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2nd May - 9th May 2026

My Last Rodeo (May 2026)

Abbie Ziegler at the Wooden Box Gallery in Ramsgate

Festival Of Rats

24th April - 11th May 2026

Festival of Rats 2026

A group art show celebrating rats through various artworks at the Don't Blink Gallery in Margate

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14th February - 16th May 2026

Proud 2 Create 10

Exhibition celebrating 10 years of Sandra Art4All, a pioneering studio founded to support 11 deaf, autistic and neurodivergent artists...

ANDREW TORR WHERE JOY FOREVER DWELLS – Liminal Gallery

18th April - 16th May 2026

Where Joy Forever Dwells

A solo exhibition of new paintings by Andrew Torr at Liminal Gallery in Margate

Dreaming Seeds

20th March - 17th May 2026

The Dreaming Seeds & Other Hidden Tales

Exhibition of works by Hannah Battershell at Ramsgate Arts Club

Golden Zodiac

3rd May - 17th May 2026

The Golden Zodiac

Mark Negin's celebration of his 94th birthday at Ramsgate's Front Room Gallery

Michelle Goggi & Lucy Spanyol

7th May - 17th May 2026

The Hundredth Monkey (May 2026)

Two Whitstable painters present recent work exploring the space between abstraction and figuration at Joseph Wales Studio in Margate

Invite Final Salty Wet

9th May - 17th May 2026

Lydia Wong - Salty, Wet

Lydia Wong's new exhibition with a crustacean theme, at Limbo in Margate

Apples & Oranges

11th April - 23rd May 2026

Apples and Oranges

Solo exhibition by Victoria Smith at Margate's Roland Ross Gallery

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25th April - 24th May 2026

Disco Disorder - Sheila Rennick at The Lido Stores

A new body of oil paintings by Sheila Rennick at The Lido Stores in Margate.

19th May - 28th May 2026

Traces of Humanity: Part Two

Lloyd's Art Group curated by Chloe Hughes at The Margate School

Playgroundfestival Circle

23rd May - 30th May 2026

Playground Festival

An exciting new early years festival celebrating the creativity of babies, young children and their families at ARK, Cliftonville's Cultural Space

1st May - 31st May 2026

Traces of Humanity: Part One

Artists from Gibralter at The Margate School

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8th March - 31st May 2026

A Garden Facing the Waves

Celebrate the joy of gardens in bloom in art form...

Dom Banner

21st May - 1st June 2026

Ciara Quilty-Harper and Dominic Harper: Side of a Hill

Joint show by father-daughter artists, Dominic Harper and Ciara Quilty-Harper at Margate's Pie Factory.

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25th February - 3rd June 2026

Public Programme 2026: Towards the Edge

A multidimensional events programme taking place throughout Margate.

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25th April - 6th June 2026

Lovelys in Bloom

Celebrate Spring with this colourful and vibrant group show...

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19th April - 7th June 2026

Jack Hirons - The Journey

Tracey Emin Foundation presents new paintings by Jack Hirons, marking the culmination of his year as the Dame Tracey Emin Fellow, at TKE Studios in Margate.

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19th April - 7th June 2026

Johnnie Shand Kydd ’Ramsholt’

Photographic exhibition by Johnnie Shand at TKE Studios in Margate.

ARK

17th May - 14th June 2026

L'Chaim (To Life!) - part of Jewish Culture Month

L’Chaim! (to Life) celebrates the heritage of ARK - Cliftonville Cultural Space, and the vibrancy, diversity and creativity of Jewish culture.

Billy Childish

26th April - 14th June 2026

This Is The Universe... Big Isn't It?

Margate's Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present This Is The Universe… Big Isn’t It?, a solo exhibition by British artist Billy Childish.

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30th May - 28th June 2026

A Black Cloud Held Lightly

A solo show featuring the work of Laura L Bell, winner of The Lido Open 2025 as selected by Sophie von Hellermann and Kristen Healy at The Lido Stores in Margate.

Emily Revell

3rd April - 30th June 2026

Emily Revell: Where The Water Moves

Another talented Ramsgate artist showcasing her work at Albion House in Ramsgate

The Mechanical Elephant Exhibition, Image Credit Hugh Ribbans

29th April - 5th July 2026

The Mechanical Elephant and other linocuts by Hugh Ribbans

Linocut exhibition in the Margaret Bryan Gallery at the Margate Caves.

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3rd July - 12th July 2026

Out of Whack (Jul 2026)

Frank Watson’s photographic work at Joseph Wales Studio in Margate

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2nd July - 12th July 2026

Dani Flowerdew: Scape/Fill/Lost/Remembered

Art exhibition at Margate's Pie Factory.

