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# Things to do in Thanet this week (August 10-16)
- URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/things-to-do-in-thanet-this-week-august-10-16/
- Published: 2026-08-10T07:00:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-10T11:59:37.000Z
- Description: Our pick of events happening this week in Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs, including Ramsgate Day, queer walks, art exhibitions, 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 Broadstairs, What's happening?, Walks, Art, DJ set, Music, Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Outdoor activities, Thanet

Wild Queers will be heading out on an ecology walk around Palm Bay meadows on Tuesday evening, 6-7.30pm. All welcome. [Pay-what-you-can tickets](https://www.outsavvy.com/event/38478/wild-queers-queer-ecology-walkwheel?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Xanthe’s World will be leading a Yayoi Kusami-themed children’s art workshop at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Cliftonville on Tuesday. Artwork created in the session will be displayed in an exhibition next month. [Tickets £12.50](https://billetto.co.uk/e/xanthe-s-world-yayoi-kusama-tickets-1974659?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Sandra Art4All opens its annual summer exhibition of art created by deaf, neurodivergent and autistic artists at Margate School of Art on Wednesday until Saturday, August 29\. Launch event 4-8pm on Wednesday. Free entry. 

[Thanet art studio adapting creative processes for artists with additional needs“I just like to get to know the person in front of me,” says Sandra Hampton from Sandra Art4All studio on working with artists with special needs![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-3992d4ae-2d70-4086-b6c4-a32e2e9de962.png)Strange TouristZita Whalley![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_3768-2-1-145bb1cd-4599-418a-a91f-19f95ea81fb3.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/acol-art-studio-adapting-creative-processes-for-artists-with-additional-needs/)

Artist Krishna Shanthi will be showing new exhibition The Blue Garden at Limbo in Margate from Thursday to Tuesday. There will be a drinks reception on Saturday from 5-8pm. 

Artist Dawn Cole opens new exhibition Artifcaceae at the Joseph Wales gallery in Cliftonville on Thursday until Monday, August 24\. Features prints made using dissected artificial flowers. Free entry. 

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Bright side looking club night Optimissimo will take over the Sun Deck in Margate on Friday with DJs Milski, Orac808 and DJ Leepy. Free entry. 

For Ramsgate Day on Saturday, the town will be turning into a circus with a programme of free family-friendly activities, performances and workshops across the town centre. [More details](https://www.visitramsgate.co.uk/ramsgate-day-2026/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

Queer Walks will be hosting a six mile walk from Margate Train station to Botany Bay and back to the Crab Museum in Margate on Saturday. [Join the WhatsApp group for further details](https://chat.whatsapp.com/If2qUIEZj7PJ5TdydbPch9?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

[LGBTQ+ social meet up groups in Margate and RamsgateIf you are LGBTQ+ and living in Thanet and want to get social with your interests and hobbies, then there’s a meetup group for you![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-7e6f878a-fc56-47ab-885a-9aeee5c4fe89.png)Strange TouristStrange Tourist![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/kirill-zharkiy-ItKtQ-OaIzQ-unsplash-3fc45979-d5d7-4c88-85ab-7fa984c29efc.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/meetups-in-thanet-for-queer-folk-who-like-to-do-stuff/)

Cliftonville Art Garden is opening up for volunteers to help tend to the garden on Sunday, 10am to 2pm. Meet outside Sarns on Northdown Road. [DM on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fineanddandelion?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) to join the WhatsApp group.

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