Margate Soul Weekender 2026
31 July - 2 August 2026 · Margate seafront, Cliftonville, Kent
The UK's longest-running soul festival marks its 25th anniversary across the Margate seafront, 31 July to 2 August 2026.
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News & events in and around Margate
Dreamland concerts, the Soul Weekender, Margate Pride and the Turner Contemporary calendar, and what each one means for anyone letting a property nearby.
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Margate Pride 2026
8 August 2026 · Walpole Bay Lawns to Dreamland, Margate, Kent
A free, community-led Pride march along the seafront to Dreamland, plus free daytime events at Margate Main Sands, Saturday 8 August 2026.
Read moreNile Rodgers & CHIC at Dreamland
21 August 2026 · Scenic Stage, Dreamland Margate, Kent
Nile Rodgers & CHIC headline Dreamland's open-air Scenic Stage, Friday 21 August 2026.
Read moreFatboy Slim at Dreamland
28 August 2026 · Scenic Stage, Dreamland Margate, Kent
Fatboy Slim headlines Dreamland's Scenic Stage as part of the venue's summer 2026 concert series, Friday 28 August 2026.
Read moreHulda Guzmán at Turner Contemporary
23 May - 13 September 2026 · Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent
The first European institutional exhibition of Dominican artist Hulda Guzmán, free entry, 23 May to 13 September 2026.
Read moreDavid Hockney: Sunley Window
1 April - 1 November 2026 · Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent
Marking the gallery's 15th anniversary, free entry, 1 April to 1 November 2026.
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Margate Country Music Festival 2026
11 July 2026 · The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Margate, Kent
A day of live country music at The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Margate's third annual Country Music Festival, took place Saturday 11 July 2026.
Read moreCliftonville Classic Car Show 2026
14 June 2026 · The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Cliftonville, Kent
Classic cars and vintage motorcycles filled The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Cliftonville, Sunday 14 June 2026.
Read moreMargate Meltdown 2026
25 May 2026 · Margate seafront, Kent
Thousands of bikers filled the Margate seafront for an unofficial Meltdown gathering, Monday 25 May 2026.
Read moreBridget Riley: Learning to See
22 November 2025 - 4 May 2026 · Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent
Bridget Riley's exhibition Learning to See ran at Turner Contemporary, Margate, from 22 November 2025 to 4 May 2026.
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