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Theatre & Cinema

Xmas Pop Party

1st-3rd December 2024

Venue: Maddermarket Theatre

Website: www.maddermarket.co.uk

Christmas music extravaganza with live music, singing, dancing, circus and Christmas comedy

Bournemouth Vegan Festival

30th-30th September 2023

Venue: Citygate Centre

Address: Bournemouth

Website: www.facebook.com/bournemouthveganfestival.com

Dorset's largest vegan festival with vegan/animal welfare and rights stalls as well as world food caterers

Adventures in Purbeck Family Quest

Venue: Corfe Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle

Find all the hidden quest boards in the castle and note down the ansers in the booklet

Autumn in the House

Venue: Kingston Lacy

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/kingston-lacy

Enjoy the autumnal displays

Beneath the Waves

Venue: West Bay Discovery Centre

Address: West Bay

Website: www.westbaydiscovercentre.org.uk

Pop-up exhibition where visitors can discover the history of fishing locally, the hidden world beneath our water and how local marine life is being protected

Theatre & Cinema

Circus and Water Spectacular

Venue: Hippodrome Circus,

Address: 43A St George's Road, Great Yarmouth

Website: www.hippodromecircus.com

Circus acts and the world famous water spectacular where the entire ring sinks to reveal a gigantic swimming pool

Dragon and Fairy Trails

Venue: Minterne House

Website: www.minterne.co.uk

Visit the Enchanted Garden - a world of dancing fairies, fiery dragons and mischevious woodland boggarts

Hidden History Family Quest

Venue: Corfe Castle

Address: Wareham

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset

Hunt around the ruins to discover the hidden history withing the walls, find the secret locations and learn about Corfe Castle's hidden past

Into the Wild Sculpture Exhbition

Venue: Compton Acres

Address: 164 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole

Website: www.comptonacres.co.uk

Explore 10 acres of gardens while discovering exotic eild beasts and native wildlife

Marvellous Minibeasts Trail

Venue: Kingston Lacy

Address: Wimborne

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dorset/kingston-lacy

Wander the woodland to find out where the minibeasts live, eat and sleep around Kingston Lacy and try the minibeast themed activities along the woodland walk from 9:30 to 4:30pm

ROYAL RESIDENTS FAMILY QUEST

Venue: Corfe Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle

Explore the ruins to learn about the royal residents of Corfe Castle. Answer the questions to earn your castle siege coin.

Smugglers:Beneath The Surface

Venue: Shire Hall Courthouse Museum

Address: High West Street, Dorchester

Website: www.shirehalldorset.org/events

Discover the real people and history behind Dorset's tales of smugglin in thei exibition

Stories of the Spirits Family Quest

Venue: Corfe Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle

New family quest - collect each character's personalised embossing stamp in your booklet on your way around the ruins and discover life sized portraits of each character along the way. Collect all the...

Summer Games at Corfe Castle

Venue: Corfe Castle

Address: near Wareham

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/corfe-castle

Self led family activities including archery, cornhole, tug of war, skittles and games

Swannery Cygnets Hatching

Venue: Abbotsbury Swannery

Address: New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, Weymouth

Website: www.abbotsburytickets.co.uk

See the cygnets hatch and take their first steps from dozens of nests across the Swannery. Explore the Swannery and witness the unique sight of the fluffy cygnets

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA EXHIBITION

Venue: Shire Hall Museum

Address: High West Street, Dorchester

Website: www.shirehalldorset.org/events

New exhibition celebrating the work of Judith Kerr with original artwork, notes and sketches

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Time: 1085472:00

Venue: Dorset Museum

Address: 66 High West Street, Dorchester,

Website: www.dorsetmuseum.org

World famous exhibition from the Natural History Museum with over 100 powerful photographs capturing animal behaviour, spectacular species and the beauty of our planet

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