As a long-valued partner of Activate Performing Arts, Lighthouse Poole is supporting a weekend of performances by Catalan artists in Corfe Castle as part of Inside Out Dorset, the biennial festival of outdoor arts, on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September 2025.

BCP Council is celebrating after being awarded ‘Green Flag’ status for Poole Park and Upton Country Park – an accreditation which recognises the outstanding management and maintenance of these green spaces.

Excitement is building for the highly anticipated Bourne Free Pride Festival 2025, set to take place on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th July at Meyrick Park, Bournemouth. This vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ culture promises two days of music, performances, and community spirit, featuring a mix of big-name headliners, local talent, and family-friendly entertainment.

Dorset-based artist Lorna Rees, of Gobbledegook Theatre, is creating her latest immersive sound-work, Canopy, for this year’s Inside Out Dorset festival of outdoor arts, which runs in various locations across the county from 12 to 21 September 2025.

A joyful celebration of Boscombe’s vibrant and diverse community, self-taught artist Adilson Naueji’s first solo exhibition at Lighthouse Poole can be seen for free in the Main Gallery until Wednesday 30 July.