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The Melody Makers Collective

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8 October 2025, 9:30 am
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11:00 am
Location: Holy Trinity Church
The Melody Makers Collective is a singing group for ANYBODY! We meet weekly, and have fun singing. ​ Singing is wonderful for so many reasons. Joining a session with us leaves you feeling uplifted and happy. That is our aim. We sing songs from all times and styles, mostly chosen by the singers themselves! ​ No experience is needed, no Read more…
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Ensemble Renard

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8 October 2025, 5:30 pm
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8:45 pm
Location: The Green Room
Ensemble Renard comprises five of the country’s most outstanding young musicians. Their programme, which celebrates the centenary of the Italian composer Luciano Berio, is built around four of his Sequenzas for solo wind instruments. Each sequenza ‘is a compositional love-letter from Berio to the repertoires and possibilities of each instrument.’ Wherever you start with Berio, you won’t want to end, Read more…
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Nemo presents Live Music @ The Music Workshop

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8 October 2025, 5:30 pm
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9:00 pm
Location: The Music Workshop
A live music session hosted by Nemo Events with up and coming musicians and bands from the Folkestone area. This is held at or favourite venue – The Music Workshop. Read more…
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Swing & Jive in The Clearing

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9 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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11:00 am
Location: Quarterhouse
Folkestone has a new FREE monthly night of 1920’s to 1950’s music and dance. Each month our guest DJs will bring you a great mix of 1920’s Charleston, 1930’s and 40’s Swing, Jump Jive and Western Swing, 1950’s Rock’n’roll , Rockabilly, Doowop, along with vintage Latin, Lounge and Calypso The evening starts at 7pm with an optional fun basic jive Read more…
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ELECTRIC CARNIVAL

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9 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Location: 20th Century Speedway
A night of dark music, ambient, industrial, electronic, and synth from some of Folkestones best know acts. Free Entry Read more…
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Kingsize Slim

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9 October 2025, 7:00 pm
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9:00 pm
Location: The Blind Pig
Award winning artist Toby Barelli aka King Size Slim has performed somewhere near 1500 shows over the last decade. Taking his unique rootsy sound across the UK and Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. “Going under his stage name King Size Slim he is full of that effortless flowing musicality that the blessed few possess.The band seethe and sway Read more…
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Lucