What's on in Margate?
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Events in Margate
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Saturday 3 October
Sat 3 · 10 AM£0
🗣️Talk
Medication, Making & Mental Health
Post Office Gallery Projects Kavel Rafferty
Sat 3 · 11 AMFree
🧺Market🪡Crafts
MARGATE OLD TOWN MARKET
Margate Old Town Market
Sat 3 · 3:30 PM£16.96
🧘Wellness
Mindful Connection Circle - Coming Home to Ourselves
Natures Nook Margate
Sat 3 · 7 PM
🎫Concert
Guns 2 Roses
Dreamland
Sat 3 · 10 PM£19.14
💿DJ set🕺Disco
Horse Meat Disco
The Drill Shed
Sat 3 · 10 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Where Elz Karaoke
Where Else?
Later
Tue 6 · 10 AM£11.55
✂️Workshop🌊Contemporary
Margate Professional Class - Harriet Parker-Beldeau
Jo Jo's School of Dance & Performing Arts
Tue 6 · 8 PM£16.10
🎤Stand-up
Chucklebomb Comedy Club
Tom Thumb Theatre
Wed 7£16.50
🎤Stand-up
Tom Ward: Post-millennium Tension
Where Else?
Wed 7 · 6 PM£24.54
✂️Workshop
Songwriting Workshop: Creative Identity
Big Shot
Wed 7 · 7 PM£16.50
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Tom Ward: Post-millennium Tension
Where Else?
Thu 8 · 7 PM£0
🗣️Talk📚Literature
The Recovery House with Derek Owusu
Fort Road Hotel
Fri 9 · 7 PM£33.22
🍽️Food
Kent Whisky Explorers Present: North American Whisky Night II
Little Swift
Fri 9 · 7:30 PM£13
🎶Singer-songwriter🪕Folk / Acoustic
Thomas Ashby — album release concert Through Your Eyes
Tom Thumb Theatre
Fri 9 · 9 PM£8.65
🎉Club💿DJ set
CAN'T STOP! club night (Emo, Metal, Rock, Pop-Punk & more!)
Where Else?
Sat 10 · 1 PM£9.40
🌳Outdoors💿DJ set
Shabba Big Family Day Out
Cliftonville Cultural Space
Sat 10 · 7 PM£40.51
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Reef
The Drill Shed
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Wonder Stuff
Dreamland
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
Wed 14 · 7 PM£16.96
♀️Feminism🧘Wellness
Tap & Chat - The Women's Circle - MARGATE
Natures Nook Margate
Thu 15 · 7 PM£14.91
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Seamus Fogarty
Where Else?
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£6.60
🎫Concert
George Sansome, Matt Quinn
Rosslyn Court
Thu 15 · 8 PM£11
🎤Stand-up
Adam Morrison Jones — A Work In Progress!
Tom Thumb Theatre
Sat 17 · 2 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Coastal Astronomers Society monthly meeting
West Bay Cafe
Sat 17 · 7 PM£22.66
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Smyths
The Drill Shed
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store
Dreamland
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store - Margate
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Sat 17 · 8 PM£22
🌴Reggae🎫Concert
Tippa Irie & The Uppercut Band
Olbys Creative Hub
Sat 17 · 9 PM£20
🌴Reggae💿DJ set
Tippa Irie & The Upper Cut Band
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
Sun 18 · 11 AM£11.55
🤝Volunteering🥾Hiking
Medaille Trust Fundraising Walk (Coastal)
Margate Train Station
Mon 19 · 7 PM£17.30
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Tara Clerkin Trio
Where Else?
Tue 20 · 10 AM£6.13
Parent / Caregiver workshop - Pathological Demand Avoidance
Margate Clocktower
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Jimeoin
Dreamland
Tue 20 · 7:30 PM
Jimeoin: BALLYHOO!
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Wed 21£19.25
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch
Where Else?
Wed 21
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Black Stone Cherry
Dreamland
Wed 21 · 7 PM£14.60
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Pynch
Where Else?
Wed 21 · 7 PM£172.38
Black Stone Cherry
Dreamland Margate
Thu 22£15
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Where Else?
