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Here are some events in Lyme Regis for you to enjoy during your stay with us. Or why not book a visit in timing with these events happening in the town.
25th May 2024 – 25th April 2025
Temporary Exhibition
Entry to the exhibition is free with museum admission.
The exhibition is brought right up-to-date with amazing local modern finds including the second ever specimen of a very rare new plesiosaur that was the ancestor of Attenborough’s ‘Sea Rex’. Celebrating 200 years since Mary Anning’s discovery of the plesiosaurus skeleton.
12th November 2024 – 2nd February 2025
Dorset based photographer Chris Hilton will be showcasing an exploration of pictures taken on recent trips abroad, entitled The Art of Travel, at Lyme Regis Museum’s Rotunda Gallery from 12 November until 2 February 2025.
16th, 23rd & 30th January 2025
20:00 – 22:00
Get your eyes down and your dabbers at the ready for the weekly bingo evening with cash prizes! Everybody is welcome including children if accompanied by an adult.
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th February 2025
20:00 – 22:00
Get your eyes down and your dabbers at the ready for the weekly bingo evening with cash prizes! Everybody is welcome including children if accompanied by an adult.
6th February 2025
18:00 – 21:00
Holiday Let Insights event for new, experienced or aspiring holiday home owners, this is an unmissable evening for anyone with an interest in holiday letting.
Hosted by Lyme Bay Holidays and Dream Cottages, the free to attend event takes place on Thursday, 6th February 2025 at Symondsbury Tithe Barn.
Attendees will gain valuable knowledge from industry-leading experts through insightful presentations covering current market trends, maximising rental income, property management best practices and best places to buy in Dorset.
In addition to the presentations, guests will enjoy a complimentary buffet, providing an excellent opportunity to network with professionals and peers in the holiday letting community.
15th & 16th February 2025
12:00 – 14:30
Explore the Lyme Regis shoreline on one of the museum’s popular rock pooling walks.
Join the West Dorset Forager to discover this incredible tidal zone and the wonderful creatures lurking in the pools and crevices of Monmouth Beach. Rock pooling walks last between 2 to 3 hours and it is advisable to wear sturdy shoes and dress in suitable clothing.
The session is suitable for ages 3+ and entry to the museum is included in the ticket price. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please meet outside the museum 10 minutes before the walk.
19th – 22nd February 2025
20:00 – 22:00
Let your hair down February half term 2025 with the magical, hair-raising adventure of Rapunzel! A fabulous family pantomime. Join Rapunzel on her adventure as she uses her magical hair, quick wit and charm to outsmart the evil Mother Gothel who has imprisoned her in a tower.
Get ready to shout for the goodies, boo the baddies and sing along in a show packed full of comedy, magic and adventure. With plenty to sing, dance and clap along to, a night out at Rapunzel is the perfect gift for a friend or loved one.
6th, 13th, 20th, 27th March 2025
20:00 – 22:00
Get your eyes down and your dabbers at the ready for the weekly bingo evening with cash prizes! Everybody is welcome including children if accompanied by an adult.
1st, 2nd & 29th March 2025
12:00 – 14:30
Explore the Lyme Regis shoreline on one of the museum’s popular rock pooling walks.
Join the West Dorset Forager to discover this incredible tidal zone and the wonderful creatures lurking in the pools and crevices of Monmouth Beach. Rock pooling walks last between 2 to 3 hours and it is advisable to wear sturdy shoes and dress in suitable clothing.
The session is suitable for ages 3+ and entry to the museum is included in the ticket price. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please meet outside the museum 10 minutes before the walk.
3rd, 10th April 2025
20:00 – 22:00
Get your eyes down and your dabbers at the ready for the weekly bingo evening with cash prizes! Everybody is welcome including children if accompanied by an adult.
12th, 13th & 26th April 2025
Explore the Lyme Regis shoreline on one of the museum’s popular rock pooling walks.
Join the West Dorset Forager to discover this incredible tidal zone and the wonderful creatures lurking in the pools and crevices of Monmouth Beach. Rock pooling walks last between 2 to 3 hours and it is advisable to wear sturdy shoes and dress in suitable clothing.
The session is suitable for ages 3+ and entry to the museum is included in the ticket price. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please meet outside the museum 10 minutes before the walk.
