Incoming: Belle & Sebastian, Bonfire Night, Wes Anderson

Lots of exciting live music announcements, fireworks, a new film club and an office Christmas party for the office-less. So many things to try to cram into your diary.

Belle & Sebastian are coming to Dreamland next summer. Stopping in Margate as part of their 30th anniversary tour, they'll perform their If You're Feeling Sinister in full, followed by a greatest hits set on Friday, July 31. Before that, you’ll get a support performance from Saint Etienne. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, with a pre-sale the day before. Register for the pre-sale. 

Details of this year’s Bonfire Night fireworks display in Broadstairs have been announced, with live music from Meister and The SuperMicks, as well as the main event itself. There will be music from 5.30pm and the display will begin at 7pm on Wednesday, November 5.

Lambrini Girls have had a venue upgrade for their Margate show on Friday, November 21. Previously booked to play the Lido, they will now appear at Dreamland’s Roller Rooms. Support will come from the excellent CLT DRP. Tickets £15. 

Pomus in Margate will be cooking up a Greek feast for one night only on Monday, November 24 from 5pm. It’ll be “an epic sharing feast” with a range of traditional dishes on offer, all paired with a selection of Greek wines. £39 per person. 

Ren Harvieu and The Magic Numbers’ Romeo Stodart will be performing together at Ramsgate Music Hall on Friday, January 23. They’ll be playing songs set to appear on a collaborative album out in 2026. The show is part of January’s Independent Venue Week programme. Tickets £22.50.

Also at Ramsgate Music Hall, the venue has announced that Mexican psychedelic rock duo Lorelle Meets the Obsolete will return on Saturday, May 2. Tickets £18.50.

London’s Design Museum opens a new exhibition of items from film director Wes Anderson’s personal archives next month. It will chart his evolution from early experiments in the 90s through films like The Royal Tenenbaums and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Over 600 items on show include storyboards, polaroids and costumes. The exhibition opens on Saturday, November 21 and runs until July 26 next year. Tickets from £19.96.

Gal & Gather will be back at Salt in Broadstairs on Saturday, November 15. Tickets to the latest edition of the women-only social include wine-tasting, a selection of small plates and a wine talk. £65 per person. 

Punk band Crabs have announced their annual festival Crabsmas show at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Cliftonville on Friday, December 12. Also on the bill are Los Coyote Men and Harmony Bo. Last year this sold out in October, so don’t hang about. Tickets £12. 

DJ, producer, artist and (most importantly in this case) author Justin Robertson will be discussing his new novel The Trial of Jonah at Off Licence in Cliftonville on Friday, November 28 at 6.30pm. There will also be a playback of the second album from his Five Green Moons project. He’ll be on hand to sign books and records once both are done. Free entry. 

Foliage in Broadstairs is putting on a terrarium workshop on Saturday, November 15. £45 gets you everything you need to make your own bottle-based plant oasis and a welcome drink. Call or text Keeley on 07907500611 to book. 

Kino Karabiner - a new film club focussed on elevating women’s stories - launches next month. On Tuesday, November 18 at Fort Road Hotel, the first event will screen the documentary Women and the Wind. The film follows the journey of three women on a 50-year-old wooden catamaran tracking the path of discarded plastic across the North Atlantic. Free tickets. 

It's been a long time since I went to an office Christmas party. Like an increasing number of us, I don’t have an office to party in. To address this issue, ELZ is organising an office party for the office-less at Olby’s in Margate on Friday, December 12. There will be DJs, karaoke, a photobooth and (don’t ask me what this means) a “photocopy machine contest”. Turn up early and you can also have Christmas dinner. Tickets from £6.