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Brickwrecks: Sunken Ships in LEGO® Bricks

8th March-31st August 2025

Venue: The Historic Dockyard

Website: https://thedockyard.co.uk/events/brickwrecks

Beyond the LEGO® models, Brickwrecks offers interactive elements and multimedia exhibits that delve into the science of maritime archaeology, shipwreck exploration, and their environmental impact. Try...

Capstone Farm Alpaca Experiences

6th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Capstone Farm Alpacas

Website: www.capstonefarmalpacas.com 

Meet and Greets are only £6 per person and include getting up close during feeding time. This takes up to an hour and is suitable for all ages. Alpaca Trekking is £25 each and includes walking a resident...

Crazy Fun at Hastings Adventure Golf

6th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Hastings Adventure Golf

Website: www.hastingsadventuregolf.com

Home to the World Crazy Golf Championships, Hastings Adventure Golf boasts three imaginatively designed 18-hole courses - Pirate, Adventure and Crazy. They have delicious fish and chips, homemade gelato,...

Family Fun at Canterbury Cathedral

6th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Canterbury Cathedral

Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/summer

Enjoy free family fun at Canterbury Cathedral - all included with your admission ticket! New for summer, delve into the lives of the Cathedral’s medieval monks with their 'Eat. Sleep. Pray. Repeat.'...

Foal Farm Mini Market

6th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Foal Farm

Website: www.foalfarm.org.uk

Last Sunday of every month 1.30-4.30pm, entrance by donation. There are a wide variety of stalls including toys, bric-a-brac, plants, gifts, tea room, pet shop, emporium and charity shop.

One-to-one Learn to Ride

6th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Cyclopark

Website: www.cyclopark.com

These sessions take place in the sports zone, away from other areas of the park to give riders privacy to work with the in house coaches to get you riding in no time! Designed to give people of all ages...

Jousting Events 2025

12th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Hever Castle

Website: www.hevercastle.co.uk

This summer the Knights of Royal England will be entertaining visitors with exhilarating displays of action, stunts, falls and fights in an authentic arena complete with a Royal Box. Battling it out in...

Summer Fun at Broadditch Farm

19th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Broadditch Farm Shop

Website: www.broadditch.co.uk

Get back to nature with an exciting scavenger hunt, complete fun challenges and activities along the trail then step into a world of prehistoric fun with the dinosaur-themed maze experience! Take a picnic...

Summer of Play at Emmetts Garden

19th July-7th September 2025

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/emmetts-garden

Try out musical activities, specially installed for this year’s Summer of Play. Invent a meadow game with toy cupboard inspiration or explore the Wild Play Area to find the climbing frame, play net,...

Summer of Play at Quebec House

19th July-7th September 2025

Venue: Quebec House

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/quebec-house

Traditional lawn games in the garden as self-led activities. Drop-in, soft-cup archery sessions led by Quebec House volunteers on Wednesdays in August. Play activities are free but normal admission applies,...

Kent and East Sussex Railway - Early Bird Summer Explorer service

23rd July-30th August 2025

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk

Early Bird Summer Explorer service, departing Tenterden Town Station at 8.45am most Wednesdays and Saturdays from 23 July until 30 August. Book and save at www.kesr.org.uk

Kent and East Sussex Railway - Summer Season Ticket

23rd July-31st August 2025

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk

Unlimited travel for adults and seniors living within the TN postcode. Regular services only. Proof of address required. Book and save at www.kesr.org.uk.

The Seas of Time

23rd July-1st September 2025

Venue: Hever Castle

Website: www.hevercastle.co.uk

Join a nautical adventure solving challenges for ‘The Seas of Time’. Your adventure through time will take place on Winter Garden Lawn, next to the Have-a-Go Archery where you can try your hand at...

Chaos At The Carnival!

24th July-30th August 2025

Venue: St George's Arts Centre

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

St George's Arts Centre is pleased to be collaborating with The Panic Room Gravesend to bring you a free, fun packed, immersive experience this Summer. Guaranteed fun and excitement for all the family....

Falconry Displays

24th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Hever Castle

Website: www.hevercastle.co.uk

On selected days in July and August be entertained by the falconry displays from Willow’s Bird of Prey Centre. After the displays you’ll have a chance to see these wonderful birds of prey up close...

