Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Gavin Smith (2)
Wed 27 Sep
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks....
Triennial Salon
DOUBLE TALK: Kent Refugee Action Network (Razia Shariff and Wendy Catterick)
Wed 27 Sep
Kent Refugee Action Network (Razia Shariff and Wendy Catterick) on their work supporting young...
Film
Get Out (cert 15)
Thu 28 Sep
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Leandro Stafford
Fri 29 Sep
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks....
Comedy
Paul Chowdhry: Live innit
Fri 29 Sep
Triennial Field Trips and Study Days
CUTTING EDGE: Astronomy Day - Family Session
Sat 30 Sep
The School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent bring their mobile planetarium to...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Morning Tour led by Richard Dyer
Sat 30 Sep
Led by Richard Dyer, Editor in Chief of Third Text: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art and...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Afternoon Tour led by Richard Dyer
Sat 30 Sep
Led by Richard Dyer, Editor in Chief of Third Text: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art and...
Triennial Field Trips and Study Days
CUTTING EDGE: Astronomy Day - Adult Session
Sat 30 Sep
The School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent bring their mobile planetarium to...
Triennial Field Trips and Study Days
CUTTING EDGE: Astronomy Day - Dr Kathryn Harriss Talk
Sat 30 Sep
The School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent bring their mobile planetarium to...
Triennial Tours
Triennial Family Tour - Karen Pamplin Browne
Sun 1 Oct
A tour for the whole family that also includes your dog!...
Children and Families
Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band
Tue 3 Oct - Tue 28 Nov
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Philippa Wall (2)
Wed 4 Oct
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks. ...
Triennial Salon
DOUBLE TALK: Samuel Supple
Wed 4 Oct
Samuel Supple, creative director of Violafilms, which produced BBC Four’s The Spies Who Loved...
Live Screenings
Hamlet (Encore screening)
Thu 5 Oct
Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title...
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Naomi Eaton Baudains (2)
Fri 6 Oct
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks. ...
Comedy
Mitch Benn: Don't Fear The Reaper
Fri 6 Oct
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Morning Tour led by Sarah James
Sat 7 Oct
Led by Sarah James, lecturer in History of Art at University College London, and critic for Art...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Afternoon Tour led by Sarah James
Sat 7 Oct
Led by Sarah James, lecturer in History of Art at University College London, and critic for Art...
Music
Wicked Stone
Sat 7 Oct
Triennial Tours
Triennial Family Tour - Nikki Tompsett (2)
Sun 8 Oct
A free tour for the whole family that also includes your dog! ...
Live Screenings
La Bohème
ROH Live
Sun 8 Oct
Triennial Tours
Themed Adult Triennial Tour - Walkabout Drawing Tour
Wed 11 Oct
Join us for an engaging, playful and collaborative walkabout drawing tour of some of the Folkestone...
Triennial Salon
DOUBLE TALK: Gary Woodley
Wed 11 Oct
Folkestone Triennial 2017 artist Gary Woodley on the edge between mathematics and art...
Dance
Fagin's Twist
Avant Garde Dance & The Place
Wed 11 Oct - Thu 12 Oct
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Samenua Sesher
Fri 13 Oct
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks...
Comedy
Mark Thomas: A Show that Gambles on the Future
Fri 13 Oct
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Morning Tour led by Sherman Sam
Sat 14 Oct
Led by Sherman Sam, London-based artist and critic, and regular contributor to Artforum, ArtReview...
Children and Families
Me...
Little Angel Theatre
Sat 14 Oct - Sun 15 Oct
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Afternoon Tour led by Sherman Sam
Sat 14 Oct
Led by Sherman Sam, London-based artist and critic, and regular contributor to Artforum, ArtReview...
Triennial Tours
Triennial Family Tour - Emma Wilcox
Sun 15 Oct
A tour for the whole family that also includes your dog! ...
Community
Beginners Improv Comedy
Jason Delplanque
Tue 17 Oct - Tue 5 Dec
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Leandro Stafford (2)
Wed 18 Oct
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks. ...
Triennial Salon
DOUBLE TALK: James Harkin
Wed 18 Oct
James Harkin, Syria reporter and author of Hunting Season, on the death and life of investigative...
