📅 October 2026 Events in Bournemouth

Thu 1 Oct

Legend live presents the music of Bob Marley at The Barrington

📍 The Barrington Theatre

Fri 2 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

Hearing Colours Soundsystem X Fringe

📍 Patch At Bobbys

From £5.00

Fri 2 Oct

Just A Bit Of

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

Thu 1 Oct

Legend Live presents a tribute to Bob Marley

📍 The Barrington Arts & Community Centre

Thu 1 Oct

Freddie Mercury Tribute Evening at Isabel's Brasserie

📍 Isabel's Brasserie

£22.38

Fri 2 Oct

The Hu

📍 O2 Academy Bournemouth

From £137.90

Fri 2 Oct

The Hu - Warrior Chant Tour

📍 O2 Academy Bournemouth

Fri 2 Oct

Joe Jackson

📍 Bournemouth Pavilion

Fri 2 Oct

JOE JACKSON - HOPE AND FURY TOUR 2026

📍 Bournemouth Pavilion

Fri 2 Oct

Jim Jones All Stars

📍 The Underground

Fri 2 Oct

UMP presents Stoned Statues

📍 The Anvil

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 4 Oct

BLI presents : Summer Send Off

📍 Hot Rocks Restaurant

From £4.00

Thu 8 Oct

The Woodland Way: Forest Playgroup Taster Session

📍 Southover Woods Campsite, Tolpuddle

Thu 1 Oct

Sew with Nelly Bea Thursday Sewing Session 1st Oct 26

📍 Hall on the Hill

Thu 1 Oct

Puzzle Race Night

📍 Splat Pottery Painting Arts & Crafts

£22.38

Thu 1 Oct

5 week Argentine Tango Beginners course in Westbourne

📍 West Cliff Baptist Church

£10.00 - £40.00

Fri 2 Oct

Be Poetry at TOSH

📍 The Old School House Boscombe

£10.50

Fri 2 Oct

BOURNEMOUTH Hobbycraft - Cricut™ Maker™ 5 Tour

📍 Hobbycraft Bournemouth

Fri 2 Oct

How To Make Money From Your Creative Skills

📍 Re-imagine Southbourne

£27.80

Sat 3 Oct

Writing Irresistible Romantasy with Amy de la Force

📍 Marsham Court Hotel Bournemouth

£150.00

Sat 3 Oct

Ancient Spinning Circle

📍 Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre

£6.00

Sat 3 Oct

Get Your Submission Pack Sorted with Literary Agent Saskia Leach

📍 Marsham Court Hotel Bournemouth

£150.00

Sat 3 Oct

The Nwanyi Tech Club Session 3

📍 The Garden Rooms Café

Sun 4 Oct

Pottery Taster Class

📍 re-imagine

£73.30

Thu 15 Oct

Bournemouth vs Sturm Graz

📍 Dean Court Stadium

Sat 17 Oct

Bournemouth vs Sunderland

📍 Dean Court Stadium

Sun 18 Oct

Bournemouth vs Sunderland

📍 Dean Court Stadium

From £199.00

Sat 3 Oct

NRG X Bring Sam Home Charity Boxing Event

📍 The Hamworthy Club

£33.22

Sun 4 Oct

South & South West Tour - Victoria Avenue Lawn Tennis Club - 4-10-2026

📍 Victoria Avenue Lawn Tennis Club

Tue 6 Oct

BAC Indoor Members Only

📍 Bournemouth University, Sports Campus - Chapel Gate

Fri 9 Oct

Girls that Golf - Monthly - Business Networking

📍 Iford Golf Centre (Christchurch Golf Club)

Free - £23.00

Sun 11 Oct

Advantage Padel Mudeford

📍 Advantage Padel - Mudeford

Sun 11 Oct

South & South West Tour - Victoria Avenue Lawn Tennis Club - 11-10-2026

📍 Victoria Avenue Lawn Tennis Club

Sun 11 Oct

South & South West Tour - The West Hants Club - 11-10-2026

📍 The West Hants Club

Tue 13 Oct

Bournemouth Ladies Who Latte - October 2026

📍 Iford Golf Centre (Christchurch Golf Club)

