Upcoming events in the district

Folkestone Parkrun

Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning between 9am and 10:30am on The Leas, Folkestone.

Radnor Junior parkrun takes place every Sunday morning between 9am and 10am on Radnor Park, Folkestone. (Children should be aged 4 and over to take part and can register junior parkrun performance until the day before their 15th birthday.)

Upcoming events

The table below shows upcoming events in the district.

Event Name Event Date Event Location 
Folkestone Coastal 10K 25.05.25 The Leas
Dunkirk Service 85th Anniversary 25.05.25 Garden of Remembrance
Stelling Minnis Fun Run 25.05.25 Bossingham and area
Surfers against Sewage 25.05.25 Seapoint Canoe Centre
Annual Folkestone Rowing Club Regatta 25.05.25 Sandgate
Rock pooling with Kent Wildlife Trust 26.05.25 Coastal Park
Rock pooling with Kent Wildlife Trust 27.05.25 Coastal Park
East Kent Day of Dance 31.05.25 Various places in Folkestone Town
Music in May Closing Party 31.05.25 - 01.06.25 Bandstand
Military & Country Fair 31.05.25 – 11.06.25 (inc set up) Hope Farm, Sellindge
Hythe Bay Tri 01.06.25 Hythe pool
William Harvey Sunday 01.06.25 Langhorne Gardens to FTC
Normandy Veterans D Day Service 06.06.25 Garden of Remembrance
Fossil hunt study day 07.06.25 Folkestone Beach
Race for Life 08.06.25 The Leas
Elham Summer Food and Craft Festival
08.06.25
Elham Square
Paws for Thought (FHDC event) 08.06.25 Radnor Park
Manning & Thurstone fun fair (12 noon - 10 pm) 10.06.25 - 23.06.25  Radnor Park
UK Paper Band 14.06.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Something Else Band 15.06.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Turmoil Band 21.06.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Lydd Club Day 21.06.25 The Rype, Lydd
Evie Dove Bike Rise 21.06.25 Barham
Sisterhood: Sweat, stretch & splash 21.06.25 Sunny Sands
1st Whitstable Brass Band 22.06.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Joe Swing Rat Pack 28.06.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Shepway Brass Academy 29.06.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Blessing of the Fisheries 29.06.25 The Stade
Sandcastle Competition 06.07.25 Sunny Sands
Amy Winehouse Tribute 05.07.25 Bandstand, The Leas
World in Tent Multicultural Festival 06.07.25 Baker Road, Cheriton
Abba Chique 06.07.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Charivari 12.07.25 Various places in Folkestone
Romney Marsh 10K 13.07.25 St Martins Field, New Romney
The Altones 13.07.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Hythe Food & Drink Festival 16.07.25 – 20.07.25 Holmans Field, Hythe
Folkestone Triennial Opening Party 18.07.25 Mill Bay, Payers Park
The Heroes 19.07.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Sevenoaks & Tonbridge Band 20.07.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Country Fayre 26.07.25 New Romney
Folkestone Pride 26.07.25 Folkestone ending at the Bandstand
Cold Shoulder 27.07.25 Bandstand, The Leas
International Circus (1.00 pm - 5 pm) 28.07.25 - 05.08.25 Radnor Park
Rock pooling with Kent Wildlife Trust 28.07.25 Coastal Park
Rock pooling with Kent Wildlife Trust 29.07.25 Coastal Park
Rock pooling with Kent Wildlife Trust 30.07.25 Coastal Park
Invicta Concert Band 02.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Sisterhood: Sweat, stretch & splash 02.08.25 Sunny Sands
Michael Buble Tribute 03.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Folkestone Trawler Race weekend 08.08.25 – 10.08.25 The Stade/Harbour
Folkestone Lions Day 09.08.25 - 10.08.25 Radnor Park
Gumboots 09.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Ashford Concert Band 10.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Rock pooling with Kent Wildlife Trust 10.08.25 Coastal Park
Super Car & Classic Show 10.08.25 Elham Square
Hythe Albion 75th Diamond Jubilee 11.08.25 Albert Lane, Hythe
VJ Day Service 15.08.25 Garden Of Remembrance
Music Festival Weekend 16.08.25 – 17.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Steam Field 22.08.25 - 24.08.25 Sellindge Show Ground
Pink Floyd Tribute 23.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Pink Floyd Tribute 24.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Old Timer Car Rally 25.08.25 The Leas and Bandstand
The Captains Beard 30.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
City of Canterbury Band 31.08.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Rock the Marshes 05.09.25 Sycamore Farm, Old Romney
Jump Up Fest 06.09.25 – 07.09.25 Sycamore Farm, Old Romney
Evie Dove Foundation Walk 06.09.25 West Hythe
5 in the Bar 06.09.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Railway Swing Band 07.09.25 Bandstand, The Leas
The Breeze 13.09.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Folkestone Community Swing Band 14.09.25 Bandstand, The Leas
Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon 28.09.25 The Leas
South Kent Mind Mental Elf 5k fun run 07.12.25 The Leas