Whitstable Oyster Festival - Art, Heritage, Family, Food and Drink.

The Oyster Parade

Traditional opening parade – lively and colourful. Free event.


Oyster Eating Competition

Everyone with a taste for oysters and no problem with getting messy has a fair chance of winning!


Beach Art 2

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


Tea Dance

An afternoon of modern jive by the sea with DJ Sheepman, the king of ’smoooth’.


Whitstable Waves

Sail wishes into the sunset and wave the Festival farewell for another year.


Old Time Music Hall

The Honourable Lindley Players invite you to a traditional Old Time Music Hall.


Making Whitstable Waves

Make your own floating wish ready to wave the Festival farewell.


Samba Pelo Mar

Whitstable’s very own community Samba band will energise even the most lethargic.


Art Beach: Pearls of Wisdom with Valerie Bartlett

Join the pearl princess and send your wisdom over the seas and far and wide.


Whitstable’s People

A gentle walk, within the ‘Walls’ and alleyways of Old Whitstable and onto the harbour.


The Art of Relaxation with Dharma Kharma

Take a relaxing break with a special massage taster from the expert Dharma Karma.


Samba Pelo Mar

Samba Pelo Mar is back and the whole town is bouncing along to those irrepressible rhythms.


Wonderful Woodlice

Investigate the amazing lives of woodlice under the microscope.


Oyster Lacemakers

See and chat to the bobbin lacemakers as they work on a variety of projects.


Pearl Dive

Collect the shells and treasures from the pool bottom.


The Bureau Of Silly Ideas

Join the campaign to re-introduce Pie Throwing as an Olympic sport!


Lost Souls: a Storytelling Ghost Walk with Scandalmongers

Wrap up warm … these stories will chill you to the bone.


Old Time Music Hall

The Honourable Lindley Players invite you to a traditional Old Time Music Hall.


Whitstable: The Oyster town

History walk – Locating the reminders of this once great industry.


Art Beach: Pearls of Wisdom with Valerie Bartlett

Stories for children with a wise theme, every hour.


Prof. Des Turner’s Punch & Judy Show

Holiday + Seaside = Punch & Judy. 3 shows today.


Topping Times and Jolly Japes

Victoriana comes to the Tea Gardens.


Sports Alive!

Where children can try out dozens of sports in just one place.


Lantern Workshop

Make us a lantern for tomorrow’s ‘Whitstable Waves’


Sea Shore Safari with Kent Wildlife Trust

Find out what creatures stay behind when the tide goes out.


Oyster Lacemakers

See and chat to the bobbin lacemakers as they work on a variety of projects.


Grotters at Night

Take a stroll along Reeves Beach to witness the haunting glow of grotters at twilight.


Old Time Music Hall

The Honourable Lindley Players invite you to a traditional Old Time Music Hall.


Blessing of the Waters

A traditional event, dating back to 1657, but no less relevant today.


Phantasmagoria

A modern incantation of magic lanterns slides shows.


Grotters Galore

Make an authentic Whitstable Grotter. A free event.


Junior Belly Dancing

Children who like to dance will love belly dancing.


Walk in Time

Through the ‘Walls’ and Alleyways, a guided walk that links our ancestors with focal points.


Adventures in Wonderland

Join Alice and the Mad Hatter for a magical and bonkers Wonderland adventure.


Victory Wood and The Battle of Trafalgar

Victory Wood & The Battle of Trafalgar with the Canterbury Group of the Ramblers
Approx. 6 mile walk led by Ian Wild.


Oyster Lacemakers

See and chat to the bobbin lacemakers as they work on a variety of projects.


Old Time Music Hall

The Honourable Lindley Players invite you to a traditional Old Time Music Hall.


Poetry in Motion

Explore Whitstable through the lyrical observations of poets Becky Towner and David Milton.


The Shipwright Shanty Crew and Friends

An evening of traditional shanty music and songs.


Glorious Gardening with Jean Griffin and Kevin Tooher

An entertaining evening with expert horticulturists Jean Griffin (BBC Radio Kent) and Kevin Tooher (Hadlow College)./p>