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What's on in Dorset in January 2027

• 10:00 Avengers: Doomsday (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 1 Jan (14 dates) · from £5
• 14:00 Christmas Pantomime Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 1 Jan (2 dates) · from £23
• 15:00 BSO: New Year's Day Viennese Gala at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Fri 1 Jan · from £9.50
• 19:30 Adult Pantomime Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 1 Jan (2 dates) · from £25
• 10:30 Aladdin Pantomime at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth – Sat 2 Jan (4 dates) · from £3
• 14:00 Jack and the Beanstalk at Lighthouse - The Theatre, Poole – Sat 2 Jan (4 dates) · from £16.36
• 14:00 Panto Goody Bag at Lighthouse - The Theatre, Poole – Sat 2 Jan (4 dates) · from £18.95
• 14:00 Jack and the Beanstalk at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sat 2 Jan (4 dates) · from £16.36
• 14:00 Panto Goody Bag at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sat 2 Jan (4 dates) · from £18.95
• 14:00 Wicker (15) 105 mins *MATINEE* at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sat 2 Jan · from £7.50
• 19:30 Wild Horse Nine (15 TBC) 117 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sat 2 Jan · from £8.50
• 19:30 Wicker (15) 105 mins 05.01.27 at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Tue 5 Jan · from £8.50
• 19:30 Onwards & Sideways (15) 115 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Wed 6 Jan · from £8.50
• 19:30 Prima Facie (15) 109 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 7 Jan · from £8.50
• 17:00 Youth Creative - Ages 5 to 9 at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 8 Jan (4 dates) · from £6
• 18:15 Youth Creative - Ages 9 to 13 at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 8 Jan (4 dates) · from £6
• 19:30 The Magic of Motown at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Fri 8 Jan · from £23
• 19:30 Focker in Law (12A) 106 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Fri 8 Jan · from £8.50
• The WBC Interim Super-Featherweight World Championship: Ryan Garner vs Jazza Dickens at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth – Sat 9 Jan · from £53.50
• 13:00 Twinkle Twinkle at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sat 9 Jan (2 dates) · from £7
• 19:30 BSO: New Year Viennese Gala at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 9 Jan · from £20
• 19:30 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) [35mm] - Dirt in the Gate Movies at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 9 Jan · from £13
• 19:30 Queen of the Night – A Tribute to Whitney Houston at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sat 9 Jan · from £21.50
• 20:00 The Smyths - The Queen is Dead at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sat 9 Jan · from £20
• 15:00 New Year Viennese Concert - Bournemouth Concert Brass 2027 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sun 10 Jan · from £16
• 14:00 Prima Facie (15) 109 mins *MATINEE* at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 14 Jan · from £7.50
• 19:00 National Theatre Live: Hayfever - Event Cinema (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Thu 14 Jan · from £15
• 19:00 NT Live: Hay Fever at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Thu 14 Jan · from £19
• 19:00 Golden Boy - NT Live at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Thu 14 Jan
• 19:00 Screening: NTL - Hay Fever (12A TBC) (160 mins TBC) at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 14 Jan · from £9.50
• 19:30 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)(15) at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Thu 14 Jan · from £4
• 19:00 BSO : How To Train Your Dragon Live in Concert at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Fri 15 Jan (2 dates) · from £11
• 19:30 Robinson Crusoe at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Fri 15 Jan (6 dates) · from £10.50
• 19:30 A Talent for Murder (15) 106 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Fri 15 Jan · from £8.50
• 19:30 The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 16 Jan · from £32
• 19:30 Gareth Gates’ BOYBAND at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 16 Jan · from £34
• 20:00 Peter Howarth at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Sat 16 Jan
• 11:00 Weymouth Pavilion Wedding Fair at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sun 17 Jan
• 14:00 Screening: NTL - Hay Fever (12A TBC) (160 mins TBC) *MATINEE* at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Sun 17 Jan · from £9.50
• 19:30 Islands in the Stream at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sun 17 Jan · from £32
• 13:00 Exhibition on Screen: Renoir & Love - Event Cinema (Film) at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Tue 19 Jan · from £15
