# Festivals in Folkestone 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Folkestone 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in Folkestone. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in Folkestone, you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in Folkestone listed on one platform - we have you covered.

Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us!

## Festivals Events in Folkestone

- **Event Name**: FOLKESTONE LIVE 2026
  - **Description**: HERE WE GO AGAIN!!
So excited to be in our 3rd year of #FolkestoneLive #Festival
AND so proud to now be a CiC (Community Interest Company)

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, big shout out to all our previous performers, volunteers, helpful hands
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 12:00 am – Sun Oct 11 2026 at 12:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/folkestone-live-2026/200030107609024
  - **Venue**: Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
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  - **Categories**: performances, festivals, art, theatre, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Lucy Porter: Let Yourself Go!
  - **Description**: Festival favourite Lucy returns with a brand new show about the power of letting yourself go - in every sense. Whether that means embracing your wrinkles and love handles whilst living in a slanket, or having a couple of babychams and dancing like nobody’
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/lucy-porter-let-yourself-go/200030471535247
  - **Venue**: Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
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- **Event Name**: Folkestone Book Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Join us for Folkestone Book Festival 2026 and step into a world of stories that can shift perspectives and open new ways of connecting.

Building on the brave, intimate and slightly unhinged energy of 2025, we are preparing for another 11 days of creative
  - **Date**: Thu Nov 12 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/folkestone-book-festival-2026/200030396701138
  - **Venue**: Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, Workshops, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
  - **Description**: 🕯 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Join us for one of St Mary & St Eanswythe’s most cherished traditions - a candlelit service of scripture, choir music, and well‑loved carols as we draw near to Christmas.

📅 Sunday 20th December, 6 pm

All are wa
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  - **Date**: Sun Dec 20 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/festival-of-nine-lessons-and-carols/200030702996121
  - **Venue**: The Bayle, Folkestone
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Ceroc Escape Folkestone Splash - Bookings NOW live!
  - **Description**: Bookings NOW live!

Secure your place from just £50pp and get ready for an unforgettable weekend by the sea.

Join us at Folkestone Splash 2026 at our brilliant South East coastal venue, the fabulous Grand Burstin Hotel. Expect a catered dance escape with
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  - **Date**: Fri Nov 06 2026 at 03:00 pm – Mon Nov 09 2026 at 10:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/ceroc-escape-folkestone-splash-bookings-now-live/200029832219117
  - **Venue**: Grand Burstin Hotel
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  - **Categories**: workshops, contests, sports, health-wellness
- **Event Name**: With Ibby Caribbean Festival
  - **Description**: 🎉 With Ibby Caribbean Festival 2027 🎉

📅 Saturday 19 June 2027
🕑 2:00pm – 9:00pm
📍 The Tower Theatre, Folkestone

Join us for a fantastic day celebrating the sights, sounds and flavours of the Caribbean while supporting the work of With Ibby CIC.

The Wit
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  - **Date**: Sat Jun 19 2027 at 10:00 pm – Sun Jun 20 2027 at 05:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/with-ibby-caribbean-festival/200030580562443
  - **Venue**: Tower Theatre
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art, theatre, nonprofit, carnivals, music, entertainment, charities, music-festivals
- **Event Name**: Halloween Craft & Food Fair
  - **Description**: Saturday 31st October 2026 I’m hosting a HUGE spooky Halloween craft & food fair.
Hawkinge Community Centre 10-3.
£22 a table, book all 3 dates (28/8, 31/10, 12/12) and the fee will be reduced to £20 a table. 

One lucky stall holder will receive thei
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Oct 31 2026 at 03:30 pm (+00:00)
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  - **Venue**: Hawkinge Community Centre
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  - **Categories**: halloween
- **Event Name**: Pothole Rodeo Celtic
  - **Description**: The Pothole Rodeo is no longer an insider tip, but Europe’s ultimate low-budget rally. Every edition represents pure freedom, unforgettable roads, and the genuine sense of adventure: you set your own pace, discover remote places on your own, and push b
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  - **Date**: Tue Jun 01 2027 at 08:00 am – Thu Jun 10 2027 at 06:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/pothole-rodeo-celtic/80002463449969
  - **Venue**: Folkestone Harbour
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  - **Categories**: workshops, trips-adventures, rodeo

## Trending Events in Folkestone

- **Event Name**: Chump's Comedy: Autumn Comedy Club
  - **Description**: Chump's Comedy is back, and this one is packed with talent.

