Purbeck Events

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Early morning Yoga and breakfast

Brownsea Island Poole Harbour, Poole

Every Wed in May/June/ July and Sept (weather permitting). Enjoy the peace and tranquillity of this beautiful location whilst local yoga teacher, Sonja Lockyer, guides you through a one-hour yoga session followed by a delicious picnic breakfast prepared by local plant-based chef Wylde Green Kitchen. The boat will leave the NT jetty at Sandbanks (to […]

Purbeck Art Weeks Festival

Rollington Barn Corfe Castle, Dorset

During PAW 2024 you can expect an array of experiences across Purbeck, from eclectic exhibitions to Open Studios, captivating concerts and events, and even some surprises sprinkled along the way. This year's PAW Festival takes place from 25 May - 9 June. Prepare to be immersed in artistic wonder as painters, sculptors, textile artists, metalworkers, […]

Free dance workshops for children – Dorset Youth Dance and Purbeck Art Week

Furzebrook Village Hall

Come and join Dorset Youth Dance for a morning of dance, creativity and fun! These 2 free workshops for children will give your budding young movers a chance to learn more about dance through inspiring creative exercises and energising games. Workshops are suitable for all and are the perfect way to boost your half term […]

Free

Seasonal Family Bushcraft Workshops

Brownsea Island Poole Harbour, Poole

New for 2024 season, bring your parents along to these seasonal family bushcraft workshops with local expert Joe Peartree. From wood carving, fire lighting skills, animal tracking to foraging and den building, the sessions will vary according to the season. Suitable for age 7 + through to teens and adults! All adults and children attending […]

Juan Martín Concert

The Priory Church of Lady St Mary 18 Church Street, Wareham

Love It Local proudly presents Juan Martín. the renowned flamenco guitarist in concert at the The Priory Church of Lady Mary, Wareham as part of the Purbeck Guitar Festival. About Juan Martín Juan Martin is a internationally famous flamenco guitarist and composer. His unique sound has been honed through a lifetime of concerts and recordings […]

£20

Carlos Bonell in Concert

The Priory Church of Lady St Mary 18 Church Street, Wareham

Love It Local proudly presents Carlos Bonell. the renowned guitarist in concert at the The Priory Church of Lady Mary, Wareham. Carlos Bonell has been described as “one of the great communicators of the guitar world” (Classical Guitar Magazine). Carlos’ recordings include the BBC TV Inspector Morse theme for the original series, as well as […]

£20

Supper and Safari

Brownsea Island Poole Harbour, Poole

Every Thursday through June, meet some of Brownsea's more elusive wildlife. The National Trust have teamed up with the Dorset Wildlife Trust to guide you on an exciting nocturnal adventure. A fantastic opportunity to meet some of Brownsea's nocturnal wildlife. Enjoy a boat ride to the island and a tasty homecooked meal before heading out […]

Choral Eucharist

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 9th June at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Thomas Tallis’s ‘Mass for Four Voices’, Durufle’s ‘Tantum ergo’ and Philip Stopford’s ‘God be in my head’. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards.

Choral Eucharist

St Peter's Church (Dorchester) High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 9th June at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Thomas Tallis’s ‘Mass for Four Voices’, Durufle’s ‘Tantum ergo’ and Philip Stopford’s ‘God be in my head’. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards.

Lunchtime Concert

St Peter's Church (Dorchester) High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset

Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Saturday 15th June between 12.30 and 1pm for our monthly lunchtime concert given by soprano, Verity Joy. Verity, who is about to take her LTCL singing diploma, is in her final year of undergraduate studies at Arts University Bournemouth, where she is also a music scholar. Her […]

Lunchtime Concert

St Paul's Church Fisherton Street, Salisbury

Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Saturday 15th June between 12.30 and 1pm for our monthly lunchtime concert given by soprano, Verity Joy. Verity, who is about to take her LTCL singing diploma, is in her final year of undergraduate studies at Arts University Bournemouth, where she is also a music scholar. Her […]

Choral Evensong

St Peter's Church (Dorchester) High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 22nd June at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Rachmaninov’s ‘Bogoroditse Devo’, Stanford’s ‘Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A’, Ayleward’s ‘Preces & Responses’ and Biebl’s ‘Ave Maria’. Do join us for this free event and stay for a […]