From Pub in the Park to Oktoberfest in Maidstone here's what's on in Kent in 2020
06:00, 01 January 2020
updated: 11:26, 11 March 2020
Are you looking ahead to 2020 in Kent?
Here's our diary of events for the year and things to look forward to:
January
11-12: Antiques and Collectors Fair, Kent Event Centre, Detling, near Maidstone
12: 125th anniversary of the National Trust
18-19: Leeds Castle Wedding Showcase, near Maidstone
25: Chinese New Year
26: Wedding Experience, Kent Event Centre at Detling near Maidstone
February
8-9: Build It Live, Kent Event Centre, Detling, near Maidstone
13-4 March: Museum of the Moon, Rochester Cathedral
14: Valentine's Day
16: Kent point-to-point season starts, Charing
17-21: Spring half term school holiday
21-23: Broadstairs Blues Bash
25: Pancake Day
March
4: Farm Expo, Kent Event Centre at Detling
6: KM Big Charity Quiz, St George Hotel, Chatham
9-13: Sport Relief
15: The Holiday and Leisure Show, Kent Event Centre at Detling
21-14 June: British tattoo temporary exhibition, Chatham Historic Dockyard
21: KM Charity Abseil, Thomas Place, Maidstone
22: Mother's Day
April
4: Heritage Transport Show, Kent Showground, Detling
4: Easter Truck Racing, Brands Hatch
4-5: Kent Big Weekend
5: The Annual Gay Wedding Show, Ashford International Hotel
10: Good Friday
12-13: Festival of Steam and Transport, Chatham Historic Dockyard
13: Easter Monday
18: English Festival, Gillingham
18-19: Hanami Festival, Brogdale, Faversham
23: St George’s Day
26: The Wedding Experience, Kent Event Centre at Detling
May
1: Kent Speakeasy - Prohibition Drinks Festival, Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel
1: Kent Jobs Fair, Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
2-3: Rochester Sweeps Festival
7-10: Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival
8: Early May bank holiday
8: VE Day 75
9-10: Motors by the Moat, Leeds Castle, Maidstone
16-17: Faversham Transport Weekend
23: Pop the Mote, Mote Park
24: Revival Presents: Symphonic Ibiza Classical, Mote Park
25: Spring May bank holiday
30: World Custard Pie Championships, Coxheath, Maidstone
31-2: Summer Food and Drink Festival, Mote Park, Maidstone
June
5: KM Big Charity Quiz, Ashford International Hotel
5-7: Kent Food Fest, Wings of the Morning Field, London Road, Wrotham
5-21: South East Open Art Studios
6: Proms in the Park, Whatman Park, Maidstone
7: Open Farm Sunday
12-19: The Open Championship, Sandwich
12: Keane at Bedgebury Pinetum for Forest Live
13-14: Rochester Dickens Festival
13: Jack Savoretti at Bedgebury Pinetum for Forest Live
14: Will Young and James Morrison at Bedgebury Pinetum for Forest Live
19-21: Black Deer Festival, Eridge
21: Father's Day
26-16 August: Changeling Theatre 20th anniversary tour
27: National Armed Forces Day
27: Battle of Britain Air Show, Headcorn Aerodrome
July
2-11: JAM on the Marsh, Romney Marsh
4: Canterbury Medieval Pageant
5: Big Monster Truck Slam 2, Quex Park, Birchington
10-12: Kent County Show, Kent Showground, Detling, near Maidstone
10-12: Pub in the Park, Tunbridge Wells
11- 23 August: Summer Jousting Tournaments, selected dates, Hever Castle
11: Leeds Castle Concert
17: Westlife, Spitfire Ground, Canterbury
19: Little Mix, Spitfire Ground, Canterbury
17-19: Ramblin’ Man Fair, Mote Park, Maidstone
18: Create Festival, Victoria Park, Ashford
24: Medway Mile, Rochester Castle
25: Maidstone River Festival
25: Sheppey Pride, multiple venues on Sheppey
28-1 August: War and Peace Revival, Hop Farm, Paddock Wood
30-1 August: Neverworld, Hever
31-3 August: Margate Soul Festival
August
7-14: Broadstairs Folk Week
8-9: Combined Ops Airshow, Headcorn Aerodrome
15-16: Biddenden Tractorfest, Woolpack Corner
18: Biggin Hill Festival of Flight
29: Let's Rock Festival, Mote Park, Maidstone
28-30: A New Day Festival, Mount Ephraim Gardens, Hernhill
29-30: Cider Festival, Brogdale, Faversham
29-31: Military Odyssey, County Showground, Detling
31: Summer Bank Holiday Monday
September
4-7: Camp Wildfire, near Sevenoaks
5-6: Faversham Hop Festival
5-8 November: Folkestone Triennial
11-20: Heritage Open Days, venues across Kent
19-20: Salute to the 40s vintage festival, Chatham Historic Dockyard
19-20: Paws in the Park, Kent Showground, Detling near Maidstone
26-27: Napoleonic Re-enactment Weekend, Hole Park, Rolvenden
October
1-4: Tenterden Folk Week
3: Oktoberfest, Mote Park, Maidstone
16-18: British Superbikes Championship season finale, Brands Hatch
17-18: Apple Fair, Brogdale, near Faversham
17-31: Canterbury Festival
21: Kent Jobs Fair, Priestfield Stadium
22: Aled Jones cathedral tour, Rochester Cathedral
2-23: National Fruit Show, Kent Event Centre, Detling near Maidstone
31 Halloween
November
5 Guy Fawkes Night
7-8: Leeds Castle Firework Spectacular
8 Remembrance Sunday
28-29 Rochester Christmas Markets start
December
3: Martina Cole: The Queen of Crime, Broadstairs Pavilion
5-6: Faversham Artisan Craft Fair
4-6 and 11-13: Rochester Christmas Markets
Rochester Dickensian Christmas dates to be confirmed.
25: Christmas Day
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