What's On: Children & Family
Event types
Children & Family
15 upcoming events
Dec 2025
Great Christmas Pudding Hunt
Wander through the galleries and see how many hidden Christmas Puddings you can spot!
Mon 8th Dec - All day
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Christmas Tree Festival 2025
Come and join us for our annual Christmas Tree Festival with wonderful Trees decorated on the theme of Christmas Stories.
Mon 8th Dec - All day
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Skating in the Square
Embrace the joy of ice skating at Brewery Square!
Mon 8th Dec - All day
and 26 future schedules
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Julia’s House Dorchester Carols Concert
An evening of classic Christmas carols at St. Mary’s Church.
Tue 9th Dec - 7:00pm
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Christmas Starry Night – Acrylic Painting
Come create a festive masterpiece to hang with pride – or give as a handmade gift this Christmas.
Thu 11th Dec - 6:00pm
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Challenge Patch Club
Join Patch the Dragon in the cafe workshop for our fun new afterschool club.
Fri 12th Dec - 4:00pm
and 1 future schedules
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A Kingston Christmas!
Kingston Maurward will once again be transformed into a winter wonderland!
Sat 13th Dec - All day
and 5 future schedules
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Seasonal Sparkle: Festive Arts & Crafts
Join us for a cracker of a weekend filled with festive creativity.
Sat 13th Dec - 10:00am
and 3 future schedules
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Christmas Bauble Painting
Paint your own Christmas bauble!
Sat 13th Dec - 11:30am
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Wonderful Wintery Wizardry (Peter Clifford)
Peter Clifford brings a brand new Christmas magic show for all the family to Dorchester Arts.
Sat 13th Dec - 2:30pm
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Dorchester Christmas Cracker
Loads to see and do in the Corn Exchange, the Cornhill, South Street, Trinity Street and High West Street.
Sun 14th Dec - 11:00am
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Merry Mouse Choir – Watercolour Workshop
Paint the sweetest little Merry Mouse Choir
Tue 16th Dec - 1:00pm
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Winter Wonders: Festive Arts & Crafts
Celebrate the joy of the festive season by getting creative in a relaxed, family-friendly setting.
Sat 20th Dec - 10:00am
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The Christmassy Christmas Show Of Christmassy Christmasness (Squashbox Theatre)
Squashbox Theatre presents The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmasness!
Sat 20th Dec - 11:30am
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Jan 2026
The Big Dorset Midwinter Ceilidh & Kiddies Keilidh
Dance away the winter blues to folk music led by an experienced caller.
Sat 10th Jan - 5:30pm
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