Welcome to our Events Diary which covers the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Area.
Please have a look at what the area has to offer and if you know of an event, funtction or show in the area, please email info@holidaybournemouth.com and we will be happy to add a listing for you.
| Castle Quests - Corfe Castle - 11-02-2012 to 19-02-2012 |
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Go on a quest around the castle and then claim your special prize. Fun for all the family! More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Castle Quests |
| Teddy Zip Wire Challenge - Corfe Castle - 11-02-2012 to 19-02-2012 |
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Bring along your own brave teddy to have a go at the fearsome zip wire challenge, 11.30am and 1.30pm daily. More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Teddy Zip Wire Challenge |
| The Chalk Giants - Lighthouse, Poole - 11-02-2012 to 11-02-2012 |
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Drawing on the inspiration of the chalk landscape and the legnds that lie beneath, this co-production combines the creative talents of two of the UK's major puppetry companies in a unique piece of theatre for family audiences based on the familiar tales of Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant Killer. Website: The Chalk Giants |
| Wood Bits with Lall Sims - Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch - 15-02-2012 to 15-02-2012 |
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Website: Wood Bits with Lall Sims |
| Rallye Sunseeker - Bournemouth - 24-02-2012 to 25-02-2012 |
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The rally comes to your consumers,
starts and finishes in the community,
with action right on your doorstep
The rally comes to your consumers,starts and finishes in the community,with action right on your doorstep
over 165 hours of TV over 650,000 web site hits worldwide over 60% A, B, C1 spectators over £700,000 in revenue for the local economy
Website: Rallye Sunseeker |
| Vintage Transport Day - Hurn, Christchurch - 04-03-2012 to 04-03-2012 |
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The 4th Annual Vintage Transport Day promises to be the best yet!
Website: Vintage Transport Day |
| Bolshoi Ballet - Le Corsaire - The Regent Centre, Christchurch - 11-03-2012 to 11-03-2012 |
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Based loosely on Byron's poem, this lavish production with music from Adolphe Adam and Leo Delibes, is almost ballet's answer to Pirates of the Caribbean. It has been a Bolshoi favourite since 2007, when Alexi Ratmansky restored and refined the choreography. Medora, a young slave girl, has been sold to an evil pasha. She is then kidnapped from the pasha's palace by Conrad, a swashbuckling pirate chief. The ballet contains some magnificent set pieces from moonlight over the Mediterranean to Force 10 thunder and lightning and the shipwreck. A dazzling jewel in the Bolshoi's crown! Website: Bolshoi Ballet - Le Corsaire |
| The 2012 Cupcake Camp - Bournemouth - 17-03-2012 to 17-03-2012 |
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Preparations are well underway for the South West’s second Cupcake Camp to take place in Bournemouth
See main website for details Website: The 2012 Cupcake Camp |
| Lady Bankes Mothering Sunday - Corfe Castle - 18-03-2012 to 18-03-2012 |
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Family trail, Lady Bankes tours and even Lady Bankes teas in our tea rooms. More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Lady Bankes Mothering Sunday |
| Bournemouth Folk Festival - B.I.C - 23-03-2012 to 24-03-2012 |
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Song, Sea and Sizzling...Fun! And a fantastic line-up! Located in the compact seafront suite at Bournemouth’s leading entertainment venue, our great new festival is now in its second year, offering the best in folk music, song and dance. Bournemouth Folk Festival covers the broader definition of folk music with afternoon concerts by Martyn Joseph, Martha Tilston and Emily Barker and dancing to Ceilidh band Cut-A-Shine, The Moulettes and the Afro-Cuban Congolese rhythms of Grupo Lokito in the evening. Website: Bournemouth Folk Festival |
| Medieval Archery Muster - Corfe Castle - 31-03-2012 to 05-04-2012 |
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More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Medieval Archery Muster |
| Fitness First Bournemouth Bay Run - Bournemouth - 01-04-2012 to 01-04-2012 |
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The annual Bournemouth Bay Run attracts over 3000 runners each year starting and finishing on the seafront. So it's best to register early to guarantee your place.This seafront event hosts a Half Marathon, 10k and 5k Fun Run, so there really is something for everyone to get into their stride for. Use this date as the perfect opportunity to motivate yourself, family and friends to have fun, get fit and in the process support the live saving work of the British Heart Foundation. Contact: The Events Team Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm Website: Fitness First Bournemouth Bay Run |
| Easter Egg Trail - Corfe Castle - 06-04-2012 to 09-04-2012 |
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More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Easter Egg Trail |
| Book Fair - Upton County Park, Poole - 06-04-2012 to 06-04-2012 |
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Website: Book Fair |
| Easter Craft Show - Upton County Park, Poole - 08-04-2012 to 09-04-2012 |
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Website: Easter Craft Show |
| Jester Days - Corfe Castle - 21-04-2012 to 20-05-2012 |
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1pm-1.30pm Stilt Walking Jester, 2pm-2.30pm Juggling Jester Show, 3pm-4pm Fools' School. Fools' School is designed for children age 5+ (and fun-loving adults) to try their hand at being a circus performer, with juggling, plate-spinning, diabolo, stilts and more. More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Jester Days |
| Quay for my Car - Poole Quay - 04-05-2012 to 31-08-2012 |
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If you are visiting Poole between the months of May and August, Friday evenings herald the return of "Quay for my Car" on Poole Quay, kicking off at 6pm. " Quay for my Car", in conjunction with Rockley Park, promises to produce a wonderful show of cars, or perhaps you want to show your own car ! Rockley Park have joined forces with Poole Tourism to create the event that runs from May - August so come on down ! The Cars and Dates for 2011 are :
