What's On

Fri 19 Aug, 10am

Join local artist Elizabeth Tophill and Afghan story-tellers Jamila and Halima Khan at a free workshop and learn how to make Afghan kites...

Sat 20 Aug, 1-4pm

Join us to fill the skies with thousands of kites!Fly With Me is an epic kite flying festival in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan....

Tue 6 Sep & Tue 4 Oct, 10.30am

Mrs H & the Sing-along Band bring their unique family music back to Folkestone with a line-up of musicians including members of Red Snapper,...

Thu 8 Sep, 7pm

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity....

Thu 15 Sep, 7.30pm

Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War is a true story. Set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspired him, Margy Kinmonth’s film brings...

Fri 16 Sep, 8pm

Simon Evans’ last show, Genius 2.0 ( “A Masterclass” ★★★★★ - The Scotsman) provided a hilarious analysis of the departure...

Thu 22 Sep, 7.30pm

Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News For You?, Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?) is back with a brand new tour. It’s been a big...

Fri 30 Sep, 8pm

After experimenting with a Zoom gig where he got muted by 639 people and a Drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his...

Sun 2 Oct, 2pm

Set in 19th century Japan, Puccini's heart-rending opera tells the tale of Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha who falls in love with an American...

Thu 6 Oct, 7.30pm

Breaking conventions of contemporary dance, SAY (Sarah Golding & Yukiko Masui) are bringing the infectious energy of music gigs to the dance...

Fri 7 Oct, 8pm

Tom Allen is heading back on the road, warming up new material ahead of his brand new tour.Tom Allen is a comedian, writer and actor. He started...

Sat 8 Oct, 6pm

This two-part concert begins with a conversation and intimate musical performance which will plunge you into the centre of the sound of one...

Sun 9 Oct, 7.30pm

A show about sexy things (awkward), private things (oh no) and a woman trying to sit on the face of time to keep it still (hot, right?). You’ve...

Wed 12 Oct, 6.45pm

Love and duty collide and nations clash in Verdi’s political drama, starring Elena Stikhina and conducted by Royal Opera Music Director...

Thu 20 Oct, 7.30pm

Illegal Dance explores a future where artistic expression is forbidden by oppressive regimes around the world. Dynamic contemporary choreography...

Fri 21 Oct - Sun 23 Oct

See all the screenings, talks and events in the second Folkestone Documentary Festival with a fantastic value Festival Pass. A Festival Pass...

Wed 26 Oct, 7.30pm

Following their sell-out, award-winning show ‘Enter the Dragons’, A&E Comedy (Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards, “a brilliant comedy coupling”...

Thu 27 Oct, 7pm

A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night) based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The...

Wed 2 Nov, 7.30pm

Gritty dance theatre with autobiographical testimonials and text, this timely performance gives voice to the vulnerable and unheard. With...

Thu 3 Nov, 7pm

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness....

Sat 5 November, 11am & 2pm

Come and be transported to a magical forest full of mirth, live music and marvellous creatures.The biggest yawn, the cosiest bed,The softest...

Thu 1 Dec, 12pm & 2pm

These performances are for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their companions/carers.Snuggle up in a magical...

Fri 2 & Sat 3 Dec, various times

Snuggle up in a magical den with comfy creatures - Honk, Splash and TaWit TaWoo - as they teach The Naughty Fox a very important lesson :...