Annual Events held in Lyme Regis

2010 Events

Finishing 21st February Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
Art Gallery
A chance to see paintings, drawings and photographs from the 19th and 20th Centuries

18th January - 28th February Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Permaculture Design Course

23rd January - 7th FebruaryMonkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
Robby Hecht

3rd February, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
LymeRegisTV Live Launch
LymeRegisTELEVISION are launching their new made for TV website at By the Bay.

4th February, 7.30pmBy the Bay, Lyme Regis
Animal Farm
Gary Shelford's magnificent solo performance of Orwell's classic satire has to be seen to be believed.

5th February, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Know Your Fossils with Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew

6th February, 2.30pmPhilpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Supper Theatre Fundraiser
Between Courses Company present Supper Theatre Fundraiser.

6th February, 7.30pmMarine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Know Your Fossils with Paddy Howe and Chris

7th February, 2.30pm Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Opening Organ Recital
Opening Organ recital of the new Skrabl Organ by Philip Scriven (Lichfield Cathedral)

8th February, 7.30pm St Michaels Parish Church, Lyme Regis
Local Lunch Knit and Stitch

10th February, 12.30pm - 4.00pmMonkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
Natural Science Courses
The Jurassic Coast: Are you ever stumped when a visitor asks you just why Black Venn is slipping into the sea, just how Lyme became a World Heritage Site, or just what those tiny little things are squiggling in that rock pool?

11th February - 31st March Lyme Regis
The Jurassic Coast: a Complete Petroleum System
Natural Science Courses event. This course will take the form of a fieldtrip along the Jurassic Coast.

11th February - 14th February Lyme Regis
Concerts in the West

11th February, 7.15pmMarine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Biodynamic Gardening
With Marina O'Connell. Learn about biodynamic gardening in a simple and experimental way.

12th February - 14th February Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
Know Your Fossils with Paddy Howe and Chris

13th February, 2.30pmPhilpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Love Nature Family Week
Children will enjoy gathering floral treasure, making and decorating fossil casts.

14th February - 19th February Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
Know Your Fossils with Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew

14th February, 2.30pmPhilpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Goody Two Shoes
Lyme Regis Pantomime Society presents 'Goody Two Shoes'

16th February - 20th February Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Half Term Family Fun Day
Get creative with Museum Curator Mary Godwin.

17th February, 11.00am - 3.00pm Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Mineralisation around Dartmoor
Natural Science Courses event

21st February - 24th February Lyme Regis
Bridgend Male Voice Choir
Bridgend Male Voice Choir will be singing Welsh favourites, Choral and Opera Classics and songs from the shows.

21st February, 3.00pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
Knit and Stitch
Join a friendly group of local handicrafters for a homely afternoon in the Piano Room venue.

24th February, 1.30pm - 4.00pm Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
Theatre Friends Quiz Night

24th February, 8.00pmMarine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Forkbeard Fantasy - The Colour of Nonsense
An escapist comedy sci-fi thriller about a priceless Invisible Artwork… and the mayhem that follows its theft.

25th February - 26th February Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Geology of the Jurassic Coast
Natural Science Courses event Geology of the Jurassic Coast The course will take the form of a fieldtrip along the Jurassic Coast.

25th February - 28th February Lyme Regis
Introduction to Permaculture

26th February - 28th February Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
Camilla Nock - 'Through Darkness'
'Darkness exists as a conceptual space within a landscape and relates to lost time and forgotten presence.

27th February - 18th April Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
Know Your Fossils with Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew

27th February, 2.30pmPhilpot Museum, Lyme Regis
An Introduction to Fossil Collecting
Natural Science Courses event.

28th February - 2nd March Lyme Regis
Know Your Fossils with Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew

28th February, 2.30pm Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
March 2010
Sheds of Lyme

18th December - 31st March Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Natural Science Courses
The Jurassic Coast: Are you ever stumped when a visitor asks you just why Black Venn is slipping into the sea, just how Lyme became a World Heritage Site, or just what those tiny little things are squiggling in that rock pool?

11th February - 31st March Lyme Regis
Camilla Nock - 'Through Darkness'
'Darkness exists as a conceptual space within a landscape and relates to lost time and forgotten presence.

27th February - 18th April Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
An Introduction to Fossil Collecting
Natural Science Courses event.

28th February - 2nd March Lyme Regis
How to Identify Fossils
Natural Science Courses event

2nd March - 4th March Lyme Regis
An Introduction to Microfossils and Shell Sands
Natural Science Courses event

4th March - 7th March Lyme Regis
Chris Eldred Jazz Trio
A young trio who have been the hit of numerous jazz festivals across the country.

4th March, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Feltmaking Weekend
With Anita Bell and Kim Squirrell.


5th March - 7th March Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth
The Musicians of Bremen
The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company present 'The Musicians of Bremen'.

6th March, 2.30pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Soil Invertibrates
Natural Science Courses event

7th March - 12th March Lyme Regis
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara
Justin Adams played guitar and wrote with Robert Plant for eight years and is a renowned producer.

11th March, 7.45pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Meteorites and the Early Solar System
Natural Science Courses event

12th March - 14th March Lyme Regis
'The World's Wife'
A new stage version of the acclaimed poetry collection by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

12th March, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
'Oshima and the Big Sea'
Angel Heart Theatre present 'Oshima and the Big Sea'.