May6 May - Open Top Sports Cars June3 June - Open Top Sports Cars July1 July - Open Top Sports Cars August5 August - Open Top Sports Cars Website: Quay for my Car |
| Thai Food Festival - Bournemouth - 05-05-2012 to 07-05-2012 |
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Bournemouth Thai culture and language school present the Thai Food Festival 2012. Food demonstrations, dancing and sporting displays. Website: Thai Food Festival |
| Poole Street Arts Festival - Poole - 07-05-2012 to 07-05-2012 11am and 6pm |
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The festival runs from and will feature:
Website: Poole Street Arts Festival |
| Christchurch Food and Wine Festival - Christchurch - 11-05-2012 to 20-05-2012 |
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2012 sees some exciting new initiatives including an expanded Kids Kitchen, more in the Festival's Cookschool held at The Kings Hotel and a great addition for the second weekend of the Festival with The Great Christchurch Bake Day and Fete. 2012 also sees the return of the wonderful James Martin of Saturday Morning Kitchen fame. Now seen as one of the best Food Festivals in the UK, it has attracted a number of celebrity chefs over the years including Anton Edelman, James Martin, Gary Rhodes, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Paul Rankin, Brian Turner and Nick Nairn, to name just a few. Well-known TV chef, Lesley Waters, is a regular at the event and has now become the patron of the Festival. The celebrity chefs and many local chefs do cookery demonstrations during the first weekend of the Festival. The demonstrations are housed in a marquee, including a professional Aga Rangemaster kitchen, which usually stands in Saxon Square in the centre of Christchurch. However, for 2012 the marquee is moving to a car park at the back of The Regent Centre due to building work taking place in Saxon Square. All of the demonstrations are free of charge. An international food market also takes place over the first weekend. This is again a free event with live entertainment which has developed into a huge and popular attraction drawing thousands of people to a colourful and bustling town centre. The number of stalls in the market, which takes place in a pedestrianised High Street, has grown to more than 100 selling a wide variety of food and drink. Education has become an important part of the Festival. Each year a Kids’ Kitchen is held during the weekend of the International Food Market to enable children to find out more about different sorts of food and to encourage healthy eating. Website: Christchurch Food and Wine Festival |
| Mini Steam on the Quay - Poole Quay - 19-05-2012 to 19-05-2012 |
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Poole Quay will come alive with the sound of miniature traction engines on Saturday 19th May. Website: Mini Steam on the Quay |
| Bournemouth Sevens Festival - East Parley, Christchurch - 01-06-2012 to 03-06-2012 |
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The Bournemouth Sevens Festival is an action packed weekend filled with enthralling sport, live music and awe-inspiring entertainment. Attracting 20,000 people, Bournemouth Sevens is the world’s largest rugby, netball and music festival and is globally renowned as the Sporting Glastonbury. THE 2012 FESTIVAL LINE UP
Website: Bournemouth Sevens Festival |
| International Paint Poole Regatta - Poole - 02-06-2012 to 04-06-2012 |
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oin us for three great days of racing in some of the best sailing waters in the world. The Regatta will take place over the extended bank holiday weekend in early June 2012 and will include our own special celebrations marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Website: International Paint Poole Regatta |
| A Right Royal Week - Corfe Castle - 02-06-2012 to 10-06-2012 |
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More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: A Right Royal Week |
| Plant & Garden Fair - Upton County Park, Poole - 03-06-2012 to 04-06-2012 |
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Website: Plant & Garden Fair |
| Steam & Vehicle Show - Poole - 16-06-2012 to 17-06-2012 |
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Steam Engines & Steam Displays, Vintage & Classic Vehicles, Trade Stands, Arena Events, Juvenile Entertainment, Craft & Model Marquee, Music each day and Friday/Saturday evenings. Bar & Catering etc. Public admittance each day 9am - 5pm. Admission Fees: Adults £6.00 - Children (5-15 yrs) £2.00 Website: Steam & Vehicle Show |
| Race for Life 2012 - Bournemouth & Poole - 17-06-2012 to 24-06-2012 |
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Bournemouth - 17th of June The Seafront, Pier Approach, Be part of the biggest fight against cancer at Race for Life and walk, jog or run to help beat cancer. Enter now and raise money for our groundbreaking work that has saved millions of lives. Cancer Research UK is entirely funded by the public and we need your support to continue to make progress and give hope to people affected by cancer. Poole - 24th June Poole Park, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1TN Be part of the biggest fight against cancer at Race for Life and walk, jog or run to help beat cancer. Enter now and raise money for our groundbreaking work that has saved millions of lives. Cancer Research UK is entirely funded by the public and we need your support to continue to make progress and give hope to people affected by cancer. Website: Race for Life 2012 |
| Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival - Bournemouth - 22-06-2012 to 01-07-2012 |
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Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival takes place in Bournemouth Town Centre and will be celebrating the best of international culture, food, wine, beer and community spirit. Website: Bournemouth Food & Drink Festival |
| Friends of the Red House Museum Garden Party - Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch - 23-06-2012 to 23-06-2012 |
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| Christchurch Fiesta Fayre Celebrates the Olympics - Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch - 30-06-2012 to 30-06-2012 |
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| British Beach Polo Championships - Sandbanks Beach - 06-07-2012 to 07-07-2012 |
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Building on the success of the last 4 years the British Beach Polo Championships 2012 promises to be another phenomenal event bringing with it widespread sporting, business and social acclaim.
