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# Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (April 27 - May 3)
- URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/things-to-do-in-thanet-and-beyond-this-week-april-27-may-3/
- Published: 2026-04-27T07:00:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-28T10:13:24.000Z
- Description: Our pick of things to do in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond this week, including Fern Brady, Masterchef The Professionals' Mark O'Brien and more
- Author: Strange Tourist
- Tags: Things to do in Thanet and beyond, Things to do in Ramsgate, Things to do in Margate, Things to do in Broadstairs, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Margate, Ramsgate, Things to do in East Kent

Stand up comedian Lorna Rose Treen will be performing her show Now That’s What I Call Characters at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre on Tuesday. [Tickets £17](https://marlowetheatre.com/shows/lorna-rose-treen-now-thats-what-i-call-characters/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Stephen Daly will be discussing his debut young adult novel The Last Death Poet at Margate Arts Club on Tuesday. [Free tickets](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-last-death-poet-with-stephen-daly-tickets-1985499910681?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&%5Fgl=1%2A1jmftmi%2A%5Fup%2AMQ..%2A%5Fga%2AMTA4ODIxODM3Mi4xNzc0MDM2Njc2%2A%5Fga%5FTQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NzQwMzY2NzUkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzQwMzY2NzUkajYwJGwwJGgw&ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Fern Brady brings her latest show I Gave You Milk to Drink to Where Else in Margate on Wednesday. [Tickets £20](https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/mx7da9-fern-brady-i-gave-you-milk-to-drink-29th-apr-where-else-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Acoustic music night Assembly celebrates its second birthday on Wednesday at Off Licence in Cliftonville. There will be performances from ELZ, Seye Adelekan, Wedding Guest and Diet Jesus. £7 on the door. 

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Jalen Ngonda performs live at the Drill Shed in Cliftonville on Wednesday, as part of Margate Soul Weekender’s 25th anniversary gig series. [Tickets £28.50](https://www.universe.com/events/jalen-ngonda-live-at-drill-shed-tickets-JB97R0?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Mum Club is back at Penelope in Ramsgate on Thursday afternoon, 2-4pm. Park up the buggy and enjoy some wine, snacks and chats. Free entry. 

Robin Ince will be at the Fort Road Hotel in Margate on Thursday to discuss his new book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. [Free entry](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/normally-weird-and-weirdly-normal-with-robin-ince-tickets-1987251966126?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&%5Fgl=1%2A1rhfwu7%2A%5Fup%2AMQ..%2A%5Fga%2AMTU2NDMyODI4OS4xNzc2Mjg5NTA2%2A%5Fga%5FTQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NzYyODk1MDUkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzYyODk1MDUkajYwJGwwJGgw&ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

[Interview: Robin Ince on how he keeps comedy excitingAhead of two performances in Margate, comedian Robin Ince discusses his love of books, mental health, poetry, and Judy Dench’s “rude handkerchief sewing”![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Strange TouristAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/size/w1200/2024/09/robin_ince_trent_burton-1.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/robin-ince-if-i-see-something-thats-interesting-i-just-want-to-go-and-do-it/)

Feline-focussed art festival the Festival of Cats takes place in venues across Thanet from Friday to Monday. [See the full programme](https://www.festivalofcats.com/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Goth club night Hexed will be back at Margate Arts Club on Friday for its annual May Day extravaganza. [Tickets £8](https://www.outsavvy.com/event/32580/-goth-rockpost-punkindustrialebmdarkwavealt-dragperformances?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Illustrator Quentin Blake is launching an immersive, interactive adventure featuring his Jack and Nancy characters at the Historic Dockyard Chatham on Saturday until June 30\. Entry is free with a Dockyard ticket (adults £29, children 4+ £18.50). [More details](https://thedockyard.co.uk/events/jack-and-nancys-dockyard-adventure-by-quentin-blake/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Kruder & Dorfmeister mark the 30th anniversary of their classic K+D Sessions compilation at The Drill Shed in Cliftonville on Saturday night. [Tickets £25.50](https://dice.fm/event/yob65p-kruder-dorfmeister-drill-shed-margate-2-may-2nd-may-the-drill-shed-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Masterchef: The Professionals semi-finalist Mark O’Brien has a two night residency at Dreamland’s Sunshine Cafe on Friday and Saturday. [£100 per person](https://www.dreamland.co.uk/event/sunshine-cafe-sunset-dinner-series-mark-obrien/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

[Behind the scenes of MasterChef: The Professionals with finalist Mark O’BrienExposing and exhausting but a real honour; Margate chef Mark O’Brien recounts the road to becoming a Masterchef: The Professionals finalist![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Strange TouristZita Whalley![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/size/w1200/2026/03/ME9B5399.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/its-very-exposing-says-margates-masterchef-the-professionals-finalist/)

London’s Comedy Store takes over Dreamland’s Hall by the Sea on Saturday. [Tickets £19.80](https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/the-comedy-store-margate-margate-17-10-2026/event/3500632CE7502498?ref=strangetourist.co.uk).

Sri Lankan food pop-up Friends of Foe will be back at Hoffs in Margate again on Saturday. [£28 per person](https://www.instagram.com/friends%5Fof%5Ffoe/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Mexican psychedelic rock duo Lorelle Meets the Obsolete will return to Ramsgate Music Hall on Saturday. [Tickets £18.50](https://www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/lorelle-meets-obsolete/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk).

Ramsgate Arts Club hosts club night Stratospheric Sounds on Saturday. DJs Jeff Levy and Darren Smart will be playing funk, jazz, latin, afrofunk and soulful dance floor grooves. Free entry.

The Ramsgate Handmade & Vintage Fair will be back on Ramsgate Harbour on Sunday. 

The Drill Shed in Cliftonville hosts an over 30s afternoon indie disco on Sunday afternoon. [Tickets £10.71](https://dice.fm/event/2w3wrm-an-afternoon-of-indie-margate-over-30s-only-3rd-may-the-drill-shed-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk).

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