• 19:30 Exhibition On Screen: Renoir & Love at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Tue 19 Jan · from £13
• 19:30 BSO: Kissed By A Rose at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 20 Jan · from £19
• 19:30 A Beautiful Noise: The Ultimate Neil Diamond Tribute Spectacular at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Thu 21 Jan · from £32
• 19:30 Showaddywaddy 2027 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Thu 21 Jan · from £34
• 19:30 Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Thu 21 Jan · from £25
• 19:30 You Can See Everything (Cert TBC) 175 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 21 Jan · from £8.50
• 20:00 Mark Simmons and Friends at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Thu 21 Jan · from £15
• 19:30 Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 22 Jan · from £35.50
• 19:30 It’s a Beautiful Noise: The Definitive Tribute to Neil Diamond at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Fri 22 Jan · from £32
• 19:30 The ELO Show at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Fri 22 Jan · from £29.50
• 19:30 The Makings of a Murderer - Fatal Mistake at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Fri 22 Jan · from £31
• Country Superstars at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth – Sat 23 Jan · ShowPlanr show
• Uptown Joel at Dorchester Arts, Dorchester – Sat 23 Jan
• 10:00 Open Doors - Flamenco Fit Class at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Sat 23 Jan
• 18:00 Met Opera | La Fanciulla del West at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Sat 23 Jan · from £10
• 18:00 Open Doors 2027 at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Sat 23 Jan
• 19:30 From Gold to Rio – The Greatest Hits of Spandau Ballet & Duran Duran at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 23 Jan · from £30
• 19:30 MANIA: The ABBA Tribute at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 23 Jan · from £31
• 10:30 Urban Writing Retreat January 2027 at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Sun 24 Jan · from £15
• 14:00 BSO From Dusk to Dawn at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Sun 24 Jan
• 16:00 Big Sing 2027 at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Sun 24 Jan · from £7
• 19:30 Back Into Hell - A Tribute to Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sun 24 Jan · from £31.50 · ShowPlanr show
• 19:30 Dance of the Emerald Isle at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Mon 25 Jan · from £28.50 · ShowPlanr show
• Electric Callboy: Tanzneid World Tour at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth – Tue 26 Jan · from £48
• 18:00 La Fanciulla del West - Royal Ballet & Opera 26/27 at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Tue 26 Jan · from £19
• 19:30 Renoir & Love | Exhibition on Screen at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Tue 26 Jan · from £11
• 19:30 BAC at Co Evo at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Tue 26 Jan · from £5
• 19:30 BSO: Mozart's Masterpiece at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 27 Jan · from £19
• 20:00 Pipeline: Classic (Jan 27) at Lighthouse - The Theatre, Poole – Wed 27 Jan · from £5
• 20:00 Pipeline: Classic (Jan 27) at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Wed 27 Jan · from £5
• 19:00 NT Live - Hayfever at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Thu 28 Jan · from £14.50
• 19:30 Local Hero (1983) (PG) at Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport – Thu 28 Jan · from £4
• 19:30 Psychic Sally at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Thu 28 Jan · from £30 · ShowPlanr show
• 19:30 Lucy Beaumont – Bad at Quiz Shows, Good with Weirdos at Lighthouse - Concert Hall, Dorset – Thu 28 Jan · from £25.50
• 19:30 Primetime (15) 110 mins at Bridport Electric Palace, Dorset – Thu 28 Jan · from £8.50
• 19:00 Adams Family Musical at Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset – Fri 29 Jan (3 dates) · from £16.50
• 19:30 Cabaret Extreme at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Fri 29 Jan · from £28
• 19:30 Vicky Jackson as Pink at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Fri 29 Jan · from £30.50
• 19:30 Big Girls Don't Cry at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sat 30 Jan · from £34
• 19:30 Friday On My Mind at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sat 30 Jan · from £29
• 19:30 Women on The Edge at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage – Sat 30 Jan · from £19
• 20:00 All the Queen's Men at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton – Sat 30 Jan
• 14:00 La Bayadere - Opera de Paris at Regent Christchurch, Christchurch – Sun 31 Jan · from £19
• 19:30 Beyond the Barricade at Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – Sun 31 Jan · from £29.50 · ShowPlanr show