20th April 2025
Fancy hats and finery will be on display for Lyme Regis’s legendary Easter Bonnet Parade.
Creations of all shapes and sizes, from the simple but sweet to the hilariously outlandish will be on show at the annual Easter headpiece extravaganza.
The event is open to all ages with prizes awarded for the most creative bonnets in each age category.
21st April 2025
Everyone goes a bit quackers at midday on Easter Monday as hundreds of individually numbered bright yellow toy ducks are released into the river Lim at Higher Mill Flats where they hurtle downstream in a mad paddle towards the finish line at Jordan Flats.
There will be a host of cash prizes for the first, second and third ducks over the finish line and a bonus prize for the last duck that manages to negotiate the river course.
10th May 2025
Young musicians from youth music organisation B Sharp will be performing at various locations on the seafront and around town at one of the many busking stops or in the main performance area on Marine Parade.
Buskers of all ages perform, using a range of instruments and passers-by are also encouraged to get involved.
There will also be workshops and activities for all ages including song-writing, sound production, a pop up choir, an open mic session and performances by B Sharp bands.
11th May 2025
Lyme Regis May Fete, organised by Lyme Regis Regatta & Carnival Committee, offers lots of fun things to do for all the family including entertainment, bouncy castle, bungee trampolines, children’s rides, face painting and stalls from local groups and organisations to raise awareness and show off their talents. They’ll also be plenty of food and drink choices to tempt your taste buds.
Entertainment in the arena will feature displays by local organisations including Lyme Regis Majorettes.
25th May 2025
The annual Blessing of the Boats inter-denominational service acknowledges the lives of those lost at sea while blesses all those who go to sea professionally or for leisure.
The volunteer lifeboat crew, the Royal British Legion and Lyme Regis Coastguard are represented at the event along with the sailing, powerboat and gig clubs.
Music will be provided by the Lyme Regis town band.
The service concludes with wreaths being taken to be laid at sea by the lifeboat crew to commemorate those lost at sea but also to celebrate ‘relief and gratitude’ for lifeboat crews, coastguards and helicopter crews, all of whom have saved many lives.
26th & 27th May 2025
Explore the Lyme Regis shoreline on one of the museum’s popular rock pooling walks.
Join the West Dorset Forager to discover this incredible tidal zone and the wonderful creatures lurking in the pools and crevices of Monmouth Beach. Rock pooling walks last between 2 to 3 hours and it is advisable to wear sturdy shoes and dress in suitable clothing.
The session is suitable for ages 3+ and entry to the museum is included in the ticket price. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please meet outside the museum 10 minutes before the walk.
14th – 15th June 2025
Have you ever seen a life-sized dinosaur or held a 200 million year old fossil in the palm of your hand? Would you like to follow in the footsteps of Mary Anning and find your very own fossil?
Dinosaurs, talks, walks, panel discussions and children’s activities will be coming to Lyme Regis for the Fossil Festival 2025!
Lyme Regis is blessed with some of the most remarkable palaeontology and geology on the planet and the Fossil Festival celebrates this with a weekend of science, discovery and fun.
There’s an abundance of activities for enthusiasts of all ages including guided fossil and geographical walks, fascinating exhibitions, lots of hands-on science plus some thought-provoking and entertaining talks.
5th July 2025
Celebrate the start of summer with the Seasiders as the football club once again host the annual Lyme Regis AFC Sausage & Cider Festival in July.
This mini festival in a day, this event raises funds for the football club and showcases a fantastic selection of more than 20 ciders, sizzling sausages and other refreshments.
A programme of live music and entertainment will be held throughout the day plus there will be indoor and outdoor bars, a Pimm’s tent, BBQ and other food, ice creams, raffle and a bouncy castle which will be open all day.
12th July 2025
The Lyme Morris Day of Dance will be held on Saturday 12th July, where several morris sides from across the South West and further afield will be putting on a show of morris dancing. Watch the high energy routines to the beat of drums, hum of accordions with the sound of bells tinkling and sticks knocking.
There will be performances at various locations along the seafront including the Marine Parade shelters and outside SWIM.
12th, 13th, 26th & 27th July 2025
Explore the Lyme Regis shoreline on one of the museum’s popular rock pooling walks.