Thu 22 · 7 PM£15
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Where Else?
Fri 23 · 7 PM£22.90
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Romeo Stodart (of The Magic Numbers)
Where Else?
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Fell Out Boy, The Black Charade
Dreamland
Fri 23 · 7 PMDE
Gail Porter: Portergeist
CC's Music Cellar, The Albion Rooms
Fri 23 · 9 PM£20.40
💿DJ set🏠House
Mr. Scruff All Night Long (5hr Set)
The Drill Shed
Sat 24 · 11 AM
Margate Rock Festival
Dreamland Margate
Sat 24 · 4 PM
🥁Drum & Bass💿DJ set
Breakin Science x Drumatics
Dreamland
Sat 24 · 4 PM£15.13–22.97
Breakin Science & Drumatics Kent - The Halloween Warm Up
Dreamland - Hall By The Sea
Sat 24 · 8:30 PM£9.78
Crab Museum's 5th Birthday!
Where Else?
Sun 25 · 7:30 PM£16.10
👑Drag show🎭Theatre
Spooky Snookie’s Halloween Playlist: Love Bites
Tom Thumb Theatre
Wed 28 Oct · 7 PM£12.78
🎫Concert
Hollow Hand
Where Else?
Thu 29 Oct · 7 PM£27.80
Meet The Winemaker: Ham Street
Little Swift
Thu 29 Oct · 7:30 PM£6.60
🎫Concert
Simon Kempston
Rosslyn Court
Fri 30 Oct · 7 PM£6.50
Fruit Bowl: Painting, Cracked Lime, Lulu
Where Else?
Fri 30 Oct · 8 PM£11
Black History at Olby's - The People's Big Reggae Night Out
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
Sat 31 Oct · 9 PM£13.20
🎉Club💿DJ set
Nip Slip Halloween
The Drill Shed
Fri 6 Nov · 3 PM£420–704.92
Creative Writing Retreat 2026 with The Creative Writing Breakfast Club
CloudZen
Sat 7 Nov
🎻Classical🎫Concert
The Princess Proms
Dreamland
Sat 7 Nov · 10 AM£28
Street Photography - Margate
Costa Coffee - Margate
Sat 7 Nov · 4 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
The Princess Proms
Dreamland
Sat 7 Nov · 7 PM£13.20
🎤Stand-up
Bangers Comedy Margate Edition
Olbys Creative Hub
Sat 7 Nov · 7:30 PM£33.43
🌴Reggae🎫Concert
The Selecter
The Drill Shed
Sat 7 Nov · 10 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Where Elz Karaoke
Where Else?
Wed 11 Nov£17
🎤Stand-up
Jordan Brookes: The Part Of You That’s Always Screaming
Where Else?
Wed 11 Nov · 7 PM£17
🎤Stand-up
Jordan Brookes: The Part Of You That’s Always Screaming
Where Else?
Thu 12 Nov · 6 PM£38.50
🎫Concert
The Feeling
The Drill Shed
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PM£11.90
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Firestations
Where Else?
Thu 12 Nov · 7:30 PM£11
Calvin Love
Tom Thumb Theatre
Thu 12 Nov · 7:30 PM£6.60IT
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jonny Hepbir & Ducato
Rosslyn Court
Fri 13 Nov · 8 PM£6.60
📜Poetry slam🎸Jam / Open mic
Chalk Talk
Olbys Creative Hub
Sat 14 Nov · 7 PM£27.50
⚡Electro🔬Experimental
Beardyman
The Drill Shed
Sat 14 Nov · 7 PM£16.50
Definitely Oasis - Margate
Dreamland Margate
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM£19.65
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Definitely Oasis
Dreamland
Sun 15 Nov · 6:30 PM£31.55
🎸Rock🤘Metal
Soil + Adema + Breed 77
Dreamland Margate (Indoor)
Sun 15 Nov · 7:30 PM£31.75
🎫Concert
Soil
Dreamland
Tue 17 Nov · 7 PM£17.15
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Fat Dog Out Store
Olbys Creative Hub
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM£22.71
Handsome Jack
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM£8.80
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Findlay Napier
Rosslyn Court
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM
🎭Theatre🪄Magic
Crime Viral - Can You Catch A Serial Killer?
