Who supports Isle of Culture 2029?
This is a community-led bid, powered by people and organisations across Thanet who believe in our island's potential.
Below are those who've publicly backed our Expression of Interest.
Want to add your support?
Email us at info@isleofculture.org or message us on Instagram. We want to show the people assessing our bid that we have widespread local support and the power of a community-led movement.
Organisations supporting our bid
Inclusive Action Sports Centre
Kent Coast Volunteering
Kent County Council
Kinder Collective
Lillies
Louie on Sea
Lovely's Gallery
Looping the Loop
Lulus Gelato
Margate Civic Society
Margate Creative Land Trust
Margate Mushrooms
Margate Pride
Mooch Public Art and Design
Mother Ultimate
Movement Memory Dance
Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet
Northdown Breweries
The Oval Bandstand and Lawns
Palace Cinema
People Dem Collective
The Perfect Place to Grow
Pie Factory Music
The Powell-Cotton Museum
Pro Colossus Wrestling
The Pugin Society
Quex Park
RAF Manston History Museum
Ramsgate Arts Club
Ramsgate Carnival
Ramsgate Festival of Sound
Ramsgate Heritage Harbour Group
Ramsgate International TV and Film Festival
Ramsgate Football Club
A+C Studios
Albion Rooms
Afterparty
ARK Cliftonville Cultural Space
Artsea Margate
Batchelors
Bleak House
Brighter Days Markets
Brightside Publishing
Broadstairs Folk Week
Broadstairs Business Club
Broadstairs and St. Peter’s Chamber of Commerce
Cliftonville Hockey Club
Coastal Academies Trust
Creative Catalyst Thanet
Curiousity Shop, Broadstairs
The Dalby Cafe
Discovery Planet
Don't Miss Margate/Ramsgate
Dreamland
Dreamland Heritage Trust
Dulcie
Duplikat Press
East Kent Kite Surfing Community
Education Business Partnership Kent
Festival of Cats
Fort Road Hotel
Giant Coffee
The Good Egg
The Goodwin Sands Trust
Heritage Lab
Holy Trinity Sea Scouts
Hotpod Yoga Margate
Ramsgate Society
Ramsgate Space
Ramsgate Town Council
Rise Up Clean Up
Sarah Thorne Theatre
The Shakespeare
Social Enterprise Kent
Southeastern
St John's Church Margate
Stagecoach
Thanet Big Sing Community Choir
Thanet Citizens Advice
Thanet District Council
Thanet Festival
Thanet Trust
Thanet Wanderers Rugby Club
The Good Folk
Thorley Taverns
TKE Studios
TPD Creative
Translating Nature
Turner Contemporary
UK Creative Festival
Visit Ramsgate
Visit Thanet
Werkhaus
Westgate-on-Sea Town Council
Walpole Bay Hotel
Westwood One Theatre
Xylo
Individual Supporters & Artists
Dame Tracey Emin
Rt. Hon. Sir Roger Gale MP
Polly Billington MP
Archdeacon of Canterbury
Bishop of Dover
Bob and Roberta Smith
Carson Parkin-Fairley
Chris Tipping
Jessica Voorsanger
Louis Masai
Royston Robertson
This list is growing
Started with:
20 organisations (8 January 2026)
Now:
100+ organisations and individual supporters
And counting...
Every organisation and individual supporter strengthens our bid. If you believe Thanet deserves to be UK City of Culture 2029, add your voice. Everyone is welcome.
