Spring/Summer
24th May to 8th June - Rollington Barn, Purbeck
Purbeck Arts Week Festival 2025
My work will be at Rollington Barn. The Purbeck Art Weeks Festival is a celebration of creativity, culture, and community set against the stunning backdrop of the Purbeck landscape. Each year, the Festival brings together an inspiring mix of visual and performing arts, featuring open studios, exhibitions, world-class concerts, thought-provoking talks, inspiring performances, and engaging workshops. It’s a unique opportunity to discover local talent, experience international excellence, and connect with others through the joy of the arts. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, music lover, or simply curious, the PAW Festival offers something for everyone to enjoy.
14th June - 4th October - Ballard & Bay Gallery Swanage
Summer Exhibition
Based in the heart of the seaside town of Swanage, Ballard and Bay Gallery showcases the very best of both emerging and established artists from Dorset and Hampshire.
10th August, Careys Secret Garden Wareham
Summer Craft Fair
A day full of craft and live music. The market will be open 11-4pm.
14th - 17th August 2025, Harman's Cross
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival
Find me in the makers tent by the Fire Stage! Purbeck Valley Folk Festival is a small festival set on a farm on the beautiful Jurassic Coastline. We’re a festival that’s loved by everyone because there’s loads for kids to do, loads for parents and loads for the old folkies!
5th - 7th September, Sandpit Field Swanage
Swanage Folk Festival
Find me in the marquee. Swanage Folk Festival is a friendly weekend folk festival in Dorset. Music, bands, dance sides & children's events. The biggest Morris festival in the UK.
12th-14th September, Chiddinglye West Sussex
All Things Fungi Festival 2025
This eco-conscious event will be educational and community-oriented involving local and national fungi groups. Using Fungi as the focus we hope to inspire and re connect people with nature. The festival aims to cover Mushroom identification, cultivation, microscopy, DNA sequencing and topics surrounding the soil food web, composting, permaculture & and rewilding.
Christmas Markets
1st - 2nd November, Longthorns Farm Wareham
Longthorns Christmas Market
Over 40 local crafters. FREE ENTRY. Father Christmas Grotto. Cafe with hot food seasonal drinks and cakes. Times TBC.
15th - 16th November, Tank Museum Wareham
Dorset Team- A Dorset Christmas Fair
10am – 5pm both days. Stalls selling high-quality local products. See Santa arrive in a tank. Festive food and drink from The Tank Museum Restaurant and Café. Live entertainment
Past Events
15th Feb - Careys Secret Garden, Wareham
Careys Migration Festival Part 2: Nature on the move
Nature-themed Arts and Crafts Market - Browse our vibrant little market filled with handcrafted goodies inspired by the beauty of nature. From sustainable gifts to wildlife-themed art, meet wonderful and talented artisans. The market will be open from 11am - 4pm on Friday and Saturday.
22nd March to April - Boilerhouse Gallery, Corfe Castle
Equinox Exhibition
The Boilerhouse Gallery is looking forward to hosting a new series of themed exhibitions over the course of the year. First up is EQUINOX, marking a welcome shift from winter to a time of equal day and night, of growth and renewal. This change can often spark a renewed energy and an innate need to create, an essential part of what makes us human. Artists will aim to explore their instinctive response to this pivotal moment in the year mindful of the materials and processes they are using. Focussing on recycled, salvaged and renewable materials, they hope to reconnect and produce meaningful work that connects us to nature and the environment in which we are all active participants.
The exhibition opens 22/3/25 and runs throughout April, Wednesdays to Sundays, 10 - 5pm.
20th March - Sacred Grounds Cafe, Exeter
Exeter Sacred Spring Fayre
The Spring Fayre is chance to celebrate changes of the season, and to welcome in fresh new energy, as the light shifts with the spring equinox and buds begin to emerge, we’ll have a fresh curated selection of makers from nearby filling the arcade, covering all of your seasonal needs. As well as live music, a bar & street food by Sacred Grounds, there will be late night shopping from our friends in the arcade too, so pop this date in your calendars and we’ll see you there for a truly wholesome evening under the atrium to mark the moment 🪩 🌷
12th April - Sandy Hill Arts, Corfe Castle
Spring Arty Bazaar
The first Arty Bazaar of 2025. Stalls with a difference, open studios, Trina’s pop-up cafe and more.
3rd May - Allendale Centre, Wimborne
Dorset Team Spring Fair
Expect a wonderful day filled with handmade treasures, talented local makers, and a wonderful celebration of Spring.