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Prospect Cottage: Public Visits 2026
Wed 18 Mar - Sun 6 Dec 2026, Various Times
Discover the Creative Heart of Derek Jarman’s World.Step inside Prospect Cottage, the extraordinary home and artistic sanctuary of renowned...
Marsh Choir
Mon 20 Apr 2026 - Mon 7 Dec 2026, 7pm
Marsh Choir is a network of vibrant, feel-good choirs led by Carly Bryant, bringing people together through music across the Romney Marsh,...
Tuesday Evening Meditation (7-8 pm)
Tue 1 Sep - Tue 20 Oct 2026, 7pm
Tuesday Evening Meditation (7-8 pm) Sessions: 1, 8, 15 & 29 September; 6, 13 & 20 October Guided meditation, silent practice, and time for...
Andy Parsons: Please #@!$ off to Mars
Thu 17 Sep 2026, 7.30pm
Life is hard. Come and have a laugh about it. After his nationwide critical-smash sellout 2023/24 Tour, Andy is back with a brand-new show....
Folkestone is a Library Meet the Author: A Home Education Event. Daryna Kucheruk
Fri 18 Sep 2026, 10am
Daryna Kucheruk is an author, journalist, and former television news reporter from Ukraine. Since relocating to the United Kingdom, she has...
Folkestone is a Library Meet the Author: A Home Education Event. Ann Morgan
Fri 18 Sep 2026, 1pm
Meet Ann, and her how she read a Book from Every Country. Ann Morgan is an author and speaker based in Folkestone. Her first book, Reading...
Mrs H and The Sing-a-Long Band
Sat 19 Sep 2026, 11am
Get ready to sing, dance, and laugh with Mrs H & the Sing-along Band as they bring their joyous music back to Folkestone! Designed for all...
Chump's Comedy: Autumn Comedy Club
Thu 24 Sep 2026, 7.45pm
Chump's Comedy is back at QuarterhouseIf you're looking for a fun night with pals, this is it.This September's show features three Edinburgh...
NOEMA
Fri 25 Sep 2026, 8pm
NOEMA is an immersive, improvised audiovisual journey featuring, André Verissimo (gongs, shruti box, monochord, singing bowls and percussion),...
Drop in Family Workshop
Sat 26 Sep 2026, 11am
Folkestone is a Busy Town! with Helen CoystonIf you could make your own version of Folkestone what would you change?Inspired by Richard Scarry's...
The Quarter Sessions
Sat 26 Sep 2026, 7pm
The Quarter SessionsLive at The Quarterhouse, FolkestoneThe Quarterhouse, Folkestone Music, and Seaview Studio are proud to launch The Quarter...
Drawing into Print
Wed 30 Sep 2026, 6pm
Join us for seven fun and friendly sessions where you can learn new skills, try different techniques and develop your own creative style.This...
Rhys James – Chop Logic
Wed 30 Sep 2026, 7.30pm
Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything. It’s been staring him in the face thewhole time, in a mirror held behind his head....
Jacob Hawley: Fighting Age Man
Thu 1 Oct 2026, 8pm
Jacob Hawley brings a bold new hour of blistering stand-up to the Quarterhouse this October, packed with sharp observations, questionable...
Big World Music Festival
Fri 2 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Big World Festival is a new, world music festival in Folkestone, running 1–4 October 2026.Quarterhouse, Friday 2nd October:Doors Open: 7:00pmDouble...
Young Animators Club (Ages 8-11)
Sat 3 Oct 2026, 10am
Young Animators Club are delighted to present a 6-session course at The Cube on Saturdays (Open to all).Learn new skills from expert tutors,...
Young Animators Club (Ages 12 - 16)
Sat 3 Oct 2026, 11.45am
Young Animators Club are delighted to present a 6-session course at The Cube on Saturdays (Open to all).Learn new skills from expert tutors,...
The Joe Bulley Band Presents: Rockaoke
Sat 3 Oct 2026, 7pm
Ever dreamed of fronting a live rock band? Now's your chance. Join the Joe Bulley Band for Rockaoke – karaoke backed by a full live rock...
There’s a Monster in Your Show
Wed 7 Oct 2026, 12pm & 4pm
Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series...
Folkestone is a Library – Spotlight Event ‘The power of being heard’
Wed 7 Oct 2026, 6pm
Join us for an evening of ideas, stories and good conversation as we take a closer look at Folkestone is a Library and the people bringing...
