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Sandwich in Kent
What's On in Sandwich Kent -
Many Events are Cancelled or Postponed - The Open Sandwich website will be updated as soon as information becomes available, please check again.
Wednesday 12th August - at 9:45am
Pettmans Auctions
Auctioneers and Valuers of Fine Art.
Sandwich Auction Room each month on Wednesdays
Viewing Day - the Tuesday prior from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Regular Valuation Days. Insurance and Probate Valuations.
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Sandwich Festival -
August Bank Holiday 2020
Bank Holiday Weekend 28th to 31st August
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Please Check again for event status
Bank Holiday Weekend 28th to 31st August
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and on the outdoor stage on the Guildhall Forecourt, with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
More details to follow - please look again
Thursday 10th September at 7:30pm
Sandwich Local History Society
The Sandwich Local History Society hope to reinstate lectures and talks from September 2020. This talk/lecture date is provisional so please look again for update.
Sandwich Heritage
Open Weekend 2020
12th and 13th September
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Once a year chance to explore historic buildings - properties in Sandwich that are usually not open to the public will be open during English Heritage Open Days weekend.
All properties are open at the kindness and discretion of their owners and guardians.
Opening times are restricted to the hours shown and may be subject to possible alterations
The 2020 venues are to be advised nearer the date when the building owners / custodians make safety COV-19 assessments -
Sandwich Arts Week 2020
CANCELLED 2020
CANCELLED 2020
19th to 26th September 2020
Thursday 8th October - at 7:30pm
Sandwich Local History Society
The Sandwich Local History Society hope to reinstate lectures and talks from September 2020. This talk/lecture date is provisional so please look again for update.
Main Events in Sandwich for 2020
2020 event CANCELLED
Sandwich Salutes the 40s & Celebrates the 50s
From Friday 8th to Sunday 10th May 2020 - Holiday Weekend
Re-enactments all over the town with many dressed in authentic military and civilian costumes of the time.
Street Party 40s & 50s Song and Dancing.
More details to follow - please look again
2020 event CANCELLED
The Sandwich Food Fayre
Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2020 - Holiday Weekend
Stalls at The Guildhall Forecourt, Market Street & St. Peter's Church Gardens selling locally sourced fresh produce breads, cheeses, wines, hot food.
Global foods from Portugal; Russia; Mexico; Thailand and Italy.
Foods to eat on the go, foods to buy and take home, healthy options, vegetarian and gluten free. Street Entertainment
Click Here for Past event photographs
2020 event CANCELLED
Little Gardens of Sandwich 2020
Sunday 7th June - 2:00 to 5:00pm
An eclectic group of eight gardens and an allotment is sure to provide all sorts of inspiration to garden-lovers looking for novel and different ideas to try out in their own gardens or on their vegetable patch - in this year's Little Gardens of Sandwich.
After taking in the gardens, visitors can make their way to the nearby St Clements Church Hall for a traditional cream tea and wander around the churchyard where a number of local nurseries will be offering a variety of specialist plants and shrubs.
There will also be a garden-themed raffle and for the first time this year, a second-hand garden book stall where all sorts of plant and botanical books can be picked up at bargain prices.
The "Little Gardens of Sandwich" is once again supported by local estate agents Colebrook Sturrock, SPC design & print and The Co-Op Sandwich.
Entry tickets for all nine locations are priced at £7.50 per person whilst children under 16 are free as long as they are accompanied by an adult. Cream teas will be priced at £3.50 each.
Tickets can be bought in advance from the Sandwich Tourist Office at the Guildhall and will also be available on the day at each garden.
All proceeds from the event go to the upkeep of St Clement's Church in Sandwich
2020 event CANCELLED
Le Weekend 2020 - Sandwich goes French weekend
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June 2020
French Market will pack the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and cycling - Le Tour de Sandwich
Anglo French Medieval encampment on The Quay Green.
2020 event CANCELLED - Re-scheduled to 2nd, 3rd and 4th July 2021
Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival 2020
Many Sandwich Pubs put on Folk music and extra Ales throughout the weekend.
Street Entertainment over the weekend from groups of Morris Men Dancing.
The Pub events are free to enter with events at St. Mary's Arts Centre ticketed.
More details to follow - please look again
2020 event CANCELLED - Re-scheduled and will now be played from 11th - 18th July 2021
The 149th Open Golf Championship
at Royal St. Georges Golf Club, Sandwich
11th to 18th July 2021
see: Our webpage for Photographs of past Open Championships at Royal St. Georges Golf Club
Sandwich Festival - August Bank Holiday 2020
Please Check again for event status
Bank Holiday Weekend 28th to 31st August 2020
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and on the outdoor stage on the Guildhall Forecourt, with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
More details to follow - please look again
Sandwich Heritage Open Weekend 2020
12th and 13th September 2020
Once a year chance to explore historic buildings - properties in Sandwich that are usually not open to the public will be open during English Heritage Open Days weekend.
