Ramsgate Blitz Walk
July 19, 7pm-9pm
Relive the dark days of the war in the heaviest bombed seaside town in the country
Walk starts from Ramsgate Library… lasts approximately 2 hours.
No need to book. Dogs and children welcome. Approx two hours easy walking.
Free with donations welcome
Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too)
July 19, 8pm-9pm, Tom Thumb Theatre Cliftonville
Join neurodivergent intersectional feminist show-woman Brigitte Aphrodite for a wild hour of literary gig-theatre at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate
With original songs and punk poetry by Brigitte Aphrodite & live music by composer Quiet Boy, the show riotously explores sung and unsung heroes, including Poly Styrene, Aphra Behn, Mary Anning, and more… plus, a massive, evolving art- dress.
(Guided age 16+)
Tickets £12 plus £1.40 booking fee Book now
The Spongebob Musical Youth Edition
July 19-20, The Centre Birchington
An exciting new musical featuring irresistible characters and magical music, this deep-sea pearl of a show is set to make a splash with audiences young and old. Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world.
Shows at 7.30pm plus a 2.30pm performance on Saturday
Tickets £10, concession £8 at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Act1Theatre/spongebob-the-musical-youth-edition/e-vlvoek
INSIDE OUT 2 (U)
Palace Cinema Broadstairs
Pixar’s lates brilliant animation returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
Friday 19 July to Thursday 25 July. Details here
Teddy Bears Picnic – Under 5s Friendly Friday
July 19, 10am to 2pm, Powell-Cotton Museum at Quex
Bring a picnic to enjoy with your favourite cuddly toy. With seven acres of garden and woodland, there’s lots of space to play and explore.
Your ticket also offers access to the museum.
Adult £4, Concession £3.50, Child £3, Infant FREE, Powell-Cotton Museum Members FREE, Surestart Card holders: Adult £1, Child £1, Under 5 Free. Book now
Thali & Things Food Pop Up
July 19, Faith In Strangers in Cliftonville
Thali & Things gives a small glimpse to what food is eaten in Indian homes.
Primarily dishes originating from Gujarat but some have also been eked out of the India melting pot of chefs in Goa.
All dishes have been tweaked, fused and reinterpreted as every Indian chef, cook, mum, aunt, uncle & sister has always done. Served in classic thali trays, creating a complete meal using a selection of dishes with a variety of flavours and textures. We will be offering 3 thali options at the event, vegan, lamb & chicken.
As this is pop-up supper club, all food will be prepared to order so will require pre-ordering. We will be in touch to arrange pre-orders once you have booked. Booking requires a £10 payment per person with the balance paid at the event.
Modelu 3D scanning
July 19, 1pm-3.30pm, The WonderWorks in Margate
Modelu offers a 3D scan and print service, allowing you to create your very own ’00’ scale mini-you in colour – perfect for your dioramas and layouts.
Modelu is offering a special one-day-only 20% discount, £43.95, you can get your own personalised model figure.
For further information about the service visit 3D Body Scanning – Modelu
Suede & Manic Street Preachers
July 19, Dreamland Margate, 6pm to 10:45pm, last entry 9pm
Scenic Stage. All ages welcome, under 18s must be accompanied by adult (18+)
From £59.50 plus booking fee, check availability Book now
GOING UNDER!
July 19, 8pm-1am, Margate Arts Club, 276 Northdown Road
DJ Gothika will be playing all your favourite metal, rock, emo, pop-punk, nu-metal and alternative songs so get ready to rock the night away!
Tickets at:
https://www.fatsoma.com/…/going-under-metal-rock-emo…
https://www.outsavvy.com/…/going-under-metal-rock-emo…
Strictly 18+
Thanet Tiles of Joy Workshop
July 19, Visitor Information Centre in Margate, 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Thanet Tiles of Joy is a community art project by Jayne Wright of JAW ceramics CIC.
