What's on in Kent on a budget?
200 upcoming events
We've rounded up 200 upcoming events in Kent on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Kent on a budget
Thu8
Today
At 7:15 AM£18.04
💼Career
Simply Business Club In-Person Networking
Burlington Hotel | BW Premier Collection
At 9 AMFree
💼Career💛Inclusivity
Get Work-Related Experience in a Real Workplace Environment
The Mall Maidstone
At 9:30 AM£3–3.96
🌳Outdoors0–10 yrs
Little Artlings Diversity Day
Biggin Hall
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At 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Geometric & Kent Prints: Abstract Constructions
Trinity Theatre
At 2 PMFree
🎒Students
Student Shoppers
The Body Shop
At 5 PMFree
💼Career🎒Students
Crowe UK - Early Careers Insight Evening
Medway Bridge House
At 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Mark Making — exhibition launch
Herbert Read Gallery
At 5 PM£6.50–31
🍽️Food
Pre-Show Meals
The Marlowe Theatre
At 5:30 PMFree
💼Career💛Inclusivity
Work in Progress
Okay Coffee
At 6:15 PM£16.50
📜Poetry📚Literature
An Evening with Georgie Jones
St Mary's Arts Centre
At 6:30 PM£11.55–52.72
🧘Wellness
Unwind | Guided Breathwork & Nervous System Reset in Folkestone
Grace Hill Studios
At 6:30 PM£10
✂️Workshop
Voice At Ease Singing Workshop
Friends Meeting House
At 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Recovery House with Derek Owusu
Fort Road Hotel
At 7 PMFree
🥋Martial arts🤾Sports & fitness
Learn Karate - Discovery Session
EKC Group Canterbury College
At 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Acoustic Thursday at The Stage Door
The Stage Door Public House
At 7:30 PM£12
🎬Cinema
James McNeill Whistler (PG)
Trinity Theatre
At 8 PM£18.83
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
The Marlowe Theatre
At 9 PM£3
🎉Club🌙Indie
Indie Rock Night ∙ ARCTIC MONKEYS VS OASIS
Club Chemistry
At 10 PM£3
🎉Club🌙Indie
Indie Rock Night · ARCTIC MONKEYS VS OASIS
Tokyo Tea Rooms
Fri9
Tomorrow
At 11 PM£3.50
🎭Theatre
Ice Cream Tubs
The Marlowe Theatre
Tomorrow£3.50
🏷️Other
Ice Cream Pre-order
The Marlowe Theatre
Tomorrow · 7 AM£16.96
💼Career
Strictly Trades Networking
ORIDA Hotels Maidstone
Tomorrow · 9:30 AM£1–5
📖Story time0–8 yrs
Story Time Autumn 2026
Trinity Theatre
Tomorrow · 12:30 PM£0
📚Literature🗣️Language café
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Templeman Library
Tomorrow · 5:30 PM£11.55
✂️Workshop
Coffee & Collage
Okay Coffee
Tomorrow · 6 PM£2.88
👾Video games🏆Tournament
The Lowlife Mario Kart 64 Tournament
Lowlife
Tomorrow · 6:15 PM£5.50
🎤Stand-up
Stand and Deliver Entertainment - Stand Up Comedy Night
Stand and Deliver Comedy Club
Tomorrow · 6:30 PM£9.38–40.79
🧘Wellness
Weekly Unwind | Guided Breathwork & Nervous System Reset
Salt Tide Studio
Tomorrow · 7 PM£13.50
🎸Jam / Open mic
Total Jam
The Booking Hall
Tomorrow · 7 PM£16.96
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
The Janzen Boys live at St Mary's Parish Centre Dover
St Mary's Parish Centre
Tomorrow · 7 PM£10
🔢Bingo
Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Dover
Buzz Bingo Dover
Tomorrow · 7 PM£10
🎪Street party🔢Bingo
Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Maidstone
Buzz Bingo Maidstone
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£13
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Thomas Ashby — album release concert Through Your Eyes
Tom Thumb Theatre
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£20
🎶Singer-songwriter✨Pop
The Hijacked Hollies
Tower Theatre
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£17.04–64.57
🎭Theatre
The Hollow
The Marlowe Theatre
Tomorrow · 8 PM£20
🎤Stand-up
Rhys James: Chop Logic
Trinity Theatre
Tomorrow · 9 PM£8.65
🎉Club💿DJ set
CAN'T STOP! club night (Emo, Metal, Rock, Pop-Punk & more!)
