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Live Music

Around £6.00

Jazz for babies

Wednesday 22 July 1pm Back by popular demand! It’s time to have real fun with your little one(s). Join us for a jazz concert with excellent musicians - Katie Bradley and Mick Bishop in a relaxed environment. Playpen out, babies welcome, comfortable chairs for feeding all around. It’s jazz for adults with babies!

Wed 22 JulKollectiv(1.6mi)

via KollectivLocal gem

Community

Date Collaborators Project/Activity Schedule

Jul 2026 Date Collaborators Project/Activity Schedule Additional Info Every Thursday Evening Friends of RBL Community Choir Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at the FNC Centre Choir Manager Debbi () 01 Jul 2026, Wednesday Kent Tennis Seated, Care Tennis Session & Sponge Ball Tennis Session 1:00 pm – 2 :00 pm at the FNC Centre All FNC Members 03 Jul 2026, Friday FRBL Communiy Choir Every Things Stops For Tea ! 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Cenre Wider Communities 08 Jul 2026, Wednesday Veolia Sustainability Fund Launch Event 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the FNC Centre By invitation 08 Jul 2026, Wednesday Kent Tennis Seated, Care Tennis Session & Sponge Ball Tennis Session 1:00 pm – 2 :00 pm at the FNC Centre All FNC Members 09 Jul 2026, Thursday FHDC, SSAFA, DWP, RBL and other services Veterans Drop-In 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre All FNC Members & all the Veterans in surrounding area 09 Jul 2026, Thursday University of Surrey PAPER Study Knowledge Exchange Event 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at London Charity & Centre Manager 09 Jul 2026, Thursday Folkestone Town Council THE UNSEEN SEEN – Raising Fund for Town Mayor’s Charities. Click here for detail. 7:30 pm – 9:00 am at the Folkestone Museum Chairman, Committee & All FNC Membes 12 Jul 2026, Sunday Equator Festival & FHDC World in a Tent – Multicultural Festival. Click here for detail.

Thu 23 Jul19:30Folkestone Nepalese Community-Youth(1mi)

via Folkestone Nepalese Community-YouthCurated

Live Music

Live Music: Hidden Frequencies

Follow this link to find out more info!

Thu 23 Jul20:00The Music Workshop(1.2mi)

via The Music Workshop

Community

Around £6.00

Desert Island: Andrew Ward

Friday 24 July 7pm Desert Island Art is our version of Desert Island Discs but with…(you guessed it!) art. Our guests are asked to choose 8 works of art, a luxury item and a book to take with them on a Desert Island. What a way to get to know a person! This month we’re inviting our very own, Andrew Ward. Andrew has lived in Folkestone for five happy years. You are bound to have seen him in kollectiv and probably know he is very keen on music and committed to promoting art and artists whenever he can. But have you any idea where he came from? What was he up to before he made Folkestone his home? And what eight works of art, luxury item and book would he take to a Desert Island? Come and find out on Friday July 24th at 7:00. You may be surprised!

Fri 24 JulKollectiv(1.6mi)

via KollectivLocal gem

Likely freeLive Music

Live Music: Floyd - New Voices GRAND FINAL

Floyd in Folkestone 2026 is holding a “Floyd – New Voices” competition for Kent based original artists. The winner will play a support slot for On The Run at The Quarterhouse! The Music Workshop hosted 3 heats in June, with tonight’s final deciding the final winner. Audience members will be part of the decision making process, so come along and show your support! Doors at 7pm. Free Entry.

Fri 24 Jul20:00The Music Workshop(1.2mi)

via The Music Workshop

Community

Spiritual Evening with Mary Ward

One for the diary — Spiritual Evening with Mary Ward at Hythe Spiritualists Church. The organiser's keeping schtum on the details, but that's half the fun.

Fri 24 Jul20:00Hythe Spiritualists Church(2.8mi)

via Hythe Spiritualists Church

Markets & Fairs

Old School Jumble Sale - Canterbury

Grab bargains galore at Pilgrims Hospices' Old School Jumble Sale event whilst raising vital funds for local hospice care.

Sat 25 JulFolkestone General shop - Pilgrims Hospices(1.3mi)

via Folkestone General shop - Pilgrims HospicesCurated

Community

Folkestone Pride

Another belter from The Folkestone Bookshop. Folkestone Pride — pop over to their site for the full lowdown.

Sat 25 JulThe Folkestone Bookshop(1.6mi)

via The Folkestone Bookshop

Community

Folkestone Harbour Yarn

Sat 25 JulFolkestone Harbour Yarn(1.6mi)

via Folkestone Harbour YarnLocal gem

Community

Every Saturday Morning

Every Saturday Morning the Society have a Coffee Morning in Yaps Cycle Cafe on Sandgate High Street from 10.30am – current or prospective members always welcome!

Sat 25 Jul11:30Sandgate Society(0.1mi)

via Sandgate SocietyLocal gem

Likely freeLive Music

Live Music: Floyd - New Voices

Floyd in Folkestone 2026 is holding a “Floyd – New Voices” competition for Kent based original artists. The winner will play a support slot for On The Run at The Quarterhouse! Audience members will be part of the decision making process, so come along and show your support! Doors at 7pm. Free Entry.

Sat 25 Jul20:00The Music Workshop(1.2mi)

via The Music Workshop

Community

Pilgrims Summer Fair at Sandyacres Sports and Social Club

Enjoy a fun day at Pilgrims Summer Fair at Sandyacres Sports and Social Club, Ashford on 26 July 2026, whilst supporting local hospice care.

Sun 26 JulFolkestone General shop - Pilgrims Hospices(1.3mi)

via Folkestone General shop - Pilgrims HospicesCurated

Community

Pilgrims Summer Fair

Enjoy a day of fun for the whole family at the Pilgrims Summer Fair at Sandyacres, Ashford.

Sun 26 JulFolkestone General shop - Pilgrims Hospices(1.3mi)

via Folkestone General shop - Pilgrims HospicesCurated

Talks & Lectures

Around £10.00

Markus Vater in Conversation

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.

Sun 26 JulKollectiv(1.6mi)

via KollectivLocal gem

Community

LGBTea Morning: post-Pride community gathering

Open to all, no need to book

Sun 26 Jul10:00The Folkestone Bookshop(1.6mi)

via The Folkestone Bookshop

Community

Lucy May Walker's Writer's Round

Lucy May Walker’s monthly Writer’s Round is an afternoon of original music in the style of a Nashville writers round where 3 featured artists sit on the stage at the same time and take turns in playing their songs & telling the stories behind them. Discover your new favourite artist in an intimate, cosy setting by the seaside.

Sun 26 Jul17:00The Music Workshop(1.2mi)

via The Music Workshop

Community

Espression Arts

CANTERBURYThursday 27th OctoberShadowsBring the shadows to life with stop-motion animation, puppets, cut-outs and more…10am – 3:30Espression

Mon 27 JulYoung Animators Club(3.2mi)

via Young Animators ClubCurated

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Venues with events near Sandgate

A few local places from the listings above, all within three miles.

The Music Workshop1.2 miles away Folkestone General shop - Pilgrims Hospices1.3 miles away Kollectiv1.6 miles away

More about Sandgate

Kent, England

Sandgate is in Kent, with local places and neighbouring communities close by. Its events calendar is usually shaped by practical local spaces such as South Kent Harriers - Folkestone, rather than big set-piece attractions. Near Here brings Sandgate events into one place so you can see what is coming up without a long search. Check the listing details before you go, especially times, booking notes and access information.

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