Film
20th Century Women (cert 15)
Thu 19 Oct
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Philippa Wall (3)
Fri 20 Oct
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks. ...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Morning Tour led Coline Milliard
Sat 21 Oct
Led by Coline Milliard, London-based writer and editor ...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Afternoon Tour led by Coline Milliard
Sat 21 Oct
Led by Coline Milliard, London-based writer and editor ...
Music
Ibibio Sound Machine + Support
Melting Vinyl presents
Sat 21 Oct
Triennial Tours
Themed Family Triennial Tour - Musical Suitcase of Art (2)
Sun 22 Oct
The Musical Suitcase Journey Tour of Art will take audiences on a fun and engaging tour of the...
Children and Families
The Hogwallops
Lost in Translation Circus
Mon 23 Oct - Tue 24 Oct
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Samenua Sesher (2)
Wed 25 Oct
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks. ...
Triennial Salon
DOUBLE TALK: Dr Bridget MacDonald
Wed 25 Oct
Dr Bridget MacDonald, consultant neurologist, discusses ‘Normal or abnormal – a frayed edge?’...
Music
Jane Weaver + Syd Arthur
Melting Vinyl presents
Wed 25 Oct
Jane Weaver and Syd Arthur co-headline this special event! ...
Triennial Tours
Themed Family Triennial Tour - Walkabout Drawing Tour
Fri 27 Oct
Join us for an engaging, playful and collaborative walkabout drawing tour of some of the Folkestone...
Family
LDN Wrestling
Fri 27 Oct
Doors 7pm, Bell time 7.30pm...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Morning Tour led by Jean Wainwright
Sat 28 Oct
Led by Jean Wainwright, Professor of Contemporary Art and Photography at University for the Creative...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Afternoon Tour led by Jean Wainwright
Sat 28 Oct
Led by Jean Wainwright, Professor of Contemporary Art and Photography at University for the Creative...
Dance
Flamenco Express
Sat 28 Oct
Triennial Tours
Triennial Family Tour - Alice Haylett Bryan
Sun 29 Oct
A tour for the whole family that also includes your dog! ...
Live Screenings
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
ROH Live
Sun 29 Oct
Triennial Tours
Triennial Adult Tour - Karen Pamplin Browne (2)
Wed 1 Nov
A free tour exploring some of the Folkestone Triennial 2017 commissioned Artworks. ...
Triennial Salon
DOUBLE TALK: Bob & Roberta Smith
Wed 1 Nov
Folkestone Triennial 2017 artist Bob & Roberta Smith and guests reflect on FOLKESTONE IS AN ART...
Comedy
Paul Foot - 'Tis a pity She's a Piglet
Thu 2 Nov
Triennial Tours
Themed Adult Triennial Tour - Walkabout Drawing Tour (2)
Fri 3 Nov
Join us for an engaging, playful and collaborative walkabout drawing tour of some of the Folkestone...
Music
This Is Awkward Pop: PINS
Fri 3 Nov
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Morning Tour led by Oliver Basciano
Sat 4 Nov
Led by Oliver Basciano, London-based critic and writer, and Editor (International) at ArtReview and...
Triennial Tours
Critics’ Afternoon Tour led by Oliver Basciano
Sat 4 Nov
Led by Oliver Basciano, London-based critic and writer, and Editor (International) at ArtReview and...
Triennial Tours
Triennial Family Tour - Alice Haylett Bryan (2)
Sun 5 Nov
A tour for the whole family that also includes your dog! ...
Music
John Smith + Special guests
Melting Vinyl presents
Wed 8 Nov
Theatre
A Dangerous Woman
Manjeet Mann
Thu 9 Nov
Children and Families
Animal Den
Dens & Signals
Sat 11 Nov
Film
The Ballad of Shirley Collins
Melting Vinyl presents
Sat 11 Nov
Children and Families
Shakespeare Schools Festival
Mon 13 Nov
Live Screenings
Follies
Thu 16 Nov
Books
Tracy Chevalier
Fri 17 Nov
Tracy Chevalier talks about her novels and the many themes she has mined, from Vermeer to fossils,...
Books
Creative Writing Workshop: Writing for Well Being
Sat 18 Nov
Learn more about and experience for yourself the wonder of words for your wellbeing. ...
Books
Draw a Story
Sat 18 Nov
Drawing objects by torchlight adds a touch of magic to your work and allows a story to unfold. ...
