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 Timings | Event Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone Rugby Club Fireworks Night | 05.11.25 | 5 pm - 9.30 pm | Folkestone Rugby Club |
| Folkestone & District Remembers | 08.11.25 | 6 pm - 8.30 pm | The Leas down to the Harbour Arm |
| Remembrance Sunday Service & Parade | 09.11.25 | 10.30 am – 12:30 pm | War Memorial, Folkestone |
| Dymchurch Remembrance Parade | 09.11.25 | 10.30 am – 12:30 pm | Dymchurch |
| Remembrance Sunday Elham | 09.11.25 | 10.30 am – 12 midday | Elham |
| Act of Remembrance Saltwood | 09.11.25 | 10.30 am – 11.30 am | Saltwood War Memorial |
| Remembrance Day Hythe | 09.11.25 | 10.30 am – 11.30 am | Hythe War Memorial |
| Remembrance Sunday Parade Lydd | 09.11.25 | 12 midday – 1 pm | Lydd War Memorial |
| Machine Gun Corps | 11.11.25 | 10.30 am – 11 30 pm | Cheriton Road Cemetery |
| STRIDE: The Long Journey | 15.11.25 | 5.30 pm - 7 pm | Folkestone Town Centre |
| Festive Folkestone | 15.11.25 | 10 am - 4 pm | Folkestone Town Centre |
| The Big Sound Collective | 22.11.25 | 8.00 pm start | Elham Village Hall |
| Folkestone Christmas Lights Switch On Event and Festive Parade | 22.11.25 | 12.30 pm - 7.30 pm | Folkestone Town Centre |
| Late Night Shopping | 05.12.25 | 3 pm - 9 pm | Hythe High Street |
| Lydd Snowflake Event | 06.12.25 | 3 pm - 7.30 pm | Coronation Square, Lydd |
| South Kent Mind Mental Elf 5k Fun Run | 07.12.25 | 12 midday - 1.30 pm | The Leas |
| Light Up New Romney Community Lantern Parade 2025 | 12.12.25 | 4 pm - 8 pm | New Romney High Street |
| Festive Folkestone | 13.12.25 | 10 am - 4 pm | Folkestone Town Centre |
| Elham Christmas Food & Craft Festival | 14.12.25 | 11 am - 2 pm | The Square, Elham |
| Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorations | 27.01.26 | 11 am - 11.30 am | Garden of Remembrance, Folkestone |
| Folkestone is Library – Guiness World Record | 28.03.26 | 12 midday - 3 pm | Sunny Sands, Folkestone |
| Lydd Half Marathon & 20 Mile | 29.03.26 | 9 am – 2.30 pm | Lydd |
| Folkestone 10 | 03.04.26 | 10 am - 12.30 pm | Hythe Green, Hythe |
| SOS On The Leas | 23.05.26 - 25.05.26 | 10.30 am - 8 pm | The Leas, Folkestone |
| Folkestone Coastal 10k | 31.05.26 | 10 am – 12.30 pm | Lower Leas Coastal Park |
| Folkestone Race for Life 2026 | 07.06.26 | 10 am - 1 pm | The Leas, Folkestone |
| Charivari Day 2026 | 11.07.26 | 1 pm - 6.30 pm | The Stade and The Leas, Folkestone |
| Romney Marsh 10K | 12.07.26 | 10 am – 12 midday | St Martin’s Field, New Romney |
| Iconic Bridges Challenges | 06.09.26 | 11 am - 4 pm | Hythe Canal Bank and Holman’s Field, Hythe |
| Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon | 27.09.26 | 9.30 am - 1.30 pm | The Leas, Folkestone |