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What's on in Dorset in December 2026

• 10:00 Zumba at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 10:45 Groove to Improve at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £3.50
• 11:00 Wicker at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £8.80
• 11:15 Over 50's Ballet Barre at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £8.50
• 13:00 How To Rob A Bank (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Tue 1 Dec · from £5
• 13:30 Ebenezer at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Tue 1 Dec (7 dates) · from £8.80
• 16:00 I Play Rocky (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Tue 1 Dec · from £5
• 18:00 Contemporary Intermediate / Advanced at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £8.50
• 19:00 Rocky - 50th Anniversary (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Tue 1 Dec · from £5
• 19:15 The Nutcracker - Royal Ballet & Opera 26/27 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £19
• 19:15 Street Dance at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 19:30 The Great Good Places | Dame Margaret Drabble in conversation with Sir Christopher Hampton at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Tue 1 Dec · from £17
• 19:30 Bad Apples at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £7
• 19:30 The Pent Up Jazz Trio - Live Jazz in The Showbar! at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Tue 1 Dec
• 20:30 Fierce! at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (3 dates) · from £7.50
• 20:30 Fiesta Fusion at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 1 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 10:30 Daytime Dance Fit at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 18:00 Vintage Jazz at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 19:15 Belly Dance at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 19:15 Dance The Musicals at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 19:30 Encore Players Trivia Night at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Wed 2 Dec · from £10
• 19:30 Step Into Christmas 2026 at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Wed 2 Dec · from £26
• 19:30 BSO: Eternal Heaven at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec · from £19
• 19:30 Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (PG) 97mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec · from £8
• 20:30 Argentine Tango at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 20:30 Tap at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Wed 2 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• Celebrating Celine at O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth – Thu 3 Dec
• 07:30 THE SHANTY SESSIONS at Marine Theatre Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis – Thu 3 Dec
• 18:00 Ballet Improvers at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Thu 3 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 18:15 Bollywood at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Thu 3 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 19:00 National Theatre Live: Golden Boy - Event Cinema (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Thu 3 Dec · from £15
• 19:00 GIANT - The Play at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Thu 3 Dec (2 dates) · from £14.50
• 19:00 Ballet Intermediate at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Thu 3 Dec (2 dates) · from £8.50
• 19:30 Alice Oswald, Rhapsody: A Manifesto at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Thu 3 Dec · from £14
• 19:30 Vanilla Sky (2001) - Tom Cruise Season at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Thu 3 Dec · from £8.80
• 19:30 Team Viking - James Rowland at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Thu 3 Dec
• 19:30 LIVE THEATRE: A Christmas Carol at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 3 Dec · from £10
• 19:30 Dance Floor Detox at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Thu 3 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 20:30 Latin Fusion at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Thu 3 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• Let’s All ‘Swing-Into’ Christmas (Changing Colours Jazz Orchestra) at Barrington Theatre, Ferndown – Fri 4 Dec · from £14
• 11:45 Mature Movers at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 13:00 Salsa Fit at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 14:30 Parkinsons Dance at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec (2 dates) · from £3.50
• 18:00 Burlesque at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec (2 dates) · from £7.50
• 19:30 The Big Christmas Assembly at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 4 Dec · from £27.50
• 19:30 The Zoots - Sounds of the 70s 2026 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Fri 4 Dec · from £24
• 19:30 Moonlight Swing Band Christmas at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Fri 4 Dec
• 19:30 Artsreach Presents: Opera Cocktail at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Fri 4 Dec · from £6
• 19:30 The Holiday in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec · from £38.50
• 19:30 Bridport Big Band 2026 Annual Winter Concert at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec · from £11.50
• 19:30 Even the Devil Has Demons at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 4 Dec · from £8
• 20:00 Moscow Drug Club at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Fri 4 Dec · from £18
• An Afternoon of Indie at O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth – Sat 5 Dec
• 11:00 Thunderbirds 4K Restoration Double Bill: Atlantic Inferno + Attack of the Alligators (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 5 Dec · from £5
• 12:30 André Rieu’s 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow - Cert TBC at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sat 5 Dec (2 dates) · from £13
• 14:00 Andre Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 5 Dec (2 dates) · from £20
