Things to do in Thanet and beyond this week (June 2-8)
The best things to do across Thanet in Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate and into the east Kent coast
Björk (on screen) in Broadstairs and Betty Boo (in real life) in Dover, plus a whole lot more.
Björk’s new concert film Cornucopia screens at the Palace cinema in Broadstairs on Tuesday. Tickets £9.
The Shakespeare in Margate will host its last quiz before summer kicks in on Tuesday. DM to book your table.
Stand up comedians Rosie Jones and Marjolein Robertson will be performing work in progress shows at Where Else in Margate on Wednesday. Tickets £16.38.
The Bottleneck in Broadstairs is hosting a cigar tasting on Wednesday. Tickets £85.
Windmill Gardens in Margate is having a plant sale Thursday, 11-4pm. Head down for veg plans, herbs, fruit, trees and flowers.
Betty Boo’s 35th anniversary stops off at The Booking Hall in Dover on Thursday. Tickets £26.
Seafood supper club Catch holds its first Margate event at The George & Heart on Thursday. Places £35.
Queer Cuntry’s Little Gay Line Dancing Club has its first monthly class at Margate Arts Club on Thursday. Tickets £12.
The Social Singing Choir is putting on a show to raise funds for Margate Pride at Olby’s in Margate on Thursday. Tickets £8.
Margate writer Kit Proudfoot has a live reading of his new sitcom script Goons at the Museum of Comedy in London on Thursday. Free tickets.
Opening on Friday, London’s Victoria Miro gallery marks its 40th anniversary with a new exhibition featuring many of the artists it has worked with since opening in 1985.
It’s First Friday at Marine Studios in Margate on Friday. This month’s theme is DIY publishing. Head down to make zines, badges and vegetable block prints.
Where Else in Margate is holding a first birthday party for Charli XCX’s Brat album on Friday. Free tickets.
Margate bakery Modern Provider’s final day of trading is Saturday. Bring a jar to take away a piece of sourdough starter.
Ross From Friends DJs under his new alias Bubble Love at Faith In Strangers on Saturday. Tickets £16.03.
Feast Club is cooking up a mega seafood spread at The Albion Rooms in Cliftonville on Saturday. DM to book.
Join That Running Club for a 10km run ending with beers at the Flock Taproom in Canterbury on Saturday.
The Crab Museum in Margate will be launching its new children’s book A Natural History of Bums with two events on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets £2.
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Marine biologist Helen Scales will be discussing her new book What the Wild Sea Can Be at the Fort Road Hotel in Margate on Sunday. Free tickets.
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