> ## 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 4-10) - URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/things-to-do-in-thanet-and-beyond-this-week-may-4-10/ - Published: 2026-05-04T07:00:50.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-04T07:00:50.000Z - Description: Our pick of what's happening the Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and further afield, including Deerhoof, Babak Ganjei, Breakin Convention 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 East Kent, Things to do in Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Margate, Canterbury, Broadstairs Pictish Trail plays Ramsgate Music Hall on Tuesday. [Tickets £22.50](https://www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/pictish-trail/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Royston in Broadstairs will be presented with CAMRA’s Thanet Pub of the Year award for the fourth year running on Wednesday at 6.30pm. The pub will be serving celebratory cheeseboards from 6pm. Artist Babak Ganjei will be giving the lowdown on his debut novel On the Bus Without a Phone at Fort Road Hotel on Thursday. [Free tickets](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-the-bus-without-a-phone-with-babak-ganjei-tickets-1983856486154?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&%5Fgl=1%2A1uybq3q%2A%5Fup%2AMQ..%2A%5Fga%2AMTA4ODIxODM3Mi4xNzc0MDM2Njc2%2A%5Fga%5FTQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NzQwMzY2NzUkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzQwMzY2NzUkajYwJGwwJGgw&ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Seabird in Ramsgate hosts An Asparagus Dinner on Thursday. The night will mark the beginning of asparagus season with a five course menu, each dish incorporating the pointy vegetable in a different way. [Places £55](https://www.seabirdramsgate.com/asparagus?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). A new French and Spanish language exchange group will meet the first Thursday of every month at The White Swan pub in Broadstairs. The next session is on Thursday at 6.30pm. Free. Funmbi Omotayo headlines Vaults Comedy is at Ramsgate Arts Club on Thursday. [Tickets £18](https://ramsgatearts.club/ols/products/7thmay?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). STAK.life, which provides mental health support to young people with autism in Thanet, is holding a fundraising art exhibition and sale at ARK in Cliftonville, Friday to Sunday. [Find out more](https://www.stak.life/upcoming-events-fundraising/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Yoakley House in Margate opens up its award-winning gardens to the public on Friday. [Tickets £8](https://yoakleycare.co.uk/garden-talk-tour/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). NO TV are putting on a disco punk party at Where Else in Margate on Friday. [Tickets £8.10](https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/ryqaby-no-tvs-disco-punk-party-8th-may-where-else-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). David Devant and his Spirit Wife return to Ramsgate Music Hall on Friday. [Tickets £19](https://www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/we-shall-overcome-presents-david-devant-and-his-spirit-wife-plus-support/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Margate’s Crab Museum hosts the launch of Secret Mode Games’ new educational video game Everything is Crab on Friday. [Tickets £6.66](https://link.dice.fm/6btEKamlB2b?sharer%5Fid=57bad68063051f48e4cf4746&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 Garden Gate Project up by Northdown Park will be holding its Spring Open Day on Saturday from 1-4pm. For National Mills Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Drapers Windmill in Margate will be opening up from 2-4pm each day for free tours. Hip hop dance festival Breakin Convention hosts a series of workshops and talks at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury on Saturday afternoon. [Tickets £25](https://marlowetheatre.com/shows/breakin-convention-3/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). On Saturday, the Crab Museum welcomes you to a free ‘crab adjacent’ art exhibition by Lydia Wong at Limbo in Margate. ELZ will perform a new work in progress show By the End Of This Show Every Man in the Audience will Be In Love with Me at the Alley Bar in Ramsgate on Saturday. [Tickets £10.50](https://www.screamingalley.co.uk/event-details-registration/by-the-end-of-this-show-every-man-in-the-audience-will-be-in-love-with-me?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Where Else in Margate’s new night showcasing upcoming talent, New In Town, launches on Saturday with performances from Big Long Sun, Foot Foot and Fruit Band. [Tickets £10](https://www.gigantic.com/new-in-town-tickets/margate-where-else/2026-05-09-19-00?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) or free for Where Else members. Deerhoof are heading back to Thanet, playing Ramsgate Music Hall on Saturday. [Tickets £27.50](https://www.ramsgatemusichall.com/tc-events/deerhoof/?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.