• 14:30 Aladdin Pantomime at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth – Sat 5 Dec (43 dates) · from £3
• 17:00 Met Opera | Samson et Dalila at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Sat 5 Dec · from £10
• 19:00 Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra and The Ollie Tooley Quartet at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sat 5 Dec · from £10
• 19:00 Ghosts: The Possession of Button House at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sat 5 Dec (4 dates) · from £7
• 19:00 Disco Fever - The Ultimate Xmas Disco 2026 at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sat 5 Dec · from £21
• 19:20 A NIGHT AT THE DARTS at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 5 Dec · from £38
• 19:30 This is Floyd – A Tribute to Pink Floyd at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 5 Dec · from £28
• 19:30 Black Christmas (1974) [35mm] - Dirt in the Gate Movies at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 5 Dec · from £13
• 19:30 Supersonic Queen at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Sat 5 Dec
• 12:00 Screening: André Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert – Let It Snow (Cert TBC) 165 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sun 6 Dec · from £9.50
• 14:00 The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmassness at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sun 6 Dec · from £9
• 14:30 Mowlem: Shore Things at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sun 6 Dec (2 dates) · from £5
• 16:00 Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (PG) 97 mins *MATINEE* at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sun 6 Dec · from £8
• 19:00 That’ll Be Christmas at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sun 6 Dec · from £22.50
• 19:30 Live At Christmas with Sara Pascoe, Bridget Christie, Milton Jones & More at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sun 6 Dec · from £29.50
• 20:00 Love Soul Choir: Winter Show 2026 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sun 6 Dec · from £20
• 13:00 Ebenezer (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Mon 7 Dec (6 dates) · from £5
• 18:00 Contemporary at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Mon 7 Dec · from £7.50
• 18:00 Contemporary Beginner at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Mon 7 Dec · from £7.50
• 19:00 André Rieu’s 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow - Event Cinema (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Mon 7 Dec · from £15
• 19:15 Lyrical Jazz at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Mon 7 Dec · from £7.50
• 20:30 Ballet Beginner at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Mon 7 Dec · from £7.50
• 20:30 Commercial at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Mon 7 Dec · from £7.50
• 11:00 Tea Dance at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Tue 8 Dec
• 18:00 Come Together Supper Club #5 at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Tue 8 Dec · from £35
• 19:30 Living Spit - Quizmas! at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Tue 8 Dec
• 19:30 BSO: Winter Warmers at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 9 Dec · from £19
• Shed Seven at O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth – Thu 10 Dec
• 11:00 BSO: Cake Concert - Music for a Winter's Morning at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Thu 10 Dec · from £8
• 19:00 Jack and the Beanstalk at Lighthouse - The Theatre, Poole – Thu 10 Dec (35 dates) · from £16.36
• 19:00 Panto Goody Bag at Lighthouse - The Theatre, Poole – Thu 10 Dec (36 dates) · from £18.95
• 19:00 Swanage Record Club at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Thu 10 Dec
• 19:00 Jack and the Beanstalk at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Thu 10 Dec (35 dates) · from £16.36
• 19:00 Poole School’s Music Association Christmas Concert 2026 at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Thu 10 Dec · from £10.91
• 19:00 Panto Goody Bag at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Thu 10 Dec (36 dates) · from £18.95
• 19:30 Scrooge (1951) - with Live Score by FB Pocket Orchestra at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Thu 10 Dec · from £11
• 19:30 Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Thu 10 Dec · from £24
• 19:30 A Festive Evening with Ward Thomas at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 10 Dec · from £30
• 21:00 Winter Ball at Old Fire Station Bournemouth, Dorset – Thu 10 Dec · from £8
• Guided By The Stars: Grace Lovelass at Dorchester Arts, Dorchester – Fri 11 Dec
• 19:00 André Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert: Let it Snow at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Fri 11 Dec (2 dates) · from £14.50
• 19:30 Step into Christmas at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Fri 11 Dec · from £25
• 19:30 Wicker (15) 105 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Fri 11 Dec · from £8.50
• 19:30 The Hypnotist & Mind Reader Live at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Fri 11 Dec
• An Evening Of Eric And Ern at Dorchester Arts, Dorchester – Sat 12 Dec
• 11:00 Elf (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 12 Dec (2 dates) · from £5
• 11:00 The Santa Show 2026: Santa’s Best Ever Christmas at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Sat 12 Dec (2 dates) · from £42
• 13:00 Jack And The Beanstalk at The Tivoli Theatre Wimborne, Wimborne Minster – Sat 12 Dec
• 13:30 Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 12 Dec (4 dates) · from £5
• 14:30 Cinderella 2026 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 12 Dec (24 dates) · from £19
• 14:30 Bournemouth Concert Brass - A Christmas Singalong at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sat 12 Dec · from £16
• 16:00 The Fabelmans (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 12 Dec · from £5
• 16:30 The Menopause of Sound | Christmas at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Sat 12 Dec · from £14
• 19:30 Tenors UnLimited Christmas at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Sat 12 Dec