Thu 15 Oct

Marathon for Mental Health x Bespoke Crew | 5km Community Run

📍 Boscombe Pier

£0.00

Fri 2 Oct

Staff Training Day – School Closed

Fri 2 Oct

EcoFlow Installer Training & Live Demonstration at HDM Solar Bournemouth

📍 HDM Solar Bournemouth

Fri 2 Oct

The Womenpreneur Collective - Bournemouth

📍 Bobby's Bournemouth

£20.21

Fri 2 Oct

Writer and Author Networking at the Romance Writing Festival, Bournemouth

📍 Marsham Court Hotel Bournemouth

Wed 7 Oct

SOBO NETWORKING COFFEE MORNING

📍 Wild & Ginger

Wed 7 Oct

Women in Business Connected - Bournemouth and Poole

📍 WN Interiors

Wed 7 Oct

AUB Innovation Studio Tour

📍 Arts University Bournemouth

Thu 8 Oct

DORSET REGION - CAPPUCCINO CONNECTIONS

📍 Patch Bournemouth

£30.00

Thu 8 Oct

Curry and Quiz Night

£22.50

Fri 9 Oct

Bournemouth Careers Fair

📍 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre

Tue 13 Oct

BCP Business Network Bournemouth, Brunch & Showcase

📍 Village Hotel Bournemouth

Tue 13 Oct

Verwood Business Network

📍 Verwood Hub

Sat 3 Oct

Rubyz Bournemouth Presents SCREAMS & SEQUINS

📍 Rubyz Cabaret

Sat 3 Oct

Saturday Night Comedy: Jaggers Comedy Club Bournemouth

📍 Canvas

Fri 9 Oct

Comedy At The Fishermans Haunt

📍 The Fishermans Haunt

Wed 7 Oct

Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie

📍 Bournemouth Pavilion

Thu 8 Oct

LAUGH AT THE LIBERTINE

📍 The Libertine

£12.50 - £15.00

Sat 10 Oct

Fawlty Towers Weekend

📍 Hermitage Hotel Bournemouth

From £295.00

Sat 10 Oct

Rubyz Bournemouth Presents SCREAMS & SEQUINS

📍 Rubyz Cabaret

Sat 10 Oct

Saturday Night Comedy: Jaggers Comedy Club Bournemouth

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

Wed 14 Oct

Laughing Bellys Comedy At The Snug

📍 The Snug

Sat 17 Oct

Rubyz Bournemouth Presents SCREAMS & SEQUINS

📍 Rubyz Cabaret

Sat 17 Oct

Saturday Night Comedy: Jaggers Comedy Club Bournemouth

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

Mon 19 Oct

Comedy At Caplins Bar

📍 Chaplins & The Cellar Bar

Thu 1 Oct

The Business Networking Event at David Lloyd Ringwood October '26

📍 David Lloyd Ringwood

£5.00 - £17.75

Fri 2 Oct

Reiki infused soundbath & sauna: Reset for the weekend

Fri 2 Oct

Ecstatic Dance Fridays

📍 The Parish Church of St.James

Free - £60.29

Sat 3 Oct

Brownsea Bliss

📍 Brownsea Island - Sandbanks

£92.80 - £163.22

Sat 3 Oct

A Mindful Woodland Walk & Nature Immersion

📍 Hengistbury Head

Sun 4 Oct

Movement Medicine - Movement, Sound Bath, Reiki

📍 Royal Bath Hotel

£22.38 - £31.05

Mon 5 Oct

Mental Health Champion

📍 Ouch Learning and Development

Mon 5 Oct — Tue 6 Oct

Neonatal Stabilisation & cardiac module

📍 Royal Bournemouth Hospital

£109.05

Thu 8 Oct

FLOAT - Sound healing on water! Oct 8th

📍 Hilton Bournemouth

£22.38 - £49.46

Fri 9 Oct

Oct '26 - 5 week Baby Massage/Reflexology - babies aged from 6 weeks

📍 The Beach Hut

Sun 11 Oct

Saltwater Sauna - Cafe Ride

📍 Boscombe Sauna House

Mon 12 Oct

Mental Health Awareness

📍 Ouch Training Team Ltd

Fri 2 Oct — Sat 3 Oct

InSync: FISH56 Octagon + DJ SKT

📍 The Vault Nightclub Bournemouth

From £10.00

Wed 7 Oct

Full Venue Hire

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

From £9999.00

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

Left handed presents Bushbaby

📍 The Old Fire Station

From £7.00

Sat 3 Oct

Charlie Big Bananas Day Party & drink with ticket only

📍 Bomo House

£7.21 - £22.38

Sat 10 Oct

The Old Vicarage Ball (Black tie event) The Old Vicarage, Hinton Admiral.

