> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (August 24-30) - URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/things-to-do-in-thanet-and-beyond-this-week-august-24-30/ - Published: 2026-08-24T07:00:35.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-24T07:00:34.000Z - Description: Our pick of what's on in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond over the next week - 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 East Kent, Things to do in Broadstairs, What's happening?, Thanet, Walks, Ramsgate, Music, Margate, Literature, LGBTQ+, Canterbury, Broadstairs, Faversham DJ Joe Corbani is offering free DJ lessons for kids in Broadstairs on Wednesday. Aimed at children aged 8-14, they’ll get hands-on experience with real DJ equipment and learn the basics of mixing. No prior experience necessary. [DM Joe for more info](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMuzLYeg4vg/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Delve into Cliftonville West’s Jewish history on a Jewish Thanet walking tour on Wednesday evening. [Tickets £23](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-jewish-history-of-cliftonville-west-evening-walking-tour-tickets-1994606604046?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Belair Lip Bombs are playing Where Else on Wednesday. A great band that will scratch an itch for you if you missed fellow Melbournian Courtney Barnett at the venue earlier this year. [Tickets £14.91](https://www.gigantic.com/the-belair-lip-bombs-tickets/margate-where-else/2026-08-26-19-00?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Children’s author Lucy Strange will be celebrating the publication of her debut YA novel Cut Him Out in Little Stars with an event at the Happy Reading Children’s Bookshop in Broadstairs on Thursday. [Tickets £5](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cut-him-out-in-little-stars-publication-day-author-event-with-lucy-strange-tickets-1993547501241?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Author Jacqueline Crooks will be discussing her new novel Sky City at the Fort Road Hotel on Thursday. [Free tickets](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sky-city-with-jacqueline-crooks-tickets-1996797188142?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). To mark the 25th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the Carlton cinema in Westgate will be screening the movie Friday to Sunday. [Tickets from £4.35](https://westgate-on-sea.picturedromecinemas.co.uk/event/113160?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Fatboy Slim will DJ on Dreamland’s Scenic Stage on Friday. [Tickets £64.10](https://www.dreamland.co.uk/event/fatboy-slim/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Ramsgate Community Cinema is screening Moana and My Octopus Teacher on Dumpton Gap beach in Broadstairs on Friday. [Suggested donation £5](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-beach-screenings-august-28th-dumpton-gap-tickets-1995902482052?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Alt karaoke night I’m Not Kara-okay heads to Olby’s in Margate on Friday. [Tickets £10](https://dice.fm/event/pydqlw-im-not-kara-okay-alt-karaoke-28th-aug-olbys-creative-hub-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Brogdale Cider Festival takes place at Brogdale Farm in Faversham on Saturday and Sunday. [Adult tickets £15](https://brogdalecollections.org/event/brogdale-cider-festival/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ## Sign up for Strange Tourist Your go-to guide for culture, events and coastal life in Thanet Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. The bOing! Family Arts Festival returns to Canterbury’s Gulbenkian Arts Centre on Saturday and Sunday. [See the full programme](https://boingfestival.com/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Friends of Foe and Komorebi Kitchen will cooking a Sri Lankan and Japanese fusion menu at HOFFS in Margate on Saturday and Sunday. Three courses for £37\. [DM on Instagram to book](https://www.instagram.com/friends%5Fof%5Ffoe/?e=384e8677-daeb-4e6d-92c0-b784de0e4a46&g=5&ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The first Kent Radical Pride is set to take place in Dover on Saturday. [Full info on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kent.radical.pride/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Free Association is running an introductory improv comedy class at Cloud Zen in Margate on Saturday. [Tickets £20](https://thefreeassociation.arlo.co/w/courses/147-improv-dropin-taster-margate?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Balearic Boutique will be taking over the Sun Deck in Margate on Saturday from 2-10pm with DJ Jo Mills headlining the day. Free entry. Queer cabaret night The Plague is on at Where Else in Margate on Saturday. Hosted by Freeda Nip and ELZ, the event will raise money for Trans Club. [Tickets £5](https://www.outsavvy.com/event/37677/margplague-queer-cabaret-night?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Rock, punk, emo and metal club night Can’t Stop is putting on a summer’ween fancy dress party at Where Else in Margate on Saturday. [Tickets £7](https://www.gigantic.com/can-t-stop-summer-ween-tickets/margate-where-else/2026-08-29-21-00?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Kate Malyon and Sé Nomyo will screen their film Return To Water and lead a writing workshop at Flints Project Space in Newgate Gap on Sunday. Bring your swimming gear for a dip too. [Pay-what-you-can tickets](https://www.outsavvy.com/event/38718/return-to-water-sea-swim-and-writing-workshop?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). It’s Neptune’s Fest over at Neptune’s Hall in Broadstairs on Sunday. DJs Rosy Ross, and Jonny Henfrey will be spinning vinyl in the garden all afternoon, then Brian Not Brian will take to the decks in an after hours tent later. Pizza and rotisserie chicken served 1-8pm. Free entry. Babyshambles play Dreamland on Sunday with support from Big Special, Warmduscher, Gans, and Pregoblin. [Tickets £49.50](https://www.dreamland.co.uk/event/babyshambles/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Want more? [Subscribe to our newsletter](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/#/portal) for a hit of arts, culture and fun things to do around Thanet and beyond in your inbox every Saturday morning.