What's On in Kent

Maidstone Home Ed Nature Explorers

Venue: Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens

Website: www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk

During these 2 hour weekly sessions (6-week programmes) children are encouraged to lead their own learning, doing as much for themselves as possible, with help from accompanying adults only where needed....

Foal Farm Mini Market

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.

Hastings Adventure Golf

Venue: Pelham Pl, Hastings

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,...

The Gruffalo's Child

Venue: Assembly Hall Theatre

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Follow the Gruffalo's Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories' enchanting adaptation of the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Let your imagination run wild with songs,...

Autumn Festival: Family Garden Trail

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Help Fun Gus and his friends save the forest with a new family activity trail part of this year's Autumn Festival at Emmetts Garden. Pick up a trail sheet from Visitor Reception. Trail costs £3 and includes...

Halloween Crafts

Venue: Maidstone Museum

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

Pop down to Maidstone Museum to create your own free spooky friend. Choose from pumpkins, ghosts, monsters and bats! Free to participate. Session 1: 10.15am-12.15, Session 2: 1-3pm.

Halloween Half Term Fun at Broadditch

Venue: Broadditch Farm Shop

Website: https://broadditch.co.uk/pumpkin-fun

The Pumpkin Patch is the perfect place to pick your own pumpkins, with everything from tiny minis to giant showstoppers and for thrills, hop on the Spooky Trailer Ride through the Freaky Forest, running...

Making mini beasts with Nicole Cowan

Venue: Block 67 digital:glassworks

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Use collage, drawing, and mask/ puppet making to imagine your very own weird and wonderful creatures. Inspired by Katie Paterson's amulets and protective charms, Prouvost's hybrid creatures and Song's...

We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt Halloween Adventure

Venue: Ightham Mote

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Based on the bestselling children’s books, this Halloween the bunnies are setting off on an adventure to find the ghosts hidden around Ightham Mote with heaps of exciting things to see and do along the...

Young Animators Club (Ages 8 - 11)

Venue: Block 67, digital:glassworks

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Learn new skills from expert tutors, create new worlds in stop motion and hand-drawn animation, write scripts, build sets and puppets, storyboard and create soundtracks for your films.Each session will...

Swan Lake

Venue: Assembly Hall Theatre

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

This production of Swan Lake promises to enchant audiences of all ages with its beauty, drama, and timeless elegance. A masterpiece of classical ballet, it's an evening out that you'll cherish long after...

Giants of Steam

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

The Bluebell Railway is delighted to announce that 60163 Tornado, 6880 Betton Grange and 2999 Lady of Legend will be the guest locomotives for this year’s gala, running alongside their very own newly...

Taylored Swift

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk/event/taylored-swift

Featuring a full live band the concert is a celebration of the classic iconic hits such ‘Karma’ ‘Shake it off’ ‘Cruel Summer’ and many more – audiences of all ages are welcome and are invited...

Halloween at Leeds Castle

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com/events/halloween-at-leeds-castle

Leeds Castle invites families to step into a world of enchantment as Guardians of the Grounds returns with a brand new Halloween quest. Children are encouraged to arrive in their most spellbinding costumes,...

Halloween Half Term Fun 2025

Venue: Hever Castle

Website: www.hevercastle.co.uk

Explore the Castle grounds on the Bones and Giggles Halloween Trail as you search for clues to claim your reward. Look out for Halloween spooky characters roaming the grounds and be entertained with interactive...

Halloween Half-term at Dover Castle

Venue: Dover Castle

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Meet a mischievous vampire and a wily witch as they reveal the secrets of the Monsterverse at Dover Castle this Halloween. Packed with interactive shows, stories and silly scares, it’s monstrously good...

Halloween Spooktacular – Trick or Treat

Venue: Kent Life

Website: www.kentlife.org.uk/event/halloween-spooktacular

Prepare yourself for exciting activities like pumpkin carving/painting, a creepy corner for all your frightful delights, and fun farm rides that will surely keep you entertained. And don’t forget about...

October Half Term Family Trail at Chartwell: Playful Pumpkins

Venue: Chartwell

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Take part in cheeky challenges and outdoor games as you discover what the playful pumpkins are up to. Trails cost £3 and include a small prize. Normal admission applies.