13th March, 3.30pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Introduction to Meiofauna
Natural Science Courses event

14th March - 17th March Lyme Regis
Introduction to Marine Nematodes
Natural Science Courses event

17th March - 21st March Lyme Regis
TheatreFriends Quiz Night
£2 per person. Max teams of 6

17th March, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Playing Burton

19th March, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Bridport Chamber Orchestra

20th March, 7.30pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer


20th March, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Parasitic Worms & Crustaceans
Natural Science Courses event

23rd March - 26th March Lyme Regis
Concerts in the West
Concerts in the West: The Ancora Duo. Anne Allen:Flute Sarah Freestone: Guitar.

25th March, 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
'Les Amoureux' (The Lovers)

26th March, 7.30pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

27th March, 7.30pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Identification of British Plants
Natural Science Courses event

29th March - 31st March Lyme Regis
April 2010
Camilla Nock - 'Through Darkness'
'Darkness exists as a conceptual space within a landscape and relates to lost time and forgotten presence.

27th February - 18th April Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
Under Milk Wood
Dylan Thomas' timeless masterwork is brought vividly to life in an astonishingly brilliant solo performance.

1st April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
The Joy of Politics
The creative team behind Professor Bumms Story Machine, The Joy of Wine and I, Lear return with their new show.

3rd April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Easter Bonnet Parade
Make an Easter Bonnet!

4th April Lyme Regis
'Make Way for Lucia'
Lyme Regis Dramatic Society present 'Make Way for Lucia' by John Van Druten.

7th April - 10th April Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Concerts in the West

15th April, 7.15pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Ian Briggs and The Supervampers

16th April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Parnham Voices
Directed by John Mingay, Organist Alex Davies.

17th April, 7.30pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
Moonhag - Something Fishy

17th April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
TheatreFriends Quiz Night

21st April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
4 Show - Thinking Through Drawing

24th April - 16th May Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
'Ernest and the Pale Moon'

24th April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Creative Cow - Dumb Show

29th April, 8.00pm Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
Fossil Festival
The Lyme Regis Development Trust organised the first fossil festival back in 2005 to celebrate the towns historic links with all things geological.

30th April - 2nd May Various locations in the town.
May 2010
4 Show - Thinking Through Drawing

24th April - 16th May Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
Fossil Festival
The Lyme Regis Development Trust organised the first fossil festival back in 2005 to celebrate the towns historic links with all things geological.

30th April - 2nd May Various locations in the town.
May Day Fête
Join the many local organisations who will have stalls around an arena.

2nd May Lyme Regis
Lyme Bay Chorale
Lyme Bay Chorale directed by Alex Davies.

8th May, 7.30pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
Barbara Steele - Past and Present
Barbara Steele lived in Peckham from the age of 4 until moving to Lyme Regis in 1981.

22nd May - 13th June Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
Ian Tracey Organ Recital
Ian Tracey (Liverpool Cathedral) Organ Recital.

29th May, 7.30pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
June 2010
Barbara Steele - Past and Present
Barbara Steele lived in Peckham from the age of 4 until moving to Lyme Regis in 1981.

22nd May - 13th June Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis
Coast to Coast Motorcycle Run
This year is the Coast to Coast Classic, Vintage and Veteran Motorcycle Run's 25th Anniversary. The Coast-to-Coast run is an event for Veteran, Vintage and Classic Motorcycles that were built before the 1970's era.

13th June, 10.00am Lyme Regis to Weston-Super-Mare
Thanksgiving Day
Parliament decreed at the end of the English Civil War that there should be a day of celebration and prayer in Lyme to commemorate the end of the unsuccessful siege of Lyme by the Royalist Forces.

16th June Lyme Regis
Greg Morris Organ Recital

26th June, 7.30pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
July 2010
Lyme Regis Jazz Festival
The Lyme Regis Jazz Festival was started in 1991 by a group of local jazz fans who, having attended the 1990 Swanage Jazz Festival, thought it would be a fun thing to do.

2nd July - 4th July Lyme Regis
Opening Event
Lyme Regis Festival - Jurassic Jazz event

2nd July Lyme Regis
Grand Brolly Parade
Lyme Regis Festival - Jurassic Jazz event

3rd July Lyme Regis
Tiger Tim's Hot Four
Lyme Regis Festival - Jurassic Jazz event

4th July Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week
Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week is a time for all the family with a daily set of events to watch, listen to or join in.

24th July - 31st July Various locations around Lyme Regis
Admiral Sir George Somers Commemoration Parade
In 1996 St Georges, Bermuda and Lyme Regis were linked together by twinning, their link being George Somers. Admiral Sir George Somers was a British naval hero.

28th July, 11.30amLyme Regis
D'Arcy Trinkwon
D'Arcy Trinkwon International Concert Organist. Proceeds to the RNLI and the Organ Appeal.

28th July, 7.30pm St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis
August 2010
Regatta and Carnival Week
Nine days of action packed activities for the whole family. The Carnival Procession will be on Saturday 14 August.

7th August - 15th August Lyme Regis
September 2010
Andrew Millington Organ Recital
Andrew Millington (Exeter Cathedral) Organ Recital.


All or part of the year:
All year Fossil tours with Brandon Lennon, click here
All year programme Marine Theatre
All year programme The Town Mill
July to September Town Band - Music by the Sea on Marine Parade - Tuesday 8pm.
April - Sept Tapestry Demonstration in the Guildhall

MARKETS
If browsing around market stalls is your delight then you’ll find interesting events located in and around the Marine Theatre where a wide selection of craft and antiques goods are on offer. Officially Thursday is early closing in Lyme Regis, although you’ll find this hardly applies in the season, with some late night opening in many shops. Market and early closing information for other towns in the immediate area:

Charmouth Monday (seasonal)  - Bridport Wednesday & Saturday - Axminster Thursday - Chard Saturday - Honiton Tuesday & Saturday