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30th June and 1st July 2012
Date of Event: From 30th June 2012 to 1st July 2012
Time of Event: 09:00 - 21:00 on Saturday, 09:00 - 17:00 on Sunday.
Venue: The Tank Museum & Tank Museum Arena
Entry Fee: 2010 PRICES HELD! See below for ticket prices
 The World’s best display of moving armour returns to The Tank Museum!
Experience the best display of historic moving armour in the world at The Tank Museum – bringing the story of tanks, tank crew and soldiers to life…
This year we are marking TANKFEST’S 10th Anniversary and visitors can expect a bigger and better show than ever before.
On Saturday 30th, Tankfest will be open until 21:00, giving visitors even more time to browse our trade stalls and living history encampments.
Historic vehicle displays will include vehicles making their show debuts, with a number of old favourites returning to the arena.
Plus, we’ve been taking note of your feedback to improve and enhance what is already the best military vehicle show in the world.
Tickets are available to buy NOW with early booking discounts!
BUY ONLINE: Click here
 Weymouth Beach will host a free of charge Live Site from Thursday 26 July to Sunday 12 August.
Weymouth & Portland Live will focus on screening the London 2012 sailing events from 29 July to 11 August, from 12pm until 6pm each day. The site will also be used to screen other Olympic sporting activities, including those in the evening when some of the key athletic events will be held.
Visitors will be able to enjoy all the sporting action on two giant screens with live coverage by the BBC. The site will be able to entertain up to 15,000 people at any one time and will also be a focal point for the region’s cultural events, as part of the Maritime Mix - the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by the Sea .
More detailed programme for Weymouth & Portland Live available at the Dorset For You Site.
See a map of Weymouth and Portland Live
Sports arena
Next to the Live Site, there will also be an interactive Sports Arena running from 27 July to 12 August.
The Sports Arena will be able to offer up to 2,000 visitors the chance to try out some of the country’s favourite sports including football, rugby, volleyball, cricket, bowling, sailing and kayaking.
Olympic opening ceremony and fireworks
On Friday 27 July Weymouth & Portland Live will feature a live screening of the Olympic Opening Ceremony followed by a magnificent firework display in Weymouth Bay.
A Cultural performance will take place as part of the Maritime Mix - Cultural Olympiad by the Sea programme on 26 July 2012. Find out more about Maritime Mix - the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by the Sea
The Olympic Torch Relay in Dorset
The Olympic Torch passes through Dorset on 12, 13 and 14 July.The Flame will travel within ten miles of over 95% of the population. Find out where you will be able to greet the Olympic Flame and exactly which streets it will be carried along.
Visit Dorset for You for more details.
The Olympic Torch Relay in Dorset 12 - 14 July
- 12 July - the Olympic Torch Relay will start its route through Dorset, passing through: Shaftesbury, Fontmell Magna, Iwerne Minster, Stourpaine, Blandford Forum, Winterborne Whitechurch, Milborne St Andrew, Puddletown, Dorchester, Winterbourne Abbas, Bridport, Chideock, Lyme Regis, Burton Bradstock, Abbotsbury, Portesham, Chickerell, Wyke Regis, Osprey Quay, Portland and then to Weymouth for the Olympic Torch Relay Evening Celebration
- 13 July - the Olympic torch relay will continue its route through Dorset, passing through: Portland Bill, Southwell, Weston, Easton, Portland, Fortuneswell, Weymouth, Preston, Osmington, Winfrith Newburgh, Wool, Corfe Castle, Swanage, Stoborough, Wareham, Sandford, Lytchett Minster, Upton, Hamworthy, Poole, Ashley Cross, Branksome, Wallisdown, and then into Bournemouth for an evening celebration
- 14 July - the torch will conclude its route through Dorset starting out in Bournemouth and visiting Boscombe and Christchurch
29 August - 9 September
For more information visit www.london2012.com
From: 29/08/2012
To: 09/09/2012
Visit the website at www.london2012.com
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