Dorset Echo: Sailing news, events and ticket information from the Dorset Echo for Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, the official venue for sailing events for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic gamesSailing news, events and ticket information from the Dorset Echo for Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, the official venue for sailing events for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games

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The Schedule


• JULY 22-24 2011 – Open Weekend and big screen on Weymouth Beach to coincide with one year countdown

• Throughout 2012 – RELAYS (Regional Educational Legacy for Arts and Youth Sport)

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• MARCH-SEPT– Coastal Voices performances along the Jurassic Coast

• MAY 4 2012- SEPT 9 – The Jurassic Coast Earth Festival

• MAY-SEPT – Big Dance – including a School World Record Attempt Pledge on May 18 2012

• MAY 18-19 – The Chalk Legends – a large scale music, dance and multi-media event

• JULY 25-AUG 2 – Nowhereisland art project in Weymouth Bay

• JULY 25-AUG 28 – The Welcome Song

• JULY 26-28 – Quest: three-days of performances presenting The Battle of the Winds as part of the opening celebrations for the 2012 sailing events

• JULY 27-SEPT 9 B-Side multimedia arts festival

- Offshore contemporary art project

- The ICCI 360 Arena – a 21-metre diameter dome structure incorporating a 62m x 6m high projection screen and a large performance space that uses cutting edge technology

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• AUG 13-SEPT 9 – Exploratory Laboratory visual arts project

• SEPT 1-9 – Inside Out outdoor arts festival

• SEPT 7-8 – Count Me In Weekend: Dinosaurs not Allowed projects

• SEPT 9 – Bandstand Marathon from 2pm until 4pm, aiming to reach 300 venues

• SEPT 8-9 – Teenage Rampage: finale of Count Me In Weekend