Dover Music Festival was started in 2014 and is held at various venues around Dorset, bringing together local businesses and musicians. It is a non-profit event which is designed to promote and shine a light on local talent and the music scene in and around Dover. The line up tends to be a combination of quality tribute acts and original artists.

In 2015 the festival takes place at Pencester Gardens on 17th to 19th July. Many acts for the line up have already been announced including the headliners Toploader, Letz Zep and Fleetwood Bac. Other artists confirmed include Showers Jalloh, Electric River, The Stapes, Colin Hinds, Policed, Kevin Iverson, Relics, Steve Bolton, Valentino Tabasco, EK1, The Estimators, Hey Rudi and Ratzkins.