Family event Half Term Halloween Fun 20-28 October 2018 Shire Hall will be full of scarily fun activities this half term! Find out more
Family event Halloween Half Term: Face painting 22-26 October, 11am-3pm Turn your little angels into little monsters with the help of our Halloween face painter! Find out more
Family event Halloween Half Term: Slime Making 22, 24 & 26 October, 10am-4pm Make your own pot of colourful, gooey slime! Find out more
Family event Halloween Half Term: Spooky Storytelling 23 & 25 October, 11am & 3pm Join us for some spooky family storytelling in the Georgian cells Find out more
Family event Halloween Half Term: Pumpkin Rescue Workshop 10-12.30pm & 12.30-3pm Make and eat yummy soup, roast and eat the seeds and carve some ghastly Halloween lanterns. Find out more
Exhibition TUC 150th Anniversary Exhibition 24 October–18 November Celebrating 150 years of the TUC in the place where the Tolpuddle Martyrs were tried. Find out more
Talk Justice Café: Come to Dorchester – the TUC’s call in 1934 25 October, 7pm Why did the TUC choose to centre their story on Tolpuddle, in 1934? A talk by Tom de Wit, Curator of the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Museum Find out more
Tour Behind the Scenes Tours 2pm on selected Wednesdays Discover hidden staircases and explore the secrets of Shire Hall. Find out more
Talk Justice Cafe: Trade Unions in the Twenty-first Century 15 November, 7.30pm What’s the role of trade unions in the twenty-first century? A talk by Kate Bell, Head of the Economic and Social Affairs Department for the TUC Find out more
Workshop Workshop: Wreath making 1 December, 11am-1pm Make a beautiful Christmas wreath for your home Find out more
Family event Family Film Club: Arthur Christmas 5 December, 4pm Our family Christmas film season kicks of with Arthur Christmas! Find out more
Family event Visit Judge Santa 6 December and weekends 8-23 December Visit Father Christmas in the Courtroom and find out if your child has been naughty or nice! Find out more
Performance Carols in the Courtroom 8 December, 1pm Join us for some seasonal favourites and a bit of a sing-a-long Find out more
Workshop Jewellery making workshop with Caroline Parrott 8 December, 10am-4pm Make the perfect Christmas presents … or keep them for yourself! Find out more
Family event Family Film Club: Polar Express 12 December, 4pm Join us for our Family Christmas film season! Find out more
Performance Crossways Handbell Ringers 15 December, 3pm The Crossways Handbell Ringers will be playing festive tune and carols Find out more
Performance Concert: Purbeck Village Quire 16 December, 1pm Listen to some of Dorset's most traditional Christmas music in the beautiful Georgian courtroom. Find out more
Family event Family Film Club: Your Choice! 19 December, 4pm For our final Christmas film, we are throwing open the choice to you! Find out more
