This week's new events

Inside Out Festival, Dorset If you find yourself strolling along Bournemouth Square on Friday evening, don't be shy about interacting with the projected images, colours and shapes that make up KMA's world premiere of Congregation (pictured), their video installation to kick off this festival of outdoor performance. Getting the public involved in performance is key to the programme, which includes workshops run by integrated dance company StopGAP and open house rehearsals and taster sessions with NoFit State circus which culminate in their polytechnic, aerial Parklife show. The international lineup also features French company Quidams, plus Finnish accordion player Kimmo Pohjonen, who will perform music at and inspired by a former Winspit quarrying site alongside animations from Dorset's own Paper Cinema. Various venues, Fri to 19 Sep, insideoutdorset.co.uk Teri Grenert Modified Toy Orchestra, Birmingham Dance music and lessons in the virtue of recycling. That's what you get with Modified Toy Orchestra, the Birmingham quintet whose instruments are discarded toys from car boot sales rejigged to create music. MTO return with a new album, Plastic Planet, and two new members. Their upcoming gigs represent a homecoming after what has been a long time away; the album was four years in the making. These UK dates also feature interactive visuals, 50 instruments and a support set from Pram offshoot Micronormous, all adding to the anticipation. If, though, you might be disturbed by the sight of a Barbie doll beeping and glowing red in the eyes, well, you have been warned. Town Hall, Wed Toby Bakare Dorset Country Show, Dorchester The county show is very much a part of the British summer. But their combination of produce displays, ferret racing and steam engines can be a little dull for today's children, which is why this event looks like the one to be at. As well as the usual dog shows, falconry displays and sheep shearing, Dorset County Show has dancing mechanical diggers, "Wolf Man" Shaun Ellis and a dangerous-looking 55-stone android. If it all goes a bit Westworld, at least the Adam's Axemen lumberjack display team should put up decent resistance. Dorchester Showground, Sat, Sun, dorsetcountyshow.co.uk Iain Aitch Out & about Coastal Currents , Hastings, Rother & St Leonards-on-Sea, to 30 Sep An arts trail taking in parks, the beach, heritage sites and empty shops, with open studios, talks, performances and more. The Braemar Gathering , Braemar, Sat Highland dancing, piping, the inevitable throwing of things, whether cabers, stones or hammers at the near-200 year-old festival. Memorial Park International Kite Festival , Bristol, Sat & Sun Fantastical designs from around the world, including the Serenade Of Serpents, plus workshops and family activities. The Plateau, Ashton Court Estate Big Splash , Newport, Sat & Sun Free entrance to a bizarre world of scrap metal sculptural giants and creations from The Mutoid Waste Company. Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre The Book You Always Meant To Read , London, Mon A new series of monthly supper lectures exploring Dante's Divine Comedy. St Olave's & St Katharine Cree