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Dorset Christmas swims 2026: Swanage Boxing Day dip at 11am
Swanage's free Boxing Day swim is Saturday 26 December at 11am, the Ice Water Swim Festival is 29 December, and Weymouth's harbour swim is still to confirm.
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Weymouth
Weymouth Medieval Dig Finds on Show Free at County Hall
Finds from two Weymouth digs are on show free at County Hall, Dorchester, to 23 October. The artefacts are out only on 14 and 21 October, 11am to 2pm.
Roadworks
Dorchester Road Weymouth Closure: Buses Diverted From 23 Oct
Dorchester Road in Radipole is closed from 19 October to Christmas. Buses 2, 10 and X51 divert from 23 October via Weymouth Way and miss six stops.
Christmas
Abbotsbury Illuminate 2026: the light trail returns on 20 November
Abbotsbury's Illuminate light trail runs on selected dates from 20 November to 31 December, with free parking, no booking fee and Santa from 5 December.
Weymouth
Weymouth Printer's Asbestos Death: Family Seek Co-Workers
Terry Ridyard died of mesothelioma at 63. His family want to hear from anyone who worked with him at Jeffrey Bros Printers in Maiden Street, Weymouth.
Events
What's On in Dorset: Flying Scotsman, Then Weymouth Fireworks
Flying Scotsman at Swanage from 23 October, Weymouth's drones and fireworks on 5 November, three switch-ons on 28 November: 42 dated events with prices.
Fireworks
Dorset fireworks 2026: Weymouth drones 7.15pm, fireworks 8pm
Weymouth on Thursday 5 November: drone show 7.15pm, beach bonfire 7.40pm, fireworks 8pm, stalls from 5pm. Plus Melbury House, Lyme Regis and Sherborne dates.
Christmas
Dorset pantomimes 2026: Cinderella at Weymouth from 19 Dec
Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion runs 19 December to 2 January, adults £22 to £25. Jack and the Beanstalk at the Tivoli, Wimborne, is 12 December to 3 January.
Weymouth
Weymouth Harbour Fire Exercise: Smoke at North Quay from 6pm
Simulated smoke, fire crews and patrol boats at North Quay Marina from 18:00 on Thursday 24 September. A two hour exercise, and no live fire is used.
Fire
Keel House Fire: £760 Raised by Three Weymouth Appeals
Three people left with nothing by the Keel House fire have opened fundraisers. £760 between them by Wednesday afternoon, in their own words, and how to give.
Fire
Weymouth Fire: Keel House Flats Evacuated on Dorchester Road
About 30 firefighters tackled the Keel House blaze at its height after a 00:38 call on Sunday. The stop came at 6.19pm, and a fire investigation with police is under way.
Weymouth
Weymouth Water Fest: free beach tasters Saturday 12 Sept
Sea dips, paddleboarding, gig rowing and a surf lifesaving demo, free on Weymouth Beach from 10am to 3pm. The windsurfing Worlds fan zone runs the same day.
Weymouth
iQFOiL Worlds Weymouth: Free Fan Zone Saturday 12 Sept
Up to 250 windsurfers from more than 40 nations are racing off Weymouth and Portland this week. Saturday's free Fan Zone at the Pavilion screens the Medal Series live, with free taster sessions to book.
Remembrance
Dorset Remembrance Sunday: 10.55am in Weymouth and Dorchester
Weymouth and Dorchester both start at 10.55am on Sunday 8 November at their war memorials. The Esplanade parade, the roads that shut and free parking.
Weymouth
Abbotsbury Road Weymouth: 12 Weeks of Lights from 7 Sep
Temporary signals where Abbotsbury Road meets Chickerell Road stay until 27 November. Both roads now shut overnight from 23 to 27 November, not 9 to 16.
Weymouth
Weymouth parkrun off on 22 and 29 August
Two Saturdays cancelled at Lodmoor, reason given as course unsafe or blocked. It follows the four busiest consecutive Saturdays in the event's 602-run history.
Roads
Weymouth Esplanade to close overnight from 28 September
Dorset Council will shut the Esplanade 8pm to 6am from 28 September to 17 October for resurfacing, with Wessex Roundabout to follow. The full autumn list.
Business
Weymouth Bay Coffee Co at Lodmoor goes into liquidation
The company behind the Lodmoor Country Park cafe entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 July. Who to contact if the Weymouth cafe owes you money.
Weymouth
Dorset trains to London: 2h07 Gillingham, 2h51 Weymouth
Gillingham reaches Waterloo in 2h07 and costs £8,212 a year. Weymouth takes 2h51 and costs £10,260. Times, fares and first trains for every Dorset station.
Bins
Weymouth Tip Opening Times: 9am to 4pm Daily, No Booking
Weymouth tip opening times: 9am to 4pm daily until 31 March at Lodmoor, DT4 7SX. Book only for DIY waste or asbestos. What it takes and what it charges.