What's on in Margate on a budget?
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Events in Margate on a budget
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Wednesday 14 October
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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 · 8 PM£11
🎤Stand-up
Adam Morrison Jones — A Work In Progress!
Tom Thumb Theatre
Thu 15 · 8 PMFree
🧘Wellness
HEALING: Community Sauna at Sea Scrub
Sea Scrub Sauna Margate
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
TREES ARE GOOD Exhibition Launch
The Crab Museum
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
♿Disability
Parent / Caregiver workshop - Pathological Demand Avoidance
Margate Clocktower
Wed 21£19.25
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch
Where Else?
Wed 21 · 7 PM£14.60
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Pynch
Where Else?
Thu 22£15
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Where Else?
Thu 22 · 6 PM£20
🧘Wellness
THE BREATH. Inhale. Exhale. Release.
Natures Nook Margate
Thu 22 · 7 PM£15
🎤Stand-up
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Where Else?
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
♀️Feminism🎭Theatre
Workshops and performance with Eve Stainton
Quench Gallery
Sat 24 · 4 PM£13.50–20.50
🥁Drum & Bass🎫Concert
Breaking Science & Drumatics Kent - The Halloween Warm Up
Hall By The Sea
Sat 24 · 4 PM£15.13–22.97
🥁Drum & Bass🎫Concert
Breakin Science & Drumatics Kent - The Halloween Warm Up
Dreamland - Hall By The Sea
Sat 24 · 8:30 PM£9.78
🎉Club💿DJ set
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 · 7 PM£12.78
🎫Concert
Hollow Hand
Where Else?
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM£6.60
🎫Concert
Simon Kempston
Rosslyn Court
Fri 30 · 7 PM£6.50
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Fruit Bowl: Painting, Cracked Lime, Lulu
Where Else?
Fri 30 · 8 PM£11
🌴Reggae🎶Singer-songwriter
Black History at Olby's - The People's Big Reggae Night Out
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
Sat 31 · 9 PM£13.20
🎉Club💿DJ set
Nip Slip Halloween
The Drill Shed
Sat 7 Nov · 7 PM£13.20
🎤Stand-up
Bangers Comedy Margate Edition
Olbys Creative Hub
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 · 7 PM£11.90
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Firestations
Where Else?
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
Every time I meet you feels like doom: Margate launch party
Bar Nothing
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£16.50
Definitely Oasis - Margate
Dreamland Margate
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM£19.65
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Definitely Oasis
Dreamland
Tue 17 Nov · 7 PM£17.15
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Fat Dog Out Store
Olbys Creative Hub
Thu 19 Nov · 7 PM£8.80
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Findlay Napier
Rosslyn Court
Fri 20 Nov · 7 PM£11.90
⚡Electro💿DJ set
lavender
Where Else?
Tue 24 Nov · 7:30 PM£15
🎫Concert
Embrace
Dreamland
Wed 25 Nov · 7 PM£7.55
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
BABESLAM
Where Else?
Thu 26 Nov£18.50
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?
The Drill Shed
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
Wed 2 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
🧺Market☀️Open air
Tom Thumb Theatre Christmas Night Market
Tom Thumb Theatre
Thu 3 Dec · 7 PM£20
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Larry Dean: Hellbent
Where Else?
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 · 4 PM£11
🎉Parties
Beyond 30: Over 30's Day Party
The Drill Shed
Sat 5 Dec · 10 PMFree
🎤Karaoke
Where Elz Karaoke
Where Else?
Wed 9 Dec · 7:30 PM£9.90
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Rock
The Churchfitters
Rosslyn Court
Tue 15 Dec · 5 PM£16.10
🎪Kids' show🎭Theatre0–15 yrs
Ho Ho Oh No! (A Very Merry Mishap)
Tom Thumb Theatre
Wed 16 Dec · 5:30 PMFree
🧺Market
Tom Thumb Theatre Christmas Night Market
Tom Thumb Theatre
Fri 18 Dec · 7:30 PM£14.10
✨Cabaret
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
Thu 28 Jan · 7 PM£17.26
Sheherazaad
ARK
Thu 28 Jan · 7:30 PM£19.80
Annual Burns Night
Rosslyn Court
Wed 3 Feb · 7:30 PM£13.50
Jack Barry: Let's Get Barried
The Crab Museum
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
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£17.26
Black Doldrums
Where Else?
