About us
We’ve been bringing fantastic events to Dorset since 2022
2022
In 2022, we launched a concert in support of Ukraine on the 26th March called ‘A Night to Remember’, with the Military Wives Choir. The funds raised from this concert were donated to the Red Cross.
Following that, we had our first major event with an internationally famous musician, the renowned tenor opera singer Joseph Calleja, on the 29th June.
After that, we held our first festival, the Wareham Saxon Festival featuring Saxon & Viking re-enactment displays on the 14th August at Swanage & Wareham Rugby Club. We helped raise money for the MS charity at this event.
We had a Wareham Christmas Market on the 10th December, followed by the next Christmas Concert on Saturday 26th November.
Here’s a full list:
26th March, Wareham Town Hall: ‘A Night To Remember’ concert for Ukraine. This concert helped support the Red Cross.
29th June, Lady St Mary Church, Wareham: Joseph Calleja Concert
14th August, Swanage & Wareham Rugby Club: Wareham Saxon Festival. This event was run in support of the MS charity.
10th December, United Reformed Church: Wareham Christmas Market
26th November, Wareham Town Hall: Christmas Concert
2024
2024 was when we began to pick up the pace, with the launch of the Purbeck Guitar Festival and the Corfe Castle Food & Drink Festival alongside other fantastic events such as Colin Hall & Bob Harris’s The Songs The Beatles gave away on the 19th April.
Following that, An Evening with Chris Packham & Martin Simpson helped raise money for Birds of Poole Harbour on the 7th September. and we concluded the year with the ‘On Your Doorstep’ concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Lady St Mary Church on the 15th November, and the Wareham Christmas Concert on the 14th December.
Here’s a full list:
19th April, The Purbeck School: The Songs the Beatles Gave Away
25th May, Lady St Mary Church: Martin Taylor & Alison Burns Concert
28th May, Kingston Country Courtyard: An Evening of Guitar & Tapas
31st May: Juan Martín Concert at Lady St Mary Church
1st June: Carlos Bonell Concert at Lady St Mary Church
6th & 7th July: Food & Drink Festival at Corfe Castle
7th September: An Evening with Chris Packham & Martin Simpson at Lady St Mary Church. This concert helped support Birds of Poole Harbour.
15th November: ‘On Your Doorstep’ concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Lady St Mary Church, Wareham
14th December: Christmas Concert at Wareham Town Hall
2025
We expanded our events lineup further in 2025. We began the year with ‘A One Man Show’ with David Hepworth & Mark Ellen, followed by George McGavin, Hugo & Jesper Svedberg’s Our Blue World – which helped raise money for the Fine Foundation Wildlife Seas Centre.
Following that, we began 2 weeks worth of fantastic events in June at our next Purbeck Guitar Festival, alongside two amazing sell out events with Michael Portillo and Toyah at the Purbeck School Theatre in November.
We concluded the year with our annual Christmas Concert on the 12th December.
Here’s a full list:
4th April, Lady St Mary Church: A One Man Show with David Hepworth & Mark Ellen
3rd May, Lady St Mary Church: Our Blue World with Dr George McGavin, and string players Jesper Svedberg & Hugo Svedberg. In support of the Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre.
14th June, Lady St Mary Church: Juan Martín in Concert
15th June, Not Just Sundaes: John Mills & Serenata in Concert.
17th June, Sandy Hill Arts: Geoff Robb in Concert
19th June, Not Just Sundaes: Ricky Romain in Concert
20th June, Isle of Purbeck Golf Club: Guitar Heroes with Peter Cooley & Special Guest Star Gary Cain.
21st June, Lady St Mary Church: Xuefei Yang in Concert
22nd June, Lady St Mary Church: Dorset Guitar Society Orchestra in Concert
26th June, Not Just Sundaes: Lute Song Concert with Sam Brown & Daniel Thomson
27th June, Lady St Mary Church: Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra Concert
28th June, Lady St Mary Church: Carlos Bonell Concert
12th & 13th July, Corfe Castle Food & Drink Festival
1st November, The Purbeck School: An Evening of Words & Songs with Toyah
28th November: Michael Portillo’s ‘A Life of Two Halves’
12th December: Christmas Concert at Wareham Town Hall
2026
This year, we brought you even more fantastic events, starting with Neil Brand’s 100 years of Laurel & Hardy at the Rex, followed by Hal Cruttenden’s ‘Can Dish It Out But Can’t Take It’.
After that, we consolidated the Purbeck Guitar Festival into two days at Upton Country Park. this year’s Purbeck Guitar Festival supported the Dorset Wildlife Trust.
Here’s a full list of all events we’ve had so far:
1st February, The Rex Cinema: 100 years of Laurel & Hardy with Neil Brand
27th March, The Purbeck School: Hal Cruttenden ‘Can Dish It Out But Can’t Take It’
23rd May, Upton Country Park: Rock It Saturday featuring ‘The Story of Guitar Heroes’ & Donovan Leitch
24th May, Upton Country Park: Spanish Sunday featuring Flamenco from Spain, Carlos Bonell & Juan Martín
24th July, Corfe Castle, Summer Nights at the Castle: West End to Hollywood featuring an ensemble from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
11th & 12th July, Corfe Castle: Food & Drink Festival
25th July, Corfe Castle, Summer Nights at the Castle: Smash Hits 80s featuring an ensemble from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & band
26th July, Corfe Castle, Summer Nights at the Castle: Curious Creatures featuring an ensemble from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
And there’s plenty more to come!
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