Margate: Restaurants, bars, things to do

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Incoming: Canterbury Festival, Cirque du Mar-Gay, Diaries of Note

Upcoming events in Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Canterbury and London, including music, dance, comedy, circus and more

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (July 28-August 2)

What's on in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond this week

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Incoming: David Bowie, Pride, London Film Festival

Dates for your diary with events coming up in Thanet, East Kent and London, including the opening to the David Bowie Archie, Margate Pride events and more

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Things to to in Thanet and beyond this week (July 21-27)

A bumper list of incredible things to do in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, East Kent and London this week

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Kids & Family

Summer holiday survival guide 2025

Your guide to keeping the kids busy through the school holidays this July and August in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, East Kent and London

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Incoming: Wild Life Drawing, Thanet Experimental, Seed Talks

Dates to put in your diary fro events coming up in Thanet and beyond, including wild animal life drawing, experimental art and a talk on witchcraft

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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (July 14-20)

All the best things happening in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and further afield, including comedy, art and theatre on the beach

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News

News Blast: Margate Lido goes up for sale

Margate Lido is up for sale; will someone finally bring it back into proper user? This and more news from around Thanet

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Interviews

A jukebox of confessions: Letters You’ll Never Send brings anonymous confessions to the stage

Have you got something you’ve always wanted to say to someone but don’t dare? Katie McGarry's show Letters You’ll Never Send takes your deepest secrets and puts them on stage

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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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Things to do in Thanet and beyond

Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (July 7-13)

A look at the best things to do around Thanet and further afield this week, including live music, film screenings, and a good old regatta

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News

News Blast: Venue openings galore across Thanet

If you like eating and drinking in Thanet, you just got a whole lot more options. This and more news from across the district.