25th July 2010 – Sunday « Whitstable Oyster Festival

Live Music at Deco 5

Live Music at Deco 5 Deco 5, Oxford Street 8.30pm Performers will be announced here. Free event

Whitstable World Music Workshop

Whitstable World Music Workshop St Mary’s Hall (Umbrella Centre), Oxford Street 8.00pm to 11.00pm African, Caribbean and World Jazz grooves led by renowned trombonist and East Kent resident Annie Whitehead. With twelve horns plus the super funky Ann Day on

Lost Souls: a Storytelling Ghost Walk

Lost Souls: a Storytelling Ghost Walk with Scandalmongers Meet outside Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre 8.00pm to 9.00pm After the offended haints of Whitstable unleashed torrential rain on our 2009 ghosthunters, here’s another chance to discover the haunting whispers of forgotten Whitstable voices. Listen for the distant

Boxing Octopus

Boxing Octopus The Old Neptune, Marine Terrace 5pm to 8pm Original psychedelic material. Entry free

Coastal History – A Whitstable Walkabout

Coastal History – A Whitstable Walkabout with Kent Wildlife Trust Meet outside Hotel Continental, Beach Walk 4.30pm Discover the history of Whitstable and walk back along the beach to see “the Street”, in this walking

Mud Tug

Mud Tug Beach Walk (beach area) 4.00pm Think tug of war Think mud. Lots and lots of mud. Eight teams take the Mud Tug challenge and show why

Oyster Eating Competition

Oyster Eating Competition Whitstable Harbour Time: 3.00 pm Feeling competitive? Or want to watch other people sacrifice all shreds of dignity in pursuit of a prize? Then the annual Oyster Eating competition is definitely for you. Basic ingredients are

Moveable Feast

Moveable Feast The Duke of Cumberland Hotel, High Street 3.00pm to 5.00pm Be entertained by music from Moveable Feast. Unique, original and – above all – fun, Moveable Feast fuse

Live Music at the Garden

Live Music at the Garden Harbour Garden Café, Whitstable Harbour Live music & entertainment throughout the afternoon and early evening. Watch the sun

Simple Earrings: Introduction to Jewellery Making

Simple Earrings: Introduction to Jewellery Making Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre 1pm to 2pm Make and take home a simple pair of earrings in this Free event from Canterbury Adult Education. To put your name down for this special taster session simply sign up at the

Beside the Seaside: the great British holiday!

Beside the Seaside: the great British holiday! (exhibition) Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street 1.00pm to 4.00pm 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 Garden Doctor

The Garden Doctor Artisan Market, The Promenade, Beach Walk 1.00pm to 3.00pm Visit the Garden Doctor to Diagnose your Problem Plants. The Garden Doctor will be at the Canterbury Adult Education Stand at the Artisan Market giving free

Phoenix Performing Arts Group

Phoenix Performing Arts Group Whitstable Harbour 12.45pm to 1.15pm A short demonstration from this talented performing arts group shows

Whitstable Brewery Beer Festival

Whitstable Brewery Beer Festival East Quay Noon to 3am Cask beers and barbecue all day. Live music in the evening with Rubber

1st Whitstable Scout Brass Band

1st Whitstable Scout Brass Band Whitstable Harbour 12 noon to 2pm A selection of favourites from a popular band, free for all to enjoy. Free event

Open Studios at the Fish Slab

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

Introduce yourself to Glass Painting

Introduce yourself to Glass Painting Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre 11am to 12 noon In this free taster session from Alma Caira, presented by Canterbury Adult Education, you’ll be painting tealight holders to be part of the festival finale. To put your name down for this FREE taster

Escape to Create on Location

Escape to create better photos Leaving from the Duke of Cumberland 11.00 am to 12 noon All workshops are run by local people with a passion for their subject and for Whitstable too. Not only will you create

Beachside Open Studio

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 paintings, prints,

From Whitstable with Love

From Whitstable with Love Caxton Contemporary, High Street 11.00 am to 4.00pm In this contemporary arts project, artists have been invited to makes works, revisiting and reinterpreting

The UK’s Strongest Man – 105kg Final

PLEASE NOTE: The organisers of this event have rescheduled it to Sunday 1st August. The UK’s Strongest Man – 105kg Final 11am to 4pm Whitstable Rugby Club, Reeves Way, Chestfield (Next to Sainsbury’s) Come and cheer on local man Paul Wood as he defends his UK Strongest Man title against other strong men from all [...]

A1 Open Art Exhibition

A1 Open Art Exhibition Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre 10am to 6pm Diversity rules. An exhibition of artists with only one thing in common: no work is larger than A1. As an added bonus

Scallywags Dog Show

Scallywags Dog Show Marine Crescent, Tankerton 10am start, 11am judging. Masses of classes and chances to win in this enduringly popular dog show. All proceeds

Plot to Page

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

EPICentre Food Fair – Day 2

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 [...]

Oyster Lacemakers

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

MAD Streets

MAD Streets Various times and locations Keep your eyes peeled for great entertainment from some winners of this year’s Marlowe Arts Development Fund (MAD). Awarded annually by Canterbury City Council to promote and develop street theatre, this years MAD winners include Dan Simpson and the Galloping Cuckoos. In Poetry to the People, life long poetry [...]

Artisan Craft Market

Artisan Craft Markets Tankerton Promenade near Hotel Continental, Beach Walk 10.00am to 4.00pm and Umbrella Centre, Parish Hall, Oxford Street 10.00am to 4.00pm Two locations means two chances to visit Artisan, the wonderful arts and craft market where every handmade piece

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