village Hall

Forever Sabbath vs Iron Maiden 20:00 to 22:30
Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room

13^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Corfe Castle Sculpture Exhibition 10:00 to 17:00
Corfe Castle

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Autumn Steam Gala: Swanage Railway
Swanage Railway, Swanage & Corfe Stations

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

PRIMAVERA ENSEMBLE 15:00 to 17:00
Kimmeridge Hall, Bournemouth University

14^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

15^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

16^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Curator Spotlight: Citroën 11:15
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

Dan Clarke 19:30
Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Christchurch

Live on Mars: David Bowie Tribute 20:00 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

17^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Workshop: Designing Naturalistic Style 14:00 to 16:30
Knoll Gardens

18^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Breton Festival of Onion Johnnies 18:00 to 22:00
Salt House Green, West Bay

Jo Burt: Acoustic by Candlelight 18:30 to 22:00
St Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, Nr Shaftesbury

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2019 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Rock & Roll Dreams Came True 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

19^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Breton Festival of Onion Johnnies 18:00 to 22:00
Salt House Green, West Bay

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Teachers' Open Day 10:00 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens

Jewellery Making Workshop: Caroline Parr 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Upton Preloved Baby Sales 10:30 to 12:00
Upton Community Centre. Poole

Music Inspired by Shakespeare 18:00 to 20:00
Bournemouth School for Girls

And Finally... Phil Collins 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

"Bourne2Sing" Choir Concert 19:30 to 21:45
St Mary's Church, Station Road, West Moors

70s Legends: Too Rex & Jean Genie 20:00 to 22:30
Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room

In & Out of Chekhov's Shorts 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Rhod Gilbert: The Book of John 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

20^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Breton Festival of Onion Johnnies 18:00 to 22:00
Salt House Green, West Bay

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Justin Fletcher Live! 11:00 to 15:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Canzonetta Concert 15:00 to 16:00
St. Mark's Church, Bell Street, Swanage

21^st

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

22^nd

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

An Evening with Kim Woodburn 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

23^rd

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Curator Spotlight: Citroën 11:15
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

Tangomotion 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

24^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Walk: Changing Seasons in the Garden 14:00 to 15:00
Knoll Gardens

Margaret Fingerhut: Far From the Home I 19:00 to 21:15
Lighthouse, Poole

Wootton Film Club 19:00 to 22:00
Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall

Syd Lawrence Orchestra 19:30 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Dire Straits UK 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes 19:45 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

25^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bournemouth Bay Art Group: Ann. Exhibiti 10:00 to 16:00
Moordown Community Centre, Coronation Avenue, Moordown, Bournemouth

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Monstersaurus 13:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Sixties Gold 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 20:00 to 23:00
Weymouth Pavilion Ocean Room

Studio Jazz: Tete a Tete Quintet 20:00 to 22:00
Lighthouse, Poole

26^th

Festival of Grasses 10:30 to 17:00
Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Desire, Love, Identity: exploring LGBTQ 10:00 to 17:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Purbeck Film Festival
The Rex Cinema Wareham, 14 West Street, Wareham

Christmas Emporium in The Gift Shop 09:00 to 14:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Purbeck Film Festival 18:30 to 23:00
Various venues: Purbeck, Poole, Bournemouth & Dorset

Monstersaurus 13:30
Lighthouse, Poole

Creatures of the Deep, Dark Ocean
Wild Seas Centre, Kimmeridge

October Half-term @ Corfe! 10:00 to 15:00
Corfe Castle

Adventure Wonderland: Home of Halloween 10:00 to 18:00
Adventure Wonderland

Drawn to Life: Spiders, Ghosts & Phantom 10:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

The Creatives in The Garden Room 10:00 to 17:00
Cranborne Garden Centre

Haynes Halloween Trail 10:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

The Big Draw 2019: Haynes Motor Museum 10:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil

Halloween @ Kingston Maurward! 10:00 to 16:00
Kingston Maurward Agricultural College, Kingston Maurward, Dorchester

Find Fennel @ Monkey World! 10:00 to 17:00
Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre

Half Term Halloween Fun 10:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Halloween Half Term: Spooky Story Tellin 10:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Halloween Half Term: Witchy Potion Trail 10:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Halloween Half Term: Slime Making 10:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Bugs & Buds Toddler Club 10:30 to 12:00
Knoll Gardens

Creatures of the Night Halloween Trail 10:30 to 15:30
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach, Studland

Movie Night: Film, Food & Fossils! 17:00 to 21:30
The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge

Light Up Swanage Pier 18:00 to 20:00
Swanage Pier, Pier Approach

Sixties Gold 2019 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

The Salzburg Mozart Gala 19:30 to 22:00
Weymouth Pavilion

27^th