Pumpkins and Pixie Dust

Venue: Tonbridge Castle

Website: www.tonbridgecastle.org

Step into the historic 13th-century Tonbridge Castle is its transformed into a spellbinding stage of magic, fairytales, and fun. The 1.5-hour theatrical adventure will be filled with immersive storytelling,...

Riverhill Pumpkin Festival

Venue: Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

Website: www.riverhillgardens.co.uk

Bring your own pumpkin to carve in the grotto (or buy one at Riverhill), they supply the tools and the inspiration. Includes a fun Pumpkin Hunt around the Gardens plus enjoy the gorgeous grotto and summer...

The Goblin King's Lost Path - Scotney Castle

Venue: Scotney Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/scotney-castle

This half term, join the Goblin King and his mischievous friends on a quest through the enchanting labyrinth of the Scotney Castle gardens. Help the goblins find their way back to their hideout by solving...

Zog

Venue: Wakehurst

Website: www.kew.org/wakehurst/whats-on/zog

This Autumn take on a fun outdoor trail inspired by the best-selling picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Learn to fly, roar, breathe fire, through fun challenges,...

Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Join record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic. Become on of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises, and cool music,...

The BRICK People

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: https://trinitytheatre.net/events/the-brick-people

The event contains self-guided activities including mosaic building and random brick building, along with tables featuring monitored build challenges by The BRICK People staff for the children and adults...

Capturing Autumn Colour: Photography Workshop for 7-11 year olds

Venue: Scotney Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/scotney-castle

This outdoor photography workshop is a perfect opportunity to learn how to capture the beautiful autumn colour in the picturesque setting of Scotney Castle, during half term. Workshop price £42 Workshop...

Children's watercolour workshop with Suzanne Abraham

Venue: Knole House, Sevenoaks

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Use a variety of media such as watercolour, charcoal, colour pencils and collage to create a woodland animal on paper. During the workshop, children will be guided to explore the materials provided and...

Nick Sharratt’s Draw-Along

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: https://trinitytheatre.net/events/nick-sharratts-draw-along

Join much-loved children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt in a family-friendly, fun-filled drawalong for all ages. He’ll be sharing his favourite books, introducing you to brand new ones and...

Not So Scary Halloween Adventure!

Venue: Cyclopark

Website: www.cyclopark.com/notsoscaryhalloween

Enjoy a frightfully fun time at Cyclopark – the perfect spooky celebration for families with children under 8. This family-friendly event is packed with eerie entertainment, Halloween games, real animals...

Fiendish Fun @TheAlex

Venue: The Alexandra Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk/event/halloween-spooktacular

Join this spine-tingling day of creepy pumpkin carving, fiendish face painting, kooky crafts, and more. Take your little ghouls and goblins for a hauntingly good time! Three Spooky Sessions at 10am, 12noon...

Maidstone Museum: Board Games (Family-Friendly)

Venue: Hazlitt Theatre

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

Put your skills to the test and join this Games Night (Family Friendly). Thames and Kosmos are providing a range of board games, including ones not yet released, or ones that might have not been published!...

FREE Family-friendly Fun this Half Term

Venue: Canterbury Cathedral

Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/half-term

From Magnificent Mini Golf and Family Tours, to special exhibitions, Gregory Gargoyle’s Pilgrim Trail and a spectacular new graffiti art installation, there’s so much for your young explorers to discover...

Halloween Mad Scientist Show

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Address: Birch Grove Suite

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Get ready for a wild, wacky science-filled adventure this Halloween! £5 per person to see the show. This includes all adults and children. Limited seating – pre-booking is preferred. Kids For A Quid...

The Ghost Train

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Step aboard and meet the ghosts of the Bluebell Railway in a spine-tingling immersive theatrical experience, unlike anything ever seen on a heritage railway in the UK. Recommended for families with older...

Dame Dolly's Spooktacular Pirate Party

Venue: Hazlitt Theatre

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

After the success of 'Dame Dolly's Spooktacular Show', she's back with a brand new show for Halloween 2025! It's time to jump aboard the Dolly Roger, scrub the deck and splice the mainbrace, and prepare...