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16th July - 27th July 2026

Sandra Art4All: Proud 2 Create Exhibition & Open Studio

Over 150 vibrant works spanning drawing, painting and photography, celebrating the joy of making art and the power of diverse creative voices, at Margate's Pie Factory.

Marine Studios

1st May - 7th August 2026

First Friday - Marine Studios

Join Marine Studios and Margate in celebrating the events taking place on the First Friday of every month…

7th August - 14th August 2026

Broadstairs Folk Week 2026

A hugely popular annual festival by the sea during August around the town of Broadstairs

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28th June - 23rd August 2026

TEARS Final Show

The final exhibition by the current Tracey Emin Artist Residency (TEAR) cohort at TKE Studios in Margate.

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13th August - 24th August 2026

Artificaceae (Aug 2026)

An exhibition by Dawn Cole at Joseph Wales Studio in Margate

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11th July - 13th September 2026

The Lido Open: Calling

The Lido Open: Calling marks five years of the open call painting prize, presenting works by past winners alongside those by the painters who selected them at The Lido Stores in Margate.

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23rd May - 13th September 2026

Hulda Guzmán: 'Please awake – asked Nature kindly'

Dominican artist Hulda Guzmán's first major European showcase for her surreal and vibrant landscapes...

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19th September - 17th October 2026

The Long Memory

A solo presentation by Robin Dixon of enigmatic and emotive paintings at The Lido Stores in Margate.

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3rd April - 30th October 2026

Field Guide - Future Edition at the Powell-Cotton Museum

Reconsider our relationship with the natural world in this new immersive exhibition

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9th May 2026

Margate Old Town Market

Come and browse a great selection of locally produced goods, vintage clothes, gifts and crafts.

David Hockney

1st April - 1st November 2026

David Hockney: Sunley Window

The first time a major work by the artist will be exhibited in Margate in the Turner's Sunley Gallery

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7th November - 23rd December 2026

Winter Show 2026

Group show featuring Lido Stores Resident Artists at The Lido Stores in Margate.

Jack And The Beanstalk

12th December - 24th December 2026

Jack and The Beanstalk - A Family Pantomime

Annual Christmas Pantomime at the Granville Theatre in Ramsgate!

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12th December - 31st December 2026

Cinderella

Annual Christmas pantomime at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs

Christmas Print Exhibition, Image Credit The Design Dealership

28th November - 3rd January 2027

Christmas Print Exhibition

Christmas Print exhibition in the Margaret Bryan Gallery at the Margate Caves.

Sophie Calle

3rd October - 24th January 2027

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

A major exhibition by the internationally renowned French artist Sophie Calle at Turner Contemporary

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8th April - 31st January 2027

Turner’s 'Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate'

A special display of JMW Turner’s Margate painting at Turner Contemporary in Margate

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6th February - 20th March 2027

Dearer Than All

Alt. Valentines Group Exhibition at The Lido Stores in Margate.

Ongoing Events

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Salon

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

A Study In Chalk

7th May - 13th May 2026

Landscapes in chalk by Matt Ward at Salon in Margate

Margo Addington Street

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Pop Up: Stone and Clay

7th May - 10th May 2026

Exhibition of work by Mary Michael at Margo in Margate Studio in Ramsgate

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Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Metamorphosis

7th May - 12th May 2026

A group exhibition at Margate's Pie Factory.

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Manston Bootfair

14th May 2026

Every Thursday by the museum

STAK Life

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

STAK Life Fundraising Art Exhibition

8th May - 10th May 2026

A community fundraising event where all money raised goes directly towards life saving mental health support for autistic young people in Thanet at ARK, Cliftonville's Cultural Space

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Active and Outdoors

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

The Malle Mile Beach Race 2026

8th May - 10th May 2026

Custom motorcycles race head to head on the beautiful Margate Sands

Seattles Finest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Seattle’s Finest

9th May 2026

Nirvana UK and Brain Of J are bringing the famous grunge scene of Seattle to Dreamland Margate!

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Margate Collectors Fair May 2026

9th May 2026

A chance to browse and purchase stamps, postcards, militaria, coins and much more...

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Arts, Culture and Entertainment

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9th May 2026

Deerhoof will be performing live at Ramsgate Music Hall!

Thanet Male Voice Choir

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Thanet Male Voice Choir Concert

9th May 2026

Concert in aid of Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs

Colour Lino

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Colour Linocut Weekend Workshop

9th May - 10th May 2026

Learn how to make multiblock linocuts in colour with Nick Morley (Linocutboy) at Hello Print Studio in Margate

Fiona Bevan And Adam Beattie

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Adam Beattie & Fiona Bevan

9th May 2026

Adam Beattie & Fiona Bevan will be performing live at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate.

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