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September 2026
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Monsters of the Jurassic Coast Activity Trail
10.00 - 16.00 13 Aug - 2 Sep Durlston The New Famous Five & the Forgotten Treasure 10.00 - 16.30 8 Jul - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square BH20 5EZ 🕺Free & Inclusive Dance Workshop 16.00 1 Sep Ranger School of Dance, Church Hill, Swanage BH19 1HU |
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Monsters of the Jurassic Coast Activity Trail
10.00 - 16.00 13 Aug - 2 Sep Durlston The New Famous Five & the Forgotten Treasure 10.00 - 16.30 8 Jul - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square BH20 5EZ |
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The New Famous Five & the Forgotten Treasure
10.00 - 16.30 8 Jul - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square BH20 5EZ 🎵Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival 3 Sep - 6 Sep |
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The New Famous Five & the Forgotten Treasure
10.00 - 16.30 8 Jul - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square BH20 5EZ 🎵Live Music at The Purbeck Plaza 18.30 4 Sep The Purbeck Plaza, 19 High Street, Swanage BH19 2LP 🎞Cinema Under the Stars 15 Aug - 5 Sep 🎵Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival 3 Sep - 6 Sep Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP |
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Wellness in the Dunes
09.30 - 13.30 9 May - 12 Sep Knoll Beach, Ferry Road, Studland The New Famous Five & the Forgotten Treasure 10.00 - 16.30 8 Jul - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square BH20 5EZ 'Get Medieval' Knight School 10.00 - 16.30 5 Sep - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square, BH20 5EZ 🎵🍸End of Summer Party 12.00 5 Sep The Scott Arms, West Street, Kingston BH20 5LH 🎵Live Music at The Cellar Bar 19.30 - 22.30 5 Sep The Cellar Bar, 2 Mowlem Lane, Swanage BH19 1DD 🎵Swanage Jazz Club 20.00 - 22.00 14 Feb - 5 Sep Isle of Purbeck Golf Club, Corfe Road, Studland, Swanage, BH19 3AB 🎞Cinema Under the Stars 15 Aug - 5 Sep 🎵Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival 3 Sep - 6 Sep 🎭Poetry Weekend 5 Sep - 6 Sep Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5JF Dorset Bird Fest 5 Sep - 6 Sep RSPB Arne, Arne Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5BJ |
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The New Famous Five & the Forgotten Treasure
10.00 - 16.30 8 Jul - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square BH20 5EZ 'Get Medieval' Knight School 10.00 - 16.30 5 Sep - 6 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square, BH20 5EZ The Beast - Purbeck Trail Race 10.00 6 Sep Corfe Common, West Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5HH 🎭Swanage Drama Co. Robinson Crusoe Auditions 14.00 6 Sep Swanage Musical Theatre Hall Purbeck Trail Series 14 Jun - 7 Nov 🎵Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival 3 Sep - 6 Sep Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP 🎭Poetry Weekend 5 Sep - 6 Sep Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5JF Dorset Bird Fest 5 Sep - 6 Sep RSPB Arne, Arne Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5BJ |
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🎵Belvedere Singers Free Taster Session
19.30 - 21.30 8 Sep Emmanuel Baptist Church, 160 Victoria Avenue, Swanage, BH19 1AZ |
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🎵The White Swan Summer Party Nights
20.30 22 Jul - 9 Sep The White Swan, 31 The Square, High Street Swanage BH19 2LJ Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP |
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Waverley Cruises
4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP 🎵🕺Swanage Folk Festival 11 Sep - 13 Sep Autumn Steam Gala 11 Sep - 13 Sep |
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Wellness in the Dunes
09.30 - 13.30 9 May - 12 Sep Knoll Beach, Ferry Road, Studland Clavell Tower Open Day 10.00 - 16.00 12 Sep - 13 Sep Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge, Wareham, BH20 5PE Medieval Living History Weekend 10.00 - 16.30 12 Sep - 13 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham BH20 5EZ Ride & Stride for Dorset Churches 10.30 12 Sep Stargazing at Durlston 24 Jan - 12 Sep The Learning Centre 🎵🕺Swanage Folk Festival 11 Sep - 13 Sep Autumn Steam Gala 11 Sep - 13 Sep 🍸Apple Day 12 Sep Dorset Cider Farm |
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Clavell Tower Open Day
10.00 - 16.00 12 Sep - 13 Sep Clavell Tower, Kimmeridge, Wareham, BH20 5PE Life in Studland During WWII 10.00 - 16.00 13 Sep Studland Bay, Ferry Road, Swanage Medieval Living History Weekend 10.00 - 16.30 12 Sep - 13 Sep Corfe Castle, The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham BH20 5EZ Park to Pier Walk 10.30 - 12.30 13 Sep Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP 🎵🕺Swanage Folk Festival 11 Sep - 13 Sep Autumn Steam Gala 11 Sep - 13 Sep |
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Lulworth Castle Open Days
10.30 - 17.00 15 Sep - 16 Sep Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QS |
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Lulworth Castle Open Days
10.30 - 17.00 15 Sep - 16 Sep Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QS The Mowlem Comedy Club 19.30 16 Sep The Mowlem Studio Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP |
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The Purbeck School Open Evening
17.30 - 20.00 17 Sep The Purbeck School, Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PF Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP Dorset WALX Festival 17 Sep - 20 Sep |
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Paediatric First Aid
08.30 - 15.00 19 Sep Little Birds Preschool, Northbrook Road Swanage BH19 1QE Corfe Castle Open Days 10.00 - 16.30 19 Sep - 20 Sep Corfe Castle The Square, BH20 5EZ Folklore & Fairies Family Quest 10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🎨Arty Bazaar 12.00 - 16.00 19 Sep Boilerhouse Gallery, Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5JF Dorset WALX Festival 17 Sep - 20 Sep Planet Purbeck's Big Weekend 18 Sep - 19 Sep |
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The Purbeck Marathon
09.00 20 Sep Corfe Castle Open Days 10.00 - 16.30 19 Sep - 20 Sep Corfe Castle The Square, BH20 5EZ Folklore & Fairies Family Quest 10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🎭The City for Incurable Women 19.30 20 Sep The Mowlem Purbeck Trail Series 14 Jun - 7 Nov Sunrise Guided Walk 26 Jul - 1 Nov RSPB Arne, Arne Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5BJ Waverley Cruises 4 Sep - 20 Sep Swanage Pier, BH19 2AP Dorset WALX Festival 17 Sep - 20 Sep |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery |
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Autumn Equinox Beach Walk & Breakfast
06.10 - 09.00 23 Sep Knoll Beach, Ferry Road, Studland, BH19 3AH Folklore & Fairies Family Quest 10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ Swanage Repair Café 10.30 - 12.30 31 Jan - 28 Nov Herston Village Hall, 12 Jubilee Road, Swanage BH19 2SF 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery The Swanage School Open Evening 17.30 - 19.30 24 Sep The Swanage School, High Street, Swanage BH19 2PH Rhys James 20.00 24 Sep The Mowlem |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery Swanage Carnival Presentation Evening 19.30 25 Sep The Mowlem |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery Murder Mystery Evening 12.30 - 17.00 26 Sep Swanage Railway, Station Road, Swanage, BH19 1HB 🎵Last Night of The Proms: Bournemouth Concert Brass 14.30 26 Sep The Mowlem |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery |
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Folklore & Fairies Family Quest
10.00 19 Sep - 22 Nov Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ 🖼️Edible Conversations Exhibition 10.30 - 16.30 22 Sep - 8 Oct Fine Foundation Gallery | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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