Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (May 19-25)
Events and activities in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and further afield this week, including film screenings, comedy, live music and more
Rare music film screenings, free wine tasting, weird morris dancing, a club in a car park and more. All the best things to do in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and further afield this week.
Broadstairs’ Curiosity Shop will host a watercolour workshop with artist Karen McKenzie on Monday evening. Tickets £18. DM to book.
Stand up comedians Red Richardson, Sean McLoughlin and Josh Weller play Where Else in Margate on Tuesday. Tickets £14.
Pomus in Margate is hosting a free wine tasting with English winemakers The Heretics on Wednesday. Book to eat in the restaurant on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday for access.
The Palace cinema in Broadstairs will screen rare 1998 DJing documentary Hang the DJ on Thursday, followed by a Q&A with journalist Joe Shabadu and an after party at Neptunes Hall. Tickets £11.55.
The Barbican in London opens its new immersive Feel the Sound exhibition on Thursday, running until August 31. Full details.
This year’s Margate Fringe Festival begins on Thursday and runs until Saturday. Performers include Nick Helm, Rosie Holt, and Janine Harouni. Book tickets.
Wide Awake Festival takes place in Brixton’s Brockwell Park on Friday, headlined by Kneecap. Tickets £69.50.
Musician Venn Smyth brings his gay ceilidh Deep Fried Sausage to CAMP in Cliftonville on Friday. Tickets £8.
Oli Keens brings his Big Juicy House Party to Faith in Strangers in Cliftonville on Friday. Tickets £5.
The new Ramsgate Space HQ officially opens on Saturday, offering a new hub for tackling town centre shop vacancies and supporting regeneration, creativity, and enterprise in the town. Free tickets.
Plant and coffee shop Foliage will be marking its last day trading in St Lawrence, Ramsgate this Saturday, before moving to a new shop in Albion Street, Broadstairs.
The Broadstairs and St Peters Community Festival takes place at Pierremont Park on Saturday. Free entry.
Artist Job Muscroft displays his new exhibition The Joy Of Cats at Margate’s Pharmacy Gallery on Saturday until Monday.
Ramsgate Music Hall will screen a rare film of Prince’s 1992 performance at Live at the Glam Slam on Saturday. Later there will be live music from London collective Parade, and then a Prince-inspired rave with TAYO3000. Tickets £15-20.
A Night For Weird Folk returns to Margate Arts Club on Saturday celebrating three years of the folk club night and 10 years of organisers Bower Street Morris. Tickets £8.
Stereolab will be playing a one-off UK show at The Booking Hall in Dover on Saturday as a warm up for their world tour. Sold out but check for returns.
Folkestone band Yesterday's Flowers and Thanet’s own Diet Jesus will be playing a show at Folkestone Park Bowls Club on Saturday. Tickets £8.
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