What's On

Turner’s 'Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate'

A special display of JMW Turner’s Margate painting at Turner Contemporary in Margate

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

A major exhibition by the internationally renowned French artist Sophie Calle at Turner Contemporary

Margate Arts Club Life Drawing

Chat Time

Whisky and Vinyl Nights

Taste Whisky from all around the world at The Pearly Cow in Margate

Wosappnin?

Open mic and poetry night at ARK, Cliftonville's Cultural Space

Roller Disco

Birchington Farmers Market

A joyful celebration of food, flavour and community at Dog Acre in Birchington

Makers Market

A vibrant mix of amazing makers & creators at Dame Janet Primary Academy in Ramsgate

Turnips: Free Family Workshops for 0 - 5 Years

Join Turner Contemporary in Margate for a free morning of creative fun, exploring a range of crafting activities to learn with your child

Winter Show

Group show featuring Lido Stores Resident Artists at The Lido Stores in Margate.

Tom Thumb Theatre Christmas Night Market

A special winter wonderland will be created at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate!

Santa's Grotto

Step into a world of magic this festive season and get ready to send your Christmas gift requests straight to the man himself… because Santa’s Grotto is returning to Westwood Cross!

Santa’s Grotto Experience

Nothing captures the magic of Christmas like a visit to Santa’s magical Christmas Grotto

Christmas Print Exhibition (28 Nov - 3 Jan)

Christmas Print exhibition in the Margaret Bryan Gallery at the Margate Caves.

The Elf Express

This festive family tradition brings the magic of Christmas to Quex Adventure Farm Park

Santa Specials

Journey up the Crampton Tower, through the elve's workshop, to visit Father Christmas in his grotto.

Cinderella (12-31 Dec)

Annual Christmas pantomime at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs

Jack and The Beanstalk - A Family Pantomime (12-24)

Annual Christmas Pantomime at the Granville Theatre in Ramsgate!

Agency | Choosing to See - A Soundtrack Journey through 'They Live' (1988)

A guided listening experience exploring surveillance, revelation, resistance, and choice through John Carpenter and Alan Howarth's ‘They Live’ (1988) score at Margate Arts Club

Ho Ho Oh No! (A very Merry Mishap)

Guidance Age 2-8 or believers

Harry Melling

Harry Melling in conversation with Gary Gill at Margate's Faith In Strangers

George & Heart Quiz

A regular fixture on the pub quiz circuit holds its Christmas quiz at Margate's George & Heart

Coastal Christmas Celebration

A Nightmare Before Christmas with The Carnival of Souls

The Silent Companions invite you into the eerie glow of The Carnival of Souls — a twisted Christmas cabaret where festive cheer collides with the wonderfully macabre, at Margate's Tom Thumb Theatre

Under 18s, Christmas Movie Night

Christmas Disco Bingo

Martin Kemp Back To The 80s Xmas Special

80’s tunes and maybe a festive hit or two at Dreamland, Margate!

A Nightmare Before Christmas Carnival of Souls

Tribute to Pink

Breakfast with Santa

Marc Burns, Tribute to Tom Jones

Film Club

Birchington Farmers Market - December

A joyful celebration of food, flavour and community at Dog Acre in Birchington

Winter Solstice: A Day to Honour the Darkness

A day to honour the darkness through movement, breath, rhythm, ritual and immersive sound at Turner Contemporary in Margate

Emma Sorrell Singing Live