📍 the old vicarage

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

INTO THE GROOVE

📍 The Four Horsemen Pub

Wed 14 Oct

Full Venue Hire

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

From £9999.00

Tue 20 Oct

The Legends in Vegas - After Hours

📍 Bournemouth Pavilion

Wed 21 Oct

Full Venue Hire

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

From £9999.00

Sat 24 Oct — Sun 25 Oct

Bang Bang 32nd Year Anniversary Party

📍 Bear Cave

From £7.00

Wed 28 Oct

Full Venue Hire

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

From £9999.00

Thu 29 Oct — Fri 30 Oct

The Fright Crawl | Bournemouth Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Thursday, October 29

📍 TBA

£16.63 - £70.11

Fri 2 Oct

Evening of Mediumship with Nikki Kitt - Ferndown

📍 The Barrington Centre

Fri 30 Oct

Private Hire

📍 Canvas Bournemouth

Fri 2 Oct

Soul Sister Circle Session - Autumn - Friday 2nd October 2026

📍 MORDEN VILLAGE HALL

Sat 3 Oct

Author Meet-Up - Christchurch, Dorset (UK)

📍 Arcado Lounge

Sat 3 Oct

Worship Nights | Back to Basics

📍 Tuckton Christian Fellowship

Sat 3 Oct

Sanguis Mortem - Bournemouth

📍 Bear Cave

Sun 4 Oct

Wareham Whalers

📍 Wareham Parish Hall

Fri 9 Oct

Blandford Psychic Night

📍 Corn Exchange

Fri 9 Oct

UMP presents DAZZLING KILLMEN

📍 The Anvil

Sun 11 Oct

Anvil & UMP present DAILY THOMPSON

📍 The Anvil

Tue 13 Oct

Speakeasy - Tues 13th October 2026 @ The Sun

📍 The Sun

Thu 15 Oct — Fri 16 Oct

Swiftogeddon - 20 years of Taylor special - Bournemouth

📍 The Old Fire Station

£9.36 - £11.57

Thu 1 Oct

Bournemouth & Poole College Open Event (Bournemouth Campus)

📍 Bournemouth and Poole College

Thu 1 Oct

Bournemouth & Poole College Open Event (Poole Campus)

📍 Bournemouth and Poole College

Thu 1 Oct

Bournemouth & Poole College Open Event (Fulcrum Campus)

📍 Bournemouth and Poole College Boatbuilding & Composite Centre

Thu 1 Oct

International Student Orientation

📍 Bournemouth University

Sat 3 Oct

Open Day

📍 Bournemouth University

Sat 10 Oct

Bournemouth & Poole College Open Event (Poole Campus)

📍 Bournemouth and Poole College

Sat 10 Oct

Bournemouth & Poole College Open Event (Bournemouth Campus)

📍 Bournemouth and Poole College

Sat 10 Oct

Bournemouth & Poole College Open Event (Fulcrum Campus)

📍 Bournemouth and Poole College Boatbuilding & Composite Centre

Sat 10 Oct

Kindred Bournemouth Nursery & Pre-School Open Day - 10th October 2026

📍 Kindred Nurseries - Bournemouth

Sat 10 Oct

Health Sciences University Open Day 10th October 2026

📍 Health Sciences University

Tue 20 Oct

BOURNMOUTH UNIVERSITY:MACHU PICCHU INFORMATION MEETING

📍 Bournmouth University

Wed 28 Oct

Health Sciences University Campus Tours

📍 Health Sciences University

Sat 3 Oct

Community Centre Quiz Night Fundraiser for the Community Cinema Project

📍 Strouden Park Community Centre

£2.00

Thu 8 Oct

LAUNCH EVENT: Bournemouth Education Arts Foundation

📍 3 Wickham Rd

Wed 14 Oct

Community Screening: People's Emergency Briefing Bournemouth

📍 Studio Wood

Thu 15 Oct

Stitch Night at the Movies

📍 Patch Bournemouth

£14.25

Thu 22 Oct

'The Fern' Hireable Youth Space Viewings (15mins slots)