Join us at Quarterhouse on Thursday 24 September, 7.45pm for a night of big laughs featuring not one, not two, but three Edinburgh Comedy Award winners. Catch Josie Long, Sam Nicoresti and Adam
  - **Venue**: Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
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- **Event Name**: FOLKESTONE SILENT Discos for Grown ups 70s 80s V 90s OOs DISCO PARTY!
  - **Description**: The legendary Discos for Grown ups party returns to LEAS CLIFF HALL FOLKESTONE  for a SILENT DISCOAbout this EventDiscos for Grown ups is back at Leas Cliff Hall and this time...(shhh!) its for a Sil
  - **Venue**: Leas Cliff Hall
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- **Event Name**: Gianmarco Soresi: the Misery Loves Tour
  - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsGianmarco Soresi has 37 upcoming events.Note: Over 16s only. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess
  - **Venue**: Leas Cliff Hall
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- **Event Name**: Lucy May Walker's Writer's Round (September)
  - **Description**: Lucy May Walker, The Dunwells & Sam Brothers for an afternoon of original music 'in the round'About this EventLucy May Walker's monthly Writer's Round is an afternoon of original music in the style of a Nashville writ
  - **Venue**: The Music Workshop
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- **Event Name**: DON BROCO, unpeople, Ando San in Folkestone and Hythe
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience DON BROCO Live at Leas Cliff Hall on Sunday, October 11, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! DON BROCO is taking over Leas Cliff Hall on Sunday, October 11, 2026, and with hits like
  - **Venue**: Leas Cliff Hall
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- **Event Name**: Leo Sayer - Can't Stop Loving You
  - **Description**: After almost 60 years of life on the road, music legend Leo Sayer returns to the UK for what could well be his final full UK tour.
‘I love performing for my fans and look forward to doing so for many more years, but this will be the last time I play so ma
  - **Venue**: The Leas, CT20 2DZ Folkestone, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: What's Love Got to do With it? - The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner
  - **Description**: Nearby AttractionsWhat's Love Got to do With it - Tina Turner Tribute has 62 upcoming events.Note: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies
  - **Venue**: Leas Cliff Hall
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- **Event Name**: The ELO Experience - Electric Light Orchestra
  - **Description**: Celebrating the great music of Jeff Lynne and The Electric Light Orchestra
The legacy left by Jeff Lynne & The Electric Light Orchestra barely needs any introduction - suffice to say that between 1972 and 1986 they achieved more combined UK and US Top
  - **Venue**: The Leas, CT20 2DZ Folkestone, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Leo Sayer in Folkestone and Hythe
  - **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss Leo Sayer Live in Folkestone on Tuesday, October 13, 2026! 🎶
Are you ready to experience Leo Sayer like never before? With chart-topping hits like You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Remastered, More Than I Can Say
  - **Venue**: Leas Cliff Hall
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** FOLKESTONE LIVE 2026 (Fri Oct 09 2026 at 12:00 am at Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse), Lucy Porter: Let Yourself Go! (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 07:30 pm at Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse), Folkestone Book Festival 2026 (Thu Nov 12 2026 at 07:00 pm at Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse), Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Sun Dec 20 2026 at 04:00 pm at The Bayle, Folkestone), Ceroc Escape Folkestone Splash - Bookings NOW live! (Fri Nov 06 2026 at 03:00 pm at Grand Burstin Hotel).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Folkestone on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Folkestone include Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse, The Bayle, Folkestone, Grand Burstin Hotel.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Folkestone include Folkestone Live CiC, Creative Folkestone, Saint Eanswythe's Church, Folkestone.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Folkestone.

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