Events in Kent
This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events.
In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
To add an event to this list please email full details.
January
- A Celebration of Twelfth Night, United Reform Church, Maidstone, 6th January
- Blessing the Sea and Diving for the Cross, Margate
- Burns Night, London Beach Country Hotel, Tenterden
February
- Creative Art Activities, Beaney Art Museum and Library, Canterbury, Half-term holiday
- Thanet Music & Drama Festival, All over Thanet, Ramsgate
- Valentines Dinner & Dance, London Beach Country Hotel, Tenterden
March
- Ashford Baby Fair, Kingsnorth Recreation Centre, Ashford, Late March
- Heritage Transport Show and Auction, Kent Showground, Detling, Late March / Early April
- Kent Boat Jumble, Kent Showground, Detling
- Kent Vs The Rest of The World: Food & Wine, Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone
- South East Woodworking Show, Kent County Showground, Detling
- Thanet Music & Drama Festival, All over Thanet, Ramsgate
- The Alpine Garden Society - Plant Enthusiast's Spring Show, Rainham School for Girls, Rainham, Mid-March
April
- Baby & Toddler Show, Bluewater , Greenhithe
- Childsfair, Sencio Sports Centre, Tunbridge Wells
- Easter Extravaganza Weekend, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Easter holidays
- Easter Family Fun, Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Easter Weekend
- Easter Lambing, Rare Breeds Centre, Woodchurch
- Easter Playtime, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
- Heritage Transport Show and Auction, Kent Showground, Detling, Early April
- Spice Wing Walking Experience, Headcorn Aerodrome, Ashford, Late April
- Spring Gardens Week & Flower Festival, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
- Weald of Kent Craft Show, Penshurst Place and Gardens, Tonbridge
May
- Apple Tarts, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Late May
- Bluebell Weekend, Hook and Hatchet Inn, Maidstone, May 1st to May 3rd
- Dickens Festival, Rochester, Late May or early June
- Dunkirk Little Ships Reenactment, Ramsgate
- Faversham Classic Car & Bike Show, Faversham
- Garden & Outdoor Living Show, Quex Park, Birchington
- Garden Show & Craft Fair, Bewl Water, Lamberhurst
- Hartley Priory Fete, Our Lady of Hartley School, Hartley, Late May Bank Holiday Monday
- JAF Charity Football Tournament and Fun Weekend, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe
- Kent Garden Show, Kent County Showground, Detling, Late May
- Medway Maritime Festival, Chatham
- Pond Dipping, Bedgebury National Pinetum, Goudhurst, 30th
- Proms in the Park, Whatman Park, Maidstone
- Rochester Sweeps, Rochester
- Tom Hart Dyke’s Lullingstone Plant Fair, Lullingstone Castle, Dartford
- TOTS 2 TEENS SHOW , Kent County Showground, Detling
- Weekend at Willow Music Festival, Willow Farm, Faversham
June
- British Food & Drink Festival, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Broadstairs Dickens Festival, Various venues, Broadstairs, Mid June
- Canterbury Carnival, Various Venues, Canterbury, Mid June
- Canterbury Folk Festival, Dane John Gardens, Canterbury, Late June
- Chislehurst Rocks!, Recreation Ground, Chislehurst
- Festival of Wildlife Sandwich & Pegwell Bay, Sandwich
- FunDay Sunday, Tankerton Slopes, Whitstable
- Garden of England Motorcycle Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Glorious Gardens week, Penshurst Place, Tonbridge
- Hernhill Open Gardens, Hernhill Village, Faversham, Late June
- Hunton Village Fete, Village Hall & King George V Playing Fields, Hunton, Late June
- Jazz Festival, Town Centre, Maidstone
- Kent Music Festival, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Friday/Saturday/Sunday 29th/30th/31st
- Leeds Castle Open-Air Concert, Maidstone
- Open Air Concerts, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
- Open Gardens, Art Exhibition & Flower Festival, St Nicholas-At-Wade with Sarre Church and Various Venues, Birchington, Early June
- Pink Fun Day, Ashford
