EventFestive Event Christmas Afternoon Tea From 1st December - 23rd December 2025 Treat yourself to a Christmas Afternoon Tea at Shire Hall Museum this festive season. Find out more
Family eventFestive Event Breakfast With Singing Santa! Saturday 20th, Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December 2025. Sing along with Santa this Christmas whilst enjoying our festive Breakfast club! Find out more
Event Poetry Slam with Angie Porter – Thursday, 20th November 2025 from 6pm - 8pm An open mic event for local writers and poets. Find out more
EventFestive Event Halloween Trail – October Half Term 2025 Monday, 27th of October to Saturday, 1st November 2025 A spooky trail and monster mask making activity the whole family can enjoy. October half term at the Shire Hall, shockingly good fun! Find out more
Exhibition The Fabrics of Protest: A Unite Southwest Banners’ Exhibition Monday, 3rd November - Saturday, 24th January 2026 Explore the rich history of protest through the iconic banners of Unite the Union’s Southwest region Find out more
EventFamily event Neurodivergent Dorchester – Community Group Meet Up Monday 10th November, 8th December and 12th January from 2pm to 4pm A place for people of Dorchester to connect whether you are neurodivergent, suspect you might be, or have friends, family or colleagues that are. Find out more
Festive Event Shire Hall Christmas Market Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November, 10am - 4pm Join us at Shire Hall for our Christmas Market! Find out more
Event The Skimmity Hitchers Album Launch Saturday, 6th December 2025 We are proud to welcome The Skimmity Hitchers for their album launch on Saturday 6th December at the Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester. Find out more
Talk Law, Order and Subversion in Hardy Saturday 30th May 2026 - from 2pm Join Mark Damon Chutter, Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society to find out more about Hardy's Justice of the Peace role. Find out more