Books
Big Data: How the information revolution is changing our lives
with artist Ali Hodgkinson Fogg
Sat 18 Nov
In this engaging talk, Brian Clegg looks at how Netflix used big data to turn TV production on its...
Books
Client Earth
Sat 18 Nov
Who will stop the planet from committing ecological suicide? The UN? Governments? Activists?...
Books
Carpe Diem Regained
Sat 18 Nov
In this talk based on his new book Carpe Diem Regained: The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day,...
Books
War Stories: Gripping tales of courage, cunning and compassion
Sat 18 Nov
Spanning four centuries and four continents, Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan give us a lively, moving...
Books
Francesca Martinez: What The **** Is Normal!?!
Sat 18 Nov
Francesca Martinez is a wobbly* comedian, writer and speaker who has toured internationally. She...
Books
The Rise of the Outsiders: How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way
Sat 18 Nov
In this essential talk, political columnist, journalist and presenter Steve Richards gets to the...
Books
Creative writing workshop with Danny Rhodes
with Danny Rhodes
Sun 19 Nov
Join Danny Rhodes for this relaxed, practical writing workshop which will include: handy hints (and...
Children and Families
Creating Aliens with Ross Montgomery
Sun 19 Nov
Have you ever wondered what aliens might look like? In Ross Montgomery's comedy-adventure book,...
Books
The Language of Cities
Sun 19 Nov
We live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in...
Books
Christmas Dinner of Souls: Spine-Chilling Workshop with Ross Montgomery!
Sun 19 Nov
Hear a twisted Christmas story from Ross Montgomery before writing your own toe-curling horror scene...
Books
Vince Cable In conversation
Sun 19 Nov
Vince Cable talks about his first novel, a gripping international political drama, set in Whitehall...
Books
Radicals: Alternatives to the Way we Live
Sun 19 Nov
Jamie Bartlett, one of the world’s leading thinkers on radical politics and technology, takes us...
Books
Dare to Do
Sun 19 Nov
Amazing adventurer Sarah Outen tells us how she cycled, kayaked and rowed 25,000 miles around the...
Books
Friends of the Book Festival Quiz
Sun 19 Nov
Come and enjoy the festival’s annual quiz – a little literary knowledge and lots of general...
Books
Women and Desire
Mon 20 Nov
Social and cultural historian Carol Dyhouse draws upon literature, cinema, and popular romance to...
Books
Cooking the books with Jane Austen
Mon 20 Nov
Pen Vogler tells us how she recreated recipes inspired by the novels and letters of Jane Austen and...
Books
Inspired by birds
Nicholas Royle and Alex Preston
Mon 20 Nov
Two very different books partly inspired by birds, questioning our relationship to nature and the...
Theatre
Inua Ellams: An Evening with an Immigrant
Inua Ellams
Mon 20 Nov
Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, this is a ridiculous, fantastic, poignant...
Books
How fig trees can save the planet
Tue 21 Nov
Dr Mike Shanahan explains why fig trees are so important to ecology, society and the future of life...
Books
Reading the World
Tue 21 Nov
In 2012, writer and TED speaker Ann Morgan set out to read a book from every country in the world in...
Books
Paradise Lost
Tue 21 Nov
Ceruleo celebrates the 350th anniversary of Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost. Interspersing music...
Books
The Consequence of Love
Wed 22 Nov
What happens when the past collides with the present, passion with reason? Sandra Howard talks about...
Books
M: MI5’s Greatest Spymaster
Wed 22 Nov
Historian Henry Hemming tells us the story of Maxwell Knight, the maverick MI5 officer, better known...
Books
Look Who’s Back
Wed 22 Nov
When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker 70 years later, he's mistaken for a...
Books
German round table
Wed 22 Nov
Can Germany keep reinventing itself? From its dark 20th century history, it has emerged as the...
Books
Partners in crime
Thu 23 Nov
with Simon Booker and Mel McGrath...
Books
Killer Crime Writing
Thu 23 Nov
Police procedurals, literary crime, dark ‘cosy crime’…Three distinct styles from three popular...
Books
Anthony Powell
Thu 23 Nov
Acclaimed literary biographer Hilary Spurling turns her attention to Anthony Powell, an iconic...