Cloud Chamber: Gavin Greenaway and Caroline Dale
Fri 9 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Cloud Chamber is the newly formed duo of Gavin Greenaway (piano) and Caroline Dale (cello), internationally renowned performers whose careers...
Folkestone Live ‘26 - Festival of Theatre and Comedy
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10.30am - Sun 11 Oct 2026, 10am
Folkestone Live returns for its third year, with a weekend packed full of live performances at the Quarterhouse. From nationally acclaimed...
Folkestone Live 2026: Mr Sleepybum’s Dream Machine
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10.30am
Performed by Jody KamaliMr Sleepybum is sad. He can’t dream. To solve this problem, he invents a machine that magically brings dreams to...
Folkestone Live 2026: Grandma’s Shop
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 11.45am
Performed by Julie FlowerClothes, cats, and counter-culture. Sheffield, 1989. Loveable, eccentric septuagenarian Hilda has run a second-hand...
Folkestone Live 2026: Puffling Pants
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 1.15pm
Performed by Canterbury Shakespeare FestivalThink Shakespeare is boring? Too long? Hard to understand? Puffling Pants will change your mind!...
Folkestone Live 2026: 1 King, 2 Princes, & Shakespeare’s Lie
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 3pm
Performed by Slade Wolfe Enterprises LimitedA king. A traitor. A villain. Or was he? Richard III returns to confront the myths that condemned...
Folkestone Live 2026: A Forgotten Woman - Mrs Oscar Wilde
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 4.45pm
Performed by Slade Wolfe Enterprises LimitedConstance Lloyd steps out of Oscar Wilde’s shadow. Feminist, writer, mother. Told through her...
Folkestone Live 2026: The School Of Night
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 6.30pm
Performed by The School of NightSince debuting at Shakespeare's Globe in 2005, The School of Night has performed its unique blend of literary...
Folkestone Live 2026: The FIT Improv Show
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 8pm
Performed by Folkestone Improv TheatreReturning for its second year, Folkestone’s only improv school celebrate the finest local comedy talent...
Folkestone Live 2026: Hill And Jones Comedy Catastrophe
Sat 10 Oct 2026, 9.30pm
Performed by Hill and JonesWhen Hill and Jones land a last-minute slot at a major comedy show, it’s their big break. Backstage, everything...
Folkestone Live 2026: Tempest In A Teacup
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 10am
Performed by Cut-Out TheatreA fun, fast-paced, family-friendly take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Packed with all the drama, romance, magic...
Folkestone Live 2026: FIT Kids’ Improv Show
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 11.45am
Performed by Folkestone Improv TheatreFollowing a growing audience of young folk at their adult shows, Folkestone Improv Theatre has created...
Folkestone Live 2026: Shelf: The Kids’ Show 2 - The Power of Two
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 1.30pm
Performed by ShelfShelf are back with a brand-new sketch show. It’s double the funny, double the silly, and fun for children, grown-ups,...
Folkestone Live 2026: Edwardian Musical Comedy Rediscovered...Reimagined
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 3.15pm
Performed by Phil HornseyRediscover the magic of a forgotten theatrical era. This vibrant showcase breathes new life into archival gems through...
Folkestone Live 2026: Absent Thee: After Hamlet
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 5pm
Performed by Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited Hamlet is dead. Horatio remains. Years after Hamlet charged his dearest friend to live on, Horatio...
Folkestone Live 2026: Sewage: Definitely Not A Musical
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 6.45pm
Performed by Michele SheldonA political comedy about how sewage dumps impact the fortunes of a family living in a Kent seaside town relying...
Folkestone Live 2026: Collarbone
Sun 11 Oct 2026, 8.30pm
Performed by Will TrainMatt’s on a journey to make his life better. He’s not complaining, he’s putting in the work. And he’s finally...
Kiiōtō feat. Lou Rhodes of Lamb
Thu 22 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Kiiōtō’s second album, Black Salt, casts the net wide and deep in the stories it tells. Debut single Butterfly is a dark and brooding...
Folkestone Documentary Festival 2026: Industry Day
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 10am
Calling all filmmakers, artists and documentary-curious people. Do you want to know more about documentary film craft, find out who is funding...
Lucy Porter: Let Yourself Go!
Fri 23 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Lucy Porter - Let Yourself Go! Festival favourite Lucy returns with a brand new show about the power of letting yourself go - in every sense....
Folkestone Documentary Festival 2026: Filmmaking Challenge
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 10am
Be the first to see the shortlisted films for this year’s Filmmaking Challenge in a free screening followed by awards for the Best Film...