It started with POWThanet 2023 with a workshop of 76 people at Margate Caves and is now a collection of over 1000 tiles made by the people of Thanet.
Thanet Tiles of Joy is collaborating with Thanet Visitor Information Centre and offering a free drop-in workshop for the public to come and make a tile to add to the collection.
Karaoke Party feat: Dame Jame
July 19, 8pm Where Else? The Centre Margate
Classic karaoke party hosted by Margate drag icon Dame Jame.
This is an 18+ event
Free Book now
Broadstairs summer fair
July 20-24
Craft and gift stalls on the promenade
Water gala and firework finale on July 24
Victoria Gardens fair open 10am until late
Phil Capon Art
Beaky Blinders collection of glorious and humorous paintings is currently on display at The Eclectic Art Gallery, in Margate Old Town.
Open all weekend, 11am to 5pm,
Encore Margate x Totally Wired
July 20, 10pm until 2am, Lido Cliftonville
DJs playing Punk Rock Classics all night at the iconic Margate Lido
The Totally Wired DJs playing Nu-Metal, Rap-Rock, Rock, Metal Classics all night.
Expect to hear the likes of Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Slipknot, Korn, Evanescence, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Skindred, Rage Against The Machine & More!
18+ Tickets £15 plus booking fee Book now
Serenaders Ladies’ Choir
Annual Charity Summer Concert, which is to be held at 7.30pm on Saturday 20th July at St. Philips Church Summerfield Road, Palm Bay.
This year the choir are supporting the National Coastwatch Institution, who are currently operating from Ramsgate and hope to raise the money to open a station in Margate and Broadstairs. All watchkeepers are volunteers who act as “The eyes along the Coast”.
There will be a wide variety of music including, songs from Abba and the musicals. So for an evening of light music, with tickets only £5 per person, contact Musical Director, Janice Regan on 01843 224027 or publicity officer, Chris Buffrey on 07711938373 email: [email protected]
Pop-up charity shop
Saturday 20th July, 10am to noon, at St John’s, Margate, Community Centre
Are you looking for ways to help children enjoy their summer break? The pop up will have beautiful books and wonderful toys at great prices.
Lots of bargains this month in the regular pop up “shop” – come and browse the stalls and give pre-loved items a new life, while helping to raise money for the Community Centre.
The main hall of the St John’s, Margate, Community Centre will have stalls selling children’s toys and books, jewellery, bric a brac, household items, crafting materials, handbags and accessories.
Also a whole room with pre-loved clothing for all ages.
Enjoy a cup of tea with homemade cakes and sausage rolls in the cafe space, or choose some treats to take away.
Raffle is drawn at 11.50am.
The Saturday shop is a popular place for friends and family to meet up and there is a warm welcome for all.
Thanet Stage School’s Children’s Showtime
A fantastic spectacle with children aged 3-18 taking part, with wonderful costumes. Miss Josephine has run the school for almost 50 years, and continues to produce fabulous shows and performances from the children.
Shows Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July, 2pm both days plus 7pm on Saturday, at St Lawrence College Ramsgate.
Tickets £15 at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/kent/st-lawrence-college-taylor-hall/childrens-showtime-2024/e-akzadd
Broadstairs Victorians indoor summer fayre
July 20-21, Scout Hut, Belvedere Road, Broadstairs,
From 11am to 5pm, stalls, refreshments, free entry
Thanet Photographers Exhibition
Work from around 30 Thanet photographers at the King Street Gallery until July 27 (closed on Saturdays).
Each photographer has two pieces on display, with subject matter ranging from landscapes and seascapes, sunsets and rises, wildlife and even a framed Windy Margate Sunset Lego image.
Photographers include Frank Leppard and Isabelle de Ridder – who have organised and curated the event – Sarah Wyld, Elly Hegarty, David Ian Harris, Kim Saint, Denise Bottali and more.
The gallery is open 11am to 4pm.
