CHRISTCHURCH: The Isabel Baker Foundation's summer fete will be held on July 16. Inflatables, face painting and carnival themed stalls will be at the charity event, which starts at 12.30pm and runs until 4.30pm at Mudeford Wood Community Centre.

NEW FOREST: Beaulieu’s annual village fete opens at 1.30pm on July 15 on the lawns of Palace House. This year’s features include a Velcro assault course for children, a carousel and a treasure trail. A variety of stalls with homemade cakes, jewellery and books, plants will also be available.

CHRISTCHURCH: The Lifeboats Garden Fete takes place in the Red House Museum Gardens from midday to 3pm on Saturday, July 15, with stalls, prizes, refreshments and live music and entertainment from Ivo the Clown and Stormy Stan.

EAST DORSET: The Gussage All Saints annual village fete will take place on Saturday, July 15 at 2pm in the grounds of Gussage House. The event will feature live music, stalls, games, a bar and a barbecue

STURMINSTER MARSHALL: Sturminster Marshall’s church fete and dog show takes place on Saturday, July 15, 2pm-5pm at St Mary’s Church and Old School.

BOURNEMOUTH: The Holdenhurst Village Summer Fete is taking place on Saturday, July 15. The event includes a host of stalls offering cakes, jams, sweets and many other items. There is set to be a barbecue on the green, as well as a large raffle.

BOURNEMOUTH: St Johns with St Barnabas Church are holding their summer fete on the Village Green in Holdenhurst Village on July 15. The event runs from midday until 4pm and there will be lots of stalls, refreshments and music.

PURBECK: This year's Piddlehinton Church Fete takes place at West Lodge, Piddlehinton. Events include duck racing in the River Piddle, a novelty dog show, pony rides a silent auction and a range of stalls. The fete is scheduled for a 2pm start on July 15.

BOURNEMOUTH: The Retired Nurses National Home in Riverside Avenue is the venue for a summer fete on Saturday July 22 from 2pm until 4.30pm. Stalls will include Splat the Rat, bottles and home made cakes and there will also be a children's fancy dress competition, pet corner and bouncy castle. All are welcome.

EAST DORSET: A fete will take place in the field beside Brook Cottage in Witchampton on Saturday, July 15 at 1.30pm. There will be more than 30 stalls, a therapy tent, an exhibition of old photographs of the village, a bouncy castle, a dog show and more. Visitors will be entertained with handbell ringing, a karate demonstration and a performance by the Witchampton Ukelele Orchestra.

PENNINGTON: Pennington Common hosts the village fete and donkey derby on Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30. There will be stalls, fair rides, dog show and traction engine.