What’s On This Weekend in Kent

Events in Kent this weekend
Don’t miss out on the best happenings in Kent this weekend!

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What’s On This Weekend In Kent

NATURE CELEBRATIONS
Join in the fun at Riverhill Himalayan Gardens this weekend with their Earth Day Celebration Weekend. Expect muddy hands as little one make seed bombs – just don’t let them use them in the Riverhill Himalayan Gardens! 26th and 27th April 2025, 10am-4pm ⇒ more details. While there, don’t miss their Bluebell Festival & Fair with a woodland carpet of bluebells and a bluebell-inspired craft fair. ⇒ more details

FORESTS OF FLOWERS
For more bluebells in Kent’s gardens, forests, parks, and stately homes, including a national pinetum and ancient historical woodlands, see our ultimate guide to bluebells in Kent ⇒ more details and our bluebell events feature

TREE-MENDOUS TRAILS
This weekend in Kent is, for some, the Easter-themed trails and quests, though some will last a little longer- see here.  Running until early 2026, The Stick Man Trail at Bedgebury Pinetum  (pictured) is a family interactive trail, where you can discover ‘tree’-mendous facts and learn about forest wildlife. ⇒ more details. For lots more, see our themed trails category, under tours and trips.

THEATRE CONNECTIONS
Don’t miss the last weekend of plays at the NT Connections Festival at The Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury, which showcases local school productions in this partner festival with the National Theatre. ⇒ more details
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On the 26th April, the …with Ibby Fundraiser features acts including comedy and song from Miss D Sparkles, synth duo Crimson Medici and more, for money raised going to enable young children with special needs to enjoy days out and experiences. At The Tower Theatre in Folkestone. ⇒ more details
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In Ramsgate at The Granville, it’s the final night on the 26th of April 2025 of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from Regency Productions. ⇒ more details

BULD, DEMOLISH, DIFUSE
Relive the past with history displays, armoured vehicles, tours, talks, and get a real feel of the day-to-day life of a soldier in the trenches. Journey back to the Home Front, learn about the Blitz, and the evacuation at this weekend event at Build, Demolish, Defuse 2025 at the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham. On 26th to 27th April 2025, from 10am to 5pm t ⇒ more details

ARTISAN SHOPPING
Tonbridge Artisan Market at Tonbridge Castle. With indoor and outdoor stalls, peruse handcrafted arts and crafts, beauty and food delights. On the 27th April 2025, 10am to 4pm. ⇒ more details

NEW AT THE MOVIES
Discover what’s on this weekend in Kent from the 25th April at the movies with our films in Kent feature full of the latest releases.

The Accountant 2 Certificate 15, Warner Bros. Ben Affleck stars as forensic accountant Christian Wolff, who teams up with his estranged but highly lethal brother to track down mysterious assassins after an old acquaintance is murdered.

The Friend, Certificate 15, Universal Pictures. A New York City writer, Iris, finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane. The huge dog creates immediate practical problems for the writer, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, and creates more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the canine, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creative inner life.

The Ugly Stepsister Certificate 18, Vertigo Releasing. Combining comedy and horror, this film is a surprising and raw twist on the fairy tale ‘Cinderella, seen from the stepsister’s, Elvira, point of view. She is willing to go to great lengths to conform to the kingdom’s ideals of beauty.

Until Dawn Certificate 15 Sony Pictures. One year after her sister disappeared, Clover and her friends head to the remote valley where she vanished, hoping to find her. Exploring an abandoned visitor centre, they soon encounter a masked killer who murders them one by one. However, when they mysteriously wake up at the beginning of the same night, they’re forced to relive the terror over and over again.

Plus, Goldbeak (Dazzler/Certificate PG) about an eagle who tries to find where he belongs in this family animation.

 SEE KENT, KNOW KENT THIS WEEKEND

Picture Credit: © Forestry England/© 2008 & TM Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Licensed by Magic Light Pictures Ltd.

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What’s On This Weekend in Kent