View the moon, enjoy a picnic or honour the bravery of six Dorset farm labourers this weekend. Here's our guide to the key events.

*SEE the Moon as you’ve never seen it before as Dorchester celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing.

Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon, a huge spherical structure designed using imagery from NASA, can now be seen in

Dorchester’s Corn Exchange because of concern about blowy weather.

It can be seen from 12pm to 5pm today and 10am to 8pm tomorrow and Sunday. Entry is free.

Alongside this, Maumbury Rings in Dorchester will host a weekend of free lunar-themed events from film screenings to interactive

talks.The performance of Apollo - One Giant Leap, a lantern parade and musical display featuring hundreds of local schoolchildren, has been moved from tonight to Sunday because of predicted adverse weather.

Tomorrow, enjoy open air cinema beginning at 4pm and with a Festival of Light at 9pm.

On Sunday, there will be a science fun day from 12pm to 4pm. Gates to the Apollo event open at 6pm.

Youngsters will leave Dorchester Corn Exchange with their lanterns and arrive at the rings at 6.15pm and there will be music and fun leading up to the main performance at 9pm. See moonburyrings.co.uk

*GET your brain into gear and get ready for Weymouth Lifeboat Week (beginning July 28) with a pub quiz at Weymouth Golf Club this evening. With various subjects and rounds, there'll be something for everyone to get their teeth into, and food and drinks will be available from the bar throughout the night. Book in advance by contacting weymouthlifeboatquiz@outlook.com. Tickets for the quiz, which begins at 7.30pm, are £20 for a team of six and proceeds go towards the RNLI.

*PACK a picnic and enjoy a magical night of outdoor theatre at Corfe Castle this evening, when The Chapterhouse Theatre Company will be performing Shakespeare's timeless classic A Midsummer Night's Dream. The castle ruins will be open from 6.15pm and the play begins at 7.30pm. Tickets are £18 for adults and £9 for children, and can be bought online via the National Trust.

*COMMEMORATE the bravery of the six farm labourers in this year's Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival, running from today until Sunday. Events taking place include musical performances in the open mic area, DJ tents and Martyrs' Marquee, as well as comedy acts and political talks. A kids' area will keep children entertained, while festival-goers can get discounted entry to Shire Hall and the court room where the martyrs were tried. The festival culminates in a grand procession though Tolpuddle at 2pm on Sunday. Unions and trade groups from across the country will march in solidarity with the martyrs. For tickets and more information, visit www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk

*VISIT the Nothe Fort in Weymouth as it turns back the clock and recreates the Victorian era this weekend. An award-winning living history group will be in action from tomorrow, re-enacting the lives of lower class Victorians and giving visitors the chance to learn more about the period. The Nothe Fort Victorian Artillery will be in attendance, and the Victorian schoolroom and kitchen will be open to members of the public. Fire a Victorian rifle, enjoy some Victorian musical entertainment and try your hand at some Victorian games for a fully immersive experience. Normal entry prices apply.

*WIND back the clock even further and take part in a series of medieval games at Corfe Castle this weekend. Wander through the ruins and play the different games you come across, from hand tennis and crown green bowls to ninepins and quoits. The activities are free but normal admission charges apply.

*EXPERIENCE the return of Rod Stewart 50 years after the release of his first album in Some Guys Have All The Luck, coming to Weymouth Pavilion tomorrow night. Back in theatres with a brand new show for 2019, the concert will celebrate one of rock music's greatest icons. Frontman Paul Metcalfe adopts the role of Rod, performing some of his greatest hits from Maggie May and Tonight's The Night to The First Cut Is The Deepest and Baby Jane. Tickets for the unmissable evening, which begins at 7.30pm, cost £24.50 and are available from the pavilion box office.

*ENJOY an afternoon of open air music at Greenhill Gardens in Weymouth on Sunday from 2pm, when The Omega Project will be performing in the gardens' bandstand. The concert will be raising money for South West Dorset Talking Newspapers, an organisation which provides a weekly dose of local news, free of charge, to people who are blind or partially sighted.