Browse the timetable of workshops and events here. Click on any event for full details.
This events list is linked directly to and is kindly provided by the official Lyme Regis visitor guide. Visit www.lymeregis.org for further information and a comprehensive list of what's going on in Lyme Regis throughout the year.
Opening of the ‘taster’ exhibition of artworks by all the ArtsFest artist in the Courtyard and Malthouse…
The Town Mill
Opportunity to see plein-air painting taking place around Lyme using oil paint to create a very personal…
Various sites around Lyme Regis
10:00am to 4:00pm
An exhibition of work organised and created by students from the Woodroffe School, inspired by the museum’s collections, the museum building, and the views from…
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 11am-4pm
This year the pupils of St. Michaels Primary School will be exhibiting at the first ArtsFest Children’s Exhibition at the Town Mill Bakery. Individual pictures…
Town Mill Bakery, Coombe Street
Mon-Sat 8:30-4:00, Sun 10:00-4:00
Official opening by the Mayor of Lyme Regis with the Town Crier, featuring the Woodroffe School Saxophone Choir. All are welcome to join the civic…
Procession starts at 12:00 noon
Drop in to make a lavender-scented drawer freshener with Rikey - £2.00 to cover materials. Suitable for…
Alice's Bear Shop, 55 Broad Street
10:30-12:30 daily
Tips from children’s author and illustrator, Rikey Austin, on how to capture the character of your bear…
Alice's Bear Shop, 55 Broad Street
1:30-3:30 daily Drop in
A demonstration of the techniques used in the cleaning and preservation of antique bears. No charge.
…
Alice's Bear Shop, 55 Broad Street
4:00pm daily
An Interactive Exhibition organised by students from The Woodroffe School. Join in our interactive exhibition - simply drop in to the museum and create your…
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Free entry
Over 200 years ago, Jane Austen visited Lyme Regis and came to set her novel Persuasion here.…
Meet at the bottom of Broad Street
by the large anchor at 10:00am
First Prize – Large Limited Edition stone-balancing print by Adrian Gray. One image per entrant only. Mobile phone and digital cameras only.
Judges – Adrian…
Town beach near the Bay Hotel
Weather permitting
B Sharp & Magic Drum Collaboration.
Drum Workshop with Magic Drum facilitators Ralph Cree and Glyn Bush…
Marine Theatre
Lyme Regis will be forever imprinted on the minds of people worldwide through the work of the…
Ware Common & Underhill Farm
Meet by Regent Cinema
Part of The Cultural Olympiad, ‘Count Me In’, B Sharp Music Youth Project invite performance musicians & artists to entertain the public throughout the day…
Open spaces throughout the town
+ sea front - free public entertainment
Who was Mary Anning? The woman who changed history forever - experience her highs and lows. See…
Meet by the Museum
Following 2009’s sellout absurdist event, this year’s production promises to be truly proposterous. FROM THE ABSURD TO THE RIDICULOUS has grown out of a collaboration…
The Jam Factory, Valley View Farm
Lime Kiln Lane, Uplyme DT7 3XQ
Over 200 years ago, Jane Austen visited Lyme Regis and came to set her novel Persuasion here.…
Meet at the bottom of Broad Street
by the large anchor at 10 a.m.
Aimed at 9 – 12 year olds, this workshop will be all about words and how to have fun with them. We will write all…
Town Mill Community Room
Cost: £1 contribution to materials
First Prize – Large Limited Edition stone balancing print by Adrian Gray. One image per entrant only. Mobile phone and digital cameras only.
Judges –…
Town beach near the Bay Hotel
Weather permitting
An Interactive Exhibition organised by students from The Woodroffe School. Join in our interactive exhibition - simply drop in to the museum and create your…
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Free entry
Lyme Regis will be forever imprinted on the minds of people worldwide through the work of the…
Ware Common & Underhill Farm
Meet by the Regent Cinema
Who was Mary Anning? The woman who changed history forever - experience her highs and lows. See…
Meet by the Museum
Following 2009’s sellout absurdist event, this year’s production promises to be truly proposterous. FROM THE ABSURD TO THE RIDICULOUS has grown out of a collaboration…
The Jam Factory, Valley View Farm
Lime Kiln Lane, Uplyme DT7 3XQ
The Life of Picasso by his biographer, John Richardson – 3 very good hours
Cost: £5 suggested…
Little Place, Silver Street
Acrylics are versatile and fun to use. Come and create pictures with thin, thick and textured applications…
Town Mill Community Room
Cost: £13
Little Place, Silver Street
Learn how to be creative with glass. Talk on the history and the fascinating world of stained…
Town Mill Community Room
Cost: £10
Town Mill Community Room
Cost: £10 to include a glass of wine
The Video Projection shows a blank screen which slowly grows to become a complete painting. Accompanied by…
Town Mill Community Room
La Di Da, Silver Street
A relaxed evening at the beautiful, historic Town Mill with great live music and more in the courtyard. Delicious food will be available from the…
Town Mill, Lyme Regis
Come and have fun learning the basics of calligraphy. This workshop will introduce you to a basic…
Town Mill Community Room
Cost: £12.50
Masonic Hall, Lyme Regis
Cost: £45
Lyme’s famous news, sports and animal photographer takes us through his exciting and challenging year in his media and publishing adventures. A popular ArtsFest event…
Inn Plaice, The Pilot Boat, Bridge Street
Entry by £3.00 donation/under 16s £1.00
Opportunity to see plein-air painting taking place around Lyme using oil paint to create a very personal…
Various sites around Lyme Regis
10:00am to 4:00pm
This year the pupils of St. Michaels Primary School will be exhibiting at the first ArtsFest Children’s Exhibition at the Town Mill Bakery. Individual pictures…
Town Mill Bakery, Coombe Street
Mon-Sat 8:30-4:00, Sun 10:00-4:00
Drop in to make a lavender-scented drawer freshener with Rikey - £2.00 to cover materials. Suitable for…
Alice's Bear Shop, 55 Broad Street
10:30-12:30 daily
Tips from children’s author and illustrator, Rikey Austin, on how to capture the character of your bear…
Alice's Bear Shop, 55 Broad Street
1:30-3:30 daily Drop in
A demonstration of the techniques used in the cleaning and preservation of antique bears. No charge.
