Things to do in Thanet and beyond
Incoming: Courtney Barnett, Sikisa, Gal & Gather
Lots of upcoming things to do in Thanet, including Courtney Barnett in Margate, Vaults Comedy in Ramsgate, and Gal & Gather in Broadstairs
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
News
The best of Strange Tourist in 2025
A look back at some of our favourite interviews from the last twelve months, with some of Thanet's most interesting and creative people
Things to do in Thanet and beyond
Incoming: The Orb, Jodie Harsh, Kermode & Mayo
Upcoming events to get in your diary, including live music, comedy, banned books, a crabby birthday party and more
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
Interviews
Margate band Big Woes on the town’s “personal and human” music scene
“Softcore punk band” Big Woes on a new compilation A Margate Sampler, the “amazing” energy of its launch shows, and feeling part of a musical community
Interviews
Ziah Ziah's artistic growth through creative freedom
TKE Studios performance art fellow Keziah Stilwell on creative exploration and shifting artistic gears.
Interviews
Smugglers Festival’s journey to become a magical and mysterious summer highlight
With most of its stages hidden in woodland, Kent’s Smugglers Festival is an “inspiring and magical” experience, says programmer Stewart Hughes
Interviews
Pie Factory Music’s fight to save the building it calls home
As youth service Pie Factory Music fights funding cuts and plans to sell its Ramsgate HQ, CEO Zoë Carassik explains why “young people deserve better”
Interviews
Thanet’s independent music venues “hanging in there” as others shut their doors
Ramsgate Music Hall’s André Dack and Sammy Clarke of Margate’s Where Else on the existential threat facing hundreds of independent music venues in the UK
Interviews
Los Bitchos: ‘Every part is crucial. It's like an orchestra’
Ahead of their upcoming show at Margate Lido, instrumental band Los Bitchos discuss the development of their sound on new album Talkie Talkie