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Sat10
Saturday 10 October
Sat 10 · 9 AM£20
✂️Workshop
Create Your Own 20 × 20 cm Laser-Engraved Lino Print
Maidstone Community Support Centre
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🪡Crafts
Stephanie Pau – Solo Art Exhibition – Launch & Picnic
The Yard The Friars Aylesford Priory
Sat 10 · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Sensory Movement Workshop
Folkestone
Sat 10 · 10:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Trinity Clocktower Tours 2026
Trinity Theatre
Sat 10 · 11 AM£9.38
🧘Wellness
Guided Meditation In Folkestone
Atma Lounge
Sat 10 · 12 PM£14.99
📚Literature
Meet Tom Fletcher! - Bluewater
Waterstones
Sat 10 · 1 PM£9.40
🌳Outdoors💿DJ set
Shabba Big Family Day Out
Cliftonville Cultural Space
Sat 10 · 5 PM£8.30
💿DJ set🎉Club
Sexy Chocolate Promotions presents Our Autumn Party
The Dugout Sports Bar & Kitchen
Sat 10 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature🥂Opening
A Wolf Among Wolves book launch
11 Bench St
Sat 10 · 6 PM£10–15
🎉Club
Much Nicer
Dino's Pizza
Sat 10 · 6:30 PM£11.55–16.96
👑Drag show✨Cabaret
Drag Queen Comedy Night, Dinner & Show 2026 Finale
The Bluebirds Function Rooms
Sat 10 · 6:30 PMFree
💿DJ set
A.T. Patisserie Turns One: A Birthday Coffee Party
A.T. Patisserie
Sat 10 · 7 PM£16.96
🎉Parties
Deal Oktoberfest
The Landmark Centre
Sat 10 · 10 PM£12.50
🎉Club💿DJ set
N.A EVENTS Presents: Jamie Fielding - Kent
BALLIN' Maidstone
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Sun 11 · 6 AM£1
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Tilmanstone Boot Fair Carboot Sale
Tilmanstone Boot Fair Carboot Sale
Sun 11 · 9 AM£1–2
🪑Flea market🌳Outdoors
Farmboys Country Boot Sale
Farmboys Country Boot Sale
Sun 11 · 2 PM£10
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Peasants, Villains & Executions History Walk - Maidstone
The Dinosaur Sculpture. Maidstone East Train Station.
Sun 11 · 5 PM£10
🔬Experimental🎸Rock
Shadow World Showcase
Kollectiv Folkestone
Mon12
Monday 12 October
Mon 12 · 9:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
St Stephen's Infant School - School Tours
St Stephen's Infant School
Mon 12 · 1:30 PM£5
🎭Theatre
Play Script Readers
Trinity Theatre
Mon 12 · 7 PM£11.55
💿DJ set🎉Club
Grab A Dabber
Little Swift
Mon 12 · 7 PMFree
💛Inclusivity♿Disability
October Meetup - Neurodivergent Friends in Thanet
45 Grosvenor Pl
Mon 12 · 7:45 PM£10
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
Musical Theatre Dance for Adults
Trinity Theatre
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Tue 13 · 7:15 AM£18.04
💼Career
Simply Business Club Face to Face Networking — Ramsgate
Baypoint
Tue 13 · 9 AM£0–270
✂️Workshop
IR(ME)R Practitioner and Operator Course for Nuclear Medicine
Academic Centre
Tue 13 · 9:30 AMFree
💼Career
Get Connected
Metro Bank
Tue 13 · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
The Maidstone Digital Day
The Business Terrace
Tue 13 · 10:30 AM£10
✂️Workshop👴Seniors
Silver Swans
Trinity Theatre
Wed14
Wednesday 14 October
Wed 14 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Lab of the Future & Green Chemistry Innovation
Lawrence Suite, Building 500, Discovery Park
Wed 14 · 10 AM£5
🏷️Other
Movers
Trinity Theatre
Wed 14 · 10 AM£20
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Drawing Intermediate
Trinity Theatre
Wed 14 · 11:30 AM£5
🏷️Other
Singers
Trinity Theatre
Wed 14 · 2:30 PM£5–8
🎬Cinema
Bad Apples (15)
Trinity Theatre
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour
Valley Park School - Year 6 Open Afternoon Tours
Valley Park School
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🔬Science10–11 yrs
Year 6 Space Racers Workshop
Valley Park School
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids10–11 yrs
Year 6 Food Studies - Snack Smart: Make Your Own Energy Balls
Valley Park School
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids10–11 yrs
Year 6 MFL Workshop - A French Feast
Valley Park School
Wed 14 · 4 PMFree
🪇Music for toddlers10–11 yrs
Year 6 Singing Like the Stars Workshop
Valley Park School
Wed 14 · 6 PM£3.60
💼Career
IGNITE! Maidstone - a meet-up for Christian professionals
Maidstone House
Wed 14 · 7 PM£16.96
♀️Feminism🧘Wellness
Tap & Chat - The Women's Circle - MARGATE
Natures Nook Margate
Wed 14 · 7 PM£11.55
🧘Wellness
Deeply Restorative Sound Bath. Gentle Tides.
