insideKENT Magazine Issue 75 - June 2018 | Page 75

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
KENT Cultural
Events
GETTING OUT AND ABOUT AND EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL DO MORE OF. IT EXPANDS
THE MIND AND HELPS US TO BECOME MORE WELL-ROUNDED
INDIVIDUALS, ABLE TO FIND JOY IN EVERY LITTLE THING. THE KEY
IS TO TRY NEW EXPERIENCES EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT SURE HOW
YOU WILL REACT TO THEM; YOU MAY FALL IN LOVE, YOU MAY
NEVER WANT TO DO IT AGAIN, BUT EITHER WAY, YOU’LL HAVE
TRIED AND THAT’S WHAT COUNTS.
Kent has a plethora of
cultural events coming up this
summer and beyond, so take a
look at our top picks and see
which ones take your fancy; try
as many as you can and by this
time next year your entire
perspective on life could well
have changed for the better.
Open Quarter, Folkestone
126 MAIDSTONE FRINGE FESTIVAL // 3-7 MAY 129 TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL // 4-7 OCT 133 CANTERBURY FESTIVAL // 20 OCT – 3 NOV
With diverse and original acts from all over
the South East, the Maidstone Fringe Festival
takes place over five incredible days each May.
Various locations around Maidstone.
www.maidstonefringe.com Every October, Tenterden comes alive to the
sound of folk song, music, dance, crafts and
traditions. It’s a wonderful place to visit with
all the family.
High Street, Tenterden TN30 6HN
www.tenterdenfolkfestival.btck.co.uk The Canterbury Festival is one of the
most important cultural events in the South
East. Kent’s international arts festival takes
place in October and November and
showcases diverse acts in the drama, music
and artistic spaces.
8 Orange Street, Canterbury CT1 2JA
01227 452853
www.canterburyfestival.co.uk
127 OPEN QUARTER // 15-25 JUNE
This summer, explore the Creative Quarter’s
hidden spaces and meet the people that are
the driving force behind this unique and
creative community. Open Quarter launches
the event with the ever-popular Connecting
Creatives on Friday 15th June, featuring a line-
up of speakers from Folkestone’s thriving
creative industries. Over the following
nine days the Creative Quarter will throw
open its doors offering open studios,
exhibitions, performances workshops, on-
street entertainment, theatre, live music and
much more.
www.creativequarterfolkestone.org.uk
128 A NEW DAY FESTIVAL // 3-5 AUG
A New Day Festival is three full days of classic
rock that allows everyone to enjoy their
favourite music in a beautiful location in
Faversham during August.
Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street,
Hernhill, Faversham ME13 9TX
020 3372 4861
www.anewdayfestival.com
130 UNWIND FESTIVAL // 30 JUNE – 1 JULY
The Unwind Festival is all about taking the
time to relax and recharge without having to
go on holiday or spend a lot of money to do
it. It takes place in June and July.
Ashmere Farm, Camer Park Road,
Meopham DA13 0AL
www.unwindevents.co.uk
131 BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK // 10-17 AUG
Broadstairs Folk Week began as a traditional
folk music and dance festival but soon evolved
into something more. There is a varied
programme for all the family every August.
Pierremont Hall, Broadstairs CT10 1JX
01843 604080
www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
132 LEEFEST NEVERWORLD // 2-5 AUG
The Leefest Neverworld Festival is about
giving people the chance to stop growing old,
at least for a little while. This festival hopes to
be a life changing experience and takes place
each August.
Hever
www.neverworld.co.uk
134 STOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL // 22 JUNE – 1 JULY
This East Kent festival of music is always a
much-anticipated part of the cultural calendar
in the county. Ten concerts are put together
to take place over the last two weekends
in June, offering a wonderful way to finish
the mont h.
Boughton Aluph Church, Church Lane,
Boughton Aluph TN25 4EU
01227 769075
www.stourmusic.org.uk
135 CREATE FESTIVAL // 21 JULY
Every July people from across the country to
visit the South East’s biggest and longest
established free music festival. For 2018, DJ
Jazzy Jeff is headlining.
Victoria Park, Ashford TN23 4QA
www.createfestival.co.uk
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