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
Tue 20 Apr£19.84
Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil
Where Else?
Tue 20 Apr · 7 PM£19.84
Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil
Where Else?
Thu 20 May · 7 PM£16.50
Luke Wallace
Rosslyn Court
Thu 3 Jun · 7 PM£7.70
Rory McLeod
Rosslyn Court
Sat 10 Jul · 12 PM£0–25
Margate Country Music Festival 2027
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Sat 17 Jul · 2 PM£10–48
The Power Of… Celine - The Tribute Show
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Sun 25 Jul · 12 PM£11.55–54.88
The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever 2027 - Margate
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Sat 31 Jul · 2 PM£10–48
Swift & Styles - The Tribute Show
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Sat 7 Aug · 7 PM£10–15
OASIZ – Live Oasis Tribute
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Sat 21 Aug · 7 PM£10–48
Fleetwood Shack – Celebrating 50 Years of Rumours
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Thu 2 Sep · 7 PM£7.70NL
Richard Moore Band
Rosslyn Court
Thu 28 Oct · 7 PM£7.70
Brooks Williams
Rosslyn Court
See also in Margate on a budget
Tomorrow · 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
At 7 PM£9.27
🔬Experimental💿DJ set
Margate Electronics #13: Ambient Garden
Margate Arts Club
Tomorrow · 7 PM£40.51
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Reef
The Drill Shed, Margate
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Wonder Stuff
Dreamland, Margate
Fri 23 · 7 PM£22.90
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Romeo Stodart (of The Magic Numbers)
Where Else?, Margate
Fri 23 · 11 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Black Charade & Fell Out Boy Official Margate Afterparty
Santa Carla Margate
Wed 21 · 7 PM£172.38
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Black Stone Cherry
Dreamland Margate
Sat 24 · 6:45 PM£27.80
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Charity concert
Holy Trinity Church, Dane Valley
Wed 28 · 6 PM£9.38
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Thanet Youth Chamber Choir - 'A Patchwork Requiem' Concert
St Andrew's Church, Broadstairs
Sat 17 · 2:30 PM£14.99–29.99
🎻Classical✨Pop
Bridgerton Inspired Concert - Broadstairs
Holy Trinity Broadstairs
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Take Me Back: The Offspin, Green 182, Some 41
Quarterhouse, Folkestone
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM£12
🎫Concert
Light Eternal
St Mary the Virgin Church, Minster
Sat 31 · 6:30 PM£10
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Voices Across the Sea - An Anglo-German Evening of Vocal Harmony
St Mary's Arts Centre, Sandwich
Tomorrow · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Love and Motion Pilgrims Hospice Fundraiser
Hoffs Margate
Sat 31 · 10 PM£16.96
🎉Club
Helloween party
Fusion's Nightclub, Cliftonville
Tomorrow · 12 PM£10
🎪Street party
Thanet Green Hop Festival
NorthDown Brewery/ Ramsgate Brewery/ Wantsum Brewery, Thanet
Sat 24
🥁Drum & Bass💿DJ set
Breakin Science & Drumatics Kent - The Halloween Warm Up
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Tomorrow · 12 PM
🎪Street party🍽️Food
Ramsgate Brewery Green Hop Festival 2026
4 Hornet Close, Broadstairs
Sat 17 · 3 PM£11
💿DJ set
Ultimate Day Disco
Broadstairs Pavilion
Sat 31 · 10:30 AM£29–135
🎪Street party
Halloween Firework Festival - Manston Airport
Manston Airport, Ramsgate
Sat 31 · 2 PM£9.92–14.79
💿DJ set
Halloween Silent Disco @ Guildhall Sandwich
Sandwich Guildhall Museum
Sat 31 · 6:30 PM£62.46
🪄Magic
18+ WIZARDS & WITCHES BANQUET NIGHT
Grove Ferry Inn, Upstreet
Tomorrow · 7 PM£16.96
🎉Parties
Deal Oktoberfest
The Landmark Centre, Deal
Sat 7 Nov · 7 PM£10
🎊Village dance🎩Ballroom
