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Ongoing Events

Wreaths

23rd November - 7th December 2023

Wreath Workshops

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24th November - 10th December 2023

Faversham Christmas Wreath Making Workshops

Animate Arts Company host three wreath making workshops at the Alexander Centre and Assembly Rooms.
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25th November - 10th December 2023

Rochester Christmas Market 2023

Get your Christmas shopping off to a fun and festive start at the Rochester Christmas Market. FREE to enter.
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6th December 2023

Scribblers

After School Drawing Club at Turner Contemporary
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1st December - 14th December 2023

Rotary Santa Sleigh Collection

Santa will once again be visiting the streets of Canterbury with his trusty elves!
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25th November - 17th December 2023

Murston Heart Christmas Programme 2023

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2nd December - 17th December 2023

Father Christmas at Crampton Tower

Journey up the Crampton Tower, through the elve's workshop, to visit Father Christmas in his grotto.
Gusbourne Christmas Wine Lunch

8th December - 17th December 2023

Christmas 3 Course Wine Lunch

Xmascarol

10th December - 17th December 2023

Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' at Eastgate House

Now a seasonal favourite at Eastgate House!
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6th December - 17th December 2023

Peter Pan at The Arden Theatre

Peter Pan is the Arden Theatre Christmas Production.
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9th December - 19th December 2023

LEGO® Education SPIKE Essentials! workshops

Build fantastic robotic trains and bring them to life using motors, sensors and coding using LEGO® Education SPIKE Essentials!
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13th December - 20th December 2023

Christmas Shopping

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22nd November - 21st December 2023

Festive Tasting Flights at Gusbourne

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30th November - 21st December 2023

Squerryes Late Night Christmas Shopping Evenings

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1st December - 22nd December 2023

Festive Lunches at Ashford International Hotel

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18th November - 22nd December 2023

The Hornby Train Trail

Embark on a whistlestop tour of Canterbury's festive window displays and spot the Hornby trains!
Festive Sparkling Tea (Nov2022)

3rd December - 23rd December 2023

Sparkling Festive Tea

Biddenden Local Produce Xmas

18th November - 23rd December 2023

Biddenden Festive Shop

Santa's Grotto Margate Caves

2nd December - 23rd December 2023

Father Christmas at the Caves 2023

This festive season Father Christmas will be flying back to the Margate Caves for our ever-popular Christmas Caves.
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16th December - 23rd December 2023

A Truly Magical Christmas

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17th November - 23rd December 2023

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

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4th December - 23rd December 2023

Christmas Light Trail @ Whitstable Castle

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2nd December - 24th December 2023

Santa Safari Christmas Event

Every December we host our Christmas event. Come along and enjoy the festive season, meeting all the elves in our magical winter wonderland!
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2nd December - 24th December 2023

CHRISTMAS REINDEER EXPERIENCE

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2nd December - 24th December 2023

Advent & Christmas at Rochester Cathedral

Join us at Rochester Cathedral this Christmas. We’ve celebrated Christmas here for over 1400 years. Why not join us at one of our services or events this year?
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25th November - 24th December 2023

Mission Christmas: the Clausometer Catastrophe

Have you ever wondered why The Historic Dockyard Chatham closes every December? For over 400 years, Dockyard workers past and present have been keeping a heavily guarded Christmas secret.
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2nd December - 24th December 2023

County Square at Christmas

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2nd December - 24th December 2023

Santas Grotto @ Whitstable Castle

Come and visit Santa and his elves in our magical grotto this December!
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2nd December - 24th December 2023

Santa's Grotto

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2nd December - 24th December 2023

Santa's Lodge at Ashford Designer Outlet

General Christmas

2nd December - 24th December 2023

Christmas at Wildwood

Incredible animal experiences, festive crafts and a glorious grotto in the heart of Wildwood
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10th November - 24th December 2023

Canterbury Christmas Market 2023

Canterbury's annual traditional Christmas Market
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2nd December - 24th December 2023

The Elf Express

After a short journey aboard the Elf Express, travel through the Magical Elf Forest
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15th December - 30th December 2023

Cinderella

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26th November - 30th December 2023

Christmas at the castle (1)

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8th December - 31st December 2023