Millbrook Mad Hatter Crazy Golf

26th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Millbrook Gravesend

Website: www.millbrookgc.co.uk

Millbrook Mad Hatter's Crazy Golf is back this Summer for the whole family to enjoy. The 9-hole course is filled with fun features and obstacles everyone can play. Whatever your age or ability, you’re...

Summertime at Leeds Castle

26th July-24th August 2025

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com

This summertime Leeds Castle is designed to entertain and amaze, with an extensive array of events, activities and attractions that guarantee a remarkable experience for visitors of all ages. Immerse yourself...

Summer Make It! Crafts 2025

29th July-29th August 2025

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk

Maidstone Museum has five weeks of Make it craft activities each linked to one of three themes - Titanic, Greek and Local History. Tickets available soon. (£3.50 per child per activity – booking recommended)...

SEND Family Crafts; Summer '25

1st-29th August 2025

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk

Maidstone Museum have created some SEND friendly craft activities for families with children with SEND and their siblings. These sessions will have fewer spaces than usual and aim to be quieter with more...

Anne Boleyn The Musical

6th-30th August 2025

Venue: Hever Castle

Website: www.historalia.co.uk

Experience the magic of Historalia in an extraordinary outdoor theatre production set against the breathtaking backdrop of Hever Castle. This immersive stage experience transports audiences into the world...

Dinosaur Days

11th-22nd August 2025

Venue: Kent Life

Website: www.kentlife.org.uk/event/dinosaur-days

Join Kent Life during the summer holidays for an 11 day celebration of all things dinosaur! You can experience George the Jurassic Dinosaur (selected dates), Critter Corner: A chance to find out about...

Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians

13th August 2025

Venue: Orchards Theatre

Website: www.birminghamstage.com/shows

We all want to meet people from history! The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare for Horrible Histories live on stage with the acclaimed production of Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians....

Barn Dance

16th August 2025

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

With live music and expert calling, this is your chance to enjoy an evening packed with toe-tapping, fun-filled dancing for all ages and abilities. Plus, they’ve got a fully licensed bar to keep you...

Biddenden Tractorfest

16th-17th August 2025

Venue: Kent Event Centre

Website: www.kenteventcentre.co.uk/whats-on

While tractors remain the central attraction, with up to 300 expected to exhibit over the weekend, there are plenty of stalls, vehicles, demonstrations, children’s entertainment, animals and arena displays...

Wind in the Willows - Open Air Summer Tour

16th-24th August 2025

Venue: Various Locations

Website: www.visitmaidstone.com

Join Mole, Ratty and Badger on their great adventures with Mr Toad. Based on the book by Kenneth Grahame, this laugh out loud play will have the whole family in stitches. Can Mole, Ratty and Badger keep...

Puppet Spectacular Glow Show

17th August 2025

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk

This Puppet Spectacular Glow Show, a captivating one-hour UV puppet show features a cast of colourful characters that will delight audiences of all ages. This enchanting performance combines humour, music...

Dinosaurs at the Railway

19th-21st August 2025

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Visit Bluebell Railway for an epic adventure with dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes at Sheffield Park, East Grinstead and on their Timetable C service Set A trains! Regardless of the weather, you’ll...

Kent and East Sussex Railway - Train Time UK

19th-21st August 2025

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk

Creative toy train play sessions for under-fives 19-21 August 10.30am - 4.30pm at Tenterden Town Station. Free. No booking required. www.kesr.org.uk

The Crazy Comic Club

19th August 2025

Venue: Millbrook Gravesend

Website: www.millbrookgc.co.uk

Workshops are suitable for ages 6+ and are 60 minutes. Each workshop is different so why not go along to more than one! No experience is necessary, and all materials will be provided. Go along for a dynamic,...

The Wind in the Willows

21st August 2025

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.immersiontheatre.co.uk

Immersion Theatre bring their style and energy to the riverbank with heaps of interaction, stunning costumes and larger-than-life characters.Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Ratty, Mole, Badger,...

Comedy Club 4 Kids

22nd August 2025

Venue: Woodville Studio

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

Like the name says it’s a Comedy Club 4 Kids! Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires). They have the best comedians from the UK and world circuit...

Mulberry Harbour Engineering Challenge

22nd-29th August 2025

Venue: Royal Engineers Museum

Website: www.re-museum.co.uk

Using materials like straws, tape, and small containers, you’ll design and build your very own mini harbour like the temporary portable harbours used during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Once built,...