Strictly Come Ringwould
Ringwould Village Hall
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Gail Porter: Portergeist
CC's Music Cellar, The Albion Rooms, Margate
Sat 17 · 3 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea
Le Keux Vintage Kent, Cliftonville
Tue 13 · 6 PM£10
🎭Theatre✨Belly dance
Kathakali
Dane Court Grammar School, Broadstairs
Thu 8
🎭Theatre🕺Musical
We Will Rock You
The Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
Sat 17 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
The Comedy Store
Margate, Ramsgate
Wed 28 · 6 PM£12.62–14.79
🎭Stage
Clairvoyant Night with Jayne Davis 28.10.26
The Centre Birchington, Birchington-on-Sea
Thu 5 · 7 PM£22.99–28.99
🪭Flamenco🩰Classical
RAMSGATE: Flamenco from Spain | Rebeca Ortega-Ramon Ruiz.
St George's Church, Ramsgate
Fri 16
🎤Stand-up
Charlie Baker: Go Get It
The Astor Theatre, Deal
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years
Astor Theatre, Deal
At 7 PM£33.22
🍽️Food
Kent Whisky Explorers Present: North American Whisky Night II
Little Swift, Margate
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM£3–5
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Ancient History at 101: Minoans, Mycenaeans, Homer and Atlantis
101 Social, Cliftonville
Sat 24 · 1 PM£6
🎬Cinema🌱Ecology
National Emergency Briefing: Community Screening with discussion + lunch
ARK - Cliftonville Cultural Space
Mon 19 · 6:30 PM£6.13
🗣️Talk♿Disability
My Neurodivergent Self - Workshop 2 - Masking and Anxiety
Community Creative Studios CIC, Westwood
Sat 17 · 2 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Coastal Astronomers Society monthly meeting
West Bay Cafe, Margate
Thu 15 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
NFFN East Kent Farm Cluster Event with CEO Martin Lines
Quex Park Estate,, Birchington
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Green Energy, Jobs & Ramsgate’s Future
Ramsgate Space CIC
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Model Fest at the Museum 2026
RAF Manston History Museum, Ramsgate
Thu 29 · 7 PM£3–5
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
What has Ramsgate's Royal Heritage Harbour ever done for us?
San Clu, Hotel Bar & Brasserie, Ramsgate
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
Sat 31 · 3:30 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Birdwise halloween guided walk
Bishopstone Lane, 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
Sat 7 Nov · 11 AM£0
🏰Heritage🗺️Guided tour
CWGC Tours 2026 - Herne Bay Cemetery
Herne Bay cemetery
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
🍽️Food
Tea, done properly - An evening with Good & Proper Tea
Garage Coffee Roasters (Roastery Cafe), Calcott
Wed 28 · 7 PM£0
📚Literature
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Chapters of Sturry
Fri 30 · 9 AM£37.50–42.50
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Beaver ecology and field signs
School Lane, Fordwich
Wed 14 · 6:30 PM£22.38
🗣️Talk
Synergy Whitstable Evenings
Chestfield Barn
Tue 3 · 7 PM£14–33
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Science of Psychedelics with Dr David Luke
Riverside Church Whitstable
At 12:30 PM£0
📚Literature🗣️Language café
Canterbury Silent Book Club
Templeman Library, Canterbury
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Venues in Margate on a budget
The Drill Shed
18 events
Dreamland
31 events
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms
4 events
Olbys Creative Hub
7 events
Where Else?
30 events
Little Swift
4 events
Rosslyn Court
17 events
The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
6 events
Dreamland Margate (Indoor)
4 events
Tom Thumb Theatre
8 events
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Dreamland Margate
12 events
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
9 events