- Quex Park Music Festival, Birchington
- Riverside Country Fair, Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, Late June
- Rose Week, Hever Castle and Gardens, Edenbridge, 15 – 21
- Stour Music Festival, All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph, Late June
- Summer Fayre, The Friars, Aylesford, Mid June
- The Great Kent Ride for the Canterbury Oast Trust, North Park, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Early June
- Tonbridge Carnival, Tonbridge
- University of Kent Artsfest, University of Kent, Canterbury, Early June
July
- Brogdale Farms Cherry Festival, Brogdale Farm, Faversham
- Cantiana Artsfest, Lynsted Church, Sittingbourne
- Dover Carnival, Town Centre, Dover
- Gardens open for the National Garden Scheme , Squerryes Court Manor House and Gardens, Westerham, Sundays 8
- Goodnestone Village Fete, Goodnestone Park Gardens, Canterbury
- Grain Village Carnival, Rochester
- Haymaking Festival, Hambrook Marshes
- Hop Farm Festival, Tonbridge
- Hythe Festival Week, Various venues, Hythe, Early July
- International Music & Dance Festival, Various venues, Maidstone
- Kent Beer Festival, Merton Farm, Canterbury, Mid July
- Kent County Show, Kent County Showground, Detling, Mid-July
- KM Motoring Pageant, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Maidstone River Festival, The River Medway, Maidstone
- Miller Music Nights, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Music: Big Day Out, Riverside Leisure Area, Gravesend, Mid July
- Open House Scheme, Various properties, Faversham
- The War & Peace Revival, RAF Westenhanger – Folkestone Racecourse, Hythe
- Tonbridge Castle Festival of Music and Fireworks, Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge
- Tour De Fish , Reculver Country Park, Herne Bay, Early July
- Whitstable Harbour Open Day, Whitstable Harbour, Whitstable, Late July
- Whitstable Oyster Festival, Whitstable, Mid-July
August
- Archery School, Canterbury Tales, Canterbury
- Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs
- Cobtree Country Fayre, Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone
- EDF Energy Spafest, Various venues, Tunbridge Wells, Early August
- Farming & Country Festival, Farming World, Faversham, Late August
- Faversham Charity Car & Bike Show Plus Giant Bootfair, Abbey School Field, Faversham, Mid August
- Faversham International Hop Festival, Faversham
- Festival of Wildlife Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks
- Fordcombe Fete and Flower Show, Cricket Field and Village Hall, Fordcombe, Early August
- Herne Bay Carnival, Town Centre, Herne Bay, Mid August
- Herne Bay Festival, Various Venues, Herne Bay, Mid - Late August
- Kent Steam & Transport Rally, Kent County Showground, Detling
- Knight School, Canterbury Tales, Canterbury
- Military Odyssey, Kent County Showground, Detling
- Shire & Working Horse Show, Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone
- South East Garden Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Southern Mini Days, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Summer Fruits Festival, Brogdale Farm, Faversham
- Summer Holiday Fun!, Kent Life, Maidstone
- Summer Squall, Ramsgate, Bank Holiday Weekend
- Time Travellers Go… Ugly Bug Safari , Down House - Home of Charles Darwin, Orpington
- Vintage Mobile Cinema, Ramsgate, Late August
- Whitstable Carnival, Various Venues, Whitstable, Early August
- Whitstable Regatta, Tankerton Slopes, Whitstable, Mid August
September
- Bradbourne House and Gardens Open Day, East Malling, Mid-September
- Brogdale Farm Cider Festival, Brogdale Farm, Faversham , Late September
- Chislehurst Festival, Chislehurst, Last two weeks in September
- East Malling Beer and Cider Festival, East Malling Research, East Malling
- Faversham 10K, Abbey School, Faversham , Mid-September
- Heritage Open Days, Various Venues
- Honnington Country Fair, Honnington Farm, Southborough
- Hop Farm Beer Festival , Maidstone
- Hop Hoodening, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Early September