Website: British Beach Polo Championships |
| Stompin’ on the Quomps - Christchurch - 12-07-2012 to 12-07-2012 |
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Stompin’ on the Quomps is a Smooth Jazz Festival situated in the picturesque surroundings of Christchurch Quay. Established in 1994 it is now the largest Jazz Festivals of its kind in the South. he Lemongrove and International band Bazar Bizarre. There is no entry charge to come to Quomps, the site where Stompin' on the Quomps takes place. But, we encourage you to make a donation. It now costs almost £15,000 to hire the best bands, and a very significant part of that cost is paid for by audience donation. Compared to any other music festival, £5 for an afternoon and £5 for an evening of quality music is a fraction of the cost of any other music festival, and without your donation, we couldn't afford to stage Stompin' 2011. YOUR donation really does count !!! Website: Stompin’ on the Quomps |
| Bourne Free Bournemouth Pride Festival - Bournemouth - 14-07-2012 to 15-07-2012 |
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Bourne Free is Bournemouth’s LGBT Pride Festival. It is an annual celebration of all diversities that live in Bournemouth and the constant strive towards universal equality for all through entertainment and awareness. Why did Bourne Free start? Bourne Free was originally set up in 2004 when a far right organisation was due to come to Bournemouth and preach that homosexuality was wrong. Many prominent figures and active members of the gay communities in the area came together to organise an event in the Lower Gardens to protect the gay communities from the bigots and keep them together for a day of celebration, rather than of hostility. The event included entertainers performing at The Bandstand to support diversity, a balloon release with a 2 minute silence for victims of hate crime and Bournemouth’s first Gay Pride march. By the end of the day those that had come together just a few weeks before the preachers came to Bournemouth, the Bourne Free Committee, felt that they could have done even more if they had more time. It was decided that the committee would get back together and repeat the event every year, but as an official charity with designated roles. Bourne Free would become an annual celebration in the heart of Bournemouth for everyone to see the diversities in the community and to enjoy a variety of entertainment. In 2006, the title of the event was changed to the Bourne Free Pride Festival. |
| Friday Family Fiesta with Fireworks - Bournemouth - 01-08-2012 to 31-08-2012 |
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Fantastic firework diplays and entertainemnt on the seafront and gardens. Website: Friday Family Fiesta with Fireworks |
| Thai Summer Fair 2012 - Boscombe Bournemouth - 05-08-2012 to 05-08-2012 |
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Now on it's 9th anniversary the Thai Summer Fair will be held at King’s Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth. The Thai Summer Fair has become a very popular event in the Summer Calendar Website: Thai Summer Fair 2012 |
| Open Air Cinema: Stars under the Stars - Corfe Castle - 24-08-2012 to 26-08-2012 |
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Purbeck Film Festival present open air cinema in the castle grounds. Come and experience the magic of watching 'Stars under the Stars' in the ruins of Corfe Castle. Films to be confirmed |
| Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth - 30-08-2012 to 02-09-2012 |
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Be sure to check our website for details on our fifth Air Festival, taking place 30th August – 2nd September 2012…by the sea and COMPLETELY FREE! Website: Bournemouth Air Festival |
| Bournemouth Arts Festival by the Sea - Bournemouth - 02-09-2012 to 02-09-2012 |
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Website: Bournemouth Arts Festival by the Sea |
| Wedding Fair - - 07-10-2012 to 07-10-2012 |
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Website: Wedding Fair |
| Halloween at Corfe Castle - Corfe Castle - 27-10-2012 to 04-11-2012 |
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Explore our spooktacular castle this Halloween, if you dare! Find the ghosts and pumpkins on our family trail and enjoy the other hair-raising activities on offer. Website: Halloween at Corfe Castle |
| The Fawlty Towers Christmas Dinner Show 2012 - B.I.C - 06-12-2012 to 07-12-2012 |
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| Winter Solstice at Corfe Castle - Corfe Castle - 21-12-2012 to 21-12-2012 |
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Experience the rare opportunity to watch the sun rise on the shortest day of the year from the castle ruins. Castle opens 7.15am - 9am. Cost £10 to include a voucher for a hot drink and a breakfast bap in the Tea Rooms, which will be open from 8am. Booking Essential for this event More Information: Corfe Castle, 01929 481294,corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk Website: Winter Solstice at Corfe Castle |
