Planet Purbeck Festival SEPTEMBER 2024

🗓️ Saturday 14th & Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd September 2024

Enjoy a packed programme of family-friendly events and entertainment at the annual Planet Purbeck Festival.

The festival celebrates Purbeck’s coastal and countryside environment through live music, arts, film, talks, local food and produce stalls, wellbeing workshops and kids’ fun activities.

This community-run festival aims to enhance the natural world of the Isle of Purbeck by raising awareness and promoting sustainable initiatives to tackle climate change at a local level to protect the area’s biodiversity.

Planet Purbeck information tent
'Think Global, Act Local' poster from Sustainable Wareham
Dorset Wildlife Trust at Planet Purbeck
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Petal confetti from Shropshire Petals
Hedgehog Hospital collection by Hedgehog-Friendly Wareham & Sandford
Bee rescue kit at the Planet Purbeck Festival
Greengage Community Garden open day
Sand lizard sculpture at Corfe Castle by Eilidh Middleton

The festival is also a great way to find out what local initiatives you can get involved in and a way of meeting like-minded people.

Outside of the festival, Planet Purbeck also holds regular events throughout the year and encourages anyone to get involved and support the movement.

For full festival information, what’s on & when, and all the latest festival news visit the Planet Purbeck website: planetpurbeck.org

Line-Up for 2024

Saturday 14th September

  • 7pm – 9.30pm: ‘Rewilding Our Seas 2’ – At Emmanuel Baptist Church

Friday 20th September

  • 7pm – 9pm: Celebration of Purbeck – At The Mowlem Theatre

Saturday 21st September

  • All day (Timings tbc): Purbeck Goes Wild – At Prince Albert Gardens (Location tbc)

Sunday 22nd September

  • Mass Community Action (More details coming soon)

Festival Fair

A hub of information, fun and games by the seaside.

The festival’s annual fair showcases a range of various groups and organisations all doing their bit to look after Swanage and Purbeck – all of which you can either support or get actively involved in.

Browse the stalls, play some games, try out a new activity and relax to some live music whilst enjoying locally-produced food – all in the beautiful setting of Swanage’s promenade with views across the bay.

Here are some highlights from 2023:

Planet Purbeck Festival fair on Swanage's Shore Road
Glenn Martin plastic dinosaur sculpture
Spin-the-wheel game at the Planet Purbeck Festival fair
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Swanage Beach Buddies beach litter display board
National Trust Dorset beaver update information display
Wildlife & nature children's activity
Planet Purbeck Marine & Freshwater Team information stand
Amphibian & Reptile Conservation children's art activity
Hook a duck game with Land & Wave
Planet Purbeck Festival information board
Planet Purbeck Youth Group van
Spiny seahorses found on Studland Beach
Live music, food & activities at Swanage's Planet Purbeck Festival fair
Live music at the Planet Purbeck Festival fair
Nachos by the Salt Pig at Swanage's Planet Purbeck Festival fair
National Trust information stand in Swanage
Mini interactive Purbeck countryside survey by Planet Purbeck
The Purbeck Society information stand
Swanage Women's Institute poster
The Purbeck Natural History Forum information stand
Greenpeace Protect the Oceans stand in Swanage
Planet Purbeck Festival fair in Swanage
Wild Purbeck information boards by The National Trust
Planet Purbeck Festival information stall

Check out these festival highlights on the team’s YouTube page:

Volunteer with Planet Purbeck

Get involved with this friendly and passionate group at Planet Purbeck – browse opportunities with their core team as well as more local events and organisations.

Visit the Planet Purbeck website’s Get Involved page for full information: planetpurbeck.org/get-involved/

Planet Purbeck Festival volunteers on Swanage's promenade