VE Day Events In Kent
VE DAY EVENTS IN KENT
At commemorative events across the Garden of England, Kent, this year honours a generation and marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) on the 8th May 2025 with a series of special events across the county. From poignant memorial services and beacon lighting, to 1940s-themed parties, to live music, displays, and family-friendly activities. There are plenty of ways to pay tribute to this historic moment.
Whether you’re looking to step back in time with wartime dancing, explore living history exhibits, or join a community gathering, we highlight the VE Day celebrations in Kent, the Garden of England. Discover unmissable events near you and be part of this unforgettable commemoration.
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Find your local VE Day event and join the remembrance and celebrations.
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VE Events In Gravesend
At St George’s Arts Centre join for children’s workshops, beacon lighting, smooth jazz and lots more, 3rd, 4th and 8th May 2025 ⇒ More details Plus don’t miss the VE Day 80 Weekend at Fort Gardens, 10th to 11th May 2025, with live music, entertainment, re-enactors, classic vehicles, dancing, vintage stalls and more. ⇒ More details
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VE Events In Sevenoaks
Discover Chartwell, the family home of Winston Churchill, offering This Is Your Victory VE Day Tours on selected dates until June 2025. Enjoy film screenings, an interactive family trail around the gardens from 1st to 31st May 2025, and their VE Day event on the 3rd May 2025. Celebrate with living history characters, learn about Winston Churchill’s vital role in this momentous day, and much more.⇒ More details
VE Day Events at Ightham Mote
Discover Home Front Life at Ightham Mote on the 3rd and 5th May 2025. See demonstrations of make-do and mend, growing your own food, rationing, and more. For their Wartime Weekend on the 24th and 25th May 2025, join interactive and family-friendly sessions, including Ready Steady Ration Cook! and Life on the Home Front. On Sunday, take along a picnic as the Biggin Hill Band play wartime classics. ⇒ More details
VE Day at Vine Gardens in Sevenoaks
On the 8th of May 2025, celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day at Vine Gardens in Sevenoaks and enjoy a free concert followed by a procession and beacon lighting to celebrate. ⇒ More details
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VE Events In Tonbridge
At the 80th Anniversary VE Day Celebration at Tonbridge Castle (main image) on the 4th of May 2025, enjoy live music with big bands, dance showcases, stories, a 1940s Fire Station and vehicles display, and lots more. Take a step into nostalgia at this free family fun day, also with crafts and a dressing-up display. ⇒ More details. Also at the castle on the 8th of May 2025, the VE Day Beacon Lighting in Tonbridge will take place within the castle grounds (Bailey Lawn), with a band, short service and beacon lighting ⇒More details.
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VE Events In Dover
Join the 80th Anniversary celebrations with the VE Day Events in Dover on the 8th May 2025. Enjoy live music, speeches and tributes, ending with a beacon lighting. You will also see the Royal British Legion Industries Echoes (pictured), a poignant new art installation in the Port of Dover created by the artist Martin Barraud. ⇒ More details
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VE Events In Herne Bay
This May bank holiday in Kent, enjoy the VE Day Celebrations at Herne Bay Pier on the 5th May 2025. Plenty of fun with live music, a 40s fancy dress competition, sing-a-longs, and lots more family entertainment to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. ⇒ More details
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VE Events In Ashford
With the lighting of the beacon, an exhibition, fete, parade, charity ball and lots more. Events on the 8th and 10th May 2025.⇒ More details
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VE Events In Maidstone
Events in Maidstone for the VE Day 80th anniversary include a ceremony on the 8th May 2025, an exhibition and display from 8th to 10 May 2025. There will be a Concert & Service of Remembrance on the 10th of May 2025. Plus, later in the month at D-Day Darlings present their new show to commemorate the event, on the 29th May 2025. ⇒ More details
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VE Events In Ramsgate
In Ramsgate, a 10-day event that commemorates one of the most daring and pivotal rescue missions in British military history – Operation Dynamo in Ramsgate, from 16th to 26th May 2025. See 70 historic Dunkirk Little Ships leave for Dunkirk, and return days later, plus enjoy a vibrant mix of historical tributes, community events, music, free film screenings, and art. For little ones, there will be children’s trails and workshops. Plus, go aboard The Medway Queen, and lots more. ⇒ More details. Plus, visit the events for VE Day at Ramsgate Tunnels for a night of music, from where you can watch the beacon lighting, and take a wartime tour of the tunnels and learn about their significant wartime history. ⇒ More details
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VE Events In Broadstairs
In Broadstairs, the Thanet Concert Band 7 will play at Broadstairs Bandstand to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. There will also be a tribute reading and beacon lighting on Viking Bay. ⇒ More details
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VE Day Events in Chatham
VE Day Events at Fort Amherst include World War Two Tours – from the 3rd to 9th May 2025, plus a VE Day Knees Up with music, military displays and lots more on the 5th May 2025. ⇒ More Details
VE Days Events in Rochester
Visit the Guildhall Museum and learn about life during the war in Rochester with their historical interpreter. You can see ordinary household items from the War years, and hear some wartime tales of real local families. Plus, take part in family make-do and mend bunting craft sessions. On the 10th, 17th and 30th May, 14th and 15th August 2025, 10am-4pm. ⇒ More Details
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Picture Credit: © top to bottom: Tonbridge Castle, Royal British Legion Industries Ltd. and Fort Amherst.
