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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurkha Memorial Fund Annual Service | 12.10.25 | 10:30 – 12:30 | Garden of Remembrance |
| The First Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles Freedom of the Town Parade | 12.10.25 | 9:30 – 12:30 | Folkestone |
| In the Heart of Darkness | 18.10.25 | 15:00 – 17:00 | Amphitheatre |
| Sisterhood: Sweat, stretch & splash | 25.10.25 | 9:00 – 10:00 | Sunny Sands |
| Folkestone is Library – Guiness World Record | 01.11.25 | 12:00 – 15:00 | Sunny Sands |
| ECOustic Sessions | 01.11.25 | 13:00 – 19:00 | East Cliff |
| Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance | 02.11.25 | 14:00 – 15:00 | Garden of Remembrance |
| Fireworks Night | 02.11.25 | 16:30 – 20:30 | Folkestone Invicta Football Club |
| Folkestone Rugby Club Fireworks Night | 05.11.25 | 17:00 – 21:30 | Folkestone Rugby Club |
| Folkestone & District Remembers | 08.11.25 | 18:00 – 20:30 | The Leas down to the Harbour Arm |
| Remembrance Sunday Service & Parade | 09.11.25 | 10:30 – 12:30 | War Memorial, Folkestone |
| Remembrance Sunday Elham | 09.11.25 | 10:30 – 12:00 | Elham |
| Act of Remembrance Saltwood | 09.11.25 | 10:30 – 11:30 | Saltwood War Memorial |
| Dymchurch Remembrance Parade | 09.11.25 | 10:30 – 12:30 | Dymchurch |
| Remembrance Day Hythe | 09.11.25 | 10:30 – 11:30 | Hythe War Memorial |
| Remembrance Sunday Parade Lydd | 09.11.25 | 12:00 – 13:00 | Lydd War Memorial |
| Machine Gun Corps | 11.11.25 | 10:30 – 11:30 | Cheriton Road Cemetery |
| STRIDE: The Long Journey | 15.11.25 | 17:30 – 19:00 | Folkestone Town Centre |
| Late Night Shopping | 05.12.25 | 15:00 – 21:00 | Hythe High Street |
| South Kent Mind Mental Elf 5k Fun Run | 07.12.25 | 12:00 – 13:30 | The Leas |
| Light Up New Romney Community Lantern Parade 2025 | 12.12.25 | 16:00 – 20:00 | New Romney High Street |
| Elham Christmas Food & Craft Festival | 14.12.25 | 11:00 – 14:00 | The Square, Elham |
| Lydd Half Marathon & 20 Mile | 29.03.26 | 9:00 – 14:30 | Lydd |
| Folkestone Coastal 10k | 31.05.26 | 10:00 – 12:30 | Lower Leas Coastal Park |
| Romney Marsh 10K | 12.07.26 | 10:00 – 12:00 | St Martin’s Field, New Romney |