Dreamland
Fri 20 Nov · 7 PM£11.90
⚡Electro💿DJ set
lavender
Where Else?
Fri 20 Nov · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Thomas Green
Dreamland
Fri 20 Nov · 8 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Thomas Green - Brainstorm
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Sat 21 Nov
🎉Club💿DJ set
Olbys 25th Birthday
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
Sat 21 Nov · 2 PM
🏷️Other
Coastal Astronomers Society monthly meeting
West Bay Cafe
Sat 21 Nov · 7 PM£22
🌴Reggae🎫Concert
Legend - The Music Of Bob Marley
The Drill Shed
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PM£39.79
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Embrace: Celebrating 30 Years
Dreamland Margate (Indoor)
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PM£15
🎫Concert
Embrace
Dreamland
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PM£277.14
🎫Concert
Embrace
Dreamland Margate
Wed 25 Nov · 7 PM£7.55
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
BABESLAM
Where Else?
Thu 26 Nov£18.50
🎤Stand-up
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?
The Drill Shed
Thu 26 Nov · 7 PM£18.50
🎤Stand-up
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?
The Drill Shed
Thu 26 Nov · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Rifles
Dreamland
Thu 26 Nov · 7 PM
🎸Rock🌙Indie
The Rifles + Special Guests
Dreamland Margate
Thu 26 Nov · 7:30 PM£20.35
🎫Concert
Paddy Young
The Drill Shed
Fri 27 Nov · 7 PM£22
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
Mamas Gun
Olbys Creative Hub
Fri 27 Nov · 7:30 PM£21.30
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
Dessie Magee
Where Else?
Fri 27 Nov · 10 PM£21.53
🥁Drum & Bass💿DJ set
Shy FX
The Drill Shed
Sat 28 Nov · 10 AM£20.16
🎪Kids' show
Christmas in Oz
Margate Caves
Sat 28 Nov · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
The Comedy Store
Dreamland
Wed 2 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
🧺Market☀️Open air
Tom Thumb Theatre Christmas Night Market
Tom Thumb Theatre
Thu 3 Dec£20
🎤Stand-up
Larry Dean: Hellbent
Where Else?
Thu 3 Dec · 7 PM£20
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Larry Dean: Hellbent
Where Else?
Fri 4 Dec
🎭Theatre🎻Classical
Sleeping Beauty
Dreamland
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM£16.20
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Trash Kit
Where Else?
Fri 4 Dec · 7 PM£5.50
🎪Street party🎉Club
The Christmas Social
Olbys Creative Hub
Sat 5 Dec
🌴Reggae💿DJ set
David Rodigan - Decks & Dialogue
The Drill Shed
Sat 5 Dec · 10 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Where Elz Karaoke
Where Else?
