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From April until the end of the summer, Weymouth is awash with colourful entertainment and exciting events from first thing in the morning to brilliant firework displays until well after dark.

There's something fantastic to see and do on almost every day of the week, in fact the only way we could fit more in, was if the year was longer!

Wednesdays 7pm - April to End of October - Haunted Harbour Tour
Start and finish at the Boot Inn, High West Street, Weymouth. Discover the long forgotten haunts of history around the famous old harbour of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. Many of the harbourside inns have reputed haunted happenings and sightings. Come and experience an evening of horrible history in the company of a costumed guide - if you dare! www.pikeandshot.com

April:

• 6th-9th : Easter fun and games - throughout Weymouth
• 6th-9th : Giant Easter Egg Hunt - Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
• 8th : Pirate Day - Nothe Fort

May:

• 4th-9th : Earth Festival (Cultural Olympiad Event)
• 5th-7th : International Beach Kite Festival - Weymouth Beach
• 6th : Mad Hatter's Tea Party - Greenhill Gardens
• 6th : Night Kite Flying
• 13th : Transport of Yesteryear - Vintage car display - Weymouth Esplanade
• Mid May : Baby swans hatching - Abbotsbury Swannery
• 20th : Dorset Vintage Motorcycle Rally - Weymouth Pavilion Forecourt
• 25th-10th : The Matchstick Fleet - Nothe Fort

June:

• 2nd-10th : Queen's Diamond Jubilee fairground - Pavilion Forecourt
• 1st-9th : Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta - Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
• 1st-3rd : Wessex Folk Festival - Weymouth Harbourside
• 2nd-5th : Queen's Diamond Jubilee - celebrations throughout Weymouth including the 'Passage to Portland' Event
• 2nd-4th : Beach Volleyball Classic - Weymouth Beach
• 3rd : Weymouth International Triathlon - Greenhill Beach
• 17th : Vintage Bus Running Day - Lodmoor Country Park
• 18th-19th : Round Britain 2012 race - Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
• 23rd-29th : Weymouth & Portland British Armed Forces and Veterans Celebrations
• 30th-15th : Spirit of the Sea Maritime Festival

July:

• 7th-8th : Dorset Seafood Festival - Weymouth Harbourside
• 12th : The Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Weymouth - Evening of celebrations on the Seafront
• 21st-28th : Lifeboat Week - Weymouth Harbour/Nothe Gardens
• 22nd : Open water swim series - Bowleaze Cove
• 25th-3rd : Nowhere Island, Furzy Cliffs, Bowleaze Cove. Major part of the Cultural Olympiad - a new island nation will be formed off Bowleaze Cove
• 26th : Battle for the Winds - stunning performance on Weymouth Beach
• 27-12th : Olympic Games - Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
• 30th : International Fireworks and Entertainment - Weymouth Seafront

August:

• 6th, 20th, 27th : International Fireworks and Entertainment - Weymouth Seafront
• 15th : Weymouth Carnival, Air Day and Fireworks *TBC
• 25th-9th : The Matchstick Fleet - Nothe Fort
• 30th-9th : Paralympic Games - Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

September:

• 1st-2nd : Weymouth Angling Society Shore Festival - Dorset Coastline

October:

• October Beer Festival - Weymouth Pavilion
• 14th : Beach motocross - Weymouth Beach
• 24th : Bedlam and Broomsticks - Nothe Fort
• 24th : Half term Halloween fun - throughout Weymouth

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