Past events at the museum are listed below; for more details, please click the links in the Info column.
For future events please see the Events Calendar or visit our Events page.
From time to time a list may disappear as it is being updated; in this case please check back later.
2026
| Date | Time | Event | Venue | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 21 January | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum |  |
| Thursday 22 January | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Waddon Hill: A Roman Fort in West Dorset (Jon Milward) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 30 January | 7:00 PM | Museum New Year Quiz | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Monday 02 February | 10:00 AM | Museum re-opens | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 07 February | 2:15 PM | Family event: Folklore, legends & Myths | Blandford Library | |
| Monday 16 February | 2:00 PM | "Blandford in Stitches" meeting | Blandford Town Museum Annex | |
| Wednesday 18 February | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 26 February | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: In the shadow of the church: discovering the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Iwerne Minster (Richard McConnell) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 27 February | 7:00 PM | Last Friday Talk: The Voyages of Molly (Steve Richardson) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 14 March | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning (weather permitting) | Museum Garden | |
| Monday 16 March | 2:00 PM | "Blandford in Stitches" meeting | Blandford Town Museum Annex | |
| Wednesday 18 March | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 26 March | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Social and genetic transformation in southern England, 2500 BC (Edrys Lupprian) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Thursday 26 March | 10:00 AM | Ask an Archaeologist | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 27 March | 7:30 PM | Last Friday Talk: Blandford's Corn Exchange Renovation (Linda Scott-Thomas) | Blandford Town Hall *** Note change of Venue*** | |
| Wednesday 8 April | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 11 April | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 12 April | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Thursday 23 April | 7:30 PM | CANCELLED Archaeology Group Lecture | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 24 April | 7:30 PM | Last Friday Talk: Rush Cutting in the Stour Valley (Anna Lewington) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Sunday 26 April | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, Market Place | |
| Saturday 09 May | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 10 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Wednesday 13 May | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Wednesday 13 May | 7:00 PM | People's Emergency Briefing: film and discussion | Blandford Town Hall | |
| Sunday 24 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, Market Place | |
| Thursday 28 May | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Barrows and burials: two prehistoric sites in Wiltshire (Clare Randall) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 29 May | 6:30 PM | Museum AGM + "Last Friday" social event | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Sunday 07 June | 11:00 AM | Blandford's Hidden Gardens | Museum Garden and around the town | |
| Wednesday 10 June | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 13 June | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 14 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Friday 26 June | 6:30 PM | Last Friday social event in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 28 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, Market Place | |
| Saturday 04 July | 12:00 AM | CANCELLED: Green Fair at the Arches | Marsh and Ham | |
| Wednesday 8 July | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 11 July | 10:00 AM | CANCELLED: Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 12 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Wednesday 15 July | 3:00 PM | CANCELLED: Tea in the Wood | Angus Wood | |
| Sunday 19 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk | Greyhound House, Market Place | |
| Sunday 26 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, Market Place | |
| Thursday 30 July | 10:00 AM | Ask an Archaeologist | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 31 July | 10:00 AM | Festival of Archaeology: Family Activities | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 31 July | 6:30 PM | Last Friday social event in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
2025
| Date | Time | Event | Venue | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 09 January | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Romans at Shaftesbury (Matthew Tagney) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 31 January | 7:00 PM | Museum New Year Quiz | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 01 February | 10:00 AM | Museum re-opens | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 13 February | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Ancient DNA and human migrations (Francis Taylor) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 28 February | 7:00 PM | "Last Friday" Talk: A Ship, a Gate, and a Country Estate (Steve Richardson) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Thursday 13 March | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Drowning Dorset (Paul Cheetham) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Wednesday 19 March | 2:00 PM | Reaching out with Sound launch event (1) | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Wednesday 26 March | 2:00 PM | Reaching out with Sound" launch event (2) | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 27 March | 10:00 AM | Ask an Archaeologist | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 28 March | 7:30 PM | "Last Friday" Talk: Rev. John Hutchins - Dorset Historian (Pete Scriven) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Thursday 10 April | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: A New Perspective on Hod Hill and its Landscape (Dave Stewart) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Saturday 12 April | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Saturday 12 April | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 13 April | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Wednesday 16 April | 12:00 AM | Children's Easter Nature Trail | Angus Wood | |
