Events

Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Kent over the coming months.

February 2026

🐋 10 Feb - 7 Mar - Whales // Three sperm whale sculptures suspended in the Nave. Rochester Cathedral. Free.

🎸 Thu 12 Feb - Buzzcocks // 50th anniversary show for punk band. Forum, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets £40.

🎤 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. Also at Central Theatre, Chatham on 19-20 Sep

📖 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.

📖 20 Feb - 1 Mar - Faversham Literary Festival // 80 events featuring some renowned literary figures. Various venues, Faversham. Various ticket prices.

🚂 Sun 22 Feb - Michael Portillo: A Life of Two Halves // Former Secretary of State and current railway enthusiast talks about both parts of his life. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £32. Also at Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells on 27 Feb

🎤 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. Also at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury on 12 Mar

🎶 27 Feb - 1 Mar - You Are Here Festival // New independent music festival from a team of East Kent promoters. Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury. Tickets from £10.

🐉 Sat 28 Feb - Chatham Chinese Festival // Performances, market stalls, food, celebrating Medway's Chinese community. Chatham High Street. Free.

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.

🎸 Thu 5 Mar - ARXX // Acclaimed queer power-pop duo. Forum, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets £15.

💬 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. Also at Chatham Historic Dockyard on 26 Sep

🎭 17 - 21 Mar - To Kill a Mockingbird // Aaron Sorkin's award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal novel. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £32.

🎤 Fri 27 Mar - Andy Zaltzman: The Zaltgeist // Host of The Bugle podcast assesses the state of the world. Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets £22. Also at Quarterhouse, Folkestone on 19 Apr and Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone on 5 May

📷 28 Mar - 31 Aug - Ocean Photographer of the Year // Exhibition of 116 award-winning photographs. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Tickets £29 (includes dockyard entry).

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.

🔫 Tue 14 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. // Also at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury on 26 Apr

May 2026

🎸 Tue 5 May - The Pictish Trail // Electro-acoustic psych-pop from Scotland. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £22.50.

🎸 Fri 8 May - John Bramwell // Former singer-songwriter of I Am Kloot. Forum, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets £25.

🎸 Sat 9 May - Deerhoof // Legendary US/Japanese rock band. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £27.50.

🎸 Sun 10 May - Gwenno // Multi-lingual ex-Pipette tours new album. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £22.50. Also at Forum, Tunbridge Wells on 12 May

🎛️ Wed 13 May - The Adam Buxton Band // Beloved podcaster and jingle auteur tours his first album. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets £30.

🎛️ Sat 16 May - Kentronica // Mini-festival dedicated to experimental electronic music. Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury. Tickets from £10.

🚗 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. Also at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury on 29 May

🎷 Fri 29 May - Curtis Stigers // Legendary jazz singer returns to Medway. St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets from £49.

June 2026

🎤 Wed 3 Jun - Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand Up Years // Politicial comedian marks four decades of being a thorn in the side of the establishment. The Alex, Faversham. Tickets £15.

🎤 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

🎸 Sat 18 Jul - The Flaming Lips + The Beta Band // Acclaimed band with legendary live shows. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets TBA.

🎸 Sun 26 Jul - The Proclaimers // They would walk 500 miles to play in Kent. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £44.

🎤 Thu 30 Jul - Michelle Wolf: Best Job in the World // Former Daily Show correspondent tours standup show. Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £30.

🎸 Fri 31 Jul - Belle and Sebastian // 30th anniversary celebration of their incredible If You're Feeling Sinister album. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets from £64.

August 2026

Nothing yet

September 2026

🎤 Wed 16 Sep - Phil Wang: Uh Oh // Comedian tours new stand-up show, now with added moustache. Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £29.25.

📖 Tue 29 Sep - Enter the Castle with Jon Ronson // Acclaimed author tours his first book in 11 years. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £34.

October 2026

🎙️ Mon 12 Oct - Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under Fire // Former BBC International Editor talks about his career in war zones and the state of the world. Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £36.75.