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Don’t miss the Franklin Festival at St Andrew’s Quayside on Saturday 14 September and Sunday 15 September!

Friends and families can celebrate Gravesham’s rich riverside heritage with a fantastic festival of family events, walks and talks.

Taking place this weekend on St Andrew’s Quayside’s historic Light Ship LV21 and The 3 Daws Public House between 10am and 5pm, you can experience the acrobatic juggling pirates, have your picture taken in the frozen North Pole or even take part in a variety of fun workshops in the special ‘igloos’ – your may even see a roaming Polar Bear! Look Out!

Add your voice to the legacy sound archive for future generations to learn about Gravesham’s river and you.

You can also rock your rollocks with music from the deck of LV21 from 12pm to 6pm on both days with six amazing shanty crews - Dazzle, The Hog Eye Men, The Silver Darlings, Impressed, Helen North and Black Deep Three.

Fascinating talks at the 3 Daws on Saturday and Sunday include local historian Christoph Bull, the leading expert on Captain Francis Crozier, BBC historian Michael Smith and the first woman to captain a super yacht through the Northwest Passage, Captain Maewenn Beadle.

Christoph Bull will also be leading two walks on the riverside at 2.30pm each day

The 3 Daws will also be hosting the tale of the Princes Alice Disaster – The Forgotten Dead and a special appearance from the indomitable wife of Sir John Franklin, Lady Jane Franklin – frequently referred to as ‘A Man in Petticoats’!

For all event details, click here.