Book signing
A Salute To Margate’s Winter Gardens is the latest in the series of nostalgia publications by local author Nick Evans and will be officially launched at The Eclectic Art Gallery in Broad Street, Margate, from midday to 2pm on Saturday 20 July.
Minster Show
This year’s Minster Show will take place on July 20
The annual event will be held at Minster Rec from 1pm to 5pm.
It will kick off with a fancy dress parade through the village and then feature more than 50 stalls, races for children, baby show, live music, Morris dancing, chainsaw carving and a show marquee containing craft, cookery, flowers, fruit and veg competitions.
Youngsters will be entertained by Pip the Clown and Pat the magician. Broken Seals,Village Voices Choir and Michael Appleton as Michael Buble will provide music and there will be a tug of war, mascots bar, food stalls and more. Save Minster Marshes will be among those with a stall to explain the proposed National Grid plans for a convertor station.
The family fun will be £3 entry, under 5s free. Gates open 1pm, parade arrives at 1.30pm. This year it is an open theme for the parade.
Dementia Awareness Day and Summer Ball
July 20, from 10am, Holy Trinity, St Mary’s Avenue Margate
Virtual bus activities, arts, crafts, puzzles 10am-1pm
Lunch 1pm-2pm
Summer Ball 2pm-4pm
Speakers and cafe
Bitterness and Tears
Creative Thanet couple Sharon and Philip Page are putting on a joint show of their paintings, drawings, and sculptures at Ramsgate’s Front Room gallery, 8 Bellevue Road, throughout July.
“Bitterness & Tears” might sound like a depressing title for a show,” said Sharon “but it’s solidly tongue in cheek”.
“We were at a party, and a fellow guest was amazed at us having been together for almost forty years and still being very much in love.” explained Philip Page, “They thought it would all be bitterness and tears by now, and we thought it would be a great name for a show.”
“In reality, it’s a fun show, with something for everyone.” said Sharon.
Both have had shows at the Front Room, Sharon with the very successful “Menagerie” last summer, and Philip with “Toy Art” the year before. This year they decided the time was right for a joint show, even if their work is quite different.
“Bitterness & Tears” is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout July 11am – 5pm.
Art exhibition
St George’s Church, Ramsgate
Now until July 21, 11am to 5pm, more than 200 pieces of work on display
In aid of St George’s Restoration Appeal
Summer Fair
Girlguiding Thanet Sout Division holds its summer fair on Saturday, July 20, 10am to 2pm at St Lawrence Guide and Scout Hut, Nethercourt Farm Road, Ramsgate
Tombolas, cake sale, sweet stall, games, ‘yucky dip’ and more.
Proceeds go to Girlguiding units in Ramsgate
Broadstairs History Walks
Every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm in July and August a free guided history walk along the seafront at Broadstairs takes place, lasting 75 minutes.
Find out about; smugglers, ghost stories, how Broadstairs got its name, what Dickens got up to, shipwrecks and battles!….all will be told.
Meet opposite the Royal Albion Hotel on the prom by the Broadstairs History Walks banner. Donations welcome. Weather dependent.
Sponsored by Broadstairs & St Peter’s Town Council
Twisters 12A
Carlton Cinema Westgate
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar-nominated writer-director of Minari, Twisters stars Golden Globe nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell as opposing forces who come together to try to predict, and possibly tame, the immense power of tornadoes.
Now until July 25. Details here
101 Run
July 20, Dreamland Margate
One of the hottest shows in the calendar for custom & vintage motorcycle enthusiasts is returning to Dreamland’s Hall By The Sea, 10:00am – 6:00pm, last entry 4:45pm.
All ages welcome. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult (18+).
Tickets from £35 plus booking fee. Book now
Live Music at Broadstairs Bandstand – Nylon Tigers
July 20, 2.30pm-4pm
Nylon Tigers are a Rock Band based in East Kent that play Classic and Contemporary Rock and original material from an Award Winning Singer/Songwriter.