Wed 9 Dec · 7:30 PM£9.90
The Churchfitters
Rosslyn Court
Sat 12 Dec · 2 PM
R&B Mania
Dreamland
Sat 12 Dec · 2 PM
RNB MANIA | Margate's R&B Festival
Dreamland Margate
Sat 12 Dec · 7 PM£22.66
David Rodigan: Decks & Dialogue (DJ set & Q&A)
The Drill Shed
Sun 13 Dec · 9:45 AM
GirlyPop Live's Short n' Sweetmas| Dreamland, Margate
Dreamland Margate
Sun 13 Dec · 12 PM
GirlyPop Live
Dreamland
Sun 13 Dec · 12 PM
GirlyPop Live's Short n' Sweetmas | Dreamland, Margate
Dreamland Margate
Tue 15 Dec · 5 PM£16.10
Ho Ho Oh No! (A Very Merry Mishap)
Tom Thumb Theatre
Fri 18 Dec · 7 PM£27.50
✨Pop🎶Singer-songwriter
Martin Kemp - Back to the 80s Xmas Special
Dreamland Margate (Indoor)
Fri 18 Dec · 7 PM£29.13
Martin Kemp - Back to the 80s Xmas Special
Dreamland
Fri 18 Dec · 7 PM
Martin Kemp - Back to the 80s Xmas Special
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Fri 18 Dec · 7:30 PM£14.10
A Nightmare Before Christmas with The Carnival of Souls
Tom Thumb Theatre
Sat 19 Dec · 8 AM£13.70–21.84
Breakfast with Santa at The WonderWorks
The WonderWorks by Hornby Hobbies
Thu 7 Jan · 7 PM£18.40
🎫Concert
Pigeon
The Drill Shed
Thu 14 Jan · 7:30 PM£7.70
Enda McCabe
Rosslyn Court
Fri 22 Jan · 10 AM£6.13
Autistic Mental Health & Self Harm in Children and Young Adults
Margate Clocktower
Sat 23 Jan · 11 AM£28.05
CATSEYE
Dreamland
Sat 23 Jan · 11 AM
CATSEYE | Dreamland Margate
Dreamland Margate
Mon 25 Jan · 7 PM£35
Black Stone Cherry
Dreamland
Mon 25 Jan · 7 PM
Black Stone Cherry - the Celebrate Tour
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Thu 28 Jan · 7 PM£17.26
Sheherazaad
ARK
Thu 28 Jan · 7:30 PM£19.80
Annual Burns Night
Rosslyn Court
Sat 30 Jan · 7 PM£24.62
Forever Nu 2027
Dreamland Margate (Indoor)
Sat 30 Jan · 7:30 PM£23.50
Forever Nu 2027
Dreamland
Fri 5 Feb · 7 PM£16.18
Modern Woman + Ninush
Where Else?
Fri 5 Feb · 7 PM£14.91
Modern Woman
Where Else?
Thu 11 Feb · 7:30 PM£7.70
Hannah Scott
Rosslyn Court
Thu 18 Feb · 7 PM£7.70
Geoff Lakeman
Rosslyn Court
Sat 20 Feb · 7 PM£20.65
The Velveteers
Where Else?
Wed 24 Feb£20
Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Where Else?
Wed 24 Feb£20
🎤Stand-up
Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Where Else?
Wed 24 Feb · 8 PM£19.80
Harriet Kemsley
Where Else?
Thu 25 Feb · 7 PM£7.70
Sam Brothers
Rosslyn Court
Sat 27 Feb · 7 PM£15.97
Black Doldrums
Where Else?
Sat 6 Mar · 1 PM
Sophie McCartney - Back In The Day Rave
Dreamland
Sun 14 Mar · 7:30 PM
Björn Again
Margate Winter Gardens
Sun 14 Mar · 7:30 PM
Björn Again
Margate Winter Gardens
Sat 20 Mar · 7:30 PM
The Comedy Store Players
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Thu 25 Mar · 7 PM£7.70
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Rosslyn Court
Fri 26 Mar · 12 PM£16.96–38.62
EASTER SOUL WEEKEND 5
Imperial Bar Meze
Thu 8 Apr · 7 PM£7.70
The Kimberleys
Rosslyn Court
Sat 10 Apr · 6 PM
Emo Fest
Dreamland
Sat 10 Apr · 6 PM£20.29–25.79
The Emo Festival Comes to Margate!
Dreamland Margate
See also in Margate
Sat 10 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Reef
Drill Shed, Cliftonville Margate
Fri 16 · 9:30 PM£17.10
🪕Folk / Acoustic💜Soul / Funk
JIM Live
Faith in Strangers
Fri 9 · 7 PM£9.27
🔬Experimental💿DJ set
Margate Electronics #13: Ambient Garden
Margate Arts Club
Sat 3 · 8 PM£22–25
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Small Fakers
Broadstairs Pavilion
Sat 3 · 10 PM£27.80
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
The Small Fakers - Tribute to The Small Faces
The Pavilion, Broadstairs
Sat 17 · 2:30 PM£14.99–29.99
🎻Classical✨Pop
Bridgerton Inspired Concert - Broadstairs
Holy Trinity Broadstairs
Sat 10 · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Eternal Light
St Mary the Virgin Church, Minster
Sat 10 · 12 PM£10
🎪Street party
Thanet Green Hop Festival
NorthDown Brewery/ Ramsgate Brewery/ Wantsum Brewery, Thanet
Wed 30 · 6 PM£15
🎪Street party
Chalk & FlourishHer Exclusive!