Hansel and Gretel

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk/event/hansel-gretel

The Let’s All Dance ballet company presents this captivating new ballet, adapted from the original Brothers Grimm fairytale. Combining charm, suspense and fantasy in a beautifully choreographed production,...

In the Dead of the Night

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: https://trinitytheatre.net/events/in-the-dead-of-night

This thrilling, funny, and heart-warming show follows Lily, a young girl whose wild imagination conjures up fantastical monsters from the strange noises she hears in the middle of the night. Faceplant...

Halloween Circus

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk

Roll up, roll up and see the most fabulous circus around this half term! John Lawson’s Circus is back at Ruxley Manor this Autumn. With a spook-tacular set up and plenty of family entertainment to enjoy,...

John Lawson's Halloween Circus

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk

John Lawson’s Circus is back at Ruxley Manor this Autumn with a spook-tacular set up and plenty of family entertainment to enjoy, you’re sure to be amused! Each Circus show lasts approximately 45 minutes.Children...

Dinosaur Adventure Live

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk/event/dinosaur-adventure-live-2

The adventure of a lifetime awaits… take the family on a T-REX-IFFIC journey with brand new dinosaurs, meet their roar-some babies and help the rangers save the Island. Are you brave enough to face the...

Rumble Wrestling - Cage

Venue: The Woodville

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

Rumble Wrestling return for their final show of the year, with another night of Family entertainment and what a way to finish 2025 – 2 matches will be inside a huge 16ft Steel Cage, for this Special...

Stories in the Dust

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

With live music and puppetry, Stories in the Dust is a funny, heartfelt and hopeful eco-fable that takes you to another world. A world where an ancient book guides your way, a drop of rain changes everything...

FREE Online Halloween Drawing Workshop

Venue: Online

Website: https://royaldrawingschool.org

Join the Royal Drawing School this Halloween for a two-hour live online drawing session. Artist Elizabeth McCarten guides 10–18 year-olds in drawing skulls, symbolism and atmosphere to create hauntingly...

Pumpkin Jamboreee

Venue: The Woodville

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

Perfect for little ghouls and goblins, the event features a cozy kids’ cinema with Halloween-themed movies and a fun-filled arts and crafts zone where young creators can make their own spooky masterpieces....

The Fright Night Express

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk/frightnight

Dress to impress in your scariest finery. Entertainment will include Drummers, a Fire Eater, the train journey with on-train entertainment and a firework display upon arrival at Northiam Station. Child...

British Truck Racing and Fireworks

Venue: Brands Hatch

Website: www.brandshatch.co.uk/2025/november/trucks-and-fireworks

The incredible fireworks on Sunday (only) will be accompanied by the unique spectacle of an evening twilight convoy, as brightly lit show trucks take to the circuit. This day usually sell outs in advance,...

Flowers And Friendship Bracelets

Venue: Orchard Theatre

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

Get ready for a dazzling explosion of Music, Dance, and Excitement as Flowers and Friendship Bracelets takes to the stage!  Watch the girls delight the audience in this incredible concert with a huge...

Halloween Magic - Cullens Conjuring

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Step into a world of dazzling illusions, playful tricks, and enchanting surprises in a setting designed to spark wonder and imagination. With plenty of magical tricks from the conjurer, it’s the perfect...

Halloween Magic - Cullens Conjuring

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Step into a world of dazzling illusions, playful tricks, and enchanting surprises in a setting designed to spark wonder and imagination. With plenty of magical tricks from the conjurer, it’s the perfect...

The Great Baldini Presents: The Family Magic Show

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: https://trinitytheatre.net/events/the-great-baldini-presents-the-family-magic-show

The legendary magician the Great Baldini tells the story of his, and Baldwin the magical dog’s, life from their first tricks to the height of their careers – attempting Houdini’s greatest escape....

Fireworks Spectacular!

Venue: Kent Life

Website: www.kentlife.org.uk/event/fireworks-spectacular

Join Kent Life for a spectacular firework show, where the sky will be illuminated with vibrant bursts of nostalgia, accompanied by music, creating an electrifying atmosphere. The evening will be entertaining...