Books
A.C. Grayling on Democracy and its crisis
Thu 23 Nov
Philosopher A.C. Grayling talks about the failure of the best political system we have: democracy...
Books
Marion Deuchars on Colours
Fri 24 Nov
Internationally acclaimed, award-winning illustrator, Marion Deuchars makes us experience colour...
Books
The Last Art Film + Q&A with Jake Auerbach
Fri 24 Nov
This is a film about art; not the history of art or the academic study of art or the fluctuations in...
Books
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
Fri 24 Nov
In 2006 journalist Joanna Moorhead discovered that her father's cousin, regarded as a black sheep...
Books
Susie Orbach: In therapy
Fri 24 Nov
Susie Orbach, the bestselling author of Fat is a Feminist Issue and Bodies, has been a...
Books
Beyond Mindfulness Workshop
Sat 25 Nov
This workshop begins where other Mindfulness courses end....
Books
Capture Your Story with artist Jim Lockey
Sat 25 Nov
Explore the bizarre world of early digital photography with Jim Lockey and a Game Boy Camera....
Books
Let's Go On A Big Adventure!
Sat 25 Nov
Every big adventure is just a lot of little adventures added together. Let Robert Twigger teach you...
Books
The Gender Games
Sat 25 Nov
Juno tells not only her own story, but the story of everyone who is shaped by society's expectations...
Books
Creative Writing Workshop
Sat 25 Nov
This year's workshop will appeal to all budding authors - the importance of editing and how to get...
Books
Sibling Relationships
Sat 25 Nov
In her latest book, clinical psychologist and Telegraph columnist Linda Blair shows you how to deal...
Books
Micromastery with Robert Twigger
Sat 25 Nov
Robert Twigger will show you that whether it's making a perfect soufflé, dancing a tango or...
Books
The Art of Gentle Protest
Sat 25 Nov
If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair, then shouldn’t some of our activism be...
Books
Miles Jupp and Damien Trench in convesation with Andy Miller
Sat 25 Nov
Andy Miller interviews food writer Damien Trench and comedian Miles Jupp. ...
Children and Families
Baba Yaga & Other Stories
Sun 26 Nov
Come and hear about Baba Yaga, the witch who flies around in a mortar and dwells in a hut that...
Books
Michael Pennington: Chekhov in Siberia
Sun 26 Nov
In this powerful one-man performance, actor and scholar Michael Pennington brings to life Anton...
Books
Russian Revolution
Sun 26 Nov
Two great historians, Helen Rappaport, author of acclaimed books on the Romanovs, 1917, Lenin and...
Books
Unleash Your Inner Storyteller
Sun 26 Nov
Storytelling Workshop (for adults)...
Books
Who Lost Russia? How the World Entered a New Cold War
Sun 26 Nov
In this provocative new work, based on exclusive interviews with key players either side of the new...
Books
The Man with a Thousand Faces: Boris Akunin
Sun 26 Nov
Boris Akunin (pen-name of Grigory Chkhartishvili) – famous as Russia’s leading detective and...
Books
The Anna Karenina Fix
Sun 26 Nov
Award-winning comedian and author Viv Groskop has discovered the meaning of life in Russian...
Film
A Man Called Ove (cert 15)
Thu 30 Nov
Guests of Quarterhouse
Green Kordofan Benefit Concert
Sun 3 Dec
Live Screenings
Young Marx
Thu 7 Dec
Comedy
Robin Ince - Pragmatic Insanity
Fri 8 Dec
Folkestone Songwriting Festival
Folkestone Songwriting Festival - Tutorial and Event Pass
Fri 8 Dec
Ticket includes all tutorials and Fri / Sat events (please book your ticket for weekend events via...
Folkestone Songwriting Festival
Songwriters in the Round with Findlay Napier, Lorraine Lucas, Nina Clark, Neil Bob Herd
Folkestone Songwriting Festival
Fri 8 Dec
Folkestone Songwriting Festival
John Murry
Sat 9 Dec
Live Screenings
The Nutcracker
ROH Live
Sun 10 Dec
Folkestone Songwriting Festival
Boo Hewerdine
Sun 10 Dec
Children and Families
The Night that Autumn Turned to Winter
Little Bulb Theatre
Thu 14 Dec - Sun 24 Dec
Music
Woodland Music Night
Thu 14 Dec
