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Voices Unbound Scratch Performance

Thought opera wasn't for you? Think again!
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Pub Grub

Fun + filthy poems from someone who knows what they’re doing. If there were any…
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Opportunity

Open Call: REVEAL – Portland and Weymouth Towns of Culture Commissions

Apply for up to £10K - deadline 15th August
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Project

Fringe 2025

Art, craft and installations; open studios, live music, window, garden displays, and so much more!
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b-side BIG Weekend

b-side BIG Weekend Sept 11-14 2025
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Towns of Culture 2025

Portland & Weymouth are Towns of Culture 2025 - listen in to find out more!

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  • "Thank you so much for bringing something new to Portland. My daughter and I had lots of fun and everyone was extremely friendly."

    Visitor

  • “In its every breath it has everything to do with the place and people”

    Visitor

  • “b-side festival never disappoints, it surprises and delights. We explore the unknown and the unseen.”

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Common Lands

Using the Isle of Portland as a microcosm ‘Common Lands’ will explore our relationship to and with land – both here and elsewhere. Common Lands will explore the physical and environmental context: climate change, biodiversity and erosion together with the human context: migration, displacement, land ownership, and rights through community-led research, workshops, seminars and discussion events, artist bursaries, residencies and commissions.

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