Wednesday

Crusty supper club Crimp returns for a night of hearty pies at George & Heart on Wednesday. £38.50 per person.

Thursday

Ramsgate-based artist Margot Bandola presents We Leave No Footprints, a new exhibition of paintings at Pie Factory Gallery in Margate from Thursday until November 3. 

See a folk theatre re-telling of Matthew Watkins’ 2023 non-fiction book about the rise of AI SoldGoldMagikarp at St Peter's Anglican Church in Canterbury on Thursday. Free tickets.

High Dive in Margate will be hosting an evening of music, margaritas and quesadillas on Thursday, raising money for the Art & Design Saturday Club at Margate School of Art. The club provides free creative art sessions taught by local artists to children aged 13-16. Can’t make the event? You can also donate to the crowdfunder.

Friday

Ramsgate Autumn Festival from Friday until November 1, celebrating Ramsgate’s heritage, Gothic architecture, literary connections and creative spirit. See the full programme. 

Writer, critic and curator Martin Gayford gives a talk on the life, work and ideas of his longtime friend David Hockney at Turner Contemporary in Margate on Friday. Tickets £15. 

David Hockney fills Turner Contemporary with the light of a sunrise
David Hockney has unveiled his first work ever shown in Margate, a huge sunrise painting filling Turner Contemporary’s Sunley Window to mark the gallery’s 15th anniversary
Strange Tourist | Thanet culture guideAndy Malt

Magic Numbers frontman Romeo Stodart plays a solo show at Where Else in Margate on Friday. Tickets £20. 

Gail Porter brings her award-winning stand up and storytelling show Portergeist to CC’s Music Cellar in Cliftonville on Friday. Tickets £15. 

Mr Scruff plays an extended DJ set at the Drill Shed in Cliftonville on Friday. Tickets £24. 

Interview: Mr Scruff speaks ahead of Margate Drill Shed DJ set
Ahead of his five hour set at The Drill Shed in Margate, Mr Scuff speaks about his DJing style and hope for the future of nightlife
Strange Tourist | Thanet culture guideAndy Malt

Saturday

Foliage in Broadstairs hosts five autumn wreath making workshops on Saturday and Sunday. All materials provided. Places £55. Call 07907500611 or pop in to book. 

Ramsgate Space hosts The Future is Green: Green Energy, Jobs & Ramsgate's Future on Saturday. Free tickets. 

The Little Brick House Lego cafe in Ramsgate has an adults-only evening on Saturday, 7-9pm. Places £12. Book here.

Climate change documentary The People’s Emergency Briefing will be screened at ARK in Cliftonville on Saturday. Tickets £6.

Turning five, the Crab Museum is putting on one of its legendary birthday parties at Where Else on Saturday. Tickets £9.78. 

Sunday

Kate Malyon and Sé M. Nomyo host a sea swimming and writing workshop at Flints Project Space on Sunday at 10am. Pay what you can tickets. 

Friends of Foe begins selling a menu of roti wraps twice a month on Sunday. From 10-3pm, you’ll be able to grab a choice of wraps with a side of devilled potatoes. 

M2C - the new solo guise of award-winning composer Raven Bush - will perform live at Ramsgate Arts Club on Sunday. Tickets £7. 

Image: David Hockney Sunley Window 2026 Installation view, courtesy Turner Contemporary by Above Ground Studio (Seraphina Neville) ©Turner Contemporary

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