> ## 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 this week (August 17-23) - URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/things-to-do-in-thanet-this-week-august-17-23/ - Published: 2026-08-17T07:00:29.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-24T10:18:15.000Z - Description: Our pick of what's on in Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs this week, including film, activities for kids, walks and more - Author: Strange Tourist - Tags: Things to do in Thanet and beyond, What's happening?, Things to do in Ramsgate, Things to do in Margate, Things to do in Broadstairs, Broadstairs, Comedy, Art, Kids & Family, Gay Thanet, LGBTQ+, Outdoor activities, Film, Margate, Music, Ramsgate, Thanet Lou Sanders and Stevie Martin will be performing a double bill of work-in-progress shows at Cliftonville’s Faith in Strangers on Monday. Both will perform 30 minutes of new material each. [Tickets £17.06](https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/6do332-lou-sanders-stevie-martin-wip-17th-aug-faith-in-strangers-margate-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Wild Queers will be heading out on an ecology walk around Dane Park 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). DJ Joe Corbani is offering free DJ lessons for children aged 8-14 in Broadstairs on Wednesday. [DM Joe for more info](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMuzLYeg4vg/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [School summer holidays: Things to do in Thanet and East KentYour guide to keeping the kids busy through the school holidays this July and August in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-b22304ab-e28d-473e-baab-d3b0ce209d72.png)Strange TouristStrange Tourist![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/ashton-bingham-SAHBl2UpXco-unsplash-d04a01ae-1911-49e3-984c-2d109dba8460.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/margate-broadstairs-ramsgate-kent-london-summer-holiday-survival-guide/) Find out everything you ever wanted to know about seaweed on a walk around Dumpton Gap in Broadstairs with Thanet Coast Project from 10.30am on Thursday. [Suggested donation £5](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seaweed-their-secrets-dumpton-gap-2026-tickets-1992827199800?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Artist Clare Evans will be showing her new exhibition Stepmothers at The Romantic in Cliftonville From Friday until Wednesday, celebrating stepmothers and blended families. [Find out more](https://www.clareevansartist.com/?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. Margate Winter Gardens will be opening up its gardens on Saturday and Sunday for a weekend of fun. On Saturday, there will be live music, DJs, performances, food and pop-up bars. Sunday will be family focussed, with giant bubbles, balloon modelling, puppets, storytellings, martial arts, yoga and more. Free entry. The Palace cinema in Broadstairs will be screening David Byrne’s incredible American Utopia on Saturday and Sunday. [Tickets £9](https://thepalacecinema.co.uk/production/david-byrnes-american-utopia/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [Palace cinema celebrates 60 years at the heart of Broadstairs“Cultural institution” the Palace cinema’s 60 year journey to become “a place that really is about film as opposed to two hours of entertainment”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-f8bba55f-a141-403b-81d9-ead4862b405a.png)Strange TouristAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/DSC_5202-1-ea41117c-301e-4b9a-aa22-33b45693683b.jpeg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/palace-cinema-celebrates-60-years-at-the-heart-of-broadstairs/) Bastille perform at Dreamland in Margate on Saturday night. [Tickets £60.95](https://www.dreamland.co.uk/event/bastille-2/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Tideline is putting on a free coastal walk for young people aged 16-29 at Stone Bay in Broadstairs on Sunday at 11am. [Free tickets](https://luma.com/calendar/cal-F4uz896jreIsABG?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Small World Cinema will be putting on a day of film screenings and workshops for children at Turner Contemporary on Sunday. [Tickets from £3.50](https://turnercontemporary.org/whats-on/events/family-film-day-small-world--august-cinema?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). *Image credit: Shervin Lainez* 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.