> ## 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 (May 18-24) - URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/things-to-do-in-thanet-and-beyond-this-week-may-18-24/ - Published: 2026-05-18T07:00:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-18T12:20:43.000Z - Description: A bumper pick of things to do in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond as we head into the bank holiday weekend - 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 London, Things to do in East Kent, Things to do in Broadstairs, Thanet, Ramsgate, Margate, London, Canterbury, Broadstairs Sea, Spirit & Stones is putting on a children’s circle on Tuesday. The sessions aim to help children become self aware of their feelings through movement, meditation and sharing. [Places £15](https://www.seaspiritandstones.com/collections/events/products/childrens-circle-broadstairs?variant=55520638271864&ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Chump’s Comedy celebrates its third birthday at Where Else in Margate on Wednesday, with performances from Ivo Graham, Sam Nicoresti, Kiran Saggu, and Cecily Hitchcock. [Tickets £17](https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/927dlo-chumps-3rd-birthday-ivo-graham-sam-nicoresti-kiran-saggu-cecily-hitchcock-20th-may-where-else-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [Chump’s Comedy Margate: Ed Gamble, Phil Wang, crab jokesFrom an idea shared on a train home to sell-out shows featuring the likes of Ed Gamble and Phil Wang, Andy Malt speaks to Margate’s Chump’s Comedy about how it all came together so successfully, so quickly![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-179.png)Strange TouristAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/Chumps-team-4.jpeg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/chumps-comedy-how-did-margate-get-so-funny-so-fast/) New open mic poetry night All In The Line takes place at 101 Social in Cliftonville on Wednesday. To read some of your own work, text Wordzy on 07875566950 to secure a place. Free entry. Businesses on Harbour Street in Ramsgate will be celebrating the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity on Thursday. Fort Road Hotel has launched its Frites Thursdays, starting this week. That’s steak frites, moules frites or house salad with frites, each for £16\. [Must be prebooked](https://fortroadhotel.com/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Mando-pop duo Chinese American Bear perform at Where Else in Margate on Thursday. [Tickets £12.50](https://whereelse.live/events/chinese-american-bear-473073?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Following last year’s celebration of the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, Ramsgate celebrates the return of the Dunkirk Little Ships to the Royal Harbour with events taking place around the town from Friday to Monday. Hold Creative Spaces in Ramsgate has three exhibitions running from Friday to Monday by artist Drew McGuinness. Learn the process of decoupage and create your own trinket shell at Little Ravens in Ramsgate on Friday. [Tickets £32](https://www.littleravens.co.uk/event-details-registration/adults-15-shell-decoupage?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). You’re invited to a literary pub crawl around Thanet on Friday, as part of the National Year of Reading. Bring a book and grab a pint at the George & Heart in Margate at 3pm, Covell’s Tavern in Margate at 5pm, and The Book Hotel in Ramsgate at 7.30pm. ## 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 Bus Cafe celebrates its 10th birthday bash this Friday from 5pm, and then for the rest of the weekend. Head down for rostis and wraps. Hear music composed by Hans Zimmer performed by candlelight at Holy Trinity Church in Broadstairs on Friday. [Tickets from £20](https://www.lumos-experiences.com/event/a-hans-zimmer-candlelight-experience-in-broadstairs%F0%9F%95%AF%EF%B8%8Ffriday-22nd-may/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Seafood supper club Catch takes place at Gather& in Ramsgate on Friday. [£40 per person](https://www.seabirdramsgate.com/catch?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Social Singing Choir perform at the Drill Shed in Cliftonville on Friday, raising money for Whale Wise and premiering their new charity single Wash Over Me. [Tickets £10](https://drillshed.seetickets.com/event/wash-over-me-the-social-singing-choir/the-drill-shed/3637110?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Comedy night Funny Cuts is back at Margate Beach Club on Friday, headlined by Gabriel Madden. £5 on the door or [DM for tickets](https://www.instagram.com/funnycutscomedy/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Jonny Woo performs a compilation show of his best bits at Ramsgate’s Alley Bar on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. [Tickets £20](https://www.screamingalley.co.uk/event-details-registration/jonny-woos-best-bits-2026-05-22-19-00?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [Screaming Alley open new bar and cabaret theatre in RamsgateIn the basement of an inclusive barber shop, Ramsgate cabaret company Screaming Alley’s new members bar looks set to become more than just a good night out![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-180.png)Strange TouristZita Whalley![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/Mercury-Rizing--Screaming-Alley--c--Andrew-Hastings-.jpg-5.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/screaming-alleys-new-members-bar-in-ramsgate/) The Broadstairs May Fair is set to take place from Saturday to Monday, with a fun fair on Victoria Gardens, as well as local craft and other stalls along the prom. The Ramsgate Lit Fest is set to take place at The Book Hotel from Saturday to Saturday. [See the full programme](https://thebookhotel.uk/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [The Book Hotel is “a love letter to books, reading and writing”Tamara Macfarlane on launching a literary-themed hotel, programming the first Ramsgate Lit Fest, and why she believes people’s desire to read is stronger than ever![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-1eb50838d51e49374d74b41a772f39eec9c653faf19ca30377d182bb5c4a9684.png)Strange TouristAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/DSC_0622-3d0062aab2f81c8a7bcea4f95ea3c50998ebf29991d9272e8b271e6bf4d0864a.JPG)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/the-book-hotel-is-a-love-letter-to-books-reading-and-writing/) The first European exhibition of work by Dominican artist Hulda Guzmán opens at Margate’s Turner Contemporary on Saturday until September 13\. Free entry. Pink Moon Collective hosts a family-friendly brunch at Chandler & Dunn Farm near Ash on Saturday. [Places are £55 per adult](https://www.pinkmooncollective.co.uk/shop/p/brunch?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) while kids eat free. Balearic Boutique will be soundtracking the sunset outside Turner Contemporary in Margate on Saturday, 5-10pm. Wildwood wildlife park near Herne Bay is opening up for the evening on Saturday. [Tickets from £14](https://kent.wildwoodtrust.org/events-and-experiences/summer-evening-sessions/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Adobros are putting on a Filipino food pop-up at Louie on Sea in Margate on Saturday and Sunday - returning after a popular residency last year. [£47.50 per person](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theadobros/2162828?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The next Junkyard Gaming retro video game social will take place at Where Else in Margate on Sunday. The venue will be filled with all the consoles you remember from your youth and plenty you don’t as well. £5 on the door. Watch a screening of Where The Wild Things Are with a live score at Ark in Cliftonville on Sunday. [Adults £8.50, children £6](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/arkcliftonville/2123307?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Resonant Coast takes place at Staple Stores in Ramsgate on Sunday, launching Richard Pike’s new album Redemption Suite I-IX: For Piano & Textures. [Tickets £7](https://salmonuniverse.sumupstore.com/product/resonant-coast-4?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Nightmares on Wax DJ at The Drill Shed in Cliftonville on Sunday, with doors opening at 4pm and the set finishing at 9pm. [Tickets £25.50](https://dice.fm/event/6d2oob-nightmares-on-wax-24th-may-the-drill-shed-margate-tickets?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.