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Portland Big Weekend Advert 14th 17th August 2025 V3

Portland Big Weekend 2025

Get ready for a big weekend of fun and frolics afloat at Portland from Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th August. With events such as the Portland Marina Local Market with live music from Weymouth's Rock Choir, activities with Adventure 4 All and the Andrew Simpson Center, the famous inflatables race and live music from That Brit Pop Band!! Stay tuned for more information.

Thursday 14th August 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025

Portland Marina

Portland Big Weekend Agenda

With 4 days of activities there is plenty for everyone in the family. See the below schedule for activities happening over the course of the weekend!

 

Thursday 14th August 2025:

10am - Daily Litter pick with Clean Jurassic Coast

11am-4pm Interactive Educational Environmental Exhibition

11:30am Seaweed Bingo

3pm-4pm Pirates and Mermaid themed Pantomine

5pm Meeting of Minds Talk

Meet a Mermaid sessions (exact timings tbc)

Drift wood sculpture class (exact timings tbc)

 

Friday 15th August 2025:

10am - Daily Litter Pick with Clean Jurassic Coast

11am - 4pm Interactive Educational Environmental Exhibition 

Turn trash into treasure: Art workshop (Timings tbc)

11am - 12:30pm ASC Zest Sailing Taster Session

2pm - 2:30pm The Great Inflatables Race!

2pm - 3pm E-Propolsion + Boatcare Talk

3pm - 4:30pm ASC Keelboat Sailing Taster Session

4pm - 6pm Pontoon Party

6pm - 8pm Live Music at Salt

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Saturday 16th August:

10am - Daily Beach Clean with Clean Jurassic Coast

10am-2pm - Portland Marina Local Market 

12pm - 12:30pm - Live Performance by Weymouth Rock Choir

10am - 3pm - Watersports activities with Adventure 4 All!

3pm - 4pm - Back Stage Tour around Portland Marina 

6pm - 10pm - Live music + Charity Auction

Sunday 17th August:

9:30am - Morning Mental Health Swim

10am - Daily Beach Clean with Clean Jurassic Coast

11am - 1pm Revive Wild Sauna Mental Health Sessions

11am - Sausage Sizzle 

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