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Folkestone Book Festival 2026 is here
Thursday 12 - Sunday 22 November
Folkestone Book Festival 2026 is here
Thursday 12 - Sunday 22 November

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Open Sesame returns

Free space for artists and creatives to get creative

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Folkestone Book Festival is here

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Dominic Gregory: Courage, Crisis & the Kent Coast

14 Nov 2026, 10.30am - 11.30am

When the call comes in, would you run towards the storm? In this gripping conversation, Dominic Gregory discusses Lifeboat at the End of the...

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Paul Sinton-Hewitt: The parkrun Revolution

14 Nov 2026, 12pm - 1pm

What if one small act of hope could change millions of lives? Join Paul Sinton-Hewitt, founder of the global parkrun movement, for an uplifting...

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Juliet Sargeant in conversation with Fergus Garrett: The Hidden Foundations of Life

14 Nov 2026, 2pm - 3pm

What sustains a landscape? What allows a garden, a community or an ecosystem to flourish? And what might we learn from looking beneath the...

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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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Folkestone Artworks

Explore the UK's largest urban outdoor exhibition of contemporary art!

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Become a Creative Folkestone Member and discover an exciting range of events, discounts and opportunities!  

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