| Friday 25 April | 7:30PM | "Last Friday" Talk: St Leonard's Chapel and Leprosy in Medieval England (Teddy Wilson) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 26 April | 7:00 PM | Archaeology Group Quiz | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Sunday 27 April | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Thursday 01 May | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Rediscovering High Angle Battery, Portland (Steve Wallis) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 9 and Saturday 10 May | 10:00 AM | North Dorset Photo Competition Exhibition | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 10 May | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Saturday 10 May | 11:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 11 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Sunday 11 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Tuesday 20 May | 10:00 AM | North Dorset Photo Competition Exhibition | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Sunday 25 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Friday 30 May | 6:30 PM | Museum AGM + "Last Friday" social event | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Sunday 01 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 07 June | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Sunday 08 June | 11:00 AM | Blandford's Hidden Gardens | Museum Garden and around the town | |
| Sunday 08 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 14 June | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 21 June | 11:00 AM | East Street Research “Open Day†| Blandford Town Museum | |
| Sunday 22 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Friday 27 June | 6:30 PM | Last Friday social event in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 05 July | 12:00 AM | The Green Fair | Marsh and Ham | |
| Saturday 12 July | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 13 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 19 July | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Friday 25 July | 6:30 PM | Last Friday social event in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 26 July | 10:00 AM | Fundraiser: From Me to Brew | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 27 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Thursday 31 July | 10:00 AM | Ask an Archaeologist | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 31 July - Saturday 02 August | 10:00 AM | Festival of Archaeology: Family Activities | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 02 August | 11:00 AM | 200 Years of Railways in Blandford | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Sunday 03 August | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 09 August | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 10 August | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 16 August | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Sunday 24 August | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Friday 29 August | 6:30 PM | Last Friday social event in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 6 September | 11:00 AM | Dino Day! Featuring the Iguanodon Restaurant | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 13 September | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning and Plant Sale | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 14 September | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Sunday 14 September | 2:30 PM | Guided Geology Walk (DAHW) | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 20 September | 10:00 AM | Open Meeting: Progress on the New Build | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 20 September | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Sunday 21 September | 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk (DAHW) | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Wednesday 24 September | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 25 September | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: A Post-Roman cemetery at Worth Matravers - new light on the 'dark ages' in South-East Dorset (Lilian Ladle) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 26 September | 6:00 PM | "Last Friday" social event in the Garden *** Note earlier start time *** | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 27 September | 2:00 PM | BFG Talk: "Maple trees, beautiful and versatile" | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 28 September | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 11 October | 10:00 AM | Plant Sale (no coffee morning this month) | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 18 October | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Blue Bridge, Marsh & Ham | |
| Wednesday 22 October | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 23 October | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Ripples in the Gene Pool that made us who are we are (Julian Richards) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 24 October | 7:30 PM | Last Friday Talk: Railways in Blandford. A celebration of 200 years of rail travel. | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Friday 31 October | 6:00 PM | CANCELLED: Blandford Environmental Trust's Halloween Spooktacular | Angus Wood | |
| Friday 14 November | 3:30 PM | Blandford Literary Festival Talk: "Unearthing Local History for your Writing", by Jane Adams | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 14 November | 7:00 PM | Blandford Literary Festival: An Evening of Music and Poetry | Blandford Corn Exchange | |
| Saturday 15 November | 12:30 PM | Blandford Literary Festival Talk: "111 Places in Dorset" by Karen Heaney | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 15 November | 5:00 PM | Blandford Literary Festival Talk: "Alfred Stevens: Master of Design" by Teresa Sladen | Blandford Corn Exchange | |
| Monday 17 November | 2:00 PM | Fire Dress Project" launch | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Wednesday 19 November | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 27 November | 10:00 AM | Ask an Archaeologist | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 27 November | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Big Pits and Big Game (Josh Pollard) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Friday 28 November | 7:30 PM | Last Friday Talk: Echos of Christmas Past | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Friday 05 December | 6:00 PM | Blandford Yuletide Festival: Museum open, festive refreshments | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Wednesday 10 December | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Social event | Stour Inn, Blandford | |
| Saturday 13 December | 11:00 AM | Christmas Craft Day | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Wednesday 17 December | 11:00 AM | DBA Blind Book Club | Blandford Town Museum | |
2024