Join the West Dorset Forager to discover this incredible tidal zone and the wonderful creatures lurking in the pools and crevices of Monmouth Beach. Rock pooling walks last between 2 to 3 hours and it is advisable to wear sturdy shoes and dress in suitable clothing.
The session is suitable for ages 3+ and entry to the museum is included in the ticket price. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please meet outside the museum 10 minutes before the walk.
23rd July 2025
Somers Day is an annual parade organised by the Lyme Regis and St George’s Twinning Association to commemorate Lyme Regis’s former mayor and politician Admiral Sir George Somers who founded the islands of Bermuda in the name of King James VI in 1609.
Dignitaries and visitors from the town of St. Georges, Bermuda, walk with members of Lyme Regis and St George’s Twinning Association and members of the town council at 11am through Langmoor Gardens and along Marine Parade to the Cobb, where a flag raising and memorial ceremony takes place.
26th July – 1st August 2025
One of the town’s biggest summer attractions, Lifeboat Week is a whole week of fun, games, entertainment music and displays for all the family to enjoy. All the old favourites are in the week’s attractions: the bath tub race, a crab fishing competition and the spectacular Army parachute display team The Red Devils.
1st August 2025
Be prepared to be dazzled by a spectacular Lyme Regis Firework display!
Lyme Regis harbour offers the perfect setting for an explosion of light and colour with the skies above Lyme Regis seafront illuminated by a stunning pyrotechnic display.
Watch from Langmoor and Lister Gardens or anywhere along the seafront near the sandy beach.
This free event will kick off Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival week with a bang. Please give generously to collectors on the night. All profits to local good causes.
1st – 9th August 2025
A week of events for the whole family during the summer holidays which provides great entertainment while raising money for local good causes. Among the many events, highlights of the week include the Torchlight Procession, Candles Down the River, Wacky Wheelbarrow Race, Duck Race, and the Carnival Procession finale.
8th August 2025
It’s the feel-good night of the year! DJ Dom Boull will be keeping you moving and grooving. Step back in time and relive those glory years! A throwback to Marine Theatre discos from years gone by, this is your chance to boogie to disco hits, classic dance tracks and the best of today’s floor fillers.
11th, 12th, 23rd, 24th & 25th August 2025
Explore the Lyme Regis shoreline on one of the museum’s popular rock pooling walks.
Join the West Dorset Forager to discover this incredible tidal zone and the wonderful creatures lurking in the pools and crevices of Monmouth Beach. Rock pooling walks last between 2 to 3 hours and it is advisable to wear sturdy shoes and dress in suitable clothing.
The session is suitable for ages 3+ and entry to the museum is included in the ticket price. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please meet outside the museum 10 minutes before the walk.
24th August 2025
The last Candles on the Cobb took place Sunday 28th August 2022 with the next one Sunday 24th August 2025. The spectacular and profoundly moving event sees thousands of candles light up the iconic Cobb harbour in memory of loved ones.
29th – 31st August 2025
A four day festival of free live folk music, shanty singing, storytelling and ceilidh dancing along the seafront. The Marine Theatre will also play host to a number of the UK’s finest folk musicians.
1st November 2025
Watch the fireworks as they light up the sky over the harbour. The Cobb provides a fantastic backdrop for the stunning display with Lister and Langmoor gardens offering a wonderful vantage point to view the explosive night of fireworks.
22nd November 2025
It’s that special time of year when Lyme really starts to twinkle. Spirits are expected to be high on Saturday 22nd November 2025 as Lyme Regis begins its countdown to Christmas with the big switch on of the town’s Christmas lights. The lighting up of Lyme never fails to draw crowds and gasps of wonder from onlookers soaking up the magical seasonal atmosphere. This year Santa will again be arriving on his sleigh to switch on the lights.
23rd December 2025
Get into the festive spirit and join one of Lyme’s longest running traditions, the annual Carols Round the Tree event organised by the Rotary Club of Lyme Regis.
The popular community event, now in its 63rd year, always attracts a large crowd and raises funds for a chosen local charity. Traditional carols are sung around the large Christmas tree at the bottom of Broad Street. Music is provided by the Lyme Regis Town Band.
