CITY OF CANTERBURY BAND
2025-08-31 14:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | The Leas Bandstand, The Leas Folkestone, Folkestone, Select a State:, CT20 2XL, United Kingdom
Brass Band formed in 1969. The band prides on providing entertaining music for its listeners

Tosti International Academy, Mozart Opera Scenes
2025-08-31 16:00 - 17:30 | The Grand
Promoter
Folkestone On Song (Tosti International Academy 21 Aug – 2 Sept)
Programme
Mozart Opera Scenes (Director: Stephen Lawless – Conductor: John Warner)
Public event for early career and student singers attending the Tosti International Singing Academy in Folkestone.
Ticket Prices
£5
£50 pass allowing entry to all events at the Tosti International Academy
Booking
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/folkestone-on-song

Tosti International Academy, Public Masterclass with Julius Drake
2025-09-01 16:00 - 18:00 | The Grand
Folkestone On Song (Tosti International Academy 21 Aug – 2 Sept)
Public Masterclass with Julius Drake for Tosti International Academy singers
4 – 6pm (access via the North Entrance)
Ticket Prices
£5
£50 pass allowing entry to all events at the Tosti International Academy
Booking
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/folkestone-on-song

Tosti International Academy, Song Recital with Julius Drake
2025-09-02 13:00 - 15:00 | The Grand
Folkestone On Song (Tosti International Academy 21 Aug – 2 Sept)
Programme
A recital for early career and student singers attending the Tosti International Singing Academy in Folkestone, with Julius Drake.
1 – 3pm
Ticket Prices
£5
£50 pass allowing entry to all events at the Tosti International Academy
Booking
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/folkestone-on-song

Sarah Parkin (soprano) & Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
2025-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Kollectiv, 69 Old High Street, CT20 1RN
Concert
Artists
Canadian/French soprano Sarah Parkin specialises in new music and contemporary opera, and has worked with companies such as Mahogany Opera, The Royal Opera House and Opera Holland Park. She is a Britten-Pears Young Artist. She will talk about her career and introduce songs by Stravinsky, Ravel, Feldman, Tansy Davies and John Woolrich, accompanied by Lara Dodds-Eden.

Ticket Prices
£10 on the door or online
Booking
www.tickettailor.com/events/folkestonenewmusic/1670754

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
2025-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Silver Screen Cinema, The Town Hall, Guildhall St, Folkestone, CT20 1DY
From
Thursday 4th September 2025 – 7.00p.m

Sunday 21st September 2025 – 3.00p.m.

Price
£14 Adult / £12 Concession

Type
Live Event

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Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

Sarah Parkin (soprano) & Lara Dodds-Eden (piano)
2025-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Kollectiv, 69 Old High Street, CT20 1RN
Promoter
Folkestone New Music
Concert
Artists
Canadian/French soprano Sarah Parkin specialises in new music and contemporary opera, and has worked with companies such as Mahogany Opera, The Royal Opera House and Opera Holland Park. She is a Britten-Pears Young Artist. She will talk about her career and introduce songs by Stravinsky, Ravel, Feldman, Tansy Davies and John Woolrich, accompanied by Lara Dodds-Eden.

Ticket Prices
£10 on the door or online
Booking
www.tickettailor.com/events/folkestonenewmusic/1670754

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
2025-09-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Silver Screen Cinema, The Town Hall, Guildhall St, Folkestone, CT20 1DY
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

Thursday 4th September 2025 @ 7.00p.m.

and
Sunday 21st September 2025 @ 3.00p.m

Price
£14 Adult / £12 Concession

Type
Live Event

Rating

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BARBIE (12A)
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Goods Yard, Harbour Approach Rd, Folkestone, CT20 1QH​​​​​​
PART OF FOLKESTONE HARBOUR 2025 FREE SUMMER CINEMA

Barbie begins to question her perfect plastic life in Barbieland and travels to the real world to discover what it means to be human. Along the way, she confronts stereotypes, identity, and self-worth in this vibrant, comedic and surprisingly thoughtful adventure.