Wootton, Canterbury
Later
Thu 15 · 9:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
Folkestone Primary School Tours 2026/2027
Folkestone Primary
Thu 15 · 9:30 AM£0–3.96
🌳Outdoors0–10 yrs
Little Artlings
Biggin Hall
Thu 15 · 11 AM£6–14
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Baby Knees Up 2026
Trinity Theatre
Thu 15 · 4:30 PM£15
✂️Workshop🎭Theatre
Backstage Youth Theatre Workshops 26-27
Trinity Theatre
Thu 15 · 6 PM£0
📚Literature
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Chatterbox
Thu 15 · 6 PM£11.55
🔢Bingo👑Drag show
Notorious BRG Presents Halloween DRAG BINGO @ The Rooftop
The Rooftop Resident Kitchen and Bar | Notorious BRG
Thu 15 · 6:30 PM£5–28
🗣️Talk📚Literature
A Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit: Stephen Long in Conversation
Waterstones
Thu 15 · 7 PM£14.91
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Seamus Fogarty
Where Else?
Thu 15 · 7 PMFree
🧘Wellness🤝Volunteering
HEALING: Community Sauna at Sea Scrub
Sea Scrub Sauna Margate
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£6.60
🎫Concert
George Sansome, Matt Quinn
Rosslyn Court
Thu 15 · 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Caring for Canterbury - past, present & future
Friends Meeting House
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£11.55
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Captain Breadbeard's Alternative Comedy Night
Cosy Club Canterbury
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£20
🎤Stand-up
Vittorio Angelone: you can’t Say Nothing anymore
Trinity Theatre
Thu 15 · 8 PM£11
🎤Stand-up
Adam Morrison Jones — A Work In Progress!
Tom Thumb Theatre
Fri 16 · 10:30 AMFree
💼Career🌳Outdoors
Synergy Maidstone Business Networking Walk
Mote Park
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Deer Keeping: Autumn Rut
Knole
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
TREES ARE GOOD Exhibition Launch
The Crab Museum
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: Friday Evening – Witching the Wild Year (Standard Ticket)
Emmetts Garden
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: Witching the Wild Year
Emmetts Garden
Fri 16 · 7 PM£15
✨Pop🎫Concert
Certified Madness
The Booking Hall
Fri 16 · 7 PM£5.50
❓Quiz
Chapters Pub Quiz
Chapters Coffee and Books
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£17.94
👑Drag show🕺Musical
Queenz
Leas Cliff Hall
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£8–12
🎭Theatre
My Space Or Yours
The Penny Theatre
Fri 16 · 8 PM£5.99–19.99
🎉Club
IMPRNT: Mu Mu's
Mu Mu: Lounges Cabaret Club
Sat 17Free
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Westgate Hall Market
Westgate Hall
Sat 17 · 9:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity
Fertility Treatment Options: Canterbury Open Day
London Women's Clinic
Sat 17 · 9:45 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services🤝Volunteering
Repair Cafe
Trinity Theatre
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
Consumer fair
Farthingloe Barn Wedding Fair
Farthingloe Barn
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden – Saturday Day Pass
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: The Science of Magic Mushrooms with Dr David Luke
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 11 AM£6
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Marlowe and Spycraft
The Learning Lab, The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden: Breaking the rules – Gardening your way with the Black Gardener
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts: Wildflower Year – Gardening for Beauty & Biodiversity with Frances Tophill
Emmetts Garden
Sat 17 · 6 PM£5
🥊Boxing & combat🎟️Spectator
Dubois vs Wardley The Rematch - Live
BALLIN' Maidstone
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMFree
🧘Wellness
The Outpouring
Leigh UTC Dartford
Sat 17 · 7 PM£16
💿DJ set⚡Electro
Chemical Brothers vs Daft Punk
The Booking Hall
Sat 17 · 7 PM£5
💿DJ set
Faded Records at Doghouse records
Doghouse Record Store
Sat 17 · 8 PM£16.96
🎸Rock🎫Concert
NOT! The Shadows Live... In Bexley
Bexley Park Sports And Social Club
Sat 17 · 8 PM£5
💿DJ set🎉Club
Rob Mello - The Art Club
The Art Club
Sat 17 · 9 PM£20
🌴Reggae💿DJ set
Tippa Irie & The Upper Cut Band
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
Sun 18 · 10:30 AM£0
Consumer fair
The Kent Wedding Show
The Kent Event Centre
Sun 18 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts Garden – Sunday Day Pass
Emmetts Garden