Hand-Tied Bouquet Making Workshop
July 20, 10am to noon, Turner Contemporary
This workshop offers an introduction to the beauty of seasonal, locally grown flowers with a complimentary glass of bubbles or sparkling elderflower.
Enjoy this session creating your own summer hand-tied bouquet. Using an abundance of flowers, grown by Polly and topped up with other female local Kent growers, you’ll create a stunning, bouquet under the careful guidance of What a Lovely Bunch.
Each bouquet will be uniquely yours made with classic summertime favourites such as: Dahlias, Cosmos, Amaranthus, Antirrhinum’s, Phlox and Poppies.
Polly will guide you through the process with:
A visual introduction to colour theory
A visual introduction to floral design
The spiralling technique (with an accessible alternative option available)
Tying, wrapping and caring for your bouquet
Tickets £50 per person – all materials provided Book now
Garden Gate Music Day
July 20, 2pm-9pm, Garden Gate Project Margate
Following the ‘sell out’ success of previous years, Thanet’s very own boutique festival returns for a great day of music and fun!
Along with great music the day wouldn’t be complete without the ‘Fill your Boots Ale & Cider Bar’, ‘Curious Cocktails’, fabulous wood fired pizzas, sensational vegan salads and lots lots more…
Soak up eclectic live music in the beautiful surroundings of The Garden Gate Project. Back to back music in the main marquee, acoustic bands entertain at the music circle and don’t forget to party in the rave cave!
This is a fund-raising event and all the money raised will continue to support ongoing activities at the garden. Charity registration no. 1082954
No alcohol is to be brought on site.
Tickets £16.96 Book now
Margate Country Music Festival
July 20m noon-9pm, Oval Bandstand and Lawns Cliftonville
Experience the first-ever Margate Country Music Festival… a day filled with live music, dancing, competitions, games and DJ’s at the Oval Bandstand
Musical performances from the Smokin Mavericks, Taynee Lord, and First Time Flyers plus line-dance routines, dance lessons to teach you all the best moves, fun competitions, a bucking bronco, and top-notch country tunes spun by a brilliant DJ.
Noon – Gates Open
1pm – Taynee Lord
3.30pm – First Time Flyers
6.30pm – Smokin Mavericks
9pm – Gates Close
For more details on the event and to purchase tickets, please visit The Oval Bandstand website
Standard (from 1st June) Child £10 / Adult £16 Concession £12 Book now
Wayfaring
July 20, 7pm, Queen’s Road Baptist Church in Broadstairs
Wayfaring is an inspiring, honest and thought-provoking evening of song, story, poetry and performance.
The journey of life with its landscape of questions and quirks, obstacles and oddities, heartbreaks and hopes is explored in this warm, witty and occasionally wise concert from spoken-word artist Chris Matthewman, and musician Brian Langsdon.
Tickets £7.50 Book now
Nature Club for Children – Scavenger Hunt
July 20, 11am to noon, Monkton Nature Reserve
Join Monkton Nature Reserve for a look at the range of different items and treasures around the Willett Garden
Story writing option afterwards for older children. All ages are welcome.
Tickets £5 (includes entrance to the reserve for accompanying adults/carers) Book now
Monkton Nature Reserve – Dome Public Opening Ceremony
July 20, 10am to 4pm
Come along to the opening of the brand new education building at Monkton Nature Reserve and see the new sculpture trail with over 20 sculptures! Also tombola and stalls to enjoy on the day. Top Tip! Wear comfy shoes
Hartsdown family fun day
Your Leisure will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hartsdown swimming pool in Margate with a free family fun day on Saturday, 20 July.
The swimming pool at Hartsdown Leisure Centre held its grand opening on Saturday, 20 July 1974 at 2:15 pm and was the district’s first indoor pool. Your Leisure, the trust that operates the pool on behalf of Thanet District Council, is marking the occasion with the day of fun to highlight the importance of local leisure facilities to the community.
