SCORES of families and visitors had fun in the sunshine with bank holiday festivities.

Feet were tapping across Weymouth and Dorchester with a number of live music events.

Thousands of beat lovers flooded to Weymouth harbourside for the sixth annual Quayside Music Festival.

Organiser Keith Treggiden said it was the best year ever at the free event which featured 22 bands over the two days.

He said: “It was so busy – we had crowds of people right from the start.

“We couldn’t have been more blessed with the weather.”

“Weymouth was out in force, it was crazy,” he added.

“There were great performances from all the local bands, the music was fantastic and we had a bit of everything.

“Everyone had a great time, it was amazing.”

Live acts went down a storm with crowds at the Pitch on the Pitch Festival in Weymouth FC’s Bob Lucas Stadium.

Pitch on the Pitch organiser Amy Francis said dozens of campers set up tents on the field to enjoy performances from bands from Dorset and further afield.

She said: “It went really well and we had some great tunes from a lot of bands.

“Everyone had lots of fun and it’s all raising money for the club so hopefully we have collected a lot of funds.”

In Poundbury, the fun of the fairground came to the Great Field for a community fun day to raise money for Dorchester Town Football Club.

General manager Keith Kellaway said: “It went extremely well, we had well over 1,000 people at the event and everyone had a great time.

“We couldn’t have wished for better weather and hopefully we’ve raised a lot of money towards our club.”

Dozens of spectators and rowers turned out for Weymouth Rowing Club’s regatta.

Gig rowers from across the South West gathered in the sunshine at the Nothe Gardens on Saturday for the regatta which saw the rowers racing each other in Newton’s Cove. A vintage car rally added a touch of class to the holiday entertainment.

Members of the Weymouth Vehicle Preservation Society did a tour of the county before returning to Lodmoor Country Park for the event.

Organiser David Lancaster said: “We had cars dating from the 1920s on display, so it was a very interesting event. This is something we have done every year since 1988 and we choose a different charity to donate any proceeds to each time.

“This year it’s the Samaritans, which is a very good cause.”