Archaeology Masterclass: The Kingdom of Kent - Family Workshop, Masterclass
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Folkestone Museum
The Kingdom of Kent was one of the first ‘Anglo-Saxon’ kingdoms to rise from the ruins of Roman Britain. It had a very different culture to other parts of what became England – neither Anglian nor Saxon. For a time, it was the wealthiest and most sophisticated state in the British Isles. Kent had access to exotic goods from as far as India and beyond. Learn more about the landscape, people, culture, and politics of the Kingdom of Kent from the fifth to ninth centuries AD in this masterclass.
Tea and coffee are provided – but please bring your own lunch!
Led by Dr Andrew Richardson FSA, Director of Isle Heritage CIC – an expert in Anglo-Saxon Kent.
Tickets are £45 (plus online fees). Book your ticket on Billetto or in the museum shop!

Archaeology Masterclass: The Kingdom of Kent Family Workshop, Masterclass
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Folkestone Museum

Ministry of Science Live
2025-09-06 12:30 - 14:30 | Folkestone
Direct from London’s West End. Over the last few years, Science has led the way in getting our lives back to normal. Now, the UK’s favourite science team is back and more explosive than ever!

Why go and see it?

100% Educational. 200% Entertaining. 300% Explosive. 400% Fun.
Join our presenters as they dive deep into the world of science and look at how science shapes the modern world we live in with a few loud bangs along the way.
They’ll take an anarchic approach to science communication whilst looking at the scientists, engineers, and inventors who have shaped the modern world that we live in whilst proving that each and every one of you have the ability to change our world for the better!Expect 20ft LIQUID NITROGEN clouds, exploding OXYGEN & HYDROGEN balloons, FIRE TORNADOS, HYDROGEN bottle rockets, ignited METHANE and even a self-built Hovercraft!

The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing.

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1 hour 50 minutes incl. interval

Sat at 12:30 and 16:00 – Two shows!!

Age guidance: 6+

For group bookings of 10 or more:
Submit a request online
Or call 020 7206 1174

BRAND NEW BAG @ HARBOURSIDE SQUARE
2025-09-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Folkestone Harbour, The Stade, FOLKESTONE, Kent, CT19 6RB, United Kingdom
THE BRAND NEW SOUND OF OLD SCHOOL FUNK

This exciting quintet play an unsubtle blend of funk and latin classics, originals, lost grooves and theme tunes with an infectious energy and humour. Featuring sax, hammond organ, guitar and drum solos.

Dr Andrew Richardson fascinating talk on Folkestone and District in the Kingdom of Kent.
2025-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 | The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe, Church Street,, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
The Friends of St Mary and St Eanswythe ( friendsofstmaryandsteanswythe.org.uk)
Are delighted to have Dr Richardson coming to give a talk which will place Folkestone (and Eanswith) in the wide context of the ‘district of the Limen’ (by Domesday the ‘Lathe of Lympne), exploring what we know about this area during the time of the Kingdom of Kent (late fifth to early ninth centuries AD) and the Anglo-Saxon period in general. It will include a look not only at Folkestone but key sites including Lyminge, Lympne, Saltwood and Stowting, and the relationships between them.
The talk will follow a brief AGM which commences at 6.00p.m. Admission Free.
Refreshments available.

2025 Organ Recital Series
2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
Series promoted by the Friends of the Music of Holy Trinity Folkestone

Organ Recital
David Flood
President – Friends of The Music
Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone

All admission by programme
The doors and Bar open half an hour before each recital
£15 on the door FOM members £12 – children free

Organ Recitals
2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
David Flood – President Friends of the Music
Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
The doors and Bar open half an hour before each recital. Card or cash payments accepted.
Admission by programme £15 on the door
FOM members £12 Children free.

Holy Trinity Organ Recital Series – David Flood
2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
Artists
David Flood – President – Friends of The Music, Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone
Ticket Prices
£15 on the door
FOM Members £12
Children Free
Booking
The doors and Bar open half an hour before each recital
Card or Cash payments accepted

Dreamboys World Tour 2025
2025-09-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
With heart-pounding choreography, feel-good anthems, and just the right amount of naughtiness, the Dreamboys 2025 World Tour promises a show that guarantees fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories.
Made up of a dynamic cast of the hottest male dancers with huge … ahem … personalities there is something for everyone to enjoy in the best-selling and biggest show of its kind in history!
It’s time for that incredible night out you’ve been dreaming of. But this isn’t just any show – it’s an experience.
Bag the best seats for the ultimate front-row thrill, sing along from your seat, or take things up a notch with the chance to get picked to go on stage.
And don’t forget – at every show there is a chance to meet-and-greet the cast for a photo opportunity to capture the magic forever.
Don’t miss the entertainment phenomenon that’s captivated audiences worldwide. Book your tickets now – because some dreams are meant to come true!