All properties are open at the kindness and discretion of their owners and guardians.
Opening times are restricted to the hours shown and may be subject to possible alterations
Please Check again for event status
The Venues listed are from last Year 2019 - The 2020 venues are to be advised nearer the date when the building owners / custodians make safety COV-19 assessments - Please Click for last years Programme
Sandwich Arts Week 2020
CANCELLED 2020
19th to 26th September 2020
Events throughout Sandwich Town
More details to follow - please look again
Sandwich Christmas Lights and Parade 2019
Saturday 30th November - 7:30pm
Events on the Guildhall forecourt
Sandwich Arts Week 2019
13th to 21st September 2019
Events throughout Sandwich Town
Heritage Open Days 2019 - 14th & 15th September
Event organised by The Sandwich Society
Once-a-year chance to explore historic buildings - properties in Sandwich that are usually not open to the public will be open during English Heritage Open Days during Heritage Open days weekend.
All properties are open at the kindness and discretion of their owners and guardians.
Opening times are restricted to the hours shown and may be subject to possible alterations
Sandwich Festival - August Bank Holiday 2019
Bank Holiday Weekend 23th to 26th August
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and on the outdoor stage on the Guildhall Forecourt, with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
The famous Sandwich Duck Race by The Rotary Club of Sandwich (POSTPONED)
Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival 2019
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July 2019
Many Sandwich Pubs put on Folk music and extra Ales throughout the weekend.
Street Entertainment over the weekend from groups of Morris Men Dancing.
The Pub events are free to enter with events at St. Mary's Arts Centre ticketed.
Le Weekend 2019 Sandwich goes French weekend
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June 2019
French Market will pack the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and cycling - Le Tour de Sandwich
Anglo French Medieval encampment on The Quay Green.
Little Gardens of Sandwich 2019
Sunday 2nd June - 2:00 to 5:00pm
Many private gardens throughout the centre of Sandwich are open to the public at the annual ‘Little Gardens of Sandwich’
A real treat is in store for garden-lovers this year as they will have the chance of a private peak at very different gardens set behind ancient medieval walls in the centre of Sandwich and then wander along to St Mary’s Arts Centre for a delicious cream tea.
After a restorative cup of tea, visitors can take a look at a number of plant stalls set up by local specialist nurseries that will be imparting their plant knowledge and selling a wide variety of perennials, annuals, shrubs and herbs and then try their luck in the charity raffle for the chance to win an array of garden-themed prizes
The Sandwich Food Fayre
Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May 2019
Stalls at The Guildhall Forecourt, Market Street & St. Peter's Church Gardens selling locally sourced fresh produce breads, cheeses, wines, hot food.
Global foods from Portugal; Russia; Mexico; Thailand and Italy.
Foods to eat on the go, foods to buy and take home, healthy options, vegetarian and gluten free.
Street Entertainment Click Here for more Details and Past event photographs
Sandwich Salutes the 40s
Saturday 4th to Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019
Re-enactments all over the weekend
Gunboat P22 on the River Stour; Mock Air Raids; Land Army Girls; NAAFI van; Military Vehicles on display - Music from the 40s
On the Quay and all around the town.
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Tours of Sandwich Town by The Sandwich Local History Society
Let the local History Society Guides inform and entertain you as they personally conduct you around the narrow twisting streets of our medieval town, one of the original Cinque Ports.
Whether you are organising a trip for schools, societies or groups, or if you are a family on holiday, History Society tours are a great way to see the sights and appreciate some of Sandwich's history.
Tours can take around two hours and cost £2 per person, with a minimum charge of £12.
see The Sandwich Local History Society website
For bookings and more details please contact:Mike Elmes - 07773 335 612 also through the Visitor Information Office at The Guildhall, Sandwich
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Open Sandwich does not organize the events on these pages but we contribute to the community by advertising & publicizing events in Sandwich on this website without charge
If you wish to take part in an event please contact the organisers of the event.
You can View, Download or Print a Sandwich Town Map (pdf document) from Dover District Council Website
Event Posters from organisations concerned - other photos by Open Sandwich and/or Rosie Anton
Other Useful Websites
- Guildhall paintings collection online:
ART UK project website - Aerial Photos of Sandwich 1920s - 1940s
- The Aerofilms Collection - Britain From Above
Other Local Media
- Sandwich has its own Radio Station
- https://www.facebook.com/Coastal-Radio-1532560976995327/
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