Chalk on Sea
Sat 10 · 12 PM
🎪Street party🍽️Food
Ramsgate Brewery Green Hop Festival 2026
4 Hornet Close, Broadstairs
Wed 30
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
East Kent Ploughing Match
St Nicholas Court Farms, St Nicholas-at-Wade
Sat 3 · 9 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
A Love From Outer Space
Faith in Strangers
Sat 10 · 9 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Evil Plans vs Justin Robertson & Skyrager (Psychemagik)
Faith in Strangers
Sat 17 · 3 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea
Le Keux Vintage Kent, Cliftonville
Thu 1 · 8 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Jacob Hawley - Fighting Age Man
Quarterhouse, Folkestone
Wed 30 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Tom Davis: Spudgun
Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
Thu 8
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
We Will Rock You
The Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
Fri 16
🎤Stand-up
Charlie Baker: Go Get It
The Astor Theatre, Deal
At 7:30 PM£28.25
🎤Stand-up
Flo & Joan: With Feeling
The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM£3–5
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Ancient History at 101: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Homer and Atlantis
101 Social, Cliftonville
Mon 19 · 6:30 PM£6.13
🗣️Talk♿Disability
My Neurodivergent Self - Workshop 2 - Masking and Anxiety
Community Creative Studios CIC, Westwood
Fri 2
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Broadstairs Food Festival
Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs
Fri 2Free
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Broadstairs Food Festival
Broadstairs, Kent
Sat 3 · 4:30 PM£22.38
🍽️Food
Beer Tasting with Jona Jewitt (CAMRA)
Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs
Thu 15 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
NFFN East Kent Farm Cluster Event with CEO Martin Lines
Quex Park Estate,, Birchington
At 2 PM£6.13
🗺️Guided tour🏰Heritage
Guided tours of The Grange with the Landmark Trust
The Grange, Ramsgate
Thu 8 · 7 PM£0
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Conversation in the Cafe. Women’s Health 5
Wagtails Cafe and Bar, Birchington-on-Sea
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM£13.20
🎬Cinema
Gabriel Moreno, Richard Moore
Ramsgate Community Cinema
Wed 14 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Lab of the Future & Green Chemistry Innovation
Lawrence Suite, Building 500, Discovery Park, Sandwich
Wed 7
🍽️Food
The Gluten Free Kitchen
Cacao Atelier, Herne Bay
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Fri 16 · 5:30 PM
🎬Cinema
SCREENING: Der letzte Mann [The Last Laugh] (dir. F.W. Murnau; Germany, 1924). 77 minutes.
Kent MOMI
Wed 14 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk
Synergy Whitstable Evenings
Chestfield Barn
At 7 PM£0
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
FILM - 'People's Emergency Briefing' - Climate & Nature Crisis
Friends Meeting House, Canterbury
Thu 1 · 4 PM£0
📜Poetry
Poetry Atelier
The Coffee Corner, Canterbury
At 11 AM£0
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
The Making of Marlowe: Poet, Playwright, Provocateur
The Learning Lab, The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury
Thu 1 · 5:30 PM£0–12
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture
RIBA Canterbury: Reimagining Spaces & the Power of Light
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Thu 1 · 5:30 PM£6–12
🗣️Talk🏛️Architecture
RIBA Canterbury: Reimagining Spaces and the Power of Light
University for the Creative Arts, New Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3AN
Thu 1 · 6:30 PM£5–22
🗣️Talk📚Literature
An In Conversation with Dominic Gregory - Canterbury
Waterstones, Canterbury
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Venues in Margate
The Drill Shed
19 events
Dreamland
31 events
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
4 events
Olbys Creative Hub
7 events
Where Else?
37 events
Little Swift
3 events
Rosslyn Court
18 events
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
3 events
Dreamland Margate (Indoor)
5 events
Tom Thumb Theatre
8 events
Dreamland Margate
12 events
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
6 events