The Dragon Wagon

22nd August 2025

Venue: Fort Gardens, Gravesend

Website: www.woodville.co.uk/events

A tale of friendship, food and dragons told by three brilliant actor/musicians set on a brightly coloured rotating caravan. Packed with puppetry, laughter and live, original music.Find accessibility tools...

bOing! 2025: Drift

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

With 8-bit music, and video-game inspired lighting, Gulbenkian are inviting learning disabled audiences aged 5+ to explore with their senses on every level.This interactive experience will put the audience...

bOing! 2025: Lego Robotics Workshop

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Use Lego to build smart robots and bring your robot to life using code. Great way of introducing concepts such as engineering and coding to kids. Learn coding in a fun way! Lego helps to bring out your...

bOing! 2025: Myriad Luminarium

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Myriad is a vibrant, sensory, and immersive sculpture filled with light for visitors to explore. Covering an impressive 900 square metres, the Luminarium offers an intricate labyrinth of tunnels and domes...

bOing! 2025: Playground Specialist Sessions (SEND)

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: https://thegulbenkian.co.uk

Free creative and multi-sensory activities especially designed for children, parents/carers, teachers and support staff in Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) settings supported by artists...

bOing! 2025: Queen of the Serpents

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Based on a classic Lithuanian fairytale, Queen of the Serpents is an enchanting new musical packed with original songs, playful humour, and a heart as bold as its heroine. Suitable for ages 7+.

bOing! 2025: Trash!

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

A fun, musical family show with high-voltage percussion, comic performances and more hi-vis jackets than bin day.Butane bottles, umbrellas, balls, tool boxes, horns, bin bags… These guys turn everything...

bOing!2025: Minecraft Coding Workshop

23rd-24th August 2025

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

In this workshop, children will be taught to code using Minecraft, in a block-based programming language (Microsoft MakeCode). No prior coding experience necessary. Minecraft play experience is highly...

Georgian Cooking Programme at Quebec House

23rd-25th August 2025

Venue: Quebec House

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/quebec-house

Explore the childhood home of General James Wolfe then head over to the Coach House for a sample of 18th century treats prepared by volunteer cooks. Free with normal admission. Pre-booking timed-entry...

Hever in History 2025

23rd-25th August 2025

Venue: Hever Castle

Website: www.hevercastle.co.uk

Step back in time at Hever Castle during the August bank holiday weekend. Immerse yourself in different periods of history with encampments and re-enactments from the Middle Ages to as recent as 20th Century....

Ice Cream Festival

23rd-25th August 2025

Venue: Kent Life

Website: www.kentlife.org.uk/events

There will be a wide range of ice cream, waffles and sundaes to choose from. Don’t forget to visit the toppings station to finish off your ice cream with a variety of syrups, marshmallows and sprinkles....

Kent's Magical Market

23rd August 2025

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

Step into a world of wonder and enchantment at this magical market. Wander through the vibrant stalls during the day and meet some extraordinary special guests! Free entry.

Sculpture Trail

23rd August-5th October 2025

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com

Embark on an exciting hunt for remarkable sculptures crafted by talented local artists. As you explore the breath-taking landscape of Leeds Castle, you’ll discover a variety of awe-inspiring artworks...

Shrek the Musical

26th-30th August 2025

Venue: Hazlitt Theatre

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/hazlitt-theatre

Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori and a sidesplitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you...

Caspian’s Storm

29th August 2025

Venue: Fort Gardens, Gravesend

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

Packed with puppetry, music, and plenty of laughs, Caspian's Storm is a fast-paced, interactive show for the young and young at heart. With LAStheatre’s trademark quirky humour, toe-tapping music, and...

Kent and East Sussex Railway - Model Railway Exhibition

30th August 2025

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk

Variety of displays, plus steam train services and 5" gauge railway rides. www.kesr.org.uk

The Wind in the Willows

30th August 2025

Venue: Canterbury Cathedral

Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org

Pack your picnics and join Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime culminating in a colourful battle to save Toad Hall from the mischievous...

Outdoor Cinema: Sing-Along ‘Wicked’

6th September 2025

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/emmetts-garden

Sing along to blockbuster musical, ‘Wicked’, presented by Cinestock. Enjoy refreshments from the food and drink stands and listen to a live music artist as the sun sets before you settle in to watch...

Outdoor Theatre: Much Ado about Nothing by The HandleBards

13th September 2025

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/emmetts-garden

Cycling with their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards bring environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to Emmetts Garden. Expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack...

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