…
Alice's Bear Shop, 55 Broad Street
4:00pm daily
An exhibition of work organised and created by students from the Woodroffe School, inspired by the museum’s collections, the museum building, and the views from…
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm/Sun 11am-4pm
Friday night is ‘Litnight’ in Lyme! LymeLit Productions presents an evening celebrating Lyme’s literary past, with a mixed bag of poetry, comedy and theatre. A…
Marine Theatre
7:30pm
Learn about the history of civilization in this secret place. The jungle of the South West coast…
Meet by the Regent Cinema at 09.00am
Duration approx 4-5 hours
Mixed Media Workshop using natural materials to create the feeling of the surrounding environment. Materials provided for…
Masonic Hall, Broad Street
Lyme Regis
Live Music and Interviews with ArtsFest Characters, Performers, and Luminaries….
Donations welcome
Contact details : Email: lymeregistv@live.co.uk Tel: 01297 444882
Address: 32…
Town Mill Community Room
Join artist Christine Allison for a dawn sketching workshop with tea, coffee and a cooked breakfast. Bring…
By the Bay Restaurant, Marine Parade
Cost: £15
Over 200 years ago, Jane Austen visited Lyme Regis and came to set her novel Persuasion here.…
Meet at the bottom of Broad Street
by the large anchor at 10:00am
An introduction to making an artists book. Discover the creative potential of Book Art, which can be…
Lyme Regis Town Mill
Cost: £14
An Interactive Exhibition organised by students from The Woodroffe School. Join in our interactive exhibition - simply drop in to the museum and create your…
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Free entry
First Prize – Large Limited Edition stone balancing print by Adrian Gray. One image per entrant only. Mobile phone and digital cameras only.
Judges –…
Town beach near the Bay Hotel
Weather permitting
Lyme Regis will be forever imprinted on the minds of people worldwide through the work of the…
Ware Common & Underhill Farm
Meet by Regent Cinema
A creative encounter through drawing with the amazing creatures that inhabit the seas around Lyme Bay, brought…
Cobb Aquarium
Come to our millinery workshop and make your own fascinator. You can work with feathers, flowers, veiling,…
Pop Goes the Weasel
Broad Street, Lyme Regis
Who was Mary Anning? The woman who changed history forever - experience her highs and lows. See…
Meet by the Museum at 3.00pm
Follow the Art Trail. From time to time during each afternoon you may glimpse a dancer, responding…
Follow the Art Trail through the town
This wonderful choir is well-known throughout most of Europe and is based in the spa town of Rogaska Slatina in the east of the country.…
St. Michael's Parish Church
Tickets £10/£8 adults £5 children
Over 200 years ago, Jane Austen visited Lyme Regis and came to set her novel Persuasion here.…
Meet at the bottom of Broad Street
by the large anchor at 10 a.m.
Meet at the Clock Tower at the
bottom of Broad Street
First Prize – Large Limited Edition stone balancing print by Adrian Gray. One image per entrant only. Mobile phone and digital cameras only.
Judges –…
Town beach near the Bay Hotel
Weather permitting
An Interactive Exhibition organised by students from The Woodroffe School. Join in our interactive exhibition - simply drop in to the museum and create your…
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Free entry
Lyme Regis will be forever imprinted on the minds of people worldwide through the work of the…
Ware Common & Underhill Farm
Meet by the Regent Cinema
Who was Mary Anning? The woman who changed history forever - experience her highs and lows. See…
Meet by the Museum
Follow the Art Trail. From time to time during each afternoon you may glimpse a dancer, responding…
Follow the Art Trail through the town
