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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stelling Minnis 10K | 01.03.26 | 10am – 1pm | Stelling Minnis Village Hall |
| Folkestone is Library – Guiness World Record | 28.03.26 | 12midday - 3pm | Sunny Sands, Folkestone |
| Folkestone Spring Festival | 28.03.26 | 10am - 4pm | Guildhall Street, Folkestone |
| Lydd Half Marathon & 20 Mile | 29.03.26 | 9am – 2.30pm | Lydd |
| Folkestone 10 | 03.04.26 | 10am - 12.30pm | Hythe Green, Hythe |
| Churches Together Folkestone Good Friday Service | 03.04.26 | 10:30am – 11:30am | Outside the Town Hall, Folkestone |
| South Kent Mind’s ‘Dip for Mind’ | 26.04.26 | 8am – 8:30am | Sunny Sands, Folkestone |
| East Kent Relays 2026 - Folkestone | 05.05.26 | 6:30pm – 9pm | Sandgate Castle, Sandgate |
| SOS On The Leas | 23.05.26 - 25.05.26 | 10.30am - 8pm | The Leas, Folkestone |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Baharaque | 30.05.26 | 2.30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Folkestone Coastal 10k | 31.05.26 | 10am - 12.30pm | Lower Leas Coastal Park |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Battle of the Bands | 31.05.26 | 11am – 7pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Filipino Festival & Deep River Blues | 06.06.26 | 11am – 5:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Folkestone Race for Life 2026 | 07.06.26 | 10am - 1pm | The Leas, Folkestone |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Deal Brass Academy | 07.06.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Scott Elvis (Elvis Presley Tribute) | 13.06.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Fossil Walk at Folkestone | 13.06.26 | 1pm – 5pm | Beach by East Cliff |
| Beer, Car and Cider Festival | 13.06.26 | 12 midday – 11:30pm | Sycamore Farm, Old Romney |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Something Else Band | 14.06.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Elham Summer Food and Craft Festival | 14.06.26 | 11am – 2pm | The Square, Elham |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Pantasy Steel Band | 20.06.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Morris Dancing in Hythe | 20.06.26 | 11am – 2:30pm | Hythe High Street |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Abba Chique Tribute Band | 21.06.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Super & Classic Car Meet | 21.06.26 | 11am - 1pm | The Square, Elham |
| Armed Forces Day | 27.06.26 | 10am – 8pm | The Leas, Folkestone |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Invicta Concert Band | 28.06.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Amy Winehouse & Just Ash | 04.07.26 | 2pm – 6:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Gravesend Borough Band | 05.07.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Romanian Summer Festival | 05.07.26 | 11am - 7pm | Battery Point Car Park |
| Channel Rotary Charity Cycle Ride | 05.07.26 | 7am - 2:30pm | Haguelands Village, Romney Marsh |
| Charivari Day 2026 | 11.07.26 | 1pm - 6.30pm | The Stade and The Leas, Folkestone |
| Romney Marsh 10K | 12.07.26 | 10am - 12midday | St Martin’s Field, New Romney |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Not The Rolling Stones Tribute | 12.07.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Hythe Food & Drink Festival | 15.07.25 - 19.07.25 | 10am - 6pm | Holman’s Field, Hythe |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – East Peckham Silver Band | 18.07.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – The Runaways Shadows Tribute Band | 19.07.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Birchington Silver Band | 26.07.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Turmoil | 01.08.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – The Old Country Crows | 02.08.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Captain’s Beard Sea Shanties | 08.08.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Faversham Mission Brass Band | 09.08.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Much Ado About Nothing Open Air Performance | 09.08.26 | 5pm – 8pm | Amphitheatre, Folkestone |
| Marsh Tots | 14.08.26 | 12 midday – 5pm | Sycamore Farm, Old Romney |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Three Shades of Grey Band | 15.08.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Rock the Marshes | 15.08.26 – 16.08.26 | 12 midday – 11:30pm | Sycamore Farm, Old Romney |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Dukes of Swing | 16.08.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Hythe Venetian Fete | 19.08.26 | 5pm – 9:30pm | Hythe Military Canal between Twiss Road and Stade Street |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Michael Buble Tribute | 22.08.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Railway Swing Band | 23.08.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Pink Floyd Weekend | 29.08.26 - 30.08.26 | 2:30pm - 7pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Cold Shoulder Band | 05.09.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – West Kent Concert Band | 06.09.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Iconic Bridges Challenges | 06.09.26 | 11am - 4pm | Hythe Canal Bank and Holman’s Field, Hythe |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Sugar Skulls | 12.09.26 | 2:30pm - 5pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Dave Ferra Allstars | 13.09.26 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Bandstand Summer Concerts – Heros | 19.09.26 | 2pm – 4:30pm | The Leas Bandstand |
| Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon | 27.09.26 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | The Leas, Folkestone |
| South Kent Mind's Mental Elf Festive Fun Run 2026 | 06.12.26 | 10:30am - 2pm | The Leas, Folkestone |