What's on in Rainham on a budget?
29 upcoming events
We've rounded up 29 upcoming events in Rainham on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Rainham on a budget
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Wednesday 14 October
Later
Tue 20 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk💼Career
AI Summit at CEME
CEME Business Campus
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM£15
🧘Wellness
Full Moon Sound Bath
St Matthews Community Centre
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMFree
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Great Kentish Bird Off 2026
Riverside Country Park
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🧺Market🪡Crafts
JB's Craft Fair
Mardyke Community Centre
Tue 27 · 10:30 AMFree
💼Career
London Riverside BID Business Networking and BID 5 Consultation Event
CEME Campus
Wed 28 · 10 AMFree
Eel Fest - Free Family Event
Riverside Country Park
Wed 28 · 11 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🐣Animals0–15 yrs
Eel Fest
Riverside Country Park
Wed 28 · 12 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎪Street party0–15 yrs
Eel Fest
Riverside Country Park
Wed 28 · 1 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors0–15 yrs
Eel Fest - Free Family Event
Riverside Country Park
Sat 7 · 6 PM£20–50
🎭Theatre
Out of Time
CEME Campus
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM£15
Sound Bath - Root and Restore
St Matthews Community Centre
Fri 20 Nov · 6:30 PM£6.13
African Supperclub & Pot Luck
Royals Youth Centre
Sat 21 Nov · 3 PMFree
Shared Ground
Royals Youth Centre
Sat 28 Nov · 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market🤝Volunteering
JB's Craft & Fundraiser
Rainham Bowls Club
Sat 28 Nov · 5 PM£14.25
Soul Pollution #001
The Oast Rainham
Sat 28 Nov · 7:30 PM£16.82
🎶Singer-songwriter✨Pop
Nya King as Whitney Houston
St Margaret's Church, Rainham
Wed 2 Dec · 9:30 AMFree
🏅Athletics🤾Sports & fitness
Medway PSG Sports Hall Athletics (yrs 3 and 4) 'Healthy Me'
The Howard School, Kent
Fri 11 Dec · 7:30 PM£15
🧘Wellness
Winter Sound Bath – Stillness, Rest & Reflection
St Matthews Community Centre
Sat 12 Dec · 11 AM£0–3.41
🧺Market
JB's Christmas Craft Fair
Mardyke Community Centre
Fri 18 Dec · 7:30 PM£7.70
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Swansea Sound
Rainham Oast House Community Centre
Tue 23 Feb · 9:30 AMFree
Medway PSG Multi-Skills Festival (yrs 3 and 4) AM ONLY
The Howard School, Kent
Tue 23 Feb · 12:30 PMFree
Medway PSG Multi-Skills Festival (yrs 3 and 4) PM ONLY (Physical Me)
The Howard School, Kent
Fri 5 Mar · 11:15 AM£0
OPAL open day: Riverside Primary School, Rainham, Kent
Riverside Primary School and Sure Start Children's Centre
Tue 23 Mar · 9 AMFree
Medway SSG Dodgeball Event. Healthy and Social Me - Passion
The Howard School, Kent
Wed 21 Apr · 9:30 AMFree
Medway PSG Girls Only Year 5/6 Football
PSA Performance Centre
Wed 16 Jun · 9:30 AMFree
Medway PSG Girls Only Year 5/6 Cricket
The Howard School, Kent
Wed 30 Jun · 9:30 AMFree
Medway PSG Infant Games & Active Lives Festival (yrs 1 & 2) Healthy Me
The Howard School, Kent
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Sat 24 · 6:30 PM£0–3.96
🌐World music🎫Concert
Black History Month Gospel Concert
Rochester New Testament Church of God, Strood
Sun 1 · 3 PMFree
💜Soul / Funk🎫Concert
The November Mingle
Strood & Frindsbury Working Mens Club, Rochester
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£26.50
✨Pop🎶Singer-songwriter
The Carpenters Songbook starring Toni Lee
Central Theatre, Chatham
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Incredible Donna Wilson Singing Live
2 High St, Chatham
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
LONDON CALLING play THE CLASH
Midkent College Medway Campus, Gillingham, ME7 1FN
Fri 16 · 7 PM£6.13
🎸Rock🎫Concert
DEAD MAMMALS / HAMPTON PONDS / CONOR BOND / WINDOWHEAD - Ship Gillingham
The Ship Inn, Court Lodge Road, Gillingham, UK
Fri 30 · 6 PM£5–10
🎤Hip-Hop🥁Drum & Bass
Triple threat Halloween special 30th October princes park
Princes Park Pub, Chatham
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM£12
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Gary King as Elvis
St Matthews Church Community Centre, Wigmore, Gillingham
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM£27.80
🌐World music🎶Singer-songwriter
Bollywood Time Machine 2.0 – Gravesend
The Woodville, Gravesend
Tue 13£30
🎫Concert
ACYC Term 1 Tuesday 8 September – Tuesday 13 October
Brassey Centre, Aylesford
Fri 23 · 5 PMFree
🍽️Food🎪Street party
Grand Opening City Wall Kitchen
City Wall, Rochester
Sat 24 · 3 PM£6–25
🎉Club
Day Disco (Over 30's) - Saturday 24th October 2026
Casino Rooms, Medway-Rochester
Thu 22 · 1:15 AMFree
🎪Street party🎯Board games
Community Fun Day - Session 2
Bligh Primary School, Rochester
Thu 29Free
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Steve Jinski
Man of Kent, Rochester
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM
🍽️Food🏰Heritage
Haunted Supper
The Historic Dockyard Chatham
Fri 30 · 8 PM£14.79
👑Drag show💋Burlesque
The Loco Cabaret: Halloween Special
Poco Loco, Chatham
Fri 30 · 10 PM£10–15
🎉Club
TNT Fridays: HALLOWEEN PART 1!
