What's on in Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate

Choices, choices - there are certainly plenty of them in Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate thanks to a calendar bursting with events, and many are free.

Be among the first to visit Margate's dynamic new Turner Contemporary gallery, where changing exhibitions will span art from 1750 to the present. Also view exciting displays by artists and makers in the galleries of Margate Harbour Arm and Old Town .

The streets of Broadstairs come alive in June with its famous Dickens Week, while in August its Folk Week sets parks, pubs, gardens and beaches to music. Later in the year discover local produce at the yummy Food Festival. Maybe stay all year!

Ramsgate Week in July is a super-friendly international regatta - the alternative to Cowes - and the Margate Masters is a top weekend on the Volleyball England Beach Tour.

And summer may fade, but Thanet keeps going ‘out of season' with diverse events like the International Kite Festival and the exhilarating Margate Beach Cross. Plus theatres and cinemas around the Isle entertain with music, drama, comedy, ballet, film and more.

Take a look at our list of events and make a date to visit.