The event will run from 2pm to 5pm and include free swimming, sports, gym and plenty more to enjoy.
There will be fun inflatables and pool toys, free sports hall activities and the gym and the FeelGoodFactory will both be open for people to try out facilities.
There will also be a free bouncy castle, barbecue, refreshments and family fun.
No booking is required.
Normal public activity sessions and courses run as normal in the morning. For more information, call 03333 660 661.
Live Music at Broadstairs Bandstand – 1st Whitstable Scout Group Band
July 21, 2pm – 4pm
A wide variety of popular music performed with style
Coffee Shop Concerts
July 21, 4.30pm to 7pm at High Tide Social, 235 Northdown Road, Cliftonville
Live & unplugged, established and emerging acts from the Dixiebird roster…
Buy a ticket (£5 including cuppa) and enjoy some live music at your local coffee shop
Margate Cultural Walking Tour
July 21, start 1pm, meet at the Shakespeare Pub, Canterbury Road, Margate
This 60 minute seafront walking tour into Margate’s Old Town covers the town’s history from 900 AD, through its history as a holiday getaway, then as a haven for artists, lovers (and the occasional rockstar) in more recent times…. to the spot it is today.
A fun tour whether you are a local or a visitor – starting at The Shakespeare Pub, then taking a gentle stroll through the spots along the seafront that feature in these historical tales… ending in Margate’s Old Town. And those who stay on afterwards will have the option to taste some of the local wines, ales (and cheese!) together at Little Swift.
Tickets £10, book your places here
The Clam Sessions- Pier Pressure
July 21, Salon Du Miel, Ramsgate (former WHSmith building).
Doors 7pm (last entry 7.25pm)
Show 7.30pm
£6 (£4 Conc.)
Salon Du Miel
(Look for the golden bees)
https://www.outsavvy.com/event/20676/the-clam-sessions-pier-pressure
Beautiful Broadstairs Art Exhibition
21 July – 20 October, The Royal Albion Hotel 6-12 Albion Street Broadstairs
Watercolours by artist Lana Arkhi RMS
Motorholics car meet
July 21, 10am to 2pm, outside The WonderWorks at Hornby, Margate
The event is open to the public to view, so come along and look at the impressive array of cars and chat to the owners.
Please note that the car park will be closed to the public for the event, with the exception of the disabled car park spaces. Marshalls will be on hand to assist with parking.
Harry Evans at The Oval Bandstand and Lawns
July 21
-Doors, toilets and concessions open: 1pm – 5pm .
-Concert: 2pm – 4pm.
-A minimum £2 per adult on door (under 16’s no donation required).
-All persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
-A fully licensed bar and food is available (alcohol and food is not to be brought into venue, bag searches are in operation).
-Fully accessible toilet facilities are available.
-All seating areas have step-free access.
-There is no car parking at the venue, please use public transport, bicycles, or arrive on foot. There is very limited local car parking and charges may apply.
-Well behaved dogs are welcome, but they MUST be kept on a lead at all times whilst in the bandstand auditorium.
Coming up
Into The Wolf’s Mouth
Taking his inspiration from the minutiae of everyday life on the isle, Lupen Crook will be presenting a new body of oil paintings that investigate the magic of commonplace artefacts and the often overlooked poetry running through our daily rituals and routines. Like filmic stills from moments in motion, his exhibited work will include impressions of the local area and curios from the artists’ life.
Crook has previously exhibited at Saatchi Gallery, London, and his paintings are held in private collections across the UK, Europe, and the US. The Kent born self-taught artist and singer-songwriter has been living and working in Ramsgate since 2022, and draws upon local influences and folklore in his practice. Across the week-long exhibition, he welcomes visitors to drop in and take a look into the wolf’s mouth.
23rd – 29th July
Open daily 11 – 5pm
Hold Gallery Shop, 20 Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent.
Private View 6 – 9pm
Friday 26th July