Let’s Go Fly! Dorchester Kite Festival
A new festival is coming to Dorchester on Saturday 6th June 2026. Let’s Go Fly! Kite Festival is being hosted on The Great Field between 11 am and 4:30 pm.
It is being organised by Dorchester Town Council with White Horse Kite Flyers.
More info about the festival will be coming soon so watch this space and save the date!
Design a Kite Competition!
Help launch Dorchester’s first ever Kite Festival by designing a kite to represent our town. Take inspiration from the landscape, places, and people to create ‘A Celebration of Dorchester’. Use your creativity and imagination to decorate the template on the reverse of this sheet.
Designs will be judged by the Mayor of Dorchester. The winning design will be made into a real kite by an artist and flown by the Mayor to start and end the festival!
Please don’t forget to fill in your contact details so we can get in touch with the lucky winner.
To enter, send your entry form and design to us by Email: conniehollings@dorchester-tc.gov.uk or Post/drop-off: Dorchester Town Council, 19 North Square, Dorchester, DT1 1JF
Enter by Midday Friday 15th May 2026. Entry forms below.
PDF – email entry | PDF – print entry | Word – email entry | Word – print entry | Template Only
Our Sponsors
A huge thank you to our local sponsors who are helping to make the Dorchester Kite Festival happen!
Our Platinum Sponsors
- Dorchester Timber – Suppliers of Construction Timber, Landscaping & Fencing Materials, Cladding, Decking, Sheet Materials, and associated products. DORCHESTER TIMBER was created back in 1987 with the vision of supplying both Trade and DIY enthusiast.
Our Gold Sponsors
- Poundbury Community Trust – Established in January 2016 for the benefit of Poundbury residents.
- Battens Solicitors – As a reputable Dorset law firm, we’re dedicated to serving the unique needs of clients in Poundbury and the surrounding Dorchester area, including Weymouth, Portland and local villages.
Our Silver Sponsors
- Symonds and Sampson Estate Agents
- Poundbury Garden Centre – The Gardens Group
- House of Dorchester Chocolates
- Grassby Funeral Service
Our Bronze Sponsors
- Move Clinic – osteopaths and sports massage
- Robert Frith Opticians
- Ellis Jones solicitors
- Places for People
Getting here
Apply to have a stall at the Dorchester Kite Festival
We are delighted to be working with Poundbury Events to bring together the very best stallholders for the fesitval. If you would like to be considered for a trading space at this year’s Kite Festival, please complete the form below.
Please note that they are not accepting bookings from the following types of traders:
- Face painters or glitter tattoo artists
- Funfair rides or lucky dip stalls
- Third‑party selling companies such as Avon or weight‑loss brands
If you have been selected we will be in contact within 10 working days.
Also we don’t not accept applications via email or social media posts, applications are only considered via this form. You will be invoiced by Poundbury Events if accepted.
For future information please contact Charlotte at Poundburyevents@hotmail.com.