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EVENTS
What's On
JUNE
24: Sutton Poyntz Victorian Street Fayre
24: Open Day and Country Fair, Kingston
Maurward
29: Open air theatre at Max Gate –
‘The Trumpet-Major’ by New Hardy Players
29-1 Jul: Live displays at TankFest,
The Tank Museum, Bovington
30: Poundbury Barn Dance in
Pummery Square
JULY
7: Abbotsbury Summer Family Festival,
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
8: Swingtime music in Borough Gardens
13: Open Air Theatre at Maumbury Rings,
‘The Cherry Orchard’ from The Miracle
Theatre
13-15: Swanage Jazz Festival
14: Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival,
Weymouth Harbour
14-21: Thomas Hardy Festival and
Conference, including country fair at
Kingston Maurward on 15 Jul
19-22: Larmer Tree Festival, Cranborne Chase
20-22: Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival
25: Love Parks day at Borough Gardens
26-29: Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle
28: The Creepy Crawly Show
at Brewery Square
28-4 Aug: Swanage Carnival & firework
displays on 28 Jul, 1 & 4 Aug
AUGUST
2-5: Bestival, Lulworth Estate
4: Dorset Food & Arts Festival, Queen
Mother Square, Poundbury
5: West Bay Day 2018, music, food
and entertainment
5: AIR 107.2’s Party in the Park, Lodmoor
Country Park
8: Outdoor theatre ‘The Winter’s Tale’,
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
August events continued on page 60...
26-29 July: Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle
SUMMER
EVENTS 2018
Dorset’s calendar is bursting to life for the spring and summer
months with something for everyone to enjoy
W
ith its beautiful coastline and strong agricultural heritage,
Dorset was made for the summer season. From festivals and
family fun to music and arts Dorset residents are reluctant
to leave the county for fear of missing out while visitors are
drawn to the many attractions and events planned for the
summer months.
Dorset has gained a reputation for summer festivals with crowds drawn to the
county’s line-ups set in traditional countryside or by the coast and