About The City Brief Poole
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Poole
Poole has a varied calendar of events, from weekly markets and sailing competitions to seasonal heritage walks and waterfront festivals. The City Brief helps locals and visitors stay informed about what's happening across town, making it easier to find opportunities to explore and connect with the community. Poole’s geography ranges from residential areas like Bourne Valley and Branksome to the mixed-use character of Poole Old Town, where history meets modern life. Each area has its own rhythm. The High Street Market brings regular gatherings, while the Quay draws crowds with evening entertainment and themed cruises. Summertime in the South brings live music and fireworks to the waterfront on Thursday evenings. Key landmarks shape Poole's identity. Poole Museum and Poole Pottery offer cultural depth, while the Lighthouse Arts Centre and Hengistbury Head provide space for both contemporary art and nature. For families, attractions like Splashdown Waterpark and Farmer Palmer’s are popular. Annual highlights, Poole Harbour Festival, Poole Week sailing regatta, and the Poole Cockle Trail, bring people together around maritime heritage and local history. Monthly luxury cruises and fitness competitions show how the town caters to varied interests. Heritage trails like the Poole Town Heritage & Faith Trail encourage people to rediscover familiar streets. The City Brief focuses on what’s happening week to week across Poole’s neighbourhoods and venues. Whether you’re in Pokesdown, Boscombe, or Sandbanks, or simply visiting, the newsletter cuts through the noise and highlights real events, the markets, competitions, cruises, festivals, and gatherings that define local life. It's about staying connected to your community and knowing where to be.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Poole – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
The City Brief is a global network of local newsletters. We succeed in sending the best of local information to local people. To learn more, visit our main website.
About the editor
The City Brief Poole is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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