Quarterhouse Events
Mrs H & the Sing-along Band
6th September, 10:30am - 6th December
Led by the charming and passionate Mrs H, the Sing-along Band bring their unique family music to Folkestone with a line-up of musicians including...
SALT Launch + Folkestone Sea Shanty
18th September, 6:45pm
Raise a glass to celebrate the official launch of SALT Festival of the Sea & Environment and the world premiere of The Folkestone Sea Shanty...
James Wilton Dance: Leviathan
18th September, 7:30pm
Multi award-winning choreographer James Wilton re-imagines Herman Melville’s seminal novel, Moby Dick. With a cast of six athletic dancers...
Katrin Albrecht: Cut from the Same Cloth
19th September, 9am - 22nd September
An installation inspired by the ongoing refugee crisis that stands as a bold statement for our global shared human rights. Deconstructed and...
Guardians of the Deep: Grown-Up Rock Pooling
19th September, 9:15am
Grown-Up Rock PoolingReturn to your childhood and come rock pooling at this event for those who are young at heart! Zoë Stevenson, from Guardians...
Haeckels: Salt Treatment
19th September, 11am - 22nd September, 3pm
In the UK, salt-making stretches back to prehistoric times when the process involved clay furnaces and pans. This panhouse process was most...
Judith Anketell: The Lament Lists
19th September, 5pm - 22nd September, 11am
Drawings of endangered, critically endangered and extinct fish seen in close viewed Illustrations and long viewed Installation lamenting the...
Mel Wrigley: Mass Extinction
19th September, 6pm
There have been five mass extinctions on Earth through geological time and at each one over 75% of all species were lost. It's not always...
a:dress : Fashion to Die For
19th September, 7:30pm
In the UK, clothing has the fourth largest environmental impact after housing, transport and food. Each year 430,000 tonnes of clothing are...
Chris Poundwhite & Craig Gell: Green Language
20th September, 11am - 22nd September
Local artists Craig Gell and Chris Poundwhite explore the familiar yet remote landscape of the ever-present Folkestone Downs. Through a blend...
Folkestone's Fishing Heritage & History Museum Guided Tour
20th September, 12pm - 22nd September
Folkestone Fishing Museum is a fascinating, hands-on display of fishing equipment, artifacts and pictures of former Folkestone fishermen and...
Alan Taylor: Alan's Archive
20th September, 2pm
Alan Taylor is one of Folkestone's best-known Historians. In his home he has a remarkable research library all about Folkestone. For SALT...
a:dress : Clothes Swish
20th September, 5:30pm
Refresh your wardrobe, reduce waste, save money!Swishing is the easy way to update your wardrobe. It's guilt-free shopping with no cost to...
Search Party: STORM
20th September, 7:30pm
The world has ended, the world as we know it at least. Using recycled languages from disaster cinema, climate politics, folk stories and classic...
Search Party: Landfill
21st September, 10am
Search Party will be hosting a workshop to develop a new project called Landfill and other climate games for families. Landfill is an interactive...
Katrin Albrecht: Compost Revolution
21st September, 10am
Have you got an opinion about climate change, bee extinction or oceans full of plastic? Pop into this workshop to create your very own statement...
Wild Food Folk: Searching for Seaweed
21st September, 10:30am
In this walk led by Luke Mahony-Page of Wild Food Folk, we will explore The Warren and discover a wealth of edible coastal plants. We will...
a:dress : Clothes Clinic with Dorit Young
21st September, 11am
Bring your favourite piece of clothing (jumper, denims, dress or head-wear) to the Clothes Clinic and learn how to mend, repair or make small...
Graeme Miller: Wild Car
21st September, 12pm
WILD CAR (from the Welsh Car Gwyllt) is an improvised device, part camera dolly, part ride-on rail vehicle. This year artist Graeme Miller...
Joanna Jones, Helen Lindon & Clare Smith: 3 Films
21st September, 2pm
Since 2015 Joanna Jones, Helen Lindon and Clare Smith have made collaborative artworks for SALT festival including three commissioned films...
a:dress : Bad Mending with Annie Taylor
21st September, 4pm
An extremely visible mending workshop with Annie Taylor, Co-Founder of The Profanity Embroidery Group. Bring along your favourite shirt with...
Is Climate Change Above the Law (Part 2)?
21st September, 5pm
For SALT Festival 2016, we hosted a discussion entitled Is Climate Change Above the Law? Since then, Greta Thunberg and the Extinction Rebellion...
Vybarr Cregan-Reid: Primate Change : How the World We Made is Remaking Us
21st September, 7:30pm
Vybarr Cregan-Reid is an author, academic and broadcaster who has written widely on literature, health, nature and the environment. His most...
Film: Woman At War (12A)
21st September, 9pm
Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminium industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her...