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The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing.

Bar – Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks

Private Hospitality – Spaces available to hire

Membership Benefits – 25% off pre-show drinks (30mins prior)

Leas Cliff Hall is Kent’s premier entertainment venue. It has played host to some of the best music acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, Mcfly, Status Quo, to name a few. It was built in 1927 and has been refurbished several times in its long and colourful history.

Age guidance: Strictly 18+. Please note the production contains haze, vertical firing smoke machines and strobe lights.

For group bookings of 10 or more:
Submit a request online
Or call 020 7206 1174

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (12A)
2025-09-12 19:00 - 21:30 | The Goods Yard, Harbour Approach Rd, Folkestone, CT20 1QH​​​​​​
PART OF FOLKESTONE HARBOUR 2025 FREE SUMMER CINEMA

This biopic traces the meteoric rise of Freddie Mercury and Queen, culminating in their legendary Live Aid performance in 1985. It celebrates the band’s groundbreaking sound while exploring Freddie’s complex life and identity with powerful emotion and unforgettable music.

Become an Honorary Newfoundlander and Welcome to the Rock! FHODS is excited to bring Come From Away to life.
2025-09-12 19:30 - 21:30 | tower theatre
Winner of four Olivier Awards come from aways including Best New Musical, this smash hit show shares the incredible real-life story of the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Canada during the wake of 9/11, and the small Newfoundland community that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives with open hearts.
Experience this joyous story and soaring music as spirited locals and global passengers come together to forge friendships that will stay with them forever. The first female American Airlines captain, the quick-thinking town mayor, the mother of a New York firefighter and the eager local news reporter are among the many real characters caught at the start of the moment that changed the course of history and whose stories became a true celebration of hope, humanity and unity.
Featuring a cast and a live band all coming together to make this stellar production, Come From Away is the perfect ensemble show designed to showcase strong actors and singers. Don’t delay in buying tickets to this truly uplifting and life-affirming true story.
Tickets:
Stalls:
Adults £21 | Under 18s £14 | Members £19
Family ticket £65 (2 adults & 2 under 18s)
Gallery:
Adults £19 | Under 18s £14 | Members £17
Family ticket £60 (2 adults & 2 under 18s)
Doors open one hour before each performance
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI
www.mtishows.co.uk

Dates and Times

Friday
12 September 2025 | 19:30

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13 September 2025 | 14:30

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Festival of St Eanswythe
2025-09-13 10:00 - 15:00 | The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe, Church Street,, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
Come and join us for a fun time, free to enter.
There is a dog show; plant stall; live music ; refreshments ; bric a brac ; refreshments ; face painting and a raffle with fantastic prizes

SOUTH BY ZERO @ HARBOURSIDE SQUARE
2025-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Folkestone Harbour Arm, Folkestone, CT20 1QQ
3 PART HARMONIES SUPPORTED BY DRIVING FOLK RHYTHMS AND INFECTIOUS HOOKS.

Hailing from Folkestone and Cantebury but based in Manchester, South by Zero return to play three free hometown shows playing all the originals from over the last 5 years.

Katie Bradley at Keppels Bar
2025-09-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Keppels Bar, The Grand,, CT20 2XL
Kent singer-songwriter Katie Bradley came into the spotlight with her 2012 iTunes Blues hit “I hear the river” which received a nomination for Best original song in the British Blues Awards, which came from her debut album “She’s Ready”.

SAMUEL ASHTON AND THE INSTINCTS @ THE HARBOUR ARM
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Folkestone Harbour Arm, Folkestone, CT20 1QQ
SOUL/BLUES AT IT’S FINEST AS SAMUEL ASHTON AND THE INSTINCTS RETURN TO FOLKESTONE HARBOUR.

Samuel Ashton’s music has been described as ‘Deliciously Soulful’ by the BBC’s Leo Ulph and his latest EP carries a message to ‘Breathe Easy’ with ‘Stillness in the face of adversity’.
Samuel’s soul voice and classic RnB sound have seen him sell out shows across the UK and make waves with over 320k streams on Spotify and radio play on the BBC, throughout Europe, the United States and Australia.
Samuel Ashton and the Instincts, will be returning to the Harbour Arm and the occasion promises to see them set the stage alight with their captivating live performance.