Folkestone Documentary Festival 2026: Amazomania
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 12pm
In 1996, a Brazilian official and a Swedish journalist filmed their trip to the Amazon to speak to the isolated Korubo people, caught in escalating...
Take Me Back: The Off Spin, Green 182, Some 41
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Relive the glory days of popz-punk! Catch the ultimate tributes to The Offspring, Green Day, Blink-182, and Sum 41 all in one epic night....
Folkestone Documentary Festival 2026: American Doctor
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11am
Up close with three American doctors volunteering in Gaza's overwhelmed hospitals as the humanitarian catastrophe worsens and medical staff...
Claytime by Indefinite Articles
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 11am
Claytime by Indefinite ArticlesThe award-winning Indefinite Articles present their work for the very young: Claytime, a play with clay, where...
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
Thu 29 Oct 2026, 7.15pm
Sparkling, dizzying, and deliciously potent, Fallen Angels, Noël Coward’s champagne-fresh comedy of bad manners, shocked and delighted...
Drop in Family Workshop
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 11am
Spooky Story Sounds: Make, Create & Perform!Join composer and musician Joe Donaldson for a fun, hands-on Halloween workshop where childrenwill...
Damp Disco: A Disco Nightmare
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 9pm
DAMP DISCO PRESENTS: A DISCO NIGHTMARE Something wicked is coming to Folkestone’s Quarterhouse This Halloween, Damp Disco invites you into...
Royal Ballet & Opera: Manon
Sun 1 Nov 2026, 2pm
In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A...
Melting Vinyl: Penguin Cafe performs Music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Fri 6 Nov 2026, 8pm
Penguin Cafe was founded by Arthur Jeffes in 2009, bringing together a talented and disparate group of musicians initially to perform his...
Folkestone Through Writers’ Eyes: A Literary Walking Tour
Sat 7 Nov 2026, 12pm
Join local writer, historian and guide Tony Quarrington and Folkestone Book Festival curator Sophie Haydock for a literary stroll through...
Creative Quarter Christmas Lights Switch-On 2026
Wed 11 Nov 2026, 5pm
Stories, sparkle and festive magic come together as the Christmas lights are switched on in the heart of Folkestone's Creative Quarter.Taking...
Opening Night: Sir Tony Robinson
Thu 12 Nov 2026, 7pm
Few figures have delighted British audiences for as long, or with such warmth, wit and infectious curiosity, as Sir Tony Robinson. Actor,...
WORKSHOP Jarred McGinnis: The Art of Writing Together
Fri 13 Nov 2026, 10am
What stories do we carry about ourselves – and what might someone else remember differently? In this bold and original creative writing...
Jarred McGinnis & Nell Stevens: Who Do You Think You Are?
Fri 13 Nov 2026, 3pm
Two brilliantly original novelists come together for a sharp, psychologically rich conversation about identity, reinvention, self-deception...
Jem Calder: The Debut Everyone is Talking About
Fri 13 Nov 2026, 5pm
Few debut authors are generating as much excitement as Jem Calder. Named one of The Observer’s best debut novelists of 2026 and championed...
Philippa Perry: When Psychology Meets Murder
Fri 13 Nov 2026, 7pm
How well do we ever really know the people around us? For decades, Philippa Perry has helped millions of readers better understand themselves...
Dominic Gregory: Courage, Crisis & the Kent Coast
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 10.30am
When the call comes in, would you run towards the storm? In this gripping conversation, Dominic Gregory discusses Lifeboat at the End of the...
Paul Sinton-Hewitt: The parkrun Revolution
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 12pm
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...
Juliet Sargeant: The Hidden Foundations of Life
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 2pm
What sustains a landscape? What allows a garden, a community or an ecosystem to flourish? And what might we learn from looking beneath the...
Christine Dawood: A Journey to the Titanic
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 4pm
In June 2023, the disappearance of the Titan submersible gripped the world, as millions followed the desperate search unfolding in the Atlantic....
Dame Marina Warner: Shelter in an Unsettled World
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 6pm
What does it mean to offer refuge – and who gets to belong? In this major cultural conversation, acclaimed writer, mythographer and historian...
Ian McEwan: What We Can Know
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 8pm
Few writers have shaped contemporary fiction quite like lan McEwan. For more than forty years, readers have been captivated by novels including...
Esther Ghey: Raising Children in the Digital Age
Sun 15 Nov 2026, 12pm
What kind of world are young people growing up in online – and how do we keep them safe within it? Following the murder of her daughter...