What's happening in Creative Folkestone
The doors of Quarterhouse may be closed for now but there is still plenty going on at Creative Folkestone. From online literary festivals to inviting the whole town to get creative we have been busy. Scroll down to explore some of our projects.
For any enquiries concerning tickets and refunds to boxoffice@creativefolkestone.org.uk. All other enquiries can be directed to info@creativefolkestone.org.uk. To read the full statement click here.
Doc Club Online: Some Kind of Heaven
26th May, 6:30pm
Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages -- a massive, self-contained retirement community located in Central...
Book Festival Digital Pass
4th June, 9am
For this year’s Folkestone Book Festival we are hosting the whole festival online, allowing more people than ever before to enjoy the festival...
Beckett in Folkestone
4th June, 10am - 12th June, 3:20pm
This event has a running time of approximately 1 hour starting at the Clifton Hotel and ending at Folkestone Library. Once you have booked...
Hanif Kureishi in Conversation
4th June, 6pm
Comic, dark and insightful, What Happened? is Hanif Kureishi's new collection of essays and fiction. No topic is too fringe or too mainstream,...
Horatio Clare in Conversation
5th June, 2pm
Heavy Light is the story of a breakdown: a journey through mania, psychosis and treatment in a psychiatric hospital, and onwards to release,...
Luke Harding in Conversation
5th June, 4pm
Shadow State: Murder, Mayhem and How Russia is Reshaping our Politics is a gripping investigation into how Russia’s spies helped elect Donald...
What is Creative Folkestone?
Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
We believe that everyone is creative, and that creativity has the power to change people and places for the better. We have developed five key projects that are embedded in the creative transformation of Folkestone:
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Quarterhouse
The cultural hub of Folkestone -
Creative Quarter
Folkestone’s cultural heart -
Folkestone Artworks
The UK’s largest urban outdoor exhibition of contemporary art -
Book Festival
The Shape of Things to Come -
Folkestone Triennial
One of the UK’s most ambitious art exhibitions
Membership
Become a Creative Folkestone Member and discover an exciting range of events, discounts and opportunities!