📍 Fernheath Play

Fri 23 Oct

The Lost Boys Halloween Outdoor Cinema at Lulworth Castle

📍 Lulworth Castle

Sat 24 Oct

Hocus Pocus Outdoor Cinema Spooktacular at Lulworth Castle in Dorset

📍 Lulworth Castle

Sat 24 Oct

Coco Halloween Outdoor Cinema at Lulworth Castle in Dorset

📍 Lulworth Castle

Sun 25 Oct

The Nightmare Before Christmas Outdoor Cinema at Lulworth Castle

📍 Lulworth Castle

Tue 27 Oct

Transition Towns Bournemouth presents Fashion Reimagined

📍 Patch Bournemouth

£7.50

Fri 30 Oct

The People's Emergency Briefing film screening

📍 Immanuel URC Church, 120 Southbourne Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth

Sat 24 Oct

Webber!

📍 8 Arch Brewing Co

From £10.00

Sat 3 Oct

The Harvest Moon at Freshwater Memorial Hall

📍 Freshwater Memorial Hall

Mon 5 Oct

Make Art Bournemouth

📍 The Old School House Boscombe

Sat 17 Oct

Ecstatic Dance Bournemouth

📍 BOH Studios

£15.87 - £30.00

Sat 17 Oct

M/X play the Underground

📍 The Underground

Wed 21 Oct

Nigel Havers - Talking B*ll*cks

📍 Bournemouth Pavilion

Fri 23 Oct

The Chris Stapleton Experience LIVE @ The Old Fire Station - Bournemouth

📍 The Old Fire Station

£27.80 - £30.50

Sat 24 Oct

Myths & Misdeeds | Secret Circus Aerial Show Bournemouth

📍 St Mark's Church, Talbot Village

£11.55 - £16.96

Thu 29 Oct

Shtepi play The Underground

📍 The Underground

Thu 1 Oct

Deathcore by the sea

📍 Patch Bournemouth

£6.13

Sat 3 Oct

Writing Historical Fiction through a contemporary lens with Lola Jaye

📍 Marsham Court Hotel Bournemouth

£150.00

Sat 3 Oct

Nigeria Day 2026

📍 Citygate Church Bournemouth

£27.80

Thu 8 Oct

EQ Investors: Live & On Tour - Bournemouth

📍 The Ivy Bournemouth Brasserie

Fri 9 Oct

The Emo Festival Comes to Bournemouth!

📍 The Old Fire Station

£16.99 - £23.59

Sat 10 Oct

New Forest Cider Festival 2026 – Burley, New Forest

📍 New Forest Cider

Sat 10 Oct

FAZZAFEST 6

📍 Bear Cave (Bears Bar & Venue Basement)

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

ENCORE MANIA

$86.42 - $199.88

Fri 30 Oct — Sat 31 Oct

CUE - Bournemouth Halloween w. Job De Jong & Lucas Alexander

📍 The Vault Bournemouth

From £15.00

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

WAH X Bedlam | Bournemouth Ft. Hybrid Minds & more!

📍 O2 Academy Bournemouth

From £19.45

Mon 5 Oct

Spectre & Host's Tours Of The Unexplained: Halloween 2026

📍 The Guildhall

Thu 29 Oct

Tops Pokesdown’s Spooktacular Halloween Party

📍 Tops Day Nurseries: Pokesdown Nursery

Sat 31 Oct

OWLOWEEN

📍 The Water Mill, Calbourne

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

IBIZA HALLOWEEN: Flipside x Rockwater

📍 Rockwater Branksome

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Timewarp: Halloween Special

📍 The Four Horsemen Pub

Sat 31 Oct

REGIONAL ONE'S HALLOWEEN HEADBANGER II - The Anvil, Bournemouth

📍 The Anvil

Thu 1 Oct

Speed Dating in Bournemouth | Ages 30-45

📍 Be At One Bournemouth

Fri 9 Oct

Bournemouth Autumn Singles-Lock and Key Party (Ages 40-55)

📍 1812

From £20.00

Wed 14 Oct

20s & 30s Singles Night at S&L Bournemouth| Love at First Sign

📍 Slug And Lettuce The Square

From £20.00

Fri 2 Oct

Single Awareness Dinner: Bournemouth | Single Ladies Edition

📍 Restaurant of the Week

Thu 8 Oct

Thursday | Oktoberfest | Bournemouth

📍 Barbara's Bier Haus Bournemouth

From £10.00

Fri 9 Oct

Bournemouth Autumn Singles-Lock and Key Party (Ages 30-45)

