| 5 | Weymouth | Fossil walk from 10am to midday. Meet at the Crab House Cafe behind the Ferrybridge Inn. Wear wellies as it may be muddy. |
| 10-12 | Christchurch | Aladdin is this year's production from the Twynham Panto Group. It is yet another rib-tickling adaptation and the group's 11th annual production. Tickets are £6 for adults, £3.60 for children and are available from the Christchurch Tourist Information Centre and Greetings at 3 Wick Lane, Christchurch. The group is run and presented by friends, family and staff with all proceeds being put back into the school. |
| 11 | Sturminster Newton | 'Dorset my Dorset' with Bonny Sartin of The Yetties - a light-hearted look at growing up in Dorset, through poems, songs and reminiscences. Starts at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 from The Exchange. |
| 12 | Weymouth | Walk at Ferrybridge. Meet at the Chesil Beach Centre at 2pm. |
| 26 | Broadmayne | Market in St Martin's Community Hall, next to the church from 10am until midday. |
| 26 | Weymouth | Scavenger hunt - a good excuse to go beachcombing and see what the winter storms have thrown up on the beach. Meet at the Chesil Beach Centre at 2pm. Children £2, adults free. |
| 26 | Parkstone | The Alani String Quartet plays Puccini - Crisantemi, Vivaldi - Winter from Four Seasons, Webern - Langsamer Satz and Vaughan Williams - String Quartet in C Minor. Their players are Stefan Defilet and Piotr Kopec (violin), Becca Ware (viola) and Kate Redwood (cello), and they are all local professional musicians playing with groups such as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Wessex Chamber Orchestra and Christchurch Sinfonia. The concert will be held at St Luke's Church in Wellington Road. Tickets £6 adults and £2 children on the door. |
| 26-27 | Weymouth | Big Garden Birdwatch weekend walks at the Radipole Lake RSPB Nature Reserve from 10am until midday. |
Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this Dorset events list, dates and venues can be changed or events and festivals cancelled altogether. It is always best to confirm the details with the Tourist Information Centre for that region before you set off for your holiday or short break in Dorset.