- Hops n Harvest Beer Festival , Kent Life, Maidstone, Early September
- Maidstone Mela, Mote Park, Maidstone
- Maidstone’s Beer & Hop Picking Festival, Kent Life, Maidstone
- New Car Show now, Hop Farm Paddock Wood, Maidstone
- Open House Air Day, Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill
- Sound Sanctuary, Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells
- The Great Leeds Castle Balloon & Vintage Car Weekend, Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Early September
October
- Annual Apple Fayre, Perry Court Farm, Ashford
- Apple & Cider Fayre , Kent Life, Maidstone, Early October
- Apple & Cider Festival, Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone
- Apple Weekend, Kent Life, Maidstone
- Autumn Glory Festival, Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Early October
- Brogdale Farm Apple Festival, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Mid-October
- Canterbury Festival, Various venues, Canterbury, Mid October
- Faversham Carnival, Recreation Ground, Faversham
- Half Term Fun, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- Halloween Horrors, Chatham
- Insect Week, Kent Wildlife Trust, Maidstone, Mid-October
- Kent Boat Jumble, Kent County Showground, Detling
- National Fruit Show, Kent County Showground, Detling, Mid-October
- Rochester Food & Drink Festival, Rochester
- Spook Fest , Kent Life, Maidstone, Half-term / Halloween
- Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden
- Terrible Tales!, The Canterbury Tales, Canterbury, Halloween
- Wrotham Fireworks, Wrotham Cricket Ground, Wrotham, Late October
November
- Aylesford Pottery Christmas Open Weekend, Aylesford Pottery & School of Ceramics, Aylesford
- Bazaar Christmas Extravaganza, The Great Barn, The Plough Inn, Hildenborough, Late November
- Bonfire & Fireworks Spectacular, Kent Life, Maidstone, Early November
- Bonfire & Fireworks Spooktacular , Kent Life, Maidstone, Half-term / Halloween
- Canterbury Eurofair, Dane John Gardens, Canterbury, Late November
- Charity Firework Display, Mount Ephraim Gardens, Hernhill, Early November
- Christmas Fayre, The New School at West Heath, Sevenoaks , Mid-November
- Christmas Gift Fair, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
- christmas market, St Marks Church Centre, Rosherville, Gravesend
- Crafts for Christmas, Kent County Showground, Detling
- Edenbridge Procession and Firework Extravaganza, Town Centre, Edenbridge
- Fireworks Spectacular, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, On or near 5th November
- Gimme a BREAK! Talent Show, Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne
- Grand Firework Display, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
- Kent Christmas Gift Fayre, Farming World, Faversham, Mid November
- Lights & Lantern Parade, Birchington, Late November
- Quex Bonfire & Fireworks, Birchington
- Sandwich Christmas Carnival, Sandwich Town Centre, Sandwich, Late November
- Spook Fest , Kent Life, Maidstone, Half-term / Halloween
December
- Boxing Day Walk, Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst, 26th
- Christmas at Leeds Castle, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
- Christmas at the Castle, Whitstable Castle & Gardens, Whitstable
- Christmas Events , Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Throughout month
- Christmas Market at Rochester Castle, Rochester Castle Gardens, Rochester
- Christmas Tree Festival, Wittersham Church, Tenterden
- Dickensian Christmas Festival, High Street and Castle, Rochester, First weekend of December
- Hoodening, St Nicholas-at-Wade
- Kent Wildlife Trust Christmas Fair, Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Early December
- Pantomime, Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
- Sandwich Christmas Fayre, Guildhall Square, Sandwich
- Santa Specials, Kent & East Sussex Railway, Tenterden
- Tankerton Christmas Market, Whitstable Castle & Gardens, Whitstable, Early December
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