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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend in Peasmarsh (Rother)

10 picks around Peasmarsh (Rother), from 6 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.

25–26 July Near Peasmarsh (Rother)

Not every listing gets a golden ticket

We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.

Happening Saturday 25 July to Sunday 26 July.
Picked for Peasmarsh (Rother), not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.

Our 10 picks near Peasmarsh (Rother)

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Audience In Conversation4

Audience In Conversation

at All Saints Hall

Take part in a relaxed discussion within the gallery. You will be guided through the exhibition before taking part in an open group conversation about the artworks and share your personal responses to the exhibition. No prior knowledge of the works is needed — the session is open to everyone and encourages reflection and discussion. Visit our summer exhibition To Improvise A Mountain Lynette Yiadom Boakye Curates from Saturday 27 June – Sunday 13 September 2026

8.8 milesSun 26 Jul
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Talks & Lectures
Markus Vater in Conversation8

Markus Vater in Conversation

at Kollectiv

Sunday 26 July 2pm Folkestone gallery kollectiv is delighted to present Juha , a season of exhibitions of work by artists from Central Europe, each supported by a local performance artist and curated by Sammi Gale. The season continues with Having A Serious Conversation with a Mountain, an immersive exhibition by German-born Folkestone-based artist, Markus Vater. Join us for conversation with Markus Vater and curator Sammi Gale taking you behind the scenes of Markus’ new exhibition. Markus Vater: Markus Vater lives and works in Folkstone, London, Essen and Düsseldorf. His artistic practice is diverse and includes: drawing, painting, writing, animation, photography, performance and sculpture. He has taken part in numerous national and international exhibitions: Among others at the Kunstmuseum Bonn, Museum Gertsch in Switzerland, at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, the Royal Academy in London and more recent at Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf and the Sprengel Museum in Hannover. Between 1995 and 2003 he was part of the art collective hobbypop Museum. He had shows with Timothy Taylor, Vilma Gold, ibid-projects, Anthony d'Offay and Centre of Attention in London. He is represented by Rupert Pfab Galerie in Düsseldorf. Recent publications are “Objects of Significance”,published by DCV Verlag Berlin. He has been teaching at the Royal College of Art in London and was Guestprofessor at the HfBK Hamburg and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe.

22.9 milesSun 26 Jul£10.00
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Talks & Lectures
All Together Worship - Upper Church9

All Together Worship - Upper Church

at St Peter's Church

A relaxed and informal approach to worship. There is an all-age talk in the first part of the service, followed by Junior Church activities for the young people, while the service continues for adults with a sermon and intercessions. For those who wish to attend Communion, there will be a Common Worship Holy Communion Service at the Old Church at 11:30 am on the same day as this service.

19.8 milesSun 26 Jul09:30
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Religion & Spirituality
Evensong10

Evensong

at St Philip

Prayer Book Evensong for those who think they can't sing - and for those who can. We don't have a fancy choir but we do enjoy the timeless beauty of the Prayer Book with simple chants.

15.5 milesSun 26 Jul17:30
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Religion & Spirituality

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