📍 1812

£22.38

Mon 12 Oct

Table 12: Bournemouth | Dinner with New Friends

📍 Restaurant of the Week

$22.53

Wed 14 Oct

Bournemouth Singles Night, 20s & 30s | Slug & Lettuce | Love at First Sign

📍 Slug & Lettuce - The Square Bournemouth

£22.38 - £48.38

Fri 2 Oct

Leaders Lunch with Ben Chick: The Business of Reinvention

📍 Marsham Court Hotel, Russell Cotes Road, East Cliff, Bournemouth

£72.00

Wed 14 Oct

GASTROSTOMY & ENTERAL FEEDING STUDY DAY 2026

📍 Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Education centre, Post graduate building

Thu 15 Oct

Women's Lunch - October

📍 Henry Brown Centre

Fri 16 Oct

Community Needs - A Discussion

📍 Maravi - Coffee Roasters Westbourne

Thu 22 Oct

Cultural Compact / Your Shout: Culture Network (October 2026)

📍 Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Tue 27 Oct

Author Talk - From Page to Screen

📍 Cafe Riva

Free - £6.00

Tue 6 Oct

The Secret West High Down Rocket Testing Site - 6 Oct - 5 Miles (Free)

📍 ALUM BAY BUS STOP Vectis 7/12/Breezer opposite public toilets

Sold out at source

Sat 10 Oct

Muddy Dog Dash - Stall Holder Booking Avon Heath

📍 Avon Heath Country Park

£50.00 - £80.00

Sat 10 Oct

Haviland Open Studios

📍 The Old School House

Sat 10 Oct

TOSH Open Studios

📍 The Old School House

Sun 18 Oct

The Italian Villa at Compton Acres Wedding Open Day

📍 The Italian Villa

Tue 6 Oct

Family Food and Fun (06.10.26) Ashley Youth Hub - WN

📍 Ashley Youth Hub

Tue 27 Oct

Spooky Spoon Family Cooking Session - October Half Term!

📍 Henry Brown Youth Centre

£5.00 - £12.00

Wed 28 Oct

Explore Learning Introduction to 11+

📍 Explore Learning Bournemouth

Fri 30 Oct

Explore Learning - Telling the Time Workshop

📍 Explore Learning Bournemouth

Fri 30 Oct

Steve Backshall - Deadly Live!

📍 Bournemouth International Centre

Fri 2 Oct

Portuguese Wine Tasting Event

📍 Santos + Co

Sat 3 Oct

OPSA UK: Feast of the Holy Rosary Celebration 2026

📍 St Mary's Catholic Church

Sat 10 Oct

Foul Mouth Brunch x Renewal Project: Official Flagship Launch -Bournemouth

Tue 20 Oct

Ridge Fine & Rare Wine Dinner

📍 Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa

From £195.00

Thu 29 Oct

Square Club Lunch - 29 Oct

📍 Marsham Court Hotel

£30.00

Fri 2 Oct

Blashford Lakes Wildlife Tots

📍 Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

Wed 14 Oct

Canford Heath Fungi Foray

📍 Canford Heath Nature Reserve - Wheeler's Lane

Sat 17 Oct

Celebrating Fungi: A morning foray through the forest

📍 Happy River Ltd

20 – 45 – 85

Thu 22 Oct

"Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness"

📍 Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre

£8.00

Sat 24 Oct

Blashford Lakes Family Den building, Campfire & Crafts

📍 Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

Mon 12 Oct

Book Club & Bubbles

📍 Royal Bath Hotel

Tue 13 Oct

The Writing Room @ Hotel du Vin ~ October 2026

📍 Hotel du Vin Poole

£15.00

Wed 21 Oct

Poetry in Purbeck -Evening of Poetry

📍 Newton Manor Hall

Wed 28 Oct

Story-Driven Marketing

📍 SmartBase

Sat 10 Oct

Bournemouth's Craft & Flea Market

📍 Citygate Church Bournemouth

£3.00

Sat 17 Oct

Bournemouth Card Market - October 2026

📍 Bournemouth International Centre

£5.23 - £26.13

Sun 25 Oct

Bournemouth Toy Fair - The Biggest on the South Coast - over 200 tables

📍 Littledown Centre

Free - £5.00

Sun 25 Oct

Carlton Hotel Wedding Fayre

📍 Meyrick Road