> ## 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 (November 9-15) - URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/whats-on-margate-ramsgate-broadstairs-comedy-food-pub-quiz-9-november-2026/ - Published: 2026-11-09T00:01:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-09T10:28:48.000Z - Description: Our pick of what’s on in Thanet and beyond over the next week, including Jordan Brookes, Margate Smutfest and the tenth anniversary of Mr Teds’ pub quiz - 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, What's happening?, Food, Restaurants, Folkestone, Quizzes, Bars and pubs, Dance, Theatre, Canterbury, LGBTQ+, Talks, Outdoor activities, Kids & Family, Comedy, Festivals, Clubbing, Poetry, Music, Christmas, Shopping, Literature, Workshops, Walks, Art, Board games ### Monday Already feeling Margate Restaurant Week withdrawal? Well, this week is Folkestone Restaurant Week! Running from Monday to Friday, it will also offer two course set menus for £20.26 across a wide variety of restaurants. [See the full list of participating venues](https://www.folkestoneandhythe.co.uk/restaurantweek/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ### Tuesday Mr Teds will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of his brilliant touring pub quiz in November. You can take part in the celebration at the Honeysuckle in Ramsgate on Tuesday, Margate Beach Club on Wednesday and Neptunes Hall in Broadstairs on Thursday. [The best pub quizzes in Margate, Ramsgate and BroadstairsPub quiz season is back. Test your general knowledge at the best quiz nights in Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-ffd6cb76-8962-4f6b-a760-346694d6e701.png)Strange Tourist | Thanet culture guideStrange Tourist![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1558210598-89ba75b1724e-48ab03b6-a403-4328-9cc4-d440a77649cb.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/lets-get-quizzical-thanets-best-pub-quizzes/) Matthew Bourne's award-winning dance production The Car Man comes to Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre from Tuesday until Saturday. [Tickets from £19](https://marlowetheatre.com/shows/matthew-bournes-the-car-man-2/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). By popular demand, there will be another chance to see Margate Pride’s Queer Natural History talk at Margate Arts Club. [Pay what you can tickets](https://www.outsavvy.com/event/40336/panel-talk-qaqueer-natural-history-with-fenja-schultz?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ### Wednesday Join a Martinmas lantern parade, starting at 101 Social in Cliftonville at 5pm and heading down to Dane Park, where children will be allowed to roam with their lanterns. There will be a lantern making workshop from 4pm. [Find out more](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfFANBojBe5/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Willy’s in Margate launches its new Four Hands guest chef series with “the godfather of Spanish cuisine” José Pizarro (pictured) cooking alongside head chef Lewis Johnson. [Places £130 per person](https://www.sevenrooms.com/explore/willys/reservations/create/search/?date=2026-11-11&start%5Ftime=18%3A30&ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Stand up comedian Jordan Brookes performs his new show The Part of You That’s Always Screaming at Where Else in Margate. [Tickets £17](https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/bb8kbm-jordan-brookes-the-part-of-you-thats-always-screaming-11th-nov-where-else-margate-tickets?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [Jordan Brookes: "The audience want dark stuff. They crave it"As he prepares to perform in Margate, 'the Elvis of comedy' Jordan Brookes' discusses his latest stand up show The Part of You That's Always Screaming![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-9426dc2d-6535-4217-a3b0-4db1ba8ad93c.png)Strange Tourist | Thanet culture guideAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/Jordan_Brookes_publicity_image_SohoTheatre_2021-copy-1-d82dabc2-e368-44d5-a5ea-53d5565be57b.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/jordan-brookes-stand-up-comedy-margate-chumps-where-else/) Purgerica Supper Club takes over Cantina Caruso in Margate for a four course menu of Croatian cuisine. [£49.50 per person](https://www.bottegacaruso.com/workshops-events/croatian-feast-6kyh4?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ### Thursday Margate Smutfest takes place from Thursday until Sunday, exploring sex and pleasure through film screenings, workshops, panel discussions, a special edition of the Les Beaux club night and more. [See the full programme](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfILQoYinKT/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) and [book tickets](https://linktr.ee/margatesmutfest?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Lou Sanders is a late addition to Vaults Comedy at Ramsgate Arts Club. Also on the bill are Alistair Barrie, Pat Riarchy, Sadia Azmat and Britain's Got Talent finalist Jonny Awsum. [Tickets £18](https://www.ramsgatearts.club/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Poppy Cockburn launches her new poetry collection Every Time I Meet You Feels Like Doom at Bar Nothing in Cliftonville. [Free tickets](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/every-time-i-meet-you-feels-like-doom-margate-launch-party-tickets-2002926149029?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). The Feeling mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album Twelve Stops and Home at The Drill Shed in Cliftonville. [Tickets £38.50](https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-feeling/the-drill-shed/3636152?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ## Sign up for Strange Tourist | Thanet culture guide Your go-to guide for culture, events and coastal life in Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs and beyond Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ### Friday Molly Pickle’s Christmas Cracker Festive Party is at Union Cafe in Ramsgate with festive shopping live music, nibbles, complimentary drinks and Christmas crackers filled with prizes. Molly will then have a Christmas pop up shop running through the weekend too. Free entry. [Book a ticket to ensure you get a cracker](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mollypickledesign/2480445?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [Christmas 2026 shopping and markets in Margate, Ramsgate and BroadstairsFestive markets, shopping and gift ideas in Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs for Christmas 2026![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/icon/Strange_Tourist_Vector_DOT_SMALL-2cdf2a37-4854-4efd-8313-24a7d1bd5806.png)Strange Tourist | Thanet culture guideStrange Tourist![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/thumbnail/yuri-krupenin-JJV2fzJ-6OA-unsplash-0c9de0d9-b332-4d6a-a4ae-c38c1a1d0b78.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/christmas-shopping-markets-gift-ideas-margate-ramsgate-broadstairs/) Fantasy author Clare Stark is in conversation with host Betty Oracles at 101 Social in Cliftonville. [Free tickets](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cabinet-of-curiosities-november-theme-creating-worlds-from-a-blank-page-tickets-2002888058098?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Harry Baker headlines Chalk Talk at Olby’s in Margate, which sees spoken word performers backed by improvised live music night from the Olby's Soul Cafe house band. [Tickets £12.50](https://olbyscreativehub.co.uk/event/chalk-talk-13th-nov-2026/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Paint plant pots while drinking prosecco at Creative Flow Events’ crafty evening at Gather& in Ramsgate 7pm-9pm. [Tickets £25](https://www.creativeflowevents.co.uk/product/plant-pots-prosecco-ramsgate-friday-13th-november/BKIJURIQBCOQGSHMGCIWRAMT?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ### Saturday Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory and Hen Harrier Action are teaming up for a day celebrating the Hen Harrier. There will be family-friendly including kite-making, a talk, and a guided walk to spot some of the bird of prey. [Free entry](https://sbbot.org.uk/hen-harrier-day/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). Art exhibition Ramsgate’s Attics launches at Ramsgate Space, showing the town’s hidden history through objects found in people’s attics. Runs until Friday, November 27. Projects Kavel Rafferty in Margate hosts a drinks reception for new group show The Gardener, 5-8pm. The exhibition runs until November 29\. [More details](https://www.kavelrafferty.art/gallery-and-curation?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ### Sunday Bookish Board Games launches a new Thanet edition at The Best of Times bookshop in Broadstairs, welcome fans of word-related games aged 8+. [Pay-what-you-can entry](https://ko-fi.com/s/a92f081d53?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.