A quick look at what's happening across Thanet today and this week
This week
19 Oct – 25 Oct 2026
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Reconsider our relationship with the natural world in this new immersive exhibition
A special display of JMW Turner’s Margate painting at Turner Contemporary in Margate
Analogue photography exhibition by Josh Sykes at The Walpole Bay Hotel in Margate
The first Small Works Exhibition at the Margaret Bryan Gallery, Margate Caves, includes 57 artists
Sugar, We're Going Down is an exhibition that embraces the weird, comforting feeling of knowing that, from now on, everything might only go downhill, at TKE Studios in Margate.
Art exhibition by Brogan Bertie at TKE Studios in Margate.
Spooky cat paintings exhibition at Job Muscroft Gallery in Margate.
Solo exhibition by Scottish‑Iraqi artist Emii Alrai at Margate's Carl Freedman Gallery
Visit Westgate Galleria for this photographic exhibition exploring colour, land and seascapes, and how they affect us as people...
Local artists showcase their work in this month-long exhibition
A month-long, death-positive Samhain celebration of over 35 events presented by The Samhain Society, centered primarily in Margate
A major exhibition by the internationally renowned French artist Sophie Calle at Turner Contemporary
The first time a major work by the artist will be exhibited in Margate in the Turner's Sunley Gallery
The Pearly Cow in Margate is offering guests a wonder-filled afternoon on the coast.
Margate Pride
Learn one of ceramics' most satisfying techniques at Pik Ceramics Studios just outside Margate
Join multidisciplinary artist RIEKO for a four-part ritual writing programme culminating in a public performance at Turner Contemporary in Margate
Drop the kids off... to release their inner potter for a creative session working with real clay at Clayspace in Cliftonville, Margate!
Learn how to make a cup, vase, jug or tea light at this beginner's class, at Go Create in Margate.
A special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Powell-Cotton Trust at the Powell-Cotton Museum in Birchington
Artists' houses and studios open on the October weekends, 11am–5pm
An exciting new chapter for the market at its' new site of Pierremont Hall
Taste Whisky from all around the world at The Pearly Cow in Margate
Open mic and poetry night at ARK, Cliftonville's Cultural Space
An exhibition by Twinkle Troughton at Joseph Wales Studio in Margate
Exhibition at the Pie Factory
A Mayday Rooms take-over of the Crab Museum for a dive into environmental activism and resistance in the 1990s...
Jazz Nights are returning to The House at Ramsgate!
A spooktacular family friendly trip through the spooky woods at Quex, blasting the ghosts on the Slime Blaster Express and winning trick or treat surprises
Solo exhibition by Zena Blackwell at Liminal Gallery in Margate
A week long show of paintings, performances, talks, books, and music at the Walpole Bay Hotel in Margate
A joyful celebration of food, flavour and community at Dog Acre in Birchington
A welcoming, engaging and encouraging atmosphere at this monthly meet-up for enquiring minds at Margate's Marine Studios
A fun evening of seasonal wreath making at Riparo Lounge at Westwood Cross
Join the hunt looking for clues of our marine life along the shore, and look out for shark and ray egg cases, on this activity that includes sand/beach art at the end!
A guided listening experience exploring how fear is heard and felt through Jerry Goldsmith's Alien score at Margate Arts Club
Discussing Trust by Hernan Diaz at Monkton Nature Reserve
A welcoming, engaging and encouraging atmosphere at this monthly meet-up at Margate's Marine Studios
Jimeoin JIMEOIN Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Wed 21 Oct – Sun 25 Oct 2026
Expect headbanging riffs, powerful dynamics and thunderous drums at Dreamland’s Hall by the Sea
Another wonderful pie pop up from Crimp at Margate's George & Heart
Live music at Where Else? in Margate!
Special days tailored to the educational needs of home-schooled children and their families
3-piece rock n roll powerhouse from London play at the Ramsgate Music Hall
Brooding blues and rootsy rock... with richly detailed song writing, soulful vocals and expertly piercing guitar work at the Red Arrows Music Club
Spend the day at Minnie-Mae Studio in Ramsgate learning to decorate your own plate.
Cellist/Composer Ivan Hussey releases 'The Jazz Sessions’, the 10th album under the artist name Celloman at ARK in Cliftonville
Floating Frequencies multi-instrumental sound bath for ultimate relaxation at Cloud Zen
A theatrical horror, at The Centre in Birchington!
Bringing together ten days to experience the town’s remarkable heritage, creativity and independent businesses for a celebration of all things autumnal, atmospheric and just a little bit Gothic
Live music at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs
This October autumn half term, experience the Powell-Cotton Museum’s famous animal dioramas as nocturnal animals would – through specially designed lighting that creates a day-night cycle around the museum
Join acclaimed writer, critic and curator Martin Gayford for a special evening exploring the life, work and ideas of David Hockney at Turner Contemporary in Margate
Yoga & Sound Bath Journey at Margate Yoga Studio
The ultimate Emo tribute night at Dreamland's Hall By The Sea
Three actors, a changing set and Pipeline Theatre’s trademark immersive soundscape at ARK in Cliftonville
The Chords will be performing live at Ramsgate Music Hall!
One-woman comedy show at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate!
Live Afrobeat, reggae, dub, jungle... one dancefloor at the Margate Arts Club
The legendary Mr. Scruff is coming to the Drill Shed Margate for a very special 5-hour All Night Long set!
Come on down to see a variety of exhibitions including planes, trains and automobiles at RAF Manston History Museum.
Step into the spirit of the season at Quex Adventure Farm Park’s Halloween Fest!
Performed by Gerald Dickens, the author’s great‑great‑grandson at the Ramsgate Tunnels
Free community event and Green Careers Fair exploring Green jobs, the town’s planned Green Campus and what a Greener future could mean.
Something for music lovers at Thanet Indoor Bowls Club
Playful family screenings, sensory cinema, and creative making with Turner Contemporary and Small World Cinema
Make a beautiful wreath in the sunny new workshop room at Foliage in Broadstairs
Join in the October half term fun at the newly refurbished Newington Community Centre
Bringing an all day, indoor rock festival to The Granville Theatre in Ramsgate.
Breaking Science & Drumatics, The Halloween Warm Up
Ramsgate's Little Brick Cafe opens it's doors for another adult-only evening...
Vinyl only all night long with DJ Katmandude at Ramsgate Arts Club
A comedy show at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs
Celebrate the Crab Museum's 5th party in style at Where Else? in Margate.
An improvised music event at Ramsgate Arts Club
Guided dusk walk to listen for local bat species in Dane Valley Woods
The Haunted Bride based on the delectably eerie tale To Be Read At Dusk by Charles Dickens at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs
The first-ever cook-off at Lowlife in Margate
Award-winning Farmers Market where producers will be selling bread, cheese, honey, fruit, vegetables, wild game, fruit juices, fresh meat and much more
A vibrant mix of amazing makers & creators at Dame Janet Primary Academy in Ramsgate
Meditation in movement at Monkton Nature Reserve
Camp, Cabaret Carnage at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate!
