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What's On in Sandwich Kent -
Starts Thursday 19th May through to Wednesday 1st June
East Kent Art Society
Annual Exhibition
Daily - 10:00am - 5:00pm
(1st June closes 4:00pm)
FREE ENTRY
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Saturday 28th May at 7:30pm
Sandwich Music Group
presents a Concert in aid of
The Red Cross at
United Reformed Church Sandwich.
Sandwich Music Group will be playing many familiar tunes, and we are delighted that special guests Deal Hoodeners will be joining the concert, playing two sets of folk tunes.
Adults £4, accompanied children free, refreshments available during the interval.
For further information please conact Chris on 01304 613980
Saturday 4th June - 10:30am to 12:30pm
Jubilee Macmillan Coffee Morning at Sandwich Library
Make a Crown craft and story time for ages 5 – 10 years , booking required.
Please contact the Library email sandwichlibrary@kent.gov.uk, telephone 03000 41 31 31 or call into Sandwich Library.
Craft and plant stalls, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Platinum Jubilee Quiz with prizes by the Sandwich Library Guild.
Quiz sheets available at the Library from Saturday, 28 May, submit before 10.30am on Saturday, 4 June
Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June
Music at The Fleur de Lis
Wednesday 8th June - 9:45am
Pettmans Auctions Auctioneers and Valuers of Fine Art at St. Mary's Arts Centre, Sandwich.
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
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June
Sandwich goes French weekend
Le Weekend 2022 - with the popular cycling event -
Le Tour de Sandwich
It is hoped to hold our traditional French Market on the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and the popular cycling event - Le Tour de Sandwich.
Click here for the last event - 2019 programme and photographs
Saturday 11th June
Sandwich goes French weekend
East Kent Art Society presents a juried Plein Air competition and exhibition in the historic town of Sandwich, Kent
East Kent Plein Air 2020 is an open air painting event open to all artists both amateur and professional.
The Artists are free to paint anywhere in and around the historic town of Sandwich Kent.
Artists are invited to create a single artwork within the allotted time of 5 hours on Saturday 11th June 2022.
The work will be exhibited on the same afternoon, in an our exhibition gazebo where awards will be presented, all work being on sale throughout the day.
see www.eastkentartsociety.co.uk
Sunday 12th June - 7:30pm
The MANWOOD SINGERS
Summer Medley
including works by Rutter, Shearing, Jerome Kern & Bernstein.
Tickets: £12.00 to include a glass of wine
Available on the door . from members and Val Gould Gallery, 35 Harnet Street Sandwich CT13 9ES
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Sunday 19th June 2022
Open from 2:00 to 5:00pm
LITTLE GARDENS OF SANDWICH RETURNS
The annual ‘Little Gardens of Sandwich’ returns after a two-year hiatus but promises to be as well-received and inspirational as ever.
Entry tickets for all locations are priced at £7.50 per person whilst children under 16 are welcome to come along at no extra cost 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.
Sunday 19th June
doors 7pm for show time at 8.00pm
Zoot Alors Promotions Presents
The Sandy Denny Experience
Julie July Band perform a celebration and tribute to Sandy Denny's defining role in British Folk Rock Music.
Tickets: £18.00 from St. Mary's Arts Centre or On-Line £19.80 (includes the booking fee)
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Monday 27th June to Sunday 3rd July with the main events on the weekend of Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July
Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival 2022
The Sandwich Folk Festival, is a multi-arts festival that highlights traditional and contemporary folk-life and folk arts, in a beautiful medieval town.
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.
NEW
The Sandwich Folk and Ale Festival has it's own Website
Please Click for the latest News
Please Click for more details and past years photographs
Friday 1st July - doors open 7:00pm - starts 7:30pm
Part of The Sandwich Folk and Ale Festival
Sheelanagig
supported by Open Water
A fabulous evening of Folk with Sheelanagig who play intricate, groove heavy arrangements of original and traditional tunes drawing influence from the folk music of Europe and beyond. sure to get you up off your feet and dancing.
Supported by Open Water Open Water are an acoustic quartet steeped in the British Folk Tradition with influences of Celtic and American Bluegrass.
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Friday 26th August -
doors open 7:00pm - starts 7:30pm
Mark Harrison Band
There is no one in music quite like Mark Harrison. With his band, or in solo or duo form, he is widely considered one of the most original and interesting artists currently operating in the UK.
His highly individual, all-original music goes down very well with audiences of all kinds, and it has taken him and the band to some of the top venues and festivals in the UK, attracting acclaim wherever he goes.
Recent appearances on BBC Radio 2, as guest on Cerys Matthews’s show and on Anneka Rice’s Pick Of The Week show, have further added to his growing reputation.
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Saturday 10th September -
doors open 7:00pm - starts 7:30pm
Zoot Alors Promotions Presents
Richard DIGANCE
Richard Digance is a BAFTA Nominated entertainer and a recipient of The Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He has also won a Sony Award and is one of only three British folk singers mentioned in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters for his contribution to comedy songwriting.
Richard Digance has supported such stars as Steve Martin, Robin Williams and played a guitar duet with Brian May of Queen.
is also a BAFTA nominated entertainer and received The Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters in 2003 and is featured in The Virgin Anthology of Songwriters.
see St. Mary's Arts Centre website
2022 event
Le Weekend 2022 - Sandwich goes French weekend
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June
It is hoped to hold our traditional French Market on the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and the popular cycling event - Le Tour de Sandwich
Click here for the last event - 2019 programme and photographs
2022 event
Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival 2022
Monday 27th June to Sunday 3rd July
With the main events on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July
NEW
The Sandwich Folk and Ale Festival has it's own Website
Please Click for the latest News
The Sandwich Folk Festival, is a multi-arts festival that highlights traditional and contemporary folk-life and folk arts, in a beautiful medieval town.
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.
2022 new event
Kent 50s Festival
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th August
Sponsored by Killertone Records
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
2022 event
Sandwich Festival Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 26th to Monday 29th August
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and free entertainment in the town centre with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
More details to follow - please look again
2022 event
Sandwich Arts Week
Saturday 17th to Saturday 24th September
Events throughout Sandwich Town
More details to follow - please look again
Sandwich Christmas Lights Switch On 2022
Saturday 3rd December
Christmas Parade, Stalls, music, indoor market with Santa’s Grotto, lights switch on
2022 event
The Sandwich Food Fayre
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May
Event Changed - NOW a Community Market with Live Music
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
2022 event
Sandwich Salutes the 40s & Celebrates the 50s
Holiday Weekend - Saturday 30th April to Monday 2nd May
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
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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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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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