Top Things to Do in Kent This Week
Top Things to Do in Kent This Week
Enjoy things to do and events in the Garden of England!
Our editors’ picks showcase a wide range of events and activities across Kent, promising a week of fun and adventure, art and culture, and family-friendly experiences. Inspired by our categories, explore the Garden of England this post-Christmas period with plenty of ideas to keep you entertained with our things to do listings. Discover what’s on near you in Kent this week with our curated highlights, or search What’s On and Things To Do menus for even more listings.
Discover many more events in Kent with our What’s On section, where you can filter by area, who’s attending, and for seasonal Christmas events. For attractions, adventures, and more in Kent, see our Things To Do in Kent category, which also features simple-to-use filters.
Week commencing 29th December 2025
Art & Culture
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What: Exhibitions
When: Wednesday to Sunday: 10am-5pm
Where: Turner Contemporary, Margate
Price: Free Entry – donations welcome
Plenty to see at this Thanet art gallery, with two main exhibitions from Simone Leigh and Bridget Riley. Leigh’s Recent Sculptures show features two works, Bisi and Untitled, that connect the female body to the movements of people, objects, and ideas across the seas. Riley’s Learning to See exhibition includes her work from the late ’60s, wall paintings from the last decade, and her most recent canvases.
Find out more details, see our link here
For more galleries and museums in Kent to explore, see our Art & Culture category and filter for Galleries & Museums.
Nature & Wildlife
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When: Anytime
Where: Kent
Price: Free entry
Lots of great woodlands, parks, gardens and beaches to explore – our top faves include Dungeness Beach, Britain’s only desert, for its atmospheric landscape and a great place to walk and explore. The Kearsney Abbey and Russell Gardens in Dover, with its parkland, lakes and nature, it’s easy to see why it is part of the part of Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Swanley Park is set in 60 acres of landscape parkland, with great walks, a play area and an indoor soft play barn.
For more outdoor spaces in Kent, whether it’s parks and gardens, beaches or nature settings, check out our listings here.
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Cinema & Theatre
Plenty of great films in the cinemas and the panto season is still going strong.
On The Screen
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Discover what’s on at the movies this week, including
The Housemaid – thriller where a cleaner finds that the idyllic life of a couple she works for is not all that it seems!
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants – to display his bravery, SpongeBob goes on a seafaring adventure to the deepest depths of the ocean, where no sponge has gone before.
Song Sung Blue – out on the 1st January 2026, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in this true story about two down-on-their-luck performers who form a Neil Diamond tribute band.
See our Film Releases In Kent Guide to discover more movie magic.
On The Stage
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Lots of pantomimes are still growing strong and running into the New Year, and new ones opening in 2026 are starting soon.
Don’t miss the fun of the stage book now! Here are our highlights below.
Jack & The Beanstalk at EM Forster Theatre in Tonbridge, West Kent (until 3rd Jan 2026)
🎭 Sleeping Beauty at The Rylance Theatre in Ashford, East Kent (until 3rd Jan 2026)
🎭 Jack And The Beanstalk at Farningham Village Hall in Dartford, North Kent (30th Jan–7th Feb 2026)
See our Pantomimes in Kent Guide for the comprehensive show list!
Adventure & Activities
From escape rooms to indoor climbing centres, Kent has lots of great places to enjoy and be active and adventurous. If Christmas has been too stressful and festive dramas have left you a little stressed, then check out Rage Out in Maidstone, where you can smash up a room to release that pent-up energy! Their motto: ” Engage the Rage, Release the Beast”
Discover more fun with our 18 Adventure Activities in Kent Guide.
Catch Them Before They Close
Don’t miss the many festive attractions that are still running. If you want to find out what’s still on near you, see our Seasonal section and book the perfect outing before it closes!
See Kent, Know Kent This Week
