What's On in Dorset
Things to do in and around Dorset: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Dorset Remembrance Sunday: 8 Nov services and road closures
Dorchester has confirmed 10.55am on Sunday 8 November at the War Memorial. Weymouth's parade, the roads that shut and where parking is free.
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Dorset Christmas markets 2026: four dates now confirmed
Swanage on 5 December, Wimborne that weekend, Sherborne on the 6th and Dorchester's Cracker on the 13th. Times, stall counts, closed roads and free parking.
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Dorset Christmas lights switch-ons: 2026 dates and times
Lyme Regis switches on first, on 21 November. Weymouth and Swanage share 28 November, Sherborne lights its tree on 6 December. Times, places and gaps.