Events
Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Kent over the coming months.
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May 2026
🎛️ 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.
🍲 23 - 25 May - Chatham Maritime Food and Drink Festival // Annual event with stalls and dragon boat racing. Chatham Dockside. Free.
🎸 Sun 24 May - Willy Mason // Oxygen songwriter goes back on the road. Forum, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets £28.
🎤 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 // Political comedian marks four decades of being a thorn in the side of the establishment. The Alex, Faversham. Tickets £15. Also at Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury on 4 Nov and The Astor, Deal on 6 Nov.
🎤 Thu 4 Jun - Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us // Award-winning comedian ponders the future of humanity. Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone. Tickets £25.
🎤 Sun 7 Jun - Richard Ayoade: Afterthoughts // Deadpan comedian shares stories from his new book. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £33.
🗳️ 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.
🤼 Sun 21 Jun - UKPW //Action-packed wrestling entertainment featuring a 20-person rumble. Westgate Hall, Canterbury. Tickets £12.
✈️ 27 - 28 Jun - Headcorn International Airshow // New airshow with both modern and historical flight displays. Headcorn Aerodrome. Tickets from £30.
July 2026
🏎️ Wed 1 Jul - Evening With Nigel Mansell // Former Formula 1 champion shares stories of his career in motorsport. Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £48.25.
🏰 3 - 5 Jul - Rochester Castle Live // Three days of outdoor concerts, headlined by Ministry of Sound Classical, The Libertines, and McFly. Rochester Castle Gardens. Tickets from £32.50.
🧑🎨 4 - 19 Jul - Medway Open Studios // Free trail of art with dozens of venues and hundreds of artists. Various locations. Free.
🎸 Sat 18 Jul - The Flaming Lips + The Beta Band // Acclaimed band with legendary live shows. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets TBA.
🎭 23 Jul - 15 Aug - Canterbury Shakespeare Festival // Selection of some of the playwright's most recognisable works. Various locations, Canterbury. Tickets £13.50 per play.
🎸 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
🪐 28 - 29 Aug - Professor Brian Cox: Emergence // The space Brian Cox, not the acting one, tours elaborate new show. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets from £37.50.
🚂 29 - 31 Aug - Steam on the Square // Get up close to steam and military machines. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Tickets £29 (includes Dockyard entry).
September 2026
🎤 Thu 10 Sep - John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills // Comedian portrays his life, books he hasn't read, and VAT. Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets £27. Also at Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury on 16 Sep, and Faversham Assembly Rooms on 9 Oct.
🎤 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.
🐺 19 - 20 Sep - Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf // Comedian returns to Chatham for perhaps an optimistic two-night appearance. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets £31.
🎸 Mon 28 Sep - The Lemonheads // Cult US alternative rock band. Dreamland, Margate. Tickets £40.
📖 Tue 29 Sep - Enter the Castle with Jon Ronson // Acclaimed author tours his first book in 11 years. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £34.
🎤 Wed 30 Sep - Maisie Adam: Whatsherface // Recent Taskmaster winner tours brand new show. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £28.
October 2026
🎸 Sun 4 Oct - Frances of Delirium // Power pop from Luxembourg. Ramsgate Music Hall. Tickets £12.50.
🎤 8 - 9 Oct - Harriet Kemsley: Floozy // Kent comedian plays Kent show. Marlowe Studio, Canterbury. Tickets £21.
🎤 Sun 11 Oct - Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In // Evening with the master of the spoken word, author, activist, and performer. Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £31.25.
🎙️ 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.
👻 20 - 24 Oct - Paranormal Activity // The long-running film series moves into theatre to find new ways to scare people. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets from £19.
🎤 Sun 25 Oct - Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy // Existential angst and political disquiet from one of the UK's best comedians. Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £29. Also at Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells on 22 Nov.
🎸 Sat 31 Oct - Grace Petrie // One of the UK's most urgent songwriters. Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury. Tickets £22.25.
November 2026
🎤 Wed 11 Nov - Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life // Life advice from popular comedian. Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. Tickets from £34.25.