Events
Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Kent over the coming months.
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January 2026
🎸 Sun 18 Jan - Skep Wax Indie Day // Local record label delivers day of talk and performances for Folkestone Songwriting Festival. Speedway, Folkestone. Tickets £10.
🏎️ Mon 19 Jan - An Evening with Damon Hill // Formula 1 champion talks about his career and the current state of the sport. Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £39.25.
February 2026
🪐 Sun 1 Feb - Brian Cox // The astronomy one, not the acting one, warms up his new show. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £40.
🎸 Fri 6 Feb - Ash // Acclaimed 90s band best known for their classic Girl From Mars. Forum, Tunbridge Wells.
🎤 Sun 15 Feb - Bridget Christie: Jacket Potato Pizza // New show from comedian and TV star. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £29.50.
🎤 17 - 18 Feb - Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf // Lee shares the stage with the tough-talking werewolf of his subconscious. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £31.
📖 Fri 20 Feb - Garth Marenghi's The Bursted Earth book tour // Cult author performs from his upcoming horror collection. Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone. Tickets £22.50.
🎤 Thu 26 Feb - Sara Pascoe: I Am A Strange Gloop // Comedian performs show described as not making much sense and a bit weird. Orchard West, Dartford. Tickets £31.
🚂 Fri 27 Feb - Michael Portillo: A Life of Two Halves // Former Secretary of State and current railway enthusiast talks about both parts of his life. Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £34.25.
March 2026
🎭 3 - 7 Mar - Prima Facie // Acclaimed one-woman play starring Jodie Comer. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £18.
🎸 Thu 5 Mar - Heavenly + Would-Be-Goods // Recently reformed indiepop legends play Ramsgate. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £21.50.
💬 Sun 8 March - TEDxRoyal Tunbridge Wells // Ten local ideas on the subject of momentum. Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £25.
🤼 Sat 14 Mar - UKPW //Action-packed wrestling entertainment. Lockmeadow, Maidstone. Tickets £12.50.
April 2026
🎤 Wed 1 Apr - Aisling Bea: Older Than Jesus // Award-winning comedian shares stories and answers your big life questions. Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £29.25.
🍔 3 - 5 Apr - Broadstairs Food Festival // Food stalls, live entertainment, and activities. Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs. Free.
🎸 Thu 9 Apr - Lande Hekt // One of the UK's best indiepop songwriters. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £14.50.
🎤 Sat 11 Apr - Stevie Martin: Clout // New show from comedian promises 45 million jokes. Marlowe Studio, Canterbury. Tickets £22.
🎤 Sun 19 Apr - Andy Zaltzman: The Zaltgeist // Host of The Bugle podcast assesses the state of the world. Quarterhouse, Folkestone. Tickets £20.
🔫 Sun 26 Apr - David Olusoga: A Gun Through Time // TV historian tells the story of four firearms that changed the world. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £32.
May 2026
🎸 Tue 5 May - The Pictish Trail // Electro-acoustic psych-pop from Scotland. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £22.50.
🎛️ Wed 13 May - The Adam Buxton Band // Beloved podcaster and jingle auteur tours his first album. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets £30.
🚗 16 - 17 May - Faversham Festival of Transport // Vehicles of all shapes and sizes throughout the town centre. Faversham town centre. Free.
🪖 19 - 23 May - Operation Mincemeat // Acclaimed musical and unbelievable true story about a stolen corpse. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £36.
🎤 Sat 23 May - Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz // Recent star of Taskmaster delivers new show of jokes, confessions and unhinged observations. Marlowe Studio, Canterbury. Tickets £22.50.
🎤 Thu 28 May - MC Hammersmith: Hippity Hoppity Get Off My Property // World’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London. Quarterhouse, Folkestone. Tickets £17.50.
June 2026
🎤 Thu 4 Jun - Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us // Award-winning comedian ponders the future of humanity. Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone. Tickets £25.
🤼 Sat 6 Jun - UKPW //Action-packed wrestling entertainment featuring a 20-person rumble. Westgate Hall, Canterbury. Tickets £12.
🗳️ 16 - 20 Jun - I'm Sorry, Prime Minister // Final chapter from the co-creator of Yes, Minister, sees Jim Hacker and Humphrey Appleby endure one final crisis. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £19.
July 2026
🎸 Fri 31 Jul - Belle and Sebastian // 30th anniversary celebration of their incredible If You're Feeling Sinister album. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets from £64.