# Meetups Events In Folkestone

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Discover meetups in Folkestone designed for every interest and community. From startup networking events and entrepreneur gatherings to coffee meetups, fitness groups, singles meetups, creative communities, and casual social events, there’s always something happening near you.<br>Meetups in Folkestone are a great way to connect with like-minded people, build meaningful relationships, learn new skills, and explore local communities and experiences. Whether you're looking to grow your professional network or simply meet new people, you’ll find events that match your interests and goals.<br><br>
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## Meetups Events in Folkestone

- **Event Name**: The Castle Book Club
  - **Description**: Thursday, 16th July | 18:00 – 22:30 | Free to Attend

Escape the everyday and lose yourself in a book at Lympne Castle. Join us for a cosy evening designed for book lovers — a chance to slow down, settle in beside a roaring fire, and enjoy the quiet pleas
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Thu Aug 20 2026 (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/the-castle-book-club/200030226634110
  - **Venue**: Lympne Castle, The Street, CT21 4LQ Lympne, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Explore the Bayle: Folkestone’s Oldest Quarter Through History
  - **Description**: Step into the Bayle’s hidden corners and discover how geology, people, and place shaped Folkestone across the centuries.About this EventWander through the winding lanes of the Bayle — the ancient heart of Folkestone — and
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 12 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Sep 12 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/explore-the-bayle-folkestones-oldest-quarter-through-history/100001986518540430
  - **Venue**: Parish Church of St Mary &amp; St Eanswythe, Folkestone
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: meetups
- **Event Name**: Cliffs of Sanctuary: Conversations with Refugees
  - **Description**: A rare opportunity to hear the life experiences of five people of different nationalities who have found sanctuary in Kent.About this EventYou will have the opportunity to meet people who have fled violence or abuse in th
  - **Date**: Wed Sep 16 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed Sep 16 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/cliffs-of-sanctuary-conversations-with-refugees/100001992687532050
  - **Venue**: The Green Room, The Grand
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art
- **Event Name**: Volunteers & Skills Exchange
  - **Description**: Get expert support for your community sustainability project OR contribute your professional experience to local good causesAbout this EventThis free event brings together local community groups, charities, eco projects w
  - **Date**: Tue Sep 22 2026 at 11:30 am – Tue Sep 22 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/volunteers-and-skills-exchange/100001991383177691
  - **Venue**: The Green Room Folkestone
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: nonprofit, charities, business, contests, volunteering
- **Event Name**: codeHarbour September 2026 - Folkestone!
  - **Description**: codeHarbour is a technology meetup in Kent. Every month we watch talks from technology enthusiasts, followed by general networking.About this EventTalk TBC
  - **Date**: Wed Sep 30 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Sep 30 2026 at 10:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/codeharbour-september-2026-folkestone/100001991906034570
  - **Venue**: The Workshop
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: meetups
- **Event Name**: Wednesday Yu-Gi-Oh! Locals!
  - **Description**: Entry: £6
6pm Start time!

Join us for our locals tournaments where every player will receive an OTS pack for taking part and Yu-Gi-Oh Boosters of your choice with higher placing players winning more packs!
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  - **Date**: Wed Aug 19 2026 (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/wednesday-yu-gi-oh-locals/200030231647044
  - **Venue**: 100 Sandgate Road, CT20 2BW Folkestone, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: tournaments, sports
- **Event Name**: G4C Kent September Event: Leas Lift Walking Site Tour
  - **Description**: Join G4C Kent for an exclusive guided tour of the Leas Lift; one of Folkestone’s most exciting regeneration and redevelopment projects.About this EventWhat to expect:Guided walking tour of Leas LiftIn
  - **Date**: Thu Sep 03 2026 at 04:00 pm – Thu Sep 03 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/g4c-kent-september-event-leas-lift-walking-site-tour/100001996636963907
  - **Venue**: The Folkestone Leas Lift
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  - **Price**: GBP 0 to 15
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Community Litter Pick
  - **Description**: Community litter pick, all welcome. Meeting at 10.00 a.m. in car park at Battery Point, Seabrook. We will litter pick the beach, promenade, canal paths and surrounding areas, finishing at 11.30 a.m.
All equipment will be provided but please bring your own
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  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Sep 05 2026 at 11:30 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/community-litter-pick/200030467299439
  - **Venue**: Battery Point, Seabrook car park
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- **Event Name**: Annual Tamalpa Graduate Weekend & Fundraiser 2026
  - **Description**: Bringing together  Tamalpa UK students, Graduates &amp; Tamalpa PractitionersAbout this Event“The opportunity to engage with graduates from previous years was extremely resourcing; to see how others apply the Tamalpa L
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 14 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Nov 15 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/annual-tamalpa-graduate-weekend-and-fundraiser-2026/100001993014953376
  - **Venue**: Chicester Memorial Hall
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  - **Price**: GBP 0 to 228
  - **Categories**: workshops, nonprofit, art, contests, charities
- **Event Name**: Folkestone, Kent - Simply Business Club In-Person Networking
  - **Description**: In-Person / Face to Face Conversational Networking for business professionals around Folkestone, Kent. Come along and discuss what you doAbout this EventSimply Business Club is pleased to present you with the opportunity
  - **Date**: Thu Sep 10 2026 (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/folkestone/folkestone-kent-simply-business-club-in-person-networking/10000952716640117
  - **Venue**: Burlington Hotel | BW Premier Collection
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  - **Price**: GBP 18
  - **Categories**: fitness, Meetups, Business

## Trending Events in Folkestone

- **Event Name**: Mimosa On The Beach 🏝️
  - **Description**: ✨🌴 MIMOSA ON THE BEACH 🌴✨

Some days become memories…

This is one of them.

