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Oyster Festival Petanque Competition
Beach Walk
9.00am to 6.00pm
Changed for 2010 to the more popular doubles format the competition will be held for the second year at the successful Beach Walk venue. Cash prizes for the
Sea Sunday Service & Parade
St Alphege Church, High Street
9.30am to 11.00am (Procession to harbour 10.15am)
All ages are welcome to this traditional service celebrating seafarers, with the Mayor of Canterbury and children from local
Dodgy Totty: Ladies of the Waves
Various times and locations
More great entertainment out and about on the streets of Whitstable. The world’s only dry-land synchronised swimming team (three ‘ladies of a certain age’) perform a hilarious
Relic! Join the Quest
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street
10.00 am to 4.00pm
Explore the galleries with clues from the ghost of tour guide Agatha in a fun family quest inspired by the popular Children’s BBC
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
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 [...]
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
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 campaigner Dan Simpson [...]
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
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
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
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 over
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,
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
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
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
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
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
Whitstable Brewery Beer Festival
East Quay
Noon to 3am
Cask beers and barbecue all day. Live music in the evening with Rubber
Phoenix Performing Arts Group
Whitstable Harbour
12.45pm to 1.15pm
A short demonstration from this talented performing arts group shows
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
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
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
Live Music at the Garden
Harbour Garden Café, Whitstable Harbour
Live music & entertainment throughout the afternoon and early evening. Watch the sun
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
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
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
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
Boxing Octopus
The Old Neptune, Marine Terrace
5pm to 8pm
Original psychedelic material.
Entry free
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
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
Live Music at Deco 5
Deco 5, Oxford Street
8.30pm
Performers will be announced here.
Free event
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Sunday, July 25, 2010. Start time: 9:00 am. 
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