Ramsgate Carnival and Fair will return for its 103rd edition on July 25-26. Places to join the carnival parade and for stalls are still available. Find out more.
Ramsgate-based artist Paul Atkins will be showing a collection of paintings, lithographs, etchings, screen prints and monotypes at Projects Kavel Rafferty in Margate on July 22-28 in an exhibition titled Lost Celestial Worlds.
Award-winning writer Caroline Druitt hosts the first of four creative writing workshops themed on the seasons at Turner Contemporary on Sunday, July 26. The summer edition will focus on surrealism, taking inspiration from the sea, found objects and the work of the gallery’s current exhibiting artist Hulda Guzmán. Tickets £20.
Andy Malt
Turner Contemporary’s first exhibition of 2027 will be Natural Magic: Women, Art, Spirit Worlds. Curated by former Editor of Friez Jennifer Higgie, it will explore esotericism, spiritualism, and feminism through the work of women artists from the nineteenth century to the present day. It will expand on Higgie's book The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World. The exhibition will run from February 13 to June 6.
Foliage in Broadstairs will be hosting a succulent dish workshop on Saturday, July 25. Make your own soil mix and plant a selection of delightfully easy to care for plants in a ceramic dish. Places £45. Call 07907500611 to book.
Business discussion and networking event Seaside CEO returns to the Royal Temple Yacht Club in Ramsgate on Thursday, July 30. Looking at selling on and offline, a panel discussion will feature Alison Lewy MBE who has helped brands get stocked in major retailers, Becky Simms, founder of successful Kent agency, Reflect Digital, advising on online sales strategies, and Ramsgate resident, Anja Hessler, who is an expert in building and managing customer data. Tickets £5.
Love a singalong? Rockaoke is coming to Where Else in Margate on Friday, July 24. That’s karaoke with a full live band. Choose what you want to sing from over 150 options and then get up on stage and live out your rock star dreams. Tickets £9.
Following its launch last month, the Ramsgate outpost of Writing in Progress will be back at Penelope on Wednesday, July 29. Head along to hear writers read their work in progress, or DM to get up on stage yourself.
Ramsgate Arts Club hosts Rituals of Repair, an exhibition by mixed-media artist Amelia Mullins. She looks at irony, tenderness, grief and play in the context of womanhood and childlike expression. On until August 16.
Following last year’s Margate Mushroom Festival, this year will see the launch of the Thanet-wide fungi celebration Sporefaring Festival. Full details are still to come but you can block out the weekend of October 16-18 now. A limited number of £60 early bird weekend passes are on sale now.
Zita Whalley
Patrick Monahan and Lenny Sherman have been added to Ramsgate Arts Club’s week of Edinburgh Fringe previews. The stand up comedians will play the venue on Saturday, July 18. Tickets £15.
Vestiges: Time, Propriety and Emotion is an exhibition looking at the emotional baggage of items we chose to keep or let go. Curated by Madi Hough and Emmna Wichert, it’s running at Ramsgate’s Madsen Sylvester Studio until August 29.
The Bottleneck in Broadstairs next wine tasting will look at Esporão Wines, one of Portugal’s most lauded wine producers. Expect aromatic whites and full-bodied reds. As always, there’s cheese and charcuterie sharing platters. Tickets £55.
We’re still talking about the MOP meal we had last year. The full-flavoured pop up is back, for two nights at Cliffs in Cliftonville, July 24-25. DM on Instagram to book.
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