JOHN DOE TRIO @ HARBOURSIDE SQUARE
2025-09-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Folkestone Harbour, The Stade, FOLKESTONE, Kent, CT19 6RB, United Kingdom
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BRITISH BLUES-ROCK BAND FROM THE HEART OF KENT

Described as, “A seriously good, tight-knit power trio of excellent musicians” by Blues in Britain Magazine, John Doe Trio have become a must see act on the British blues scene. With their newly released, third album, JD III, called “A masterpiece of triumph and tragedy” by American Blues Scene, their focus on pure, unbridled musicianship continues to thrill audiences both in the UK and beyond. www.johndoetrio.com

Piano Recital - Rafael Orth
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
Rachel Orth, Concert Pianist, Hamburg

The doors and Bar open half an hour before each recital. Card or cash payments accepted.
Admission by programme £15 on the door
FOM members £12 Children free.

Charity Concert for Cancer Research - Holy Trinity Church
2025-09-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
An evening of Robert & Clara Schumann’s
Popular works for Piano and Cello

ADRIAN OLDLAND – PIANO
MOLLY OLDLAND – CELLO
CHRISTOPHER BENHAM – PIANO

Programme
Kinderszenen Op.15
Blumenstück Op.19
Adagio and Allegro Op.70
Three Romances Op.94
Three Romances Op.22 Three Fantasiestücke Op.111
Fantasiestücke Op. 73

Free entry (Suggested donation £10)
In aid of Cancer Research UK

Helen Grime (composer) & Zoe Gilbert (author)
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Market Square, Folkestone, CT20 1EY
Promoter
Folkestone New Music
Talk
Artists
Helen Grime – composer
Zoe Gilbert – writer
Programme
Composer Helen Grime and writer Zoe Gilbert talk about their work, ‘Folk’, which Claire Booth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra premiered in Glasgow last year.

Folkestone New Music’s Music Club is a fresh series of talks and performances held in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter, hosted at Kollectiv, The Customs House, & Market Square. More informal and interactive than traditional concerts, the series invites composers and musicians to share and explore their work in an accessible, engaging way. Aimed at attracting new audiences – particularly those curious about art and the creative process but less drawn to formal concert settings – it also offers something different for Folkestone Music Town’s existing community.
Booking
£10

www.tickettailor.com/events/folkestonenewmusic/1701646

Join us for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the KING OF POP.
2025-09-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
This is the “Man in the Mirror” – The brand new must-see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson.

Starring CJ, one of the world’s greatest Michael Jackson Tribute Artists and supported by a talented cast of performers and musicians who capture the essence of Michael Jackson’s unique style and charisma like no other, in this scintillating production that will keep you on the edge of your seats.
Featuring all his greatest hits you know and love, including “Thriller,” “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” “Smooth Criminal,” and of course, “Man in the Mirror.” Complete with dazzling choreography, stunning visual effects, light show and authentic costumes. This is the show that pays tribute to Jackson’s musical legacy.
So, whether you’re a lifelong fan or experiencing the magic of Michael Jackson for the first time, get ready as we take you back in time, for a night like no other.

This event is only on for one night!
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The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing.

Bar – Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks

For group bookings of 10 or more:
Submit a request online
Or call 020 7206 1174

Back by popular demand, the bone-crunching Superstars of Wrestling.
2025-09-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Leas Cliff Hall
They will be bringing a host of top American wrestling stars to the ring to face the very best of home-grown talent and fans’ favourites, in a two-hour rip-roaring entertainment for all the family to enjoy.

If you’ve been before, you know how good it gets. If you haven’t, give it a try; we guarantee that the kids will be talking about it for weeks afterward.

Family-friendly prices to make this the best-value ticket in town.
Book early for the best seats, this is an immensely popular event, and get those foam fingers at the ready for an afternoon of family entertainment you will not forget!

This event is only on for one night!
Buy tickets

The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing.

Bar – Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks

This show has an interval

Fri at 19:30

For group bookings of 10 or more:
Submit a request online
Or call 020 7206 1174
