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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manning & Thurstone fun fair (12 noon - 10 pm) | 10.06.25 - 23.06.25 | Radnor Park |
| 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 |
| Channel Rotary Charity Cycle Ride | 12.07.25 | Burmarsh |
| 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 |
| Hawkinge Music Festival | 26.07.25 | Hawkinge |
| Folkestone Pride | 26.07.25 | Folkestone ending at the Bandstand |
| East Wear Bay Excavation End of Season Open Day | 26.07.25 | East Cliff, Folkestone |
| Cold Shoulder | 27.07.25 | Bandstand, The Leas |
| Annual Folkestone Rowing Club Regatta | 27.07.25 | Sandgate |
| 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 |
| Lydd Fest 2025 | 02.08.25 (set up 01.08 to 03.08) | The Rype, Lydd |
| 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 |
| VJ Day | 16.08.25 | Hythe High Street |
| 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 |
| Sandgate Sea Festival | 23.08.25 – 24.08.25 | Sandgate |
| We Love Hythe Life Food Festival | 23.08.25 – 25.08.25 | Hythe Green |
| Tatebodyart Community Extravaganza | 24.08.25 | Hythe High Street |
| Old Timer Car Rally | 25.08.25 | The Leas and Bandstand |
| Arte nei giardini | 29.08.25 – 31.08.25 | Kingsnorth Gardens |
| 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 |
| Battle Of Britain Wreath Laying Service | 15.09.25 | RAF Memorial, The Leas |
| Love on the Leas |
20.09.25 – 21.09.25
(18.09 – 22.09)
|
The Leas |
| Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon | 28.09.25 | The Leas |
| South Kent Mind Mental Elf 5k fun run | 07.12.25 | The Leas |
| Lydd Half Marathon & 20 Mile | 29.03.26 | Lydd |
| Folkestone Coastal 10k | 31.05.26 | Lower Leas Coastal Park |