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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Incoming: Courtney Barnett, Siskia, Gal & Gather

Lots of upcoming things to do in Thanet, including Courtney Barnett in Margate, Vaults Comedy in Ramsgate, and Gal & Gather in Broadstairs

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (February 23-March 1)

Our picks of what's happening in Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and further afield this week, including stand up in a cinema and wolf pup life drawing

Local guides

Sixteen events we’re looking forward to in 2026

It may only be January but our diary is already bulging with things to do in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond over the next twelve months

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Interviews

What a hoot! Ramsgate illustrator features owls and wolves in life drawing class

More lively than your standard life drawing class, Wild Life Drawing works with models who won’t pose or be still, and are an opportunity to be inspired by the natural world, as founder Jennie Webber explains

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Art

In Pictures: Bridget Riley's Learning to See at Turner Contemporary

See photographs of abstract artist Bridget Riley new exhibition Learning to See at Margate's Turner Contemporary

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Interviews

Ramsgate Winter Festival lights up the darker months

Ramsgate Winter Festival returns later this month with a two month programme of events to bring joy and a sense of community to the darker months

From L-R Dalibor's teacher Naomi, Dalibor, Sandra Hampton and Dailbor's siter Bailey at TMS. Photo: Strange Tourist

Interviews

Thanet art studio adapting creative processes for artists with additional needs

"I just like to get to know the person in front of me," says Sandra Hampton from Sandra Art4All studio on working with artists with special needs

Art

The Love Booth: A joyous and intimate glimpse into private moments

See pictures from The Love Booth exhibition and hear our live Q&A with artist Karen Vost

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Interviews

Ramsgate Festival of Sound’s impact resonates around the town

Ramsgate Festival of Sound invites visitors to explore the town through sound, celebrate local talent and discover new ways of engaging with what surrounds them

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Incoming: Bridget Riley, Max Richter, Mozart Estate

A major Bridget Riley exhibition in Margate and a sleepover to remember. These and more dates for your diary.

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Interviews

Ziah Ziah's artistic growth through creative freedom

TKE Studios performance art fellow Keziah Stilwell on creative exploration and shifting artistic gears.

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Incoming: Joe Goddard, Thanet Alive, Folkestone Book Festival

Things to do right through to the end of the year in Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, East Kent and London.

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