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Your guide to all the best Dorset festivals and events! From food and drink festivals to huge-scale music festivals, there’s always something going on in Dorset. Be sure to check what’s on when you’re visiting.

Check out the links to my various festival round-ups below, followed by a quick list of all the main events coming up this season.

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What’s On in Spring 2026

Here’s what’s on in Dorset during March, April, and May this year…

  • Crocus Week at Forde Abbey (1-8 Mar 2026)
  • Swanage Railway Spring Steam Gala (27-29 Mar 2026)
  • Dorchester Science Festival (6-15 Mar 2026)
  • Abbotsbury Food Fair (3-4 April 2026)
  • Bournemouth Writing Festival (24-26 April 2026)
  • Teddy Rocks music festival (1-3 May 2026)
  • Dorchester Walking Festival (2-8 May 2026)
  • Dorset Spring Show (9-10 May 2026)

PLUS a great many food festivals in April and May: CLICK HERE for the full list

Check what’s on month-by-month:

Dorset in March: written in white text over a photo of a spring lamb
Dorset in April: written in white text over a photo of a woodland with many bluebells
Dorset in May: written in white text over a photo of green countryside in sunshine

Easter in Dorset

  • Easter Adventures at Kingston Lacy (21 Mar – 12 Apr 2026)
  • Forde Abbey Easter Trail (28 Mar – 9 Apr 2026)
  • Easter egg hunt at Corfe Castle (28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026)
  • Easter at Farmer Palmers Farm Park (28 Mar – 12 Apr 2026)
  • Lyme Regis Easter Bonnet Parade (Easter Sunday)
  • Easter Adventure Trail at Browsea Island (28 March – 12 April)
  • Easter Egg-stravaganza at Nothe Fort, Weymouth (28 March – 12 April)
  • Swanage Pier Eggcellent Easter Trail (28 March – 12 April)
  • Easter Holiday: Tanks In Action at the Tank Museum, Dorchester (28 March – 12 April)

Christmas in Dorset

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