This exhibition is FREE to visit There will be a free preview and Q&A with the artist and David Painting (the author of the book about the exhibition) at 7pm in Dorchester Abbey on Thursday 30th April. Please do come! Drawn to Imperfection is a collection of 21 large scale contemporary portraits offering an engaging [...]
The 2026 Scarecrow historical figures are listed below. Congratulations to the Line family for their winning scarecrow - Howard Carter and Tutankhamun Dorchester Festival 2026 Scarecrow Trail Answers (most popular scarecrow: Howard Carter and Tutankhamun) No Address Who is the historical figure? 1 Dorchester Abbey Museum Geoffrey Chaucer 2 Village Hall, Queen’s St (Dorchester Historical [...]
This event is FREE and available for viewing throughout the Festival week A collaborative installation of small artworks created by a variety of groups within the local community and by the young people of our charity partner, Be Free Young Carers. Designed and led and by Oxford-based artist Emma Coleman-Jones, individual responses to The Abbey, [...]
The work will be available to view 11am-5pm Weekends & BH Mon Dorchester Artists including Sophia Stewart-Liberty Tracy Lester Ed Metcalfe Carol Golding Simon Clements Bill Maish Emma Coleman-Jones will be exhibiting their work in the Dorchester Abbey Guest House. 25% of all sales will go to the Festival Charities - Dorchester Abbey and Be Free [...]
On the second Festival weekend we'll have FREE live music on the Cloister Stage in the Cloister Garden behind Dorchester Abbey Everything from choirs to bands, singer songwriters to cover bands - it'll all be there surrounded by lovely food and drink stalls! So just turn up, buy a pint or a coffee and some [...]
Tickets £8 for children, Adults free! (but please book a free ticket) Bring your outdoor obsessed children and encourage their green fingers! A fun filled hour learning about planting seeds with Head Gardener Matt and kids get to take their own seed pot home to nurture! Children must be accompanied by a parent Children will [...]
This event is SOLD OUT but you can add yourself to the waiting list by going to the box office. We will contact the waiting list in order if customers drop out and want to resell their tickets. Roll your sleeves up for an afternoon of baking delicious Scandi goods including the ultimate perfect cinnamon [...]
Come to this special Dorchester Abbey Festival service with Guest Speaker poet Malcolm Guite, and 2023's Junior BBC Chorister of the year Belinda Gifford-Guy This service will be packed with favourite hymns and a lovely anthem from our amazing Dorchester Abbey choir. A bit of peace and quiet in the middle of the Festival madness! [...]
This event is SOLD OUT but you can add yourself to the waiting list by going to the box office. We will contact the waiting list in order if customers drop out and want to resell their tickets. Tickets £25 - limited so book early! Nick Galer has been cooking in and around South Oxfordshire [...]
Tickets £12 Meet at Snug Cafe An intimate gardening experience with Bishop Court Farm's head gardener Matt Ditchburn, RHS Level 2 with merit. Learn about planting seeds, soil mixes, spacing and germination tricks. Container planting and organic pest protection. With general Q & A session afterwards, with water, tea, coffee and cookies
Tickets: £15 / £10 (Children under 16 free) There will be a section of seats reserved at the very front of the nave for Festival Friends at this event. Festival Friend privileges include early booking and the best seats in the house! Do consider becoming a Friend – find out more about it here. Malcolm [...]
Tickets £21 Join Master Builders Club for a two hour adventure with 1000’s of LEGO bricks, Minifigures and LEGO components. The Village Hall will be turned in to a LEGO fans dream with colour coded boxes of bricks that allow ‘ little brickies’ to explore, design and build creatively. This story led immersive brick building [...]
Big Band tickets £22 / £17 adults Children (under 16) half price There will be a section of seats reserved at the very front of the nave for Festival Friends at this concert. Festival Friend privileges include early booking and the best seats in the house! Do consider becoming a Friend – find out more about [...]
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