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Cold War Steve, The Windbreak

25 metre long windbreak pops up on beach

This week, British collage artist and satirist Cold War Steve, will install a rather unusual windbreak on Boscombe beach…

The Fire Garden, created by Walk the Plank, Image Vipul Sangoi

Immerse yourself in fire, light and sound

Fancy entering a night-time fire garden or watching a dazzling sea of light? Well, this month you could do just that…

Arts by the Sea Bournemouth, Photo by James Bridle

Outdoor installations and digital broadcasts at seaside festival

Visitors to the seaside town of Bournemouth will be able to enjoy an eclectic bunch of events as the Arts by the Sea festival takes place…

Light Up Poole Community Chandelier

Artists and residents come together to Light Up Poole

This month, residents of a block of flats in Poole will be turning their building into an art gallery as part of the Light Up Poole festival…

Tenby Boxing Day Swim 2017

‘Tis the season for chilly dips into icy waters

This festive season, brave souls will be donning their trunks, swimming costumes, and fancy dress outfits as they prepare to take a quick dip in the waters…

Enchanted Floodlit Garden - Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden

Take a floodlit walk in a subtropical garden

Light up the dark autumn evenings with a walk through Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, as their Floodlit Evening Walks offer visitors a chance to see the gardens in a different light…

Shademakers carnival group

Creative creatures and pyrotechnics at Arts by the Sea

There will be three days of free vibrant theatre, dance and music performances in Bournemouth this weekend for their annual arts festival…

Cloudscapes (Photo: Brendan Buesnel)

Contemplate clouds with an immersive art experience in Dorset

Visitors to Studland Bay on Sunday will be able to make mountains in the sand and find their heads in the clouds with two immersive art interventions…

Bridport Hat Festival - Dorset

Hats off to Bridport’s quirky festival

Head to Dorset this weekend for a quirky celebration of hats, featuring a mass hat-wearing photoshoot, hatted dogs and best hat competitions…

The Green Tolpuddle - Gillian Moy

Radical film, music and talks at Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival

The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival will take place in Dorset with radical film screenings in a vintage mobile cinema, a left wing indie disco and live artpunk kitchencore music…

Candoco Dance Company A Graceful Act of Stupidity

A playful new outdoor duet takes flight in Bournemouth

Audiences in Bournemouth can embark on a dance journey with two flight attendants this weekend…

Dorset Moon

A new moon appears in Dorset this summer

Fifty years on from the first moon landing, three Dorset arts festivals will be joining forces this summer to present Dorset Moon…

15 Days in Clay exhibition Lighthouse Poole

15 unusual ceramic figures go on display in Dorset

The Tribe, a free exhibition of 15 unusual ceramic figures has opened at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts…

Light Up Poole 2019 - Dorset events

Embrace the winter nights with Light Up Poole

This year’s Light Up Poole, Dorset’s annual festival of light art, will feature four world premieres, a European premiere and a raft of newly commissioned works.

Chase the Pudding race - Weymouth

Dress up as Santa and Chase the Pudding in Weymouth

On Sunday 16th December, Weymouth beach will be filled with costumed Santas for the 11th annual Chase the Pudding event…

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Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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