| Date | Time | Event | Venue | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 5 January | 7:00 PM | Blandford Museum Sustainability Forum meeting | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 18 January | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: The Royal Palace of Clarendon, History and Archaeology (Cindy Wood) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Friday 26 January | 7:00 PM | Friday talk: Mapping the Past (Steve Richardson) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Thursday 1 February | 10:00 AM | Museum re-opens | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 9 February | 7:00 PM | Sustainability Forum Talk: Gardening for Wildlife | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 10 February | 7:00 PM | Archaeology Group Quiz Night | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Thursday 15 February | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Corfe Castle Excavations (Nancy Grace) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Friday 23 February | 7:00 PM | Friday talk: Life behind Doors - The World of the Workhouse (Kirsty Gray) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavillion *** note change of venue *** | |
| Saturday 9 March | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden (WP) | |
| Thursday 21 March | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Excavation at Launceston Farm (Tim Darvill) | The Workshop, Launceston Farm, DT11 8BY *** note change of venue *** | |
| Friday 22 March | 7:00 PM | Friday talk: Lipsticks and Library Books - the Boots Booklovers' Library (Jackie Winter) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 23 March | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Marsh and Ham, near Blue Bridge | |
| Thursday 28 March | 10:00 AM | Portable Antiquities Scheme: Archaeological Finds Day | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 29 March to Saturday 13 April | Museum opening hours | Easter Fun at the Museum | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 13 April | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 14 April | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 20 April | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Marsh and Ham, near Blue Bridge | |
| Saturday 20 April | 11:00 AM | Ethical Mending Workshop | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 26 April | 7:00 PM | Friday talk: Valuing children in life and death in French late Neolithic societies | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Sunday 28 April | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound Yard, in the Market Place | |
| Sunday 05 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 11 May | 11:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 12 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 18 May | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Varies, see Facebook page | |
| Sunday 26 May | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Friday 31 May | 6:30 PM | Last Friday in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Saturday 8 June | 10:00 AM | Big Help Out Coffee morning | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 9 June | 11:00 AM | Blandford's Hidden Gardens | Museum Garden and around the town | |
| Saturday 15 June | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Varies, see Facebook page | |
| Sunday 16 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Friday 21 June | 6:00 PM | Museum AGM | Woodhouse Garden Pavilion | |
| Friday 21 June | 7:00 PM | Last Friday in the Garden | Woodhouse Gardens | |
| Saturday 22 June | 10:30 AM | From Me to Brew" fundraiser | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 23 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Sunday 30 June | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk? | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 13 July | 12:00 AM | The Green Fair at the Arches | Railway Arches, Langton Meadown | |
| Saturday 13 July | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 14 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 20 July | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Varies, see Facebook page | |
| Saturday 20 July | 10:00 AM | Festival of Archaeology (CBA is 13-28 July) | Blandford Town Museum and Garden | |
| Sunday 21 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Geology Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Thursday 25 July | 10:00 AM | Family Archaeology and Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Day | Blandford Town Museum and garden | |
| Friday 26 July | 6:30 PM | Last Friday in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 28 July | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Saturday 10 August | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 11 August | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 17 August | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Varies, see Facebook page | |
| Sunday 25 August | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Friday 30 August | 6:30 PM | Last Friday in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 8 September | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk (DAHW) | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Thursday 12 September | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Keeper' Cottage, Stalbridge: an archeological and historical mystery (Nigel James) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Saturday 14 September | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden | |
| Sunday 15 September | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Centre Heritage Walk (DAHW) | Marsh & Ham (Morrisons) car park | |
| Saturday 21 September | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Varies, see Facebook page | |
| Sunday 22 September | 11:00 AM | Guided Town Perimeter Walk | Greyhound House, in the Market Place | |
| Friday 27 September | 6:30 PM | CANCELLED: Last Friday in the Garden | Museum Garden | |
| Tuesday 8 October | 10:00 AM | Alfred Stevens Exhibition opens | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 10 October | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Excavations at Coombe Bissett (Alyson Tanner & Alix Smith) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Saturday 12 October | 10:00 AM | Coffee morning | Museum Garden (WP) | |
| Saturday 19 October | 10:00 AM | Clean Up Blandford Campaign: Litter Pick | Varies, see Facebook page | |
| Friday 25 October | 7:00 PM | Friday talk: Victorian Funerals (Emma Sparre-Newman) | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 26 October | 6:00 PM | Blandford Environmental Trust's Halloween Spooktacular | Angus Wood | |
| Monday 28 & Wednesday 30 October | 11:00 AM | Make a Mini-Masterpiece | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Saturday 2 November | 2:00 PM | Open Meeting: Museum building plans | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Thursday 14 November | 7:30 PM | Archaeology Group Lecture: Operation Nightingale – Barrow Clump and Anglo-Saxon cemetery (Phil Andrews) | Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion | |
| Thursday 28 November | 10:00 AM | Portable Antiquities Scheme: Archaeological Finds Day | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 29 November | 7:00 PM | Friday talk: Conflagration and Restoration - Blandford in Flames, 1731 | Blandford Parish Centre | |
| Saturday 30 November | 11:00 AM | Having a Green Christmas | Blandford Town Museum | |
| Friday 6 December | 6:00 PM | Blandford Yuletide Festival: Museum open, festive refreshments | Blandford Town Museum | |