This weekend is jam-packed with summer events and activities. Read on to get inspired.

*AS FINDING Dory opens in cinemas visitors can follow an interactive trail at Weymouth Sea Life Centre.

Visitors will be led on the trail by one of the new Disney•PIXAR movie’s star sea creatures Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a cantankerous octopus.

Event organiser Jamie Turner said: “Hank will appear in displays right through each centre, revealing amazing fishy facts and providing collectible ‘letters’ which will need unscrambling at the end of the journey to earn a reward.

“Like Finding Nemo before it, the new film is likely to inspire an interest in marine life among millions of children, which is why we’re delighted to be associated with it.”

*FESTIVALGOERS will be hoping for a rain-free Camp Bestival this weekend.

With a massive line-up including Jess Glynne, Squeeze, KT Tunstall, Fatboy Slim, Bananarama and Tears for Fears, music lovers are in for a treat.

There will also be the usual family activities such as an insect circus, a giant sand pit, a Tudor theatre and Tudor costumes and Professor Queen Bee's puppet theatre.

*TAKE a walk at West Bay today (29) as part of the Jurassic Coast Walks Series.

Walks are led by local Jurassic Coast 'ambassadors', specially trained volunteers who work with the Trust to promote understanding and engagement with the Jurassic Coast.

Places on the walk are £5 a person. To book a place go to jurassiccoast.org/product/jurassic-coast-summer-walks-series/

*THE 22nd International Thomas Hardy Conference concludes this weekend with a talk from author Natasha Solomons.

The author of The Song Collector, The House at Tyneford and The Song of Hartgrove will talk about her writing and Hardy's influence on it at the United Church in South Street at 11am. See hardysociety.org for more information.

*LEARN about the weird and wonderful world of plankton at the Chesil Beach Centre in Portland Road, Weymouth, today from 1pm to 3pm.

Use microscopes to view these fascinating creatures and turn them into giants on big TV screens. There will also be crafts and games. It costs £2.50 for children who must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is essential on 01305 206191.

*HEAD to Weymouth beach for the Beach Volleyball Classic.

Volleyball players from around the world will be showing off their skills in the tournament. The action begins at 2pm today and picks up again at 9am tomorrow and Sunday. See weymouthbeachvolleyball.co.uk for more information.

*SPOT some butterflies in the wildflower meadows of Lorton Meadows in Weymouth tomorrow from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Explore the overnight moth trap and see what surprises it holds. There will also be crafts and games. Booking is essential. Call 01305 816546.

*DIG deep at a Family Archaeology Day at Dorset County Museum in Dorchester tomorrow.

There will be plenty of hands on activities and trails and a chance to meet some archaeologists.

Find out about bones and how archaeologists use new technology. Normal admission prices apply.