1Drag Bingo – Abba Disco Diva Style
at Fleur De Lis Heritage Centre
Get ready for a glitter-soaked night as Delilah Tickles & Anita Wee return for ABBA-fabulous Drag Bingo, bigger, bolder and shinier than ever.
4.5 milesSat 11 Jul
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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend
11–12 July Near Leaveland
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 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Leaveland, 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 Leaveland
12Drag Bingo – Abba Disco Diva Style
at Fleur De Lis Heritage Centre
Get ready for a glitter-soaked night as Delilah Tickles & Anita Wee return for ABBA-fabulous Drag Bingo, bigger, bolder and shinier than ever.
4.5 milesSat 11 Jul20:00£35
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3Edinburgh Comedy Preview
Rosalie Minnit and Joseph Morpurgo preview their work-in-progress comedy shows ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe.
8.9 milesSat 11 Jul£16
4Weekend Morning Pottery Painting
Come along for our early afternoon pottery painting session. Pick which piece(s) you would like to get artsy with, pay at the till and enjoy your time in our studio decorating to your hearts content. Please note: cost of booking is studio fee and includes use of all glazes and firing, and * does not * include cost of the ceramic piece(s) you will be painting. Only participating painters pay a studio fee - add a £0 Non-painter ticket to make sure we have enough room for your whole group… Read more
21.4 milesSat 11 Jul£0
5Saturday Late Afternoon Pottery Painting
Come along for our late afternoon saturday painting session. Pick which piece(s) you would like to get artsy with, pay at the till and enjoy your time in our studio decorating to your hearts content. Please note: cost of booking is studio fee and includes use of all glazes and firing, and * does not * include cost of the ceramic piece(s) you will be painting. Only participating painters pay a studio fee - add a £0 Non-painter ticket to make sure we have enough room for your whole group… Read more
21.4 milesSat 11 Jul£0
6TALK: Ian Christe 'Soviet Cinema – not just great directors but great designers too'
at Kent MOMI
Soviet Cinema – not just great directors but great designers too A talk by Ian Christie, Emeritus Professor of Film and Media History, Birkbeck College, University of London Some of the greatest production designers of the studio and classic eras in the USA and Europe have begun to win belated recognition, thanks to scholars and historians – not least Ian Christie, the most wide-ranging British film critic-historian of the past 30 years, a champion of the work of John Box, featured in Kent MOMI’s new design exhibition (‘Terence Marsh & Production Design’), and a renowned expert on Soviet cinema. In conjunction with the exhibition, Professor Christie unfolds a penetrating analysis of the obscured designers of such major Soviet classics as The New Babylon , Eisenstein’s Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible Parts 1 and 2, Kozintsev’s great Shakespeare films, and Kozintsev and Trauberg’s New Babylon . In the case of Eisenstein, a prolific draughtsman, it’s perhaps understandable to believe that effectively he designed Nevsky and Ivan . But the production designer of record for those films was actually Iosif Shpinel, who had forty other credits between 1928 and 1956, and also designed some key films by Barnet, Pudovkin and Ermler. Is it too late to start reclaiming credit for those who designed and built these enduring classics? Click here to buy tickets Sell tickets online with Ticket Tailor
22.8 milesSat 11 Jul
7Wall Pocket/ Planters, 11th or
Come and have a wonderfully creative clay session and make a beautiful ceramic wall pocket planter by hand. In this relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll create a flat-backed wall-hung pocket from soft white earthenware clay — designed to hang on the wall as a decorative and functional piece for the home. You’ll be guided step-by-step through the whole process, from shaping the form and creating the pocket, to adding hanging holes and decorative details so it sits beautifully on the wall. You can keep your design simple and elegant, or add extra character with textures, pressed botanicals, stamps, carving and painted details. Once your piece is made, you’ll decorate it with underglaze colours. We’ll then dry, fire, glaze and re-fire it for you, ready to collect a few weeks later once it’s fully finished. A calm, creative workshop with something special to take home (after firing!) — handmade memories and a one-of-a-kind piece made with love. Workshop details Duration: Approx. 2.5 hours Clay: White earthenware clay Level: Beginner-friendly but takes some focus and time Includes: Tuition, clay, use of tools, underglazes, glazing and firing Collection: Ready to collect in approx. 4–6 weeks Please note: Each piece is handmade and beautifully unique, so size, shape and finish is up to you!
23.3 milesSun 12 Jul£55.00
8Introductory Linocut Workshop - Fabia.H.Goff - Folkestone
This early evening workshop is a 3 hour printmaking workshop that teaches you to linocut and linoprint. Perfectly timed so you can have a leisurely lunch locally before crafting the evening away: Join me on Sunday 12th July in my shop and open studio on The Old High Street, Folkestone - 4.30-7.30pm.Before the class you
17.8 milesSun 12 Jul
9First Aid - Complete course (10A&B)
at Kent Scouts
First Aid - Complete course (10A&B) training courseLocation: GILLINGHAM DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS, REAR OF CASTLEMAINE AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, KENT, ME7 2QE WHAT 3 WORDS- ABOVE ASHES WORK Book online
15.7 milesSun 12 Jul10:00
10Dog Training Courses in Kent
at SkellyWags Dog Training Kent
Last updated 18/06/2026 Courses, Classes and Workshops More Than Just A Field. 30 minute 1-1 Introduction to SkellyWags Dog Training. These special introduction sessions are all about seeing what S…
16.8 milesSat 11 Jul£90.00.
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