Aladdin 2023

This year's GENIE-US pantomime will take you on a thrilling adventure for the whole family.
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14th December - 31st December 2023

Cinderella

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15th December - 31st December 2023

Beauty and the Beast Christmas Panto

Wicked Productions return to Thanet with a star-studded cast and bags of family fun!
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26th November - 31st December 2023

Peter Pan

Skating Square QAC Site

24th November - 31st December 2023

Skate into Quex

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17th November - 31st December 2023

Christmas at Bedgebury (2)

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24th November - 31st December 2023

Christmas Lights at Leeds Castle (1)

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24th November - 31st December 2023

Christmas Lights at Leeds Castle

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25th November - 1st January 2024

A Narnia Christmas At The Castle

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18th November - 1st January 2024

Christmas at Hever Castle 2023

Christmas at Quex Adventure Farm Park

24th November - 1st January 2024

Christmas at Quex Adventure Farm Park

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18th November - 4th January 2024

The Skating Rink

Get yours skates on at the Artifical Ice Skating Rink in Ramsgate!
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4th December - 7th January 2024

Christmas Afternoon Tea

Xmas Tree

2nd December - 7th January 2024

Victorian Christmas at Eastgate House

A special Christmas event at Eastgate House!
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9th December 2023

Art Rebels: Poster Printing

Free workshops for families each weekend at Turner Contemporary
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7th October - 14th January 2024

In The Offing

A group exhibition at Turner Contemporary edited by and featuring Mark Leckey
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19th January - 27th January 2024

Sleeping Beauty Pantomime

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19th January - 27th January 2024

Sleeping Beauty

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2nd March - 20th February 2023

English Wine Tasting

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2nd December - 25th February 2024

Storytellers - Connecting through art: the power of stories

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2nd December - 25th February 2024

Storytellers - Connecting through art: the power of stories

Storytellers is a captivating group exhibition that celebrates the profound connection between art and storytelling.
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3rd November - 3rd March 2024

Bear Lodge Restaurant Open For Weekend Dining

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31st March - 31st March 2024

Helicopter Ride Over Kent

Quex Easter Bunnies

29th March - 14th April 2024

Bouncy Bunnies in Wonderland

Based on the success of our previous Easter events, The Bouncing Bunnies Easter trail is back for 2024 and is Bigger and Bouncier than ever!
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1st October - 30th April 2024

Autumn and Winter Tutored Tastings

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3rd February - 6th May 2024

Beyond Form: Lines of Abstraction, 1950 -1970

A major new exhibition which connects the work of over 50 women from across the globe through a shared language of radical abstraction
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30th March - 27th July 2024

Spare a Fort for the Bees

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14th April - 11th August 2024

The Crafty Fort

Open Faversham

17th August - 25th August 2024

Open Faversham - Celebrating Heritage Across Faversham 2024

A packed programme of performances, exhibitions,  talks, visits, social events, demonstrations, skills workshops and social events.
Quex Trick Or Treat

19th October - 3rd November 2024

Trick or Treat Trail and Slime Blaster Express

A spooktacular family friendly trip through the spooky woods, blasting the ghosts on the Slime Blaster Express and winning trick or treat surprises
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6th January - 6th December 2024

THE SOUL SETTING JOURNEY (1) (1)

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30th November - 24th December 2024

The Elf Express 2024

This festive family tradition is going to be even bigger and better to celebrate its 10th year of bringing the magic of Christmas to Quex Adventure Farm Park
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19th August - 1st November 2030

Antony Gormley: Another Time

ANOTHER TIME is a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley who is known for his sculptures and installations that explore the experience of being human, of inhabiting a human body.

Ongoing Events

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Quiz Night at The Olympic

14th December 2023

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Big Cats at Christmas

4th December - 10th December 2023

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Christmas Wreath Making Workshop (7)

6th December 2023

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Frasers Wreath Workshop (Nov2022)

Festive Wreath Making at Frasers

6th December 2023

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Carol Concert

Carol Concert

6th December 2023

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Botany Bay Wreath

Wreath Making Workshop

6th December 2023

Come down to Botany Bay Hotel and get in the Christmas spirit with a fabulous wreath making workshop!

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Christmas Wreath Making Workshop (8)

7th December 2023

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