Sun 18 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
What Autumn Knows – Living with Nature's Intelligence with Tansy Dowman–Sun
Emmetts Garden
Sun 18 · 11 AMFree
Consumer fair
Signature Wedding Show at Bluewater
Bluewater Shopping Centre
Sun 18 · 11 AMFree
🏷️Other
Titan Travel In-Store Event at Harden Holidays
Harden Holidays
Sun 18 · 11 AM£11.55
🤝Volunteering🥾Hiking
Medaille Trust Fundraising Walk (Coastal)
Margate Train Station
Sun 18 · 11:45 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Emmetts Garden Autumn Festival: Guided Autumn Walk with Tansy Dowman
Emmetts Garden
Sun 18 · 2 PM£16
🎫Concert
Pebbledash
Farl
Sun 18 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Autumn Talks at Emmetts: Seeds for the Future and for Today with Dr Christopher Cockel
Emmetts Garden
Mon 19 · 9:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🎒Students
Year 6 Open Days
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Mon 19 · 11 AM£5.94
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
The Making of Marlowe: Poet, Playwright, Provocateur — Guided Tours
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
Mon 19 · 7 PM£17.30
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Tara Clerkin Trio
Where Else?
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
🏷️Other
Marlowe Theatre Artists' Network members' event
The Marlowe Theatre
Tue 20 · 7:15 AM£18.04
💼Career
Canterbury - Simply Business Club In-Person Networking
Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel
Tue 20 · 9:30 AMFree
🏷️Other
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Open Morning
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Common Lane
Tue 20 · 10 AM£6.13
♿Disability
Parent / Caregiver workshop - Pathological Demand Avoidance
Margate Clocktower
Tue 20 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Folkestone Academy Open Event
Folkestone Academy
Tue 20 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
Maidstone Marketing Unfiltered
The Business Terrace
Tue 20 · 7 PM£16.96
✂️Workshop📚Literature
Write the Seasons: Autumn
Spellbound In Sandwich
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM£17.04–58.30
🎭Theatre
Paranormal Activity
The Marlowe Theatre
Wed 21£19.25
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch
Where Else?
Wed 21 · 7:15 AM£18.04
💼Career
Dover, Kent - Simply Business Club Face to Face Networking
Best Western Premier Dover Marina Hotel & Spa
Wed 21 · 8 AMFree
💼Career🌱Ecology
Canterbury Climate Change Business Breakfast
Westgate Hall
Wed 21 · 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market
Best Vintage Kilo Sale - Canterbury
University
Wed 21 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Bioregioning East Kent as a Living System
Friends Meeting House
Wed 21 · 4:30 PMFree
🤝Volunteering
Catching Lives Open Evening
Catching Lives
Wed 21 · 4:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Open Evening
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Common Lane
Wed 21 · 7 PM£14.60
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Pynch
Where Else?
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£17–40
🕺Musical
The Addams Family Musical
DAODS Heathfields Hall
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM£14–19
🎭Theatre
TTC Presents: Gaslight
Trinity Theatre
Thu 22£15
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Where Else?
Thu 22 · 9:30 AM£3.96
🎨Creative workshop🪇Music for toddlers0–10 yrs
Little Artlings Samhain
Biggin Hall
Thu 22 · 7 PM£15
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Where Else?
Thu 22 · 8 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Night at Junipers
Junipers
Fri 23 · 9:15 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour
WGSG Open Day
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Fri 23 · 6 PM£6
❓Quiz📖Manga & Comics
Bluewater Mangavention: Battle of the Shonen Part 2!
Waterstones
Fri 23 · 6:45 PM£5.50
📚Literature
An Evening With Georgia Leighton
Spellbound In Sandwich
Fri 23 · 7 PM£15
🧘Wellness
Sound Bath
Falconwood Community Centre
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM£12–16
🎫Concert
The Skatonics
The Penny Theatre
Fri 23 · 10:30 PM£3
🎉Club💿DJ set
HOUSE ARREST 🔑
Club Chemistry
Sat 24 · 9 AM£20
✂️Workshop
Laser-Cut Spooky Halloween Lantern Workshop
Maidstone Community Support Centre
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Hinckley Fitness Live
ORIDA Hotels Maidstone
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