What’s On

b-side has a year-round programme of projects and events.


Events are the beating heart of b-side. Below you can find all of our current and future events and also explore all the incredible, wonderful, varied, inspiring, intriguing and ground-breaking events that have gone before.

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All Upcoming Events

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Notice Me (2024)

b-side 77
b-side 77 window exhibition.
Event

History Tour – August

High Angle Battery
A walk with Dorset Council’s Senior Archaeologist, Steve Wallis
Event

Cafe Ope

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Tea, coffee and inspirational tales of hope
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Riso Club – August

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Come and learn how to use a Risograph to create stunning colour prints
Event

Archaeology Walk

High Angle Battery
Take a stroll back through time with archaeologist Andrea Frankham-Hughes and dive into Portland’s deep…
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Big Flinger

High Angle Battery
Watch Out! Emerald Ant are taking military occupation of the High Angle Battery.
Event

Big Flinger

High Angle Battery
Watch Out! Emerald Ant are taking military occupation of the High Angle Battery.
Event

LGBT+side

BNB-side
Art, chat, food and friendship
Big Weekend 25

Batik Wax Imprints

Royal Manor Theatre
Join artist Ria Ekasari from Jakarta, Indonesia, for a hands-ons exploration of Batik.
Fringe 25

4 Isle of Portland Artists

Emma Bradley Glass
A mix of different media, all with an environmental twist.
Fringe 25

Carol Meads

20 Kingbarrow Drive
Portland in miniature
Fringe 25

Liz Davis

13 Mead Bower
Lens to canvas.
Fringe 25

The Tiny Gallery Portland Circus Extravaganza

The Beehive Cafe
The Tiny Gallery welcomes you to ‘The Tiniest Show on Earth’ Circus extravaganza
Fringe 25

YollandeDoodles Open Studio

St Georges Centre
Printmaking and 3D work using found objects.
Fringe 25

Julia Wood Pyrography Workshop

85 Fortuneswell
Pyrography Workshop
Fringe 25

Penny & Spike Piddock with Sylvia Clayden

Beach Huts out at Portland Bill
Photograpjy and oil paintings.
Fringe 25

Test Space Maritime Mini Crazy Art Golf

Test Space Maritime
A miniature golf course. Clubs and balls provided.
Fringe 25

Annabelle Dawson

29 Clements Lane
Live portrait drawing and painting.
Fringe 25

Bridget Rose Jewellery

117 Weston Street
A showcase of all of my handmade jewellery.
Fringe 25

Caro Lester’s Open Studio: Printmaking, Drawing and Sketchbooks

Studio 2, St George’s Studios
Open Studio & Seaside Sketchbook Club at St George’s Studios.
Fringe 25

Happy You and Mee

117 Weston Street
Open studio and free ceramic workshops to book.
Big Weekend 25

Excess Baggage

High Angle Battery
A video and sound installation exploring the overlooked stories of military families.
Big Weekend 25

MAS(S)

High Angle Battery
MAS(S) is a new sound art project
Big Weekend 25

The Portland Dress

Old Engine Shed
Come and see The Portland Dress - a public debut
Big Weekend 25

Held by Threads – the final stitches

Old Engine Shed
Come and see The Portland Dress - a public debut
Fringe 25

West Weares Artists Outdoor Gallery

Stonehall
An exhibition and sale of Paintings, Postcards, Prints and Lithographs.
Fringe 25

Judy Crombie

8 Ventnor Rd,
Glass Fusion Sun Catchers
Fringe 25

Sara Harpley Solargraphs

63 Easton Street
Solargraphs
Fringe 25

Amanda Wallwork & Christopher Stocks

Ranters Lodge
A collaborative exhibition between artist Amanda Wallwork and writer Christopher Stocks
Fringe 25

Jacqueline Kirby-Outdoor Gallery

Jacqueline Kirby
Small outdoor gallery of paintings and drawings, viewed from the road.
Fringe 25

Podi Lawrence

Serra Properties
POP UP – EXHIBITION AND DEMONSTRATIONS of work by Podi Lawrence. A display of paintings in the…
Fringe 25

Contemporary Analogue Photography, plus “Book a Portrait” and Polaroid Emulsion Lifts

131 High Street
Exhibition of photography featuring the rural and industrial landscape with a look at local mythology…
Fringe 25

Bibby Boys

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Bibby Boys documents the stories of the men seeking asylum aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge
Big Weekend 25

Green Apples

Portland Amateur Boxing Club
A powerful duet performed in a boxing ring.
Big Weekend 25

Green Apples Dance Workshop

Portland Amateur Boxing Club
A powerful duet performed in a boxing ring.
Big Weekend 25

Section 28 and Me (the b-side edition)

Royal Manor Theatre
A playful, honest, and heartfelt portrait exploring the legacy of Section 28
Big Weekend 25

Bat Walk

High Angle Battery
A twilight bat talk
Big Weekend 25

Excess Baggage Talk

Kimberlin Club
Film-maker Kevin Cameron talks about his project ‘Excess Baggage’.
Fringe 25

Carrie Mason – Open Studio

7 Page Drive
Exhibition of drawings , printmaking and fibre sculpture . Handprinted Port ♥️ Land postcards
Fringe 25

Kate Arbon Jewellery Making Demonstration

St Georges Centre
Jewellery making demonstration
Big Weekend 25

Pub Grub

Royal Manor Theatre
Fun + filthy poems from someone who knows what they’re doing. If there were any…
Event

History Tour

High Angle Battery
A walk with Dorset Council’s Senior Archaeologist, Steve Wallis
Big Weekend 25

Super 8 Caffeinated Magic

Portland Marina
Join film-maker Kevin Cameron to shoot and hand process Super 8 film.
Fringe 25

Almost Synchro performance

Black Barge Beach
Almost Synchro open water synchro team are back, with three new dazzling routines.
Fringe 25

Almost Synchro – Synchro workshop

Black Barge Beach
Join Almost Synchro for a synchro workshop.
Fringe 25

Magda Malak Gallery and Live Demonstration

37 Haylands
See my latest artworks, and I will be painting my newest collection.
Fringe 25

Stephen Yates – Helping Hands

Portland Community Venue
Exhibition/installation of ceramics/ short dance/movement performance /projection of work by Stephen Yates (Ceramics) Sarah Colwell…
Fringe 25

Rhyme and Reason: A Towns of Culture Poetry Showcase

Royal Manor Theatre
Rhyme and Reveal: A Towns of Culture Poetry Showcase
Fringe 25

Pyrography Workshop

85 Fortuneswell
I will be running a pyrography workshop, come and have a go!
Big Weekend 25

Potty for Portland!

Royal Manor Theatre
Pots ‘N’ Pints is back for a potty and creative, hands-on pottery workshop.
Big Weekend 25

Meet the Portland Dress Makers

Old Engine Shed
The story of The Portland Dress
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Portland Parade 2025

Easton Gardens
Register here to take part in a celebratory parade through the streets of Portland
Fringe 25

The Iguanodon Restaurant

Easton Gardens
Brought to you by Emerald Ant, this show will delight all ages
Big Weekend 25

Sound and Form with Luke Wright

Royal Manor Theatre
Poet Luke Wright leads an engaging, fast-paced poetry workshop

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