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Swanage Carnival, Stompin on the Quomps and the Chilli Festival - the weekend in Dorset

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  • Chilli fans will be heading to the third Great Dorset Chilli Festival in Wimborne St Giles on Saturday
  • Popular music festival Stompin on the Quomps celebrates its 75th year on Saturday at Christchurch Quay
  • On Saturday and Sunday there will be falconry, ferrets and fighting knights at the 5th annual Poole Town and Country Show at Upton Country Park
  • Mudeford Arts Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday at Mudeford Quay. This year's theme is smugglers and pirates.
  • Swanage Carnival & Regatta comes to an end on Saturday with a fireworks finale over Swanage Bay at dusk.
  • AFC Bournemouth play their first game of the season against Charlton
  • On Sunday there is an open day at Poole Lifeboat RNLI station on Poole Quay
  • And the Bournemouth Thai Summer Fair holds its tenth event in King's Park on Sunday

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