10 Things to do across Dorset in May

Spring is here! The Bluebells and daffodils are in full bloom and mercury is beginning to rise. There's no better way to experience this glorious season than with a family day out in Dorset

Whether you visit a historic venue, head off to the beach or take in the local culture, Dorset really has it all.

Here are the things you can get up to this May!

Dorset Knob Throwing and Food Festival

Location: Cattistock, Dorchester
Date: 1 May - 10.00am til 4.00pm
Website: www.dorsetknobthrowing.com/

Sherborne Abbey Music Festival


Location: Sherborne Abbey
Date: 29 May til 3 May
Website: www.sherborneabbeyfestival.org

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival

Location: Various Venues in Lyme Regis
Date: 29 April to 1 May
Website: www.fossilfestival.co.uk/

Shaftesbury Festival

Location: Various Venues in Shaftesbury
Date: 15 May – 1.00pm til 3.00pm
Website: www.shaftesburyfestival.co.uk/

Flying 15 Southern Sailing Championships

Location: Various Venues in Shaftesbury
Date: 15 May – 1.00pm til 3.00pm
Website: www.shaftesburyfestival.co.uk

Baby Swans Hatching

Location: Abbotsbury
Date: May til June
Website: abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/swannery/events/

Spring Tide Food Festival

Location: Burton Bradstock
Date: 21st to 22nd May
Website: www.spring-tide.org.uk/

Lyme Regis Jazz & Blues Weekend


Location: Various Venues in Lyme Regis
Date: 27 to 30 May
Website: www.lymeregisjazzfestival.co.uk

Dorset ArtsWeek

Location: Various Venues in Dorset
Date: 27 May to 12 June
Website: www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/

Quayside Music Festival

Location: Quayside Weymouth
Date: 29 to 30 May
Website: www.weareweymouth.co.uk/event/quayside-music-festival

B Sharp Busking Festival 28th May 2016

Location: Marine Parade, Lyme Regis
Date: 28 May
Website: https://www.bsharp.uk.com/featured-posts/busking-festival-play-me-piano-drums/


Fossil Hunting Walk 

Location: Charmouth
Date: Throughout May
Website: www.charmouth.org/chcc/