From a live animal nativity to twinkling lights and castle tours to Christmas markets, here's Kent's festive flavour this weekend.

Costumed characters, parades and guaranteed snowfall are on offer when the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival returns.

A non-festive treat is on offer as a special exhibition about Beatrix Potter and her books is staged by the National Trust.

One of the south east’s newest and most eye-catching attractions has taken on a whole new look for Christmas.

There are Christmas lights switch-ons, markets and fairs across the county this weekend. Here's our guide to what's on:

Santa's busy in the run-up to Christmas, visiting grottos across Kent. Here's our guide to where to see him:

A series of Kent Food Trails have launched in the county celebrating some of the finest local produce and where to find it.

Feel festive this winter by heading out on to the ice. Here's our guide to where to go ice skating:

A wine festival will be held in Rochester Cathedral this weekend, 1,000 years after the first was staged.

Panto stars, kmfm and Father Christmas will be heading to a Gillingham shopping centre for festive fun.

Authors' words will leap off the page as the people behind the stories come to speak at an annual literary festival.

After its Light Night switch-on, Bluewater is set to open its grotto and ice rink.

Children who love author Cressida Cowell's book, How to Train Your Dragon, can get to meet her when she visit Kent.

Hundreds of people gathered on Folkestone beach to see director Danny Boyle's Pages of the Sea Armistice centenary commemoration.

A new dinosaur adventure park for kids is set to open at Bluewater.

Pick up some festive treats and soak up the atmosphere at a Christmas market in Kent with our guide.

Ice skating is set to return to an exclusive hotel and resort after the success of its first year.

You can join a national tribute to our Great War heroes by joining Hollywood director Danny Boyle's beach event.

A weekend convention where visitors can play board games is coming to Thanet.

The first Kent Tattoo Convention is set to be held in the county.