Shorefield Summer Festival Guide 2025
Tucked away along the stunning South Coast and rolling green countryside, Dorset & Hampshire offer more than just a picturesque locations - they are places where community spirit comes alive through their incredible local celebrations ncluding festivals and a variety of events. From lively food and folk events to quirky traditions you won’t find anywhere else.
Ready to dive into Dorset & Hampshire's vibrant festival scene? Let’s go!
Teddy Rocks Festival - 2nd May - 4th May
Teddy Rocks Festival is a multi-award winning 3 day family-friendly charity music event, with over 100 acts. The 2025 line-up includes tribute acts Hybrid Theory, Punkrock Factory, Metalica Reloaded, Bon Giovi, Foo Forgers, The Upbeat Beatles, and many more. The main stage Friday night Pop Party will host Dick & Dom, Bewitched and Peter Andre.
Nearest park: Wilksworth Caravan Park
Purbeck Arts Week Festival - 24th May – 8th June
Explore the amazing array of Open Studios and the huge range of artistic riches around the beautiful Purbecks, from painting, photography and sculpture to ceramics, prints and mosaics, wood work, digital art and much more.
Nearest park: Swanage Coastal Park
Christchurch Food Festival - 24th – 26th May
A festival to celebrate all things food! Located on the side of Christchurch Quay in a picturesque location you can enjoy a bite to eat and watch live cooking classes and bands amongst many, many food stalls.
Nearest Park: Oakdene Forest Park
Dogstival - 31st May – 1st June
Dogstival returns for 2024 and is packed full of canine approved entertainment, with arena displays, heaps of ‘have a go’ activities with flyball, agility, the Barkour adventure playground and giant splash pools for dogs that love water. There’s great live music, bonkers street performers and a vintage funfair to keep humans happy across the weekend.
Nearest Park: Shorefield Country Park
Swanage Fairy Festival - 30th May – 31st May
Prepare to be mesmerized by the spectacular live mermaid show, spellbound by the enchanting fairies, pillaging pirates and super strong super heroes that will come to life over three days in June half term in Swanage.
Nearest park: Swanage Coastal Park
Family Fest - 30th May - 1st June
Wimborne’s biggest and best family festival is back and kicking off the summer celebrations in style. Two fun packed days of live music and entertainment, fabulous local food, bars, charity dog shows and lots more.
Nearest Park: Wilksworth Caravan Park
Wimborne Minister Folk Festival - 6th – 8th June
One of the UK's most beloved folk festivals. The beautiful, historic town of Wimborne Minster plays host to music, dancing and so much more.
Nearest park: Wilksworth Caravan Park
Highcliffe Food & Arts Festival - 14th – 15th June
Set across both the high street of Highcliffe and the Recreation Ground, the festival is a celebration of the finest local produce, crafts and cooking. Look out for artisan stalls, fabulous street food, celebrity chefs, demonstrations, live music, children’s entertainment and activities.
Nearest park: Shorefield Country Park
Swanage Fish Festival - 21st – 22nd June
Free entertainment for the whole family with sumptuous food, drinks and fishy crafts. There will be stalls offering a huge variety of fish, cockles, mussels, scallops, oysters and of course, champagne.
Nearest park: Swanage Coastal Park
New Forest Folk Festival - 2nd – 6th July:
The small festival with a big line up, the New Forest Folk Festival is a 5 day small camping festival run by Nick, Keith, Helen and their families on their own farm.
Nearest park: Shorefield Country Park
Lymington Seafood Festival - 11th – 13th July
A decadent festival of delicacies, featuring around 300 different seafood specialities from around the coastlines of The New Forest. It’s usually a popular event and this lovely little Georgian market town was planned long before cars came to be – so it might be a good idea to plan your travel without a car. Luckily, the X1 bus runs from just outside Shorefield Country Park to Lymington saving you the hassle of parking and navigating those tight cobbled streets! There’ll be top chefs, live music and entertainment for everyone!
Nearest park: Shorefield Country Park
Christchurch Music Festival - 18th – 20th July
The ultimate summer weekend for the whole family, on Christchurch Quay. Three days of non-stop music and entertainment.
Nearest Park: Oakdene Forest Park
The New Forest Show - 29th – 31st July
The New Forest & Hampshire County Show is an annual three day agricultural Show held at the end of July, attracting around 95,000 visitors over the duration. A full range of equestrian, livestock including cattle and sheep, plus a poultry section, rabbits, cage birds will all be there. Wander around the fantastic trade stands, pick up treats for your dogs, brilliant equipment for your horses, clothes & accessories, homeware and some of our delicious local food and drink!
This year we will be there showcasing one of our brand new residential units, come and say hello and see for yourself what it could be like to own a Shorefield residential home.
Nearest park: Shorefield Country Park
Swanage Carnival - 26th July - 2nd August
Swanage Carnival is run is an annual eight day event held in the picturesque coastal town of Swanage, Dorset. Known for its vibrant atmosphere, diverse entertainment, and community spirit, the carnival attracts visitors from near and far, offering something for everyone to enjoy and supported by voluntary contributions. The Swanage Carnival raises thousands of pounds each year for charity and good causes.
Nearest Park: Swanage Coastal Park
New Forest Food Festival - 16th – 17th August
Rich in local produce, artisan foodies and makers, internationally-renowned chefs and restaurants, unique skills and intricate crafts – this is the fantastic New Forest. And we’re bringing it all together across one fun-filled, delicious weekend this Summer.
Nearest park: Shorefield Country Park
These are just some of the great events on this summer around our parks, for lots more local events and festivals take a look at our local events calendar.
