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10 unmissable events for your 2024 calendar

10 unmissable events for your 2024 calendar

02 January 2024

From tasty food and drink festivals to must-see live music, we’ve got 10 of Kent’s top events to look forward to next year.

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Your guide to what’s on in Kent in 2024

Your guide to what’s on in Kent in 2024

01 January 2024

Start filling up your diary for 2024 with fantastic events, festivals, holidays and days out.

Blow away the cobwebs with a winter walk

Blow away the cobwebs with a winter walk

29 December 2023

From countryside strolls to waterfront walks, there are plenty of ways to get out and about in the New Year.

Winter light festival to return to town centre

Winter light festival to return to town centre

28 December 2023

A free light festival is set to light up the skies this January with colourful installations and projections.

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Brace yourself for a Boxing Day swim

Brace yourself for a Boxing Day swim

21 December 2023

This year’s cold dips, as well as some winter walks and races on dry land, to help you get off the sofa on Boxing Day.

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Spooky Christmas trail opens at country park

Spooky Christmas trail opens at country park

20 December 2023

The Nightmare Before Christmas trail puts a scary spin on the festive season with ghosts, ghouls and twisted elves.

Make a splash with a Christmas Eve swim

Make a splash with a Christmas Eve swim

16 December 2023

Dress up in your favourite festive costume and brave the cold water for a refreshing Christmas Eve dip.

We followed a lost railway line to the door of a cosy country pub

We followed a lost railway line to the door of a cosy country pub

10 December 2023

Our reporter embarked on a six-mile stroll across a somewhat slippery country route – and discovered some fascinating Kentish history along the way.

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Christmas laser show returns for third year

Christmas laser show returns for third year

07 December 2023

A colourful laser display will light up the skies over a Kent coastal town this winter with music, circus acts and a funfair.

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Inside Kent's new miniature world

Inside Kent's new miniature world

05 December 2023

A new “immersive” tourist attraction has opened up in Kent, featuring a model town you can race around and countless miniature objects

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Christmas festival celebrating Charles Dickens returns to town centre

Christmas festival celebrating Charles Dickens returns to town centre

30 November 2023

The Dickensian Christmas Festival is back with more Victorian festivities, including lantern parades, street performers and characters.

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Santa Fun Run returns to historic landmark

Santa Fun Run returns to historic landmark

26 November 2023

Hundreds of Santas will be running past historic buildings and iconic film and TV sets to raise money for charity this Christmas.

Feel-good festive fun on mission to save Christmas at dockyard

Feel-good festive fun on mission to save Christmas at dockyard

24 November 2023

Families are spoilt for choice with festive attractions, but Mission Christmas at Chatham Dockyard offers something a bit different says our reviewer.

Christmas light trail returns to castle

Christmas light trail returns to castle

21 November 2023

A popular festive event is back for its second year, featuring incredible illuminations and colourful projections. Here’s how to book tickets.

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Spread Christmas cheer with Kent’s festive family days out

Spread Christmas cheer with Kent’s festive family days out

20 November 2023

From gingerbread decorating to film screenings and ice skating, there’s lots to keep everyone happy this Christmas. Here’s our top picks.

‘This is the place to beat this year’

‘This is the place to beat this year’

18 November 2023

Our reporter looks at one of the county’s most hypnotising Christmas light shows – as people far and wide get into the holiday spirit.

Step back in time with the National Trust’s Christmas activities

Step back in time with the National Trust’s Christmas activities

18 November 2023

Some of Kent’s most beautiful historic properties are putting on festivities from Tudor times and the Swinging Sixties this Christmas.

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Join the secret mission to help Mrs Claus save Christmas

Join the secret mission to help Mrs Claus save Christmas

15 November 2023

Santa’s secrets are set to be revealed in a secret festive mission at one of Kent’s biggest attractions.

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How and when to see one of Kent’s biggest castles transformed for Christmas

How and when to see one of Kent’s biggest castles transformed for Christmas

14 November 2023

The castle will put on twinkling lights, a festive forest trail and visits from Father Christmas. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Forest’s festive light trail returns for Christmas

Forest’s festive light trail returns for Christmas

13 November 2023

The spectacular illuminations and projections will return this week. Here’s everything you need to know.

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