Interviews
Margate Pride nine years on: 'You are loved, you are welcome here'
Margate Pride co-founder Amy Zing on growing the grassroots festival from a three-minute walk into a whole town takeover
Things to do in Thanet and beyond
Things to do: Summer holidays, Vagina Museum, Gadds Brewery
Exciting activities and events coming up in Thanet (and elsewhere) in the coming weeks, including music festivals, a Crab Museum takeover, a brewery bus, nature photography and more
Things to do in Broadstairs
Things to do: Seafront sauna, Barbie, free bike fixes
New restaurants, Haeckels Community Sauna, parties, Margate Soul Festival, guided bike rides, comedy, some Broadstairs appreciation and more
Things to do in Broadstairs
Things to do: Garden Gate Music Day, Rakookoo, Margate Ceramics Market
Loads and loads of things to do in Thanet over the coming weeks, including Rakookoo's Broadstairs pop-up, new beers, cocktail and food deals, live music and a family-friendly walk
Things to do in Broadstairs
Things to do: Skinny Dip, Palace Cinema, This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete
Things to do in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond, including eating great food, discovering lost cinemas, and playing with obsolete tech
Things to do in Broadstairs
Things to do: Pop-up cinema, RIFF, Assembly Acoustic
News, events, openings and more in Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and London, including the return of The London Tavern, Margo (back) In Margate, Ramsgate International Film Festival
Things to do in Broadstairs
Things to do: Strawberries, Thali &Things, George & Heart
New events, places to go, things to eat and more around Thanet and beyond, including barbecues, cocktails, strawberries picking, a Charles Dickens festival, a kids bike ride and more
Things to do in London
Queer Cuntry: 'Our dream is that Chaka will sing live for us dressed as a giant husk of corn'
Lennie and Ray from Margate band pink suits chat Queer Cuntry before they take the explosion of camp, queer country and Americana to London's Southbank for Chaka Khan's Meltdown
Things to do in Margate
Things to do: Father's Day, new bars, evening fitness
New events, places and activities around Thanet and beyond, including live music, new bars, restaurant offers, Father's Day celebrations (or not), and more
Things to do in Margate
Mike Lindsay: 'I want to explore with no real rules'
Tunng’s Mike Lindsay will release his new solo album Supershapes Volume 1 later this month. Strange Tourist speaks to him about the album’s celebration of “the majestic in the domestic,” the influence of the sea on his work, and making cucumber salad live on stage
Local guides
Mergate 2024: In pictures
Margate's mermaid parade, Mergate returned this weekend, in a glitter and sequin filled celebration of coastal living.
Things to do in Broadstairs
Things to do in Thanet: TKE Studios, Mergate, The Repair Cafe, Seashore Safari, Sandcastles
Ted Rogers in conversation with Tracey Emin, Margate Film Festival, pub quizzes, the mermaid parade, a seashore safari, and more