Here's what's happening on stage at the Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival

Here's what's happening on the stages over the weekend.

Pavilion stage programme for Saturday

10.30am: Chris Wheeler – Executive Chef, Stoke Park.

11.30am: Experience Pommery Champagne. 

12.30pm: Chef, author and TV presenter, Sophie Michell whips up her favourite seasonal seafood dish. 

1.30pm: Joining us once again is the lovely Pete Murt – Head Chef, Rick Steins Sandbanks Poole. 

2.30pm: Richard Kirkwood and Mike Warner demonstrate some lovely native lobster dishes.

3.30pm: Another chance to Experience Pommery Champagne.

4.30pm: Russell Brown will be sharing ideas from his new book, ‘Well Seasoned’.

Pavilion stage programme for Sunday

11am: Festival regular Nigel Bloxham

12am: Chef, author and TV presenter, Sophie Michell whips up her favourite seasonal seafood dish. 

1am: Pommery Champagne and Oysters with UK Director, Sara Hicks and Chef Proprietor and ‘Giant Oyster’ grower Pete Miles.

2pm: Much loved Duncan Lucas is back! 

3pm: Neil Rankin is back again!

4pm: CJ Jackson, CEO of the Billingsgate Seafood School.

Seafish stage programme for Saturday

11am: Ben Bartlett and Simon Dyer

12pm: CJ and Mike Warner – ‘From Fillet to skillet’ Fish & Shellfish.

1pm: Matt Budden – Executive Chef, Hilton Hotel Bournemouth. 

2pm: Nigel Bloxham – Chef Proprietor of Billy Winters and award winning Crab House Restaurant, Dorset. 

3pm: Simon ‘The Womble’ Dyer – Down and Dirty. 

4pm: Crab Cracking and Picking Class.

5pm: Filleting for the Mission and Auction.

Seafish stage programme for Sunday

1pm: Simon Dyer and Ben Bartlett– ‘On the coals’. 

12pm: CJ Jackson – Director at Billingsgate and Mike Warner – Shell Fish Association of Great Britain –‘From Shell to Saucepan’ Fish & Shellfish. 

1pm: Callum Barwick – Owner, The Pickled Pig.

2pm: Ben Bartlett – BBQ techniques

3pm: Duncan Lucas – Co-owner of the Fish Shop, Camberley

Full details at the road closures for the festival are available here.