Monday
Margate Restaurant Week is back for the second time this year from Monday to Friday. Restaurants around town will be offering three course set menus for £20.26. See participating venues.
Tuesday
Neurodivergent young people’s support organisation STAK.life holds a private view of artworks up for sale in its winter fundraising auction at Ramsgate Arts Club. The exhibition includes work by Nick Frost, Margo in Margate, Bob and Roberta Smith, Tim Topple and more.
Wednesday
Head over to The George & Heart for some hearty and delicious homestyle Indian dishes by The Curry Mistress, 5pm-9pm. Book your table.
Thursday
The Viking Bay fireworks may be cancelled but Giant Coffee in Broadstairs is going ahead with its evening event anyway. From 6-9pm, grab a boozy hot chocolate, some mac n cheese, a bowl of crumble and a handful of s’mores cookies.
Friday
Mark Thomas marks his 40th year in stand up comedy with a tour stop at the Astor Theatre in Deal. Tickets £22.50.
Chef Julian Brown is back at Ramsgate Dining Room, cooking up a five course seasonal menu, including cured chalk stream trout, charcoal-grilled confit carrot with creamy masala, and coal-grilled pork collar. £50 per person, or £80 with wine pairing.
Saturday
Brighter Days Market will be back at Turner Contemporary in Margate on Saturday and Sunday. Buy directly from local independent makers, artisans and craftspeople. Free entry.

The Selecter play the Drill Shed in Cliftonville. Tickets £33.43.
Sunday
Young people aged 11-17 can take part in a workshop to build a 3D printed robotic plant and develop ideas for a kinetic plant sculpture to be displayed as part of Ramsgate Winter Festival. Two sessions, 9am-12pm and 1-4pm. Email nikkihildesley@discoveryplanet.co.uk to book.
Gather round a campfire and sing seasonal songs at the Garden Gate Project in Cliftonville, 3.30-4pm. Tickets £16.
Flowers & Felicity’s in Broadstairs will host a cake decorating workshop. Suitable for all abilities, everything you need will be provided, and your ticket also gets you an Aperol or Hugo spritz. Tickets £30.
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