Top Picks
10 picks around Yorkletts, from 7 local venues. The map pin is doing actual work here.
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.
1at Fleur De Lis Heritage Centre
Organised annually by the Kentish Sail Association, the race celebrates the rich heritage of the trading and fishing craft that once filled the Thames Estuary and north Kent coastline. Many of the vessels taking part are more than 100 years old and represent an important part of Britain’s maritime history.
2Free! (worth double-checking)at The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
Please donate Booking Whilst booking is not essential it’s a great way to guarantee entry on arrival and to make a donation in advance. Created in partnership: Canterbury Museums & Galleries
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3The "Greatest British Sitcom of all time" (Radio Times) is back – this time on stage!
4Amy Annette and Andrew White preview their work-in-progress comedy shows ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe.
5The Marlowe Theatre is an astonishing venue in the historic city of Canterbury, bringing you the best of everything!
6at Fleur De Lis Heritage Centre
Get ready for a stunning summer day out with the front lawn transformed into a spectacular showcase of vintage and classic cars.
7A communion service for all of those within the parish of the Bridge Group
8at 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.
9Free! (worth double-checking)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
10at Medway Queen Paddle Steamer
This was a very popular event last year and we are happy to repeat it. £15.00 per person, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. it promises to be a wonderful evening. We are expecting a high demand so book early to avoid disappointment. Bring your own snacks and nibbles, a good selection of drinks available from the bar. Book through Pam Bathurst:- or by ‘
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