Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Tickets : £15 children under 10 / £20 adults / £25 with Prosecco Children too young for their own seat may sit on a parent's lap and share their tea. 1 hour teas starting at 2pm / 3.15pm / 4.30pm Tumble down the rabbit hole to enter the world of Alice in Wonderland and eat a [...]

Local Artists Exhibition

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 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 Young Carers [...]

Music for Autism

This event is FREE! With Hannah Frazer Mackenzie. Soprano This is a free concert to which all are invited!  Local autistic schools will come to enjoy the therapeutic effects of music live in the Abbey with professional musicians associated with the Orchestra of St John's (OSJ) as part of their Music for Autism programme. For over [...]

Dorchester Abbey Festival Service with Guest Speaker Revd Dr Malcolm Guite

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! [...]

Sunday All Age Praise Party

The event is FREE! Join us for morning worship in the tent. Lots of interactive fun, singing, and praising as well as a short Bible story with a gentle challenge that all ages will understand! This will be led by Chichester Cathedral’s travelling evangelist ‘Deacon Ish’ (Ishmael). He is a singer, songwriter, speaker and author. [...]

Priest Poets

Priest Poets Tickets £8 children (under 16) free Join three young priests as they share their poetry and discuss life, literature and faith. Featuring a former actress, a doctor of Languages and literature and our own local curate! Laura Darrall Laura Darrall is a performance poet and Anglican priest, she is a regular presenter on Radio [...]

Dorchester Duck Race

Dorchester Duck Race Ducks £5 (£12 for 3) The Dorchester Duck Race is now one of THE essential village Festival events for all ages.  Buy a duck, customise it and have it launched down the river from the Hurst Water Meadow to a nail biting finish next to the Abbey.  Prizes for the first ducks [...]

Cate Cody Jazz Supper

Tickets £22 including paella supper The ticket price includes a fantastic paella supper by Paella by Antonio.  Gluten free.  Vegetarian option available There will be a section of seats reserved at the very front for Festival Friends at this concert.  Festival Friend privileges include early booking and the best seats in the house!  Do consider [...]

Open mic night

£5 tickets for audience only. Children (under 16) free Performer registration at 7.30pm Dorchester's finest show off their amazing talent once again in our ever popular Open Mic Evening! A great evening out for all ages watching (and sometimes participating in) eclectic performances in a lovely friendly atmosphere.  The bar will be open with great [...]

Grand Opening and Tower Abseil

Brave volunteers will abseil down the 100 foot Dorchester Abbey tower to raise money for the Festival charities - Dorchester Abbey and Be Free Young Carers Come and cheer them on!  There will a bucket collection while they abseil in aid of the Festival charities This event is managed by Jamie Wakeham from Gallery Bouldering [...]

Family Dog Show

£6 Tickets only needed to enter a dog - spectators FREE! A fun day out for all the family and your dog held in the beautiful grounds of Dorchester Abbey.  The show ring will be a calm and safe area for your dog to take part in the classes throughout the day.  There will be [...]

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