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Find out what’s on in Kent with our 2023 events calendar

05:00, 30 December 2022

Start filling out your diary for 2023 with our list of events in the county over the next 12 months.

Also, don't forget to check out our pick of the top 10 events not to miss in 2023.

People will celebrate the Chinese New Year in January 2023. Picture: Cohesion Plus
People will celebrate the Chinese New Year in January 2023. Picture: Cohesion Plus

January

1: New Year’s Day

7: East Kent Wedding Fair at the Kent Cricket Ground, Canterbury

15: The Wedding Experience at the Kent Events Centre, Detling

22: Chinese New Year

February

4: Build It Live at the Kent Events Centre, Detling

4: Sonia Boyce Feeling Her Way exhibition opens at the Turner Contemporary, Margate

14: Valentine’s Day

19: Deal Half Marathon at Betteshanger Country Park, Deal

19: Dymchurch 10k near Romney Marsh

Have a flipping great Pancake Day. Picture: Old Post Office
Have a flipping great Pancake Day. Picture: Old Post Office

21: Pancake Day

26: Wedding Showcase at Hever Castle, Edenbridge

March

2: World Book Day

5: Dartford Half Marathon at Central Park Athletics

17: Red Nose Day

19: Mother’s Day

26: Run Whitstable and Herne Bay 5k

The first ever Medway Food and Drink Festival will finally take place in 2023. Picture: Medway Council
The first ever Medway Food and Drink Festival will finally take place in 2023. Picture: Medway Council

31-2: Medway Food and Drink Festival at Rochester Castle Garden

April

7: Good Friday

7-9: Broadstairs Food Festival

9: Easter Sunday

10: Easter Monday

15: Reef at Dreamland, Margate (rescheduled)

16: Kent Spring Marathon and Half Marathon at Charing, near Ashford

23: St George’s Day

The Sweeps Festival will return for another weekend celebration. Picture: Barry Goodwin
The Sweeps Festival will return for another weekend celebration. Picture: Barry Goodwin

29-1: Rochester Sweeps Festival

May

1: Early May bank holiday

1: BHP Show at the Kent Showground, Detling

8: Bank holiday for King Charles III coronation

20-21: Inflatable 5k at Brands Hatch, near Fawkham

20-21: Faversham Festival of Transport

27: Soul Town Festival at Mote Park, Maidstone

27-29: CSP in the Park at Dane John Gardens, Canterbury

27-29: Kent Garden Show at the Kent Events Centre, Detling

29: Late May bank holiday

June

2-4: The Soundcrash Funk and Soul Weekender at Dreamland, Margate

10-11: Kent Wellness Festival at the Kent Events Centre, Detling

Black Deer Festival will soon announce its 2023 line-up of rock, blues and Americana music. Picture: Black Deer Festival
Black Deer Festival will soon announce its 2023 line-up of rock, blues and Americana music. Picture: Black Deer Festival

16-18: Black Deer Festival at Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells

18: Father’s Day

24: National Armed Forces Day

26: Sandwich Folk and Ale Festival

30: Spirit of Tenterden Festival

30-2: Battle of Britain Airshow at Headcorn Aerodrome, near Ashford

July

1: Bastille at Dreamland, Margate

6-9: Rochester Castle Concerts

7-9: Pub in the Park at Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells

Explore the world of agriculture and farming at the annual Kent County Show. Picture: John Nurden
Explore the world of agriculture and farming at the annual Kent County Show. Picture: John Nurden

7-9: Kent County Show at the Kent Showground, Detling

8: Leeds Castle Concert, near Maidstone

8: N-Dubz at Dreamland, Margate

14-15: Revival in the Park at Mote Park, Maidstone

14-16: LoveFit Festival at St Clere Estate, Sevenoaks

21: The Human League with Marc Almond at Dreamland, Margate

25-29: War and Peace Revival at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood

26: Hythe Food and Drink Festival at Holman’s Field

August

5: Primal Scream with Happy Mondays at Dreamland, Margate

5-6: Rock the Mote at Mote Park, Maidstone

Another week of folk music is set to fill Broadstairs next summer. Picture: Shepherd Neame
Another week of folk music is set to fill Broadstairs next summer. Picture: Shepherd Neame

11-8: Broadstairs Folk Week

18-20: A New Day Festival

26-28: Military Odyssey at the Kent Showground, Detling

27-28: Kent Country Show at Quex Park, Birchington

28: Canterbury Half Marathon at Merton Farm

28: Summer bank holiday

31: Deal Food and Drink Festival at Deal Castle

September

1-3: Faversham Hop Festival (TBC)

6: Isle of Thanet Food and Drink Festival at Fort Crescent, Margate

9-10: Salute to the ‘40s at the Historic Dockyard Chatham

Paws in the Park will have tails wagging once again. Picture: Paws in the Park / Jeremy Sparks
Paws in the Park will have tails wagging once again. Picture: Paws in the Park / Jeremy Sparks

16-17: Paws in the Park at the Kent Showground, Detling

23: Soultasia at Mote Park, Maidstone

24: Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon

29-1: Broadstairs Food Festival

October

1: The Port Lympne 5k at Port Lympne Reserve, Hythe

31: Halloween

November

5: Guy Fawkes Night

Pay your respects on Remembrance Sunday. Picture: iStock
Pay your respects on Remembrance Sunday. Picture: iStock

12: Remembrance Sunday

17: Children in Need (TBC)

December

24: Christmas Eve

25: Christmas Day

26: Boxing Day

31: New Year’s Eve

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