Love Weymouth News Blog

Litter Free Dorset is delighted to announce that The Great Dorset Beach Clean is back for its 33rd year! This year’s event will take place from 15th – 23rd April, starting on the last weekend of the Easter break. The perfect way to end the school holidays! 17 beach [...]

Weymouth Food & Family Festival (previously Weymouth Food Festival) is returning to Lodmoor Country Park for the third time on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of July this year. It promises to be a great day out for all the family with entertainments including a live music [...]

A motion to reinstate funfair bookings on the Pavilion forecourt was passed at tonight’s meeting of Full Council (Wednesday 8th March). The dates for the funfairs are as follows: 29th April to 1st May (three days) 6th to 8th May (King’s coronation weekend, three days). 27th May to 4th [...]

Services Committee met on Wednesday 1st March to consider a range of items, including proposals to celebrate the King’s coronation in Weymouth. Weymouth Town Council Services Committee have  agreed to a stage on the beach to hold a Coronation Community Concert on Sunday 7th May. The concert will feature local acts, [...]

Weymouth Pavilion is pleased to announce that The Sensational 60s Experience is back at Weymouth Pavilion on Saturday 6th May with a brand-new production for 2023. Join them for the musical phenomenon the sixties at 60 with this festival of nostalgia. The show with the definite feelgood factor will [...]

Calling all Comedy lovers! Weymouth Pavilion’s hilarious Sunday Night Comedy is back on Sunday 19th February headlining comedian Rosie Jones! With her infectious laugh and high energy, ROSIE JONES has quickly become one of stand-up’s hottest properties. Since starting Rosie has quickly hone on to star on Live At The [...]

Ukrainian National Opera presents Bizet’s Carmen and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly The opera company are thrilled to announce that for the first time ever the Ukrainian National Opera® is touring the UK from 9 February to 5 April 2023. Coming all the way from Dnipro, Ukraine, this opera company, featuring [...]

SEAFEAST – The Dorset Seafood Festival which will take place on September 9th & 10th at the Weymouth Peninsula is pleased to announce two new local directors to the family run team; Sophie Kermani and Pippa Gibb. Sophie and Pippa are not only local business owners and residents of [...]

After a sell-out tour last year, Gordon Buchanan is heading back on the road. One of the most prominent wildlife presenters and filmmakers working today, Gordon’s journey is a remarkable story to tell. Having produced some of the most popular wildlife programmes on the BBC, we have been able [...]

We Are Weymouth (BID) is excited to announce the return of the popular dinosaur trail for 2023, installed throughout Weymouth from 12th February to the 26th March. This year the trail features 5 life-size dinosaurs installed throughout the town, as well as a Dino PAW trail, all kicked off with [...]

A mystical and fantastical array of events is set to take over Weymouth this Christmas as Steampunk hits the town. For one weekend only, official Steampunkers from across the country will descend on the town for a host of incredible, Christmas-themed, activities. What’s on This Xmas … The Big [...]

We Are Weymouth BID has been working closely with the Jurassic Coast Trust over the past 18 months to develop a Jurassic Museum here in Weymouth, following the successful We Are Weymouth Dinosaur Trail in Feb/March 2022. Working with the Jurassic Coast Trust, We Are Weymouth BID sponsored the inspiring, [...]

Weymouth & Portland Lions Club’s Annual Variety Show is planned to go ahead on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at the Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, with curtain up at 7.30 pm. Lions Club President Julie Storey said, “It is lovely to once again welcome everyone to the theatre to enjoy an evening [...]

Elves are coming back to Weymouth this November with We Are Weymouth’s Elf World Record Attempt andk the Christmas Light Illumination.  This year, locals and visitors alike are asked to don their best elf attire and head down to New Bond Street to help beat the world record - 2,000 [...]

Weymouth Town Council is inviting residents, local businesses and visitors of Weymouth to have a say on the draft Seafront Masterplan by joining a webinar.  More than 2,200 people gave their views earlier in the year which were fed into a draft report, which is available at thinkweymouthseafront.co.uk Plus, [...]

In true We Are Weymouth (BID) style, the 2022 Christmas season is jam-packed with activities, events, workshops and performances for all ages - turning the town of Weymouth into nothing short of the North Pole itself! Building on the 4 weekends of Christmas from 2021, We Are Weymouth is [...]

Earlier this year, Weymouth Town Council appointed consultants HemingwayDesign to work on plans to enhance the seafront to make it a year-round destination for everyone to enjoy. Designer Wayne Hemingway HemingwayDesign provided an update on Weymouth’s emerging Seafront Masterplan on Monday 10th October. It follows a survey launch in May [...]

‘Invitin’ all ye scallywags and Strumpets, Rascals and Ruffians to partake of our free piratey shenanigans as our crews take over this ancient port of Weymouth for mischief and naughtiness!’ This October sees Weymouth celebrate its rich maritime history, with a focus on pirates! Throughout the 18th and 19th [...]