Diary

The diary of events for this year's festival is now complete. Programmes are available from mid-April onwards in outlets around town, or downloadable from this site.

Welcome...

...to the 16th Beaminster Festival of Music and the Visual Arts!

Every year, the festival seems to expand and we are mindful of presenting a programme of events that appeals to all tastes and all pockets. Our website is a wonderful way to browse around all we have in store for you this summer.

You will find plenty on the menu that will tempt you to venture to this beautiful part of West Dorset and we look forward to welcoming you to Beaminster and our festival celebrations and hope too that you will enjoy all that our town has to offer.

Lying in rolling hills some 6 miles south of Crewkerne and 6 miles north of Bridport, Beaminster makes a glorious introduction to this beautiful part of Thomas Hardy's Wessex and provides a gateway to the dramatic Jurassic Coastline - now a World Heritage Site.

Musical highlights this year include Madalena Rusu, giving a piano recital for the Deb Gillingham Memorial Concert, and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra return to the festival. We are hosting open air theatre as Shakespeare tops and tails the events in the most beautiful garden settings locally, as well as literary talks which include Edmund de Waal, Mary S Lovell, and Melvyn Bragg.

Beaminster is a delightful place to relax - and a walkers' paradise. There are plenty of places to eat and stay and we do recommend that you set aside a couple of days to explore and enjoy all that the festival has to offer.

Looking forward to seeing you in the early Summer at the festival.

Tanya Bruce-Lockhart
Festival Director

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Beaminster Festival Box Office
Yarn Barton
Fleet Street
Beaminster
Dorset DT8 3DR

Tel: 01308 862 943
Email: beamfestbooking@btinternet.com