Leeds Castle Fireworks Spectacular

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com/events/fireworks-spectacular

Experience the largest and most spectacular fireworks display in South East England, returning in 2025! Enjoy the buzz of the evening with live music, fairground rides, and mouth-watering street food featuring...

The Grotto

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk

Get ready for twinkling eyes, big smiles, and a sprinkle of festive magic! This year again, with help from SENCO specialist from Grace’s Day Nursery, Ruxley are offering SEN sessions which have been...

The Grotto at Ruxley Manor

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk

This festive season prepare for an enchanting adventure filled with twinkling lights, cheerful elves and heartwarming memories! Visit Father Christmas in his magical Grotto for a special, private family...

Christmas Lights Turn-On (with a Secret Star Author)

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Folkestone’s magical Creative Quarter surprise-filled free event to launch the festive season will take place in truly charming Creative Folkestone style. Starting on the Old High Street from 5.30pm,...

The Ice Rink

Venue: Ruxley Manor

Website: www.ruxley-manor.co.uk

Get ready to lace up your skates and hit the ice, because the much-loved ice rink is coming back to Ruxley Manor for Christmas 2025! Families and friends can once again glide across the real ice and make...

Rose Ayling-Ellis: Marvellous Family Fun

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Join the Bafta-winning actor Rose Ayling-Ellis to hear all about her first book for young readers: Marvellous Messages! Travel through time to find the fascinating story of communication with Rose Ayling-Ellis....

Winter Lights Spectacular

Venue: Brands Hatch

Website: www.brandshatch.co.uk/winter-lights

Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in Kent has introduced an all-new Winter Lights Spectacular experience for the festive period. Guests will be invited to explore an enchanting woodland trail on foot,...

Carnival of the Baubles

Venue: Ashford Town Centre

Website: www.loveashford.com

The stunning night-time parade, involving hundreds of school children and community groups, has been carefully crafted by outdoor arts specialists Emergency Exit Arts, famed for their awe-inspiring displays...

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: https://trinitytheatre.net/events/comedy-club-4-kids

The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance...

Glow Wild

Venue: Wakehurst

Website: www.kew.org/wakehurst/whats-on/glow-wild-2025

2025 brings a brand new trail, inviting visitors to walk on the wild side and discover the mystery, beauty and resilience of nature, exclusively handcrafted by leading artists. Reimagine wildlife, walk...

Royal Ballet and Opera - Cinderella

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of...

SKATE Tunbridge Wells

Venue: Calverley Grounds

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/skate-tunbridge-wells.html

This year, Calverley Grounds transforms again into a magical ice rink, bringing festive cheer to Tunbridge Wells. Experience the thrill of skating under the lights in the heart of the town.Whether you're...

Dear Santa

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

From the author of the well-loved children's book Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell, comes Dear Santa and it's LIVE! Santa is determined to deliver the most fantastic Christmas present to Sarah, but he doesn’t...

Royal Ballet and Opera - The Nutcracker (Ballet)

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: The Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk

Brought to you by the same creative team as ‘Peter Pan’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Snow White’. Sleeping Beauty promises to be even more magical, with a dazzling West End...

Aladdin

Venue: The Stag Sevenoaks

Website: https://stagsevenoaks.co.uk

Join Silly Billy and Dame Elaine Staige on a magical carpet ride to China Town, and book your tickets for Aladdin at the Stag Sevenoaks, Christmas 2025! The use of audience participation is mandatory,...

Nativity! The Musical

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: https://trinitytheatre.net/events/nativity

A community led cast including young stars and experienced local performers, show-stopping choreography, spectacular costumes and lighting, a live band and lashings of holiday cheer which will delight...

Aladdin

Venue: Orchard Theatre

Website: www.trafalgartickets.com

Take a magic carpet ride this festive season to Orchard West and join the magical pantomime adventure, Aladdin. Starring Birds of a Feather icon and Loose Women legend Linda Robson, Aladdin is the treat...

Sleeping Beauty

Venue: Assembly Hall Theatre

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

With daring duels, doting dragons, lavish sets and costumes, and of course bucket loads of laughs, the team behind last year's smash hit, Aladdin, return to cast their spell over Tunbridge Wells once again....