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Meet at the top of Tankerton Slopes, opposite the Marine Hotel
8.00am.
Join Canterbury Ramblers on a 6 mile walk through South Tankerton and Chestfield to Clowes Wood.
Return along the Crab & Winkle Way in time for the Landing of the Oysters on Long Beach.
Dogs allowed. Bring refreshments and wear suitable footwear / clothing for countryside walks.
30 [...]
A1 Open Art Exhibition
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre
9am to 6pm
Diversity rules. An exhibition of artists with only one thing in common: no work is larger than A1. As an added bonus
Relic! Join the Quest
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street
10am to 4pm
Explore the galleries with clues from the ghost of tour guide Agatha in a fun family quest inspired by the popular Children’s BBC Relic! programme. Certificate and
Beside the Seaside: the great British holiday! (exhibition)
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street
10am to 4pm
Discover the story of the seaside holiday from Victorian times to the present, through the memories of local people. Including art, photos, postcards and
The Oyster Lacemakers
Whitstable Improvement Trust, Harbour Street – outside.
10am to 4pm (weather permitting)
See the craft of lacemaking at first hand, and chat to
The EPICentre
Whitstable Harbour
10.00am to 5.00pm
The superb quality of Whitstable oysters has been an open secret for centuries but now Whitstable can also claim to be a gastronomic utopia across the board. The EPICentre food fair has fast become a popular event within Whitstable’s annual Oyster Festival, and now attracts thousands of people every day.
On Saturday [...]
Dead Horse Morris Day of Dance
Enjoy a whole day of singing and dancing as Whitstable-based Dead Horse Morris host a number of talented Morris sides. Friends dancing today include
Plot to Page
Whitstable Improvement Trust garden, Tudor Tea Rooms, Howard’s Kitchen, Whitstable Library square.
All day
July has long, warm summer days so why not make each day special and discover the perfect book? We have taken hand-picked books from the plot and
MAD Streets
Various times and locations (Street Theatre)
Jacqui Johnston, a 2010 winner of the Marlowe Arts Development Fund (MAD) awarded annually by Canterbury City Council to promote and develop street theatre, presents Crystal Ball.
In this heart-warming duet of love and communication, a young couple meet at
Walrus Walkabout
Various times and locations
The Walrus and the Carpenter are in town and they are going walkabout – prepare
Whitstable in a Shoebox!
10.00am to 12.30pm
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street
Create a collage or model of your favourite Whitstable view or building. Use our photo books for
Escape to create pretty beach hut purses
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre
10.30 am to 1.00 pm
All workshops are run by local people with a passion for their subject and for Whitstable too. Not only will you create a unique souvenir from
Escape to create a mosaic plant pot from recycled china
Alma’s Garden Workshop
10.30 am to 1.00 pm
(This workshop is repeated on Saturday 31 July)
All workshops are run by local people with a passion for their subject and for Whitstable too. Not only will
From Whitstable with Love
Caxton Contemporary, High Street
10.30 am to 5.00pm
In this contemporary arts project, artists have been invited to makes works, revisiting and reinterpreting
at Cushing’s View
11am to 12 noon
In this free mixed media art workshop for people aged 16 and over, you will create your own artwork using the beach and sea with its many colours and textures as inspiration.
This taster session led by Ruth Cutler is presented by Canterbury Adult Education. Numbers are limited so simply sign [...]
Beachside Open Studio
26 Island Wall (entry via the side gate in Collars Alley)
11.00 am to 5.00 pm
To celebrate the Oyster Festival Sarah Stokes is opening her beachside studio to the public for an exhibition of
Two Open Studios at the Fish Slab
Fish Slab Studio (behind Gallery) Oxford St
11am to 5pm
Liz Shedden shows a selection of new works and works in progress from 11.00am to 5.00pm.
Ann Diggens: Ann studied at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and has shown her
Long Beach (Zone C)
11.30am to 12 noon
No sand on this beach but plenty of Samba! While you wait for the Landing you’ll be energised by the dynamic rhythms of Samba Pelo Mar. Whitstable’s community
Whitstable Brewery Beer Festival
East Quay (On beach east of harbour)
12 noon to 03.00am
A fabulous selection of cask beers and great barbecue, all served with live music.
7.00pm THE TROUSER TRUMPETS
9.30pm LOOSE CHANGE
12.00am ZOO
D.J. through till 3.00am
Free entry daytime, £5 on the door 7.00pm onwards.
