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Already thinking about next year’s family days out? These family-friendly festivals in Kent have confirmed their 2027 dates.
📍Where: Tonbridge Racecourse, Tonbridge
🕒 When: 31st May 2027 (Bank Holiday Monday)
🎟️ Price: Tickets released in stages
New for 2027, the TN90s Festival adds an all-ages Family Day to its May Bank Holiday weekend, so parents can share the 90s anthems they grew up on. Expect singalongs, face painting, family entertainers, life-sized games and fairground rides, with street food on site all day.
Explore Tonbridge: Check out our Tonbridge Area Guide for local attractions.
🔗 Full Event Details: TN90s Festival Family Day
📍Where: The Oval Bandstand & Lawns, Margate
🕒 When: 10th July 2027
🎟️ Price: Up to £25 – under 15s go free
A family-friendly day of live country music by the sea, where children under 15 go free. Join in the line-dancing sessions, grab some street food and find a deckchair on the lawns.
Explore Thanet: Check out our Thanet Area Guide for local attractions.
🔗 Full Event Details: Margate Country Music Festival
📍Where: Mote Park, Maidstone
🕒 When: 16th to 18th July 2027
🎟️ Price: To be announced
Bring the whole family to Mote Park for a weekend of live rock across two stages, with big-name bands and up-and-coming acts. The line-up and family ticket details are still to be announced.
Explore Maidstone: Check out our Maidstone Area Guide for local attractions.
🔗 Full Event Details: Maid Of Stone Festival
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