About DSB
If you are a Star Wars fan in the South then DSB is a must!
Hosted by the Jedi Archives and Starbores Podcast, you’ll be able to meet some of your favourite characters, take part in competitions, along with Star Wars retail therapy, exclusives and offers and much more all whilst helping raise money for some great causes.
What can you expect?
A Star Wars filled day, free to attend and open to all
All cosplayers & costumes welcome
Meet other fans and cosplayers, take part in our competitions and help us bring that Star Wars magic to life!
Meet Your Favourite Characters
Get pictures and meet characters from some of the largest costuming groups, including the 501st UK Garrison and Mandalorian Mercs.
Help Raise Money For Amazing Causes
DSB 2024 raised £1200 for the MS Society (Registered charity nos 1139257 / SC041990) and the Kingfisher Ward under Dorset County Hospital Charity (Registered Charity No. 1056479)
DSB 2025
Saturday 2nd & 3rd August 2025
We’ll be taking over the Corn Exchange in August and filling it with all kinds of Star Wars fun!
DSB 2024
Thank you to everyone who helped make DSB 2024 a success!
Take a look through our DSB 2024 gallery to see some of the amazing costumes and fun to be had!
The Team Behind DSB
Here are some of the faces behind DSB
Ben
Owner of the jedi archives
Jason
Starbores host
Steve
Literature Editor at Jedi News
If you want to know more or are interested in being part of DSB then get in touch
About The Venue
The Corn Exchange is a Grade II* Listed Building in the centre of Dorchester. The Building is two storeys with walls of Broadmayne brick with Bath and Portland stone dressings and a tile of slate roof over. The building was designed by Benjamin Ferrey (who also designed All Saints’ Church and the old County Hospital in the town) and erected in 1847-48 by the builder Samuel Slade.
The building replaced an earlier town hall of 1792 which stood a little further west with an arched passageway into North Square.
The building originally comprised a corn exchange, assembly hall and council chamber. Later in the 19th century a new market and police station were added to the north.
The clock turret was added to the building in 1864. It is known as ‘Galpin’s Folly’, after Mayor Galpin who partly paid for it and who approved Benjamin Ferrey’s designs for a tower on a slender pillar. There was public concern that the tower would fall off. It hasn’t yet!
Blog & news
Video Footage from APD!
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Thank you!
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DSB 2025
Dorchester Strikes Back will be returning in August 2025! Keep your diaries clear and watch this space!
DSB 2024 Gallery 1
We’ve had a tonne of pictures sent in so have a browse through some of the fun from the
Our Chosen Charities
Testimonials
Great event, well done all 
RAY M
We had the absolute best time 
the store is amazing and the The Force was very strong! Looking forward to our next visit
My South coast
It was a really good turn out of characters, we loved it 
Bev D
thanks again for hosting such an awesome event on Saturday. We absolutely loved being part of that!