For the first time ever, Sandgate Beach becomes the backdrop for a day inspired by the world’s most iconic beach clubs.

Think Balearic beats drifting across the shoreline… cockt
  - **Venue**: Sandgate Beach
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- **Event Name**: The Orb ft Lee Harris & Dom Beken
  - **Description**: The Orb perform Metallic Spheres LIVE 

with Lee Harris and Dom Beken of Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets - Worldwide Debut Performance at "Floyd in Folkestone 2026"

“On The Run - The Floyd Collective”, founders and curators of the annual "Floyd in Folk
  - **Venue**: Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
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- **Event Name**: We Love Hythe Life Food Festival
  - **Description**: 🎉🍽 Hythe Life Food Festival 2026 – Celebrating 10 Incredible Years! 🎉
Join us as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hythe Life Food Festival with our biggest and best bank holiday weekend yet! Enjoy amazing food, refreshing drinks, live entertainmen
  - **Venue**: Hythe Green Portland road, CT21 6JB Hythe, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Paul Smith Live in Folkestone
  - **Description**: Attention comedy fans worldwide! Paul Smith is hitting the road again with his brand-new tour HAPPY and this is the biggest, boldest show of his career. 😊
Thu 3 Sep 2026, 19:30 | Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone

TICKETS
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  - **Venue**: Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone
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- **Event Name**: Floyd in Folkestone 2026: Dark Side of the Moon - An Immersive Quadrophonic Experience
  - **Description**: Witness Pink Floyd's timeless masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon, performed in its entirety - brought to life through breathtaking fully quadrophonic sound in the intimate settings of The Quarterhouse, Folkestone, on day two of "Floyd in Folkestone 2026".
  - **Venue**: Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse
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- **Event Name**: DANCING QUEENS The Hits of ABBA with The Marcellas
  - **Description**: Get ready for a fabulous night of ABBA favourites at The Mariner Pub, Folkestone.

Join The Marcellas as they bring the music of ABBA to life with an evening packed full of iconic songs, singalong moments and feel-good fun.

Whether you're a lifelong ABBA
  - **Venue**: The Mariner  pub - 16 The Stade, CT19 6AB, UK Folkestone, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: FREQUENCY MUSICA at Dinos Pizzeria & Music Venue
  - **Description**: Prepare for a tsunami of sound powered by the very best sonic technology, delivering immersive EDM &amp; house music perfectly.About this EventFollowing on from our 2025 sell out summer events, we're back again.FREQ
  - **Venue**: 30 Rendezvous St
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- **Event Name**: The Hot Takes @ Sandgate Sea Festival
  - **Description**: Are you ready to turn it up to 11 and also have fireworks?! 🎸🔥 🎆 

The Hot Takes are bringing the noise with a full-throttle night of epic rock ’n’ roll on Sandgate Seafront! Expect powerhouse vocals, razor-sharp musicianship, and a setlist bursting with
  - **Venue**: Sandgate Seafront
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- **Event Name**: TechneaT x Hive - Mermaid 30th August
  - **Description**: TechneaT x Hive - Mermaid 
Bank Holiday Sunday 30th AugustTechneaT returns to Mermaid along with the Hive crew, Billy Mcgarry and Dean Stores for a day into night party on August Bank Holiday. After a successful first party at Mermaid which was close to s
  - **Venue**: Mermaid Beach
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** The Castle Book Club (Thu Aug 20 2026 at Lympne Castle, The Street, CT21 4LQ Lympne, United Kingdom), Explore the Bayle: Folkestone’s Oldest Quarter Through History (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 11:00 am at Parish Church of St Mary &amp; St Eanswythe, Folkestone), Cliffs of Sanctuary: Conversations with Refugees (Wed Sep 16 2026 at 06:30 pm at The Green Room, The Grand), Volunteers & Skills Exchange (Tue Sep 22 2026 at 11:30 am at The Green Room Folkestone), codeHarbour September 2026 - Folkestone! (Wed Sep 30 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Workshop).
- **Q**: What are the top free Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Explore the Bayle: Folkestone’s Oldest Quarter Through History (Sat Sep 12 2026 at 11:00 am at Parish Church of St Mary &amp; St Eanswythe, Folkestone), Cliffs of Sanctuary: Conversations with Refugees (Wed Sep 16 2026 at 06:30 pm at The Green Room, The Grand), Volunteers & Skills Exchange (Tue Sep 22 2026 at 11:30 am at The Green Room Folkestone), codeHarbour September 2026 - Folkestone! (Wed Sep 30 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Workshop).
- **Q**: What Meetups events are happening in Folkestone in August 2026?
  - **A:** The Castle Book Club (Thu Aug 20 2026 at Lympne Castle, The Street, CT21 4LQ Lympne, United Kingdom), Wednesday Yu-Gi-Oh! Locals! (Wed Aug 19 2026 at 100 Sandgate Road, CT20 2BW Folkestone, United Kingdom).
- **Q**: How can I find Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Meetups 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 Meetups 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 Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Meetups events in Folkestone include Lympne Castle, The Street, CT21 4LQ Lympne, United Kingdom, Parish Church of St Mary &amp; St Eanswythe, Folkestone, The Green Room, The Grand.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Prices for Meetups events in Folkestone range from GBP 18 to GBP 228. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Meetups events in Folkestone include Lympne Castle, Victoria Friedrich, Grand Arts CIC.
- **Q**: Are there any online Meetups events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Meetups 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 Meetups events in Folkestone?
  - **A:** Follow the Meetups category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Meetups events are listed in Folkestone.

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