WIMBORNE Minster is about to burst into bloom this September as the Wimborne Minster Flower Festival 2025 transforms the town’s Minster church into a floral wonderland celebrating Dorset’s natural beauty and heritage.

With the theme ‘The Delights of Dorset’, this year’s festival promises a spectacular showcase of creativity and botanical brilliance.

Visitors to Wimborne Minster Church between Friday, September 26 to Monday, September 29 can expect to see spectacular arrangements of some of Dorset’s iconic landmarks – all lovingly crafted by Dorset-based Flower Clubs, local church flower teams and the talented Wimborne Minster flower arrangers.

Wimborne BID (Business Improvement District) has awarded a grant for this much-loved local event.

Christine Oliver who is designing the festival said “The organisers of the Wimborne Minster Flower Festival wish to express their grateful thanks to Wimborne BID for the grant given towards the cost of the flowers being used in the festival.”

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She added: “Hopefully, this event will bring many extra people into town which will not only benefit the Minster but also the businesses and traders of Wimborne.”

Come and say hello to Demelza the flower-powered dinosaur at this year’s Wimborne Flower Festival, supported by Wimborne BID Picture: Anthony Oliver

Just some of the floral exhibits include Corfe Castle gazing down at a working model railway. There’s also a 16-foot-long floral dinosaur – Demelza, a Megalosaurus vegetarian and her baby Dino to celebrate Dorset’s Jurassic coast heritage.

Wimborne BID Chair Fiona Pawsey said: “Flower Festivals have graced Wimborne Minster since the 1950s. Wimborne BID is proud to support this cherished tradition, powered by the passion and dedication of countless volunteers.”

Advance tickets cost £7.50 each and are available from Carnival Flowers or from the Parish Office in Church House.

This year there will be a flower parade as some of the flower arrangements will be proudly paraded from Park Lane to the Minster Church on Saturday 20th September, coinciding with Wimborne Food Festival.