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Margate Country Music Festival 2026
A day of live country music at The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Margate's third annual Country Music Festival took place Saturday 11 July 2026.
11 July 2026 (took place) · The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent CT9 2HL
The Margate Country Music Festival returned for its third year on Saturday 11 July 2026, running midday to 6pm at The Oval Bandstand & Lawns in Cliftonville, a seafront lawn venue that's become a regular spot for open-air events. It's grown a loyal following over three years and pulled visitors from beyond Thanet for a full day of live music and dancing.
Events like this are a reminder that Cliftonville and the wider Margate seafront draw steady weekend demand well beyond the headline Dreamland dates. If a similar mid-July date lands again next year, it's worth factoring into pricing the same way as the bigger festivals.
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We track dates like this across the year so pricing stays ahead of local demand, not behind it.