Sherborne Abbey Festival

Various Locations around Sherborne Dorset

2nd – 9th May 2024

Sherborne Abbey Festival is an annual, week-long celebration of music, with events held in a variety of locations in and around the beautiful town of Sherborne, Dorset. Each year the Festival welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds from all over the UK to experience a wide range of performances and genres; from opera, choral and classical music to jazz, swing and more!

Alresford Watercress Festival

Alresford, Hampshire

Sunday 19th May 2024

Nationally acclaimed Annual festival attracting thousands of visitors to New Alresford in Hampshire to celebrate all things watercress.

Royal Cornwall Show

Wadebridge, CornwallCounty

6th – 7th & 8th June 2024

The Royal Cornwall Show is the premier annual event of the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association. Every year, for 3 days in June, the best in entertainment, agriculture, shopping and competition can be found at the Royal Cornwall Show.

South of England Show

Ardingly, West Sussex

7th – 8th – 9th June 2024

Offering all ages the chance to connect with the countryside and have a great day out, the South of England Show features a non-stop programme of agricultural and equestrian displays, country pursuits, live entertainment, rural crafts and an abundance of food, drink and shopping opportunities.

Fossil Festival

Lyme Regis, Dorset

8th – 9th June 2024

Family-friendly Festival celebrating the rich geological heritage of the Jurassic Coast

Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival

Falmouth, Cornwall

14th – 16th June 2024

The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival takes place at various locations throughout the town, from pubs and bars to historic courtyards and quays. Falmouth’s International Sea Shanty Festival usually attracts in excess of 65,000 visitors to see over 70 shanty groups.

Dorset Opera Festival

Bryanston, Dorset

22nd – 28th July 2024

🌟 50th Anniversary  🌟
International opera festival featuring the UK’s foremost residential opera summer school set in 400 acres of glorious Dorset countryside. Internationally renowned soloists, full chorus and orchestra.

Dorset Plane Pull

European Skybus Ltd,
Bournemouth International Airport,

  26th August 2024 10.00am

Want to know what’s involved in the Dorset Plane Pull? It’s quite simple really – although by no means a small feat. Teams of 20 people enter to pull a Boeing 737 weighing in at 35,000 Kg a distance of 50 metres to raise money for charity.

Festival of the Iberian Horse

Exeter, Devon

28th August to

1st September  2024

A passionate, soul filling celebration of the horses, art and culture of Spain and Portugal. Evening Espectáculos and daytime events.