• 19:30 Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter’s Night at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sat 12 Dec · from £32
• 18:00 Autumn Revue 2026 at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Sun 13 Dec · from £11
• 19:30 Classically Kate Bush at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sun 13 Dec · from £34
• 10:30 The Odyssey at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Mon 14 Dec · from £8.80
• 19:00 Wicker at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Mon 14 Dec (3 dates) · from £7
• It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Quizmas! at Dorchester Arts, Dorchester – Tue 15 Dec
• 14:00 A Boy Called Christmas (PG) at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Tue 15 Dec
• 19:30 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (U) at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Tue 15 Dec · from £4
• 19:30 BYP: Newsies 15.12.26 at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Tue 15 Dec · from £11
• A Dickensian Noël (Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir) at Dorchester Arts, Dorchester – Wed 16 Dec
• 14:00 Tea Dances at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth – Wed 16 Dec
• 14:00 Christmas Memories at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Wed 16 Dec
• 19:00 BSO: Handel’s Messiah at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 16 Dec · from £9.50
• 19:30 The Mowlem Comedy Club - December at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Wed 16 Dec · from £14
• 19:30 BYP: Newsies 16.12.26 at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Wed 16 Dec · from £11
• 19:00 Love Actually at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Thu 17 Dec
• 19:30 BSO Resound at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Thu 17 Dec · from £13
• 19:30 BYP: Newsies 17.12.26 at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 17 Dec · from £11
• A Christmas Carol as told by Jacob Marley (deceased) (Brother Wolf) at Dorchester Arts, Dorchester – Fri 18 Dec
• 13:00 It's A Wonderful Life - 80th Anniversary (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 18 Dec · from £5
• 16:15 Hexed (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 18 Dec (8 dates) · from £5
• 19:00 Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express - Event Cinema (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 18 Dec · from £15
• 19:30 BYP: Newsies 18.12.26 at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Fri 18 Dec · from £11
• 19:30 Tokyo Story (U) at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Fri 18 Dec
• 20:00 Barmy Bingo at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 18 Dec · from £23
• 10:00 Festive Fun with Peppa Pig at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sat 19 Dec · from £5
• 14:00 Christmas Pantomime Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 19 Dec (20 dates) · from £23
• 15:00 Ebenezer (12A) 120 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sat 19 Dec · from £8
• 19:00 Screening: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express - Live On Stage (PG) at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sat 19 Dec · from £9.50
• 19:00 Festive Ceilidh at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Sat 19 Dec · from £17
• 19:30 Moscow Drug Club at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Sat 19 Dec
• 19:30 BSO: Last Night of the Christmas Proms at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sat 19 Dec · from £11
• 20:00 Dirty DC: A Tribute to AC/DC at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 19 Dec · from £28.50
• 13:00 Santa Live! 20.12.26 1pm at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sun 20 Dec · from £12
• 16:00 Santa Live! 20.12.26 4pm at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sun 20 Dec · from £12
• 17:00 The Ben Waters Band Christmas Party & 35-Year Band Reunion at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sun 20 Dec · from £30
• 18:30 Santa Live! 20.12.26 6:30pm at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sun 20 Dec · from £12
• 19:30 Love Actually In Concert - Film With Live Orchestra at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sun 20 Dec · from £42
• Anton Du Beke: Anton At Christmas at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth – Mon 21 Dec · from £44.50
• 09:30 Play In A Day at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Mon 21 Dec · from £35
• 11:00 Santa Live! 21.12.26 11am *RELAXED PERFORMANCE* at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Mon 21 Dec · from £12
• 14:00 Santa Live 21.12.26 2pm at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Mon 21 Dec · from £12
• 11:00 BSO : The Snowman at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Tue 22 Dec · from £9
• 14:00 Scrooge at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Tue 22 Dec (5 dates) · from £9
• 14:00 RB&O The Nutcracker (12 TBC) 140 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Tue 22 Dec · from £9.50
• 14:00 The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Tue 22 Dec
• 19:00 BSO : The Snowman and BSO Voices at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Tue 22 Dec · from £9.50
• 14:00 Scrooge - accessible performance at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Wed 23 Dec · from £9
• 14:00 Its A Wonderful Life (U) (1946) 130 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Wed 23 Dec
• 19:00 BSO: Celebration of Christmas Carols at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 23 Dec · from £9.50
• 10:30 The Cat In The Hat (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 26 Dec (4 dates) · from £5
• 19:00 Ebenezer at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Mon 28 Dec (3 dates) · from £7
• 18:00 Christmas Pantomime (RELAXED) Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Tue 29 Dec · from £21
• 13:15 The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Thu 31 Dec (2 dates) · from £5
• 21:45 New Year's Eve 2026 - Dirty Dancing at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Thu 31 Dec · from £19