Note that the venue closes at 6.30pm and re-opens at 7.00pm
Dharma Karma Relaxation Station
Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre
12 noon to 5pm
Instant and blissful relaxation. Expert massage for 15 min
Pearl Dive
Whitstable Swimming Pool
12 noon to 1pm (Under 8 years old)
1pm to 2pm (ages 10 – 11)
Collect the shells and maybe the prize! One chance to grab as many things from
The Oxford End
Whitstable Library Forecourt, Oxford Street
12 noon to 4pm
Make sure to visit the Festival Outpost in Oxford Street for entertainment all afternoon. Begins at 12 noon with live music from The Pickles.
Free event.
This event is sponsored by the Imp.
Landing of the Oysters
Long Beach (Follow the road to the right of the harbour basin around to the beach).
12 noon approx
Landing of the Oysters marks the official beginning of Whitstable’s Oyster Festival. Each year, hundreds of people watch as a catch of oysters are brought ashore in a traditional
The Oyster Parade
Bowls Centre, Whitstable Harbour (Zone C) to Oxford Street (Zone B)
Starts at approx 12.30 to 12.45pm
Now the fun truly begins! In a modern celebration of an old tradition, the Oyster Parade distributes bags of oysters to inns and restaurants in the town centre, accompanied by local giants, musicians and
Beach Art
Cushing’s View, Horsebridge Beach
1pm to 2pm
A second chance to experience this free mixed media art workshop for people aged 16 and over. Create your own artwork using the beach and sea with its many colours and textures as
Dance Jam 2,012
Tankerton Slopes
2pm to 6pm
A drop in event with all types of dance and all types of dancers, including you.
A drop in event with all types of dance and all types of dancers, including you. To celebrate two years until the Olympic Games we want at least two thousand and twelve people dancing today [...]
Live Music at the Garden
Harbour Garden Café, Whitstable Harbour
Live music & entertainment throughout the afternoon and early evening. Watch the sun
Escape to create beaded and felted earrings
Jan Lewis Studio, Graystone Road, Tankerton.
2.00 pm to 4.30 pm
All workshops are run by local people with a passion for their subject and for Whitstable too. Not only will you create a unique souvenir
The Happy Accidents
Horsebridge Square
2.30pm
If you want to know what 25 years of playing great jazz sounds like, come to
Splashpals working Newfoundlands
Whitstable Harbour (Zone C)
2.30pm
Very large, very shaggy and very loveable. Meet the Splashpals and discover why Newfoundland dogs
Soran Bushi
Tankerton Slopes
During Dance Jam 2,012
Soran Bushi (The Fisherman’s Dance) is a dynamic, exciting performance depicting the tough and daily struggle of Japanese fishermen against the cold, stormy seas.
The Students from Chaucer College will perform this evocative, traditional dance, led by Shohei Mori.
Free Event
Lindley Players Unplugged
Tower Hill Tea Gardens
3.30pm
The resident drama group at the Whitstable Playhouse Lindley Players present a spot of outdoor medieval comedy near the Castle.
Usually the Lindleys have all the advantages of a fully equipped theatre, fancy sets, sound, lighting, and a bar! Now they will be ‘un-plugged’ except for some very nice costumes.
Free [...]
Slopes of Sound
Tankerton Slopes
7.30-10pm
Music on Tankerton Slopes. From the bubble and backwaters of Kent, Emily and the Beats are an energetic
Whitstable Whistlefish and friends
St Peters Church, Sydenham Street
7.30pm to 10.30pm
Whistlefish will sing songs from around the world. There are other performances from singers and musicals including Emily Renshaw (soprano) and
Faronel: A concert of Early Music
St Alphege Church, High Street
7.30pm to 9.00pm
An exciting programme of medieval and renaissance music played on a wide range of authentic instruments including rebecs, shawms, crumhorns, rackets, medieval
Classical Guitar Recital presented by Whitstable Music Society
Methodist Church. Argyle Road
7.30pm to 9.30pm
A stunning and virtuosic classical guitar recital by Daniela Rossi, one of Argentina’s most outstanding young guitarists of
Richard Rozze & Guests
The Old Neptune (Public House), Marine Terrace
8.00pm to 11.00pm
Amazing funk, soul
Tiffaney Wells
Deco 5, Oxford Street
8.30pm
Cabaret-style female impersonator. Spectacular voice, costumes
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Saturday, July 24, 2010. Start time: 8:00 am. 
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