Tap N Tin, Chatham
Sat 7 · 5:30 PM£0–13
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Fireworks at Medway Yacht Club
Medway Yacht Club, Rochester
Tue 13 · 6 PM£50–60
🎪Street party
KLVA Annual Banquet 2026
Inn On The Lake, Gravesend
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM£58
🎭Theatre
Sheer Luck Holmes the Murder Mystery Dinner Show in Chatham
Bridgewood Manor Hotel & Spa, Blue Bell Hill
Sat 31 · 4 PM£9–14
💿DJ set🏠House
360 Sessions presents , The Haunted House Party
Edenwood Place, Blue Bell Hill
Fri 6 · 5 PM£1–25
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Fairview Fireworks 2026
Fairview School - Front entrance only, Wigmore
Sat 7 · 5:30 PM£12–18
🎪Street party
Ebbsfleet Indian Community - Ebbsfleet Ki Deepawali 2026
Istead Community Centre, Gravesend
Mon 2 · 7 PM£8.80
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Rochester Comedy Club
City Wall Wine Bar, Rochester
Fri 16 · 7 PM£7.57–9
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
Kent Dreams | Poetry-Spoken word | Open mic night
Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus
Sat 17
🎭Theatre
The Jury Experience: The Killer AI
Glassbox Theatre, Gillingham
Sat 17 · 12:30 PM£13.14–63.32
⚽Team sports
Rumble Wrestling comes to Medway - KIDS FOR A FIVER - LIMITED OFFER
Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham
Wed 21 · 8 PM£12.50–15
🎤Stand-up
Kiki Rochester - Comedy Night!
Kiki Rochester
Wed 14 · 5 PM£12–37.53
🎪Circus
Circus Berlin - Rochester
Jackson's Field, Rochester
Sat 17 · 7 PM£11.55–16.96
🎤Stand-up
Comedy Night
Hoo Village Hall
Sat 31
🎉Club👑Drag show
Sizzle & Sway Halloween Showcase
District KCL, Gillingham
Tue 13
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Sheer Luck Holmes
Bridgewood Manor Hotel and Spa, Chatham
Fri 16 · 7 PM
📚Literature📜Poetry
Agates IndyBookStore Tour
Garden Party Books, Rochester
Tue 13 · 7 PMFree
📚Literature
Rough Draft Room #5
The Bohemian, Chatham
Fri 30 · 6 PM£3
🖼️Art & Culture
Haus of Condiments presents: The Haunted Haus (18+)
Haus of Condiments by Condimaniac, Rochester
Fri 16 · 9:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Building sustainable human performance at work
Holcombe Hockey Club, Chatham
Thu 22 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Spire Alexandra - Beyond weight loss: Restoring your shape and confidence
Spire Alexandra Hospital, Walderslade
Sat 17 · 10 AM£37.50–42.50
🔬Science
Fungi for Beginners
Tyland Barn, Sandling
Tue 3 · 6:45 PM£0–30
🗣️Talk🔬Science
From Paper Trails to Digital Assurance
Village Hotel Maidstone
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Venues in Rainham on a budget
Riverside Country Park
5 events
Rainham Mark Grammar School
1 event
PSA Performance Centre
1 event
The Howard School, Kent
6 events
St Matthews Community Centre
3 events
Rainham Oast House Community Centre
1 event
Christine House
1 event
Rainham Bowls Club
1 event
Royals Youth Centre
2 events
CEME Campus
2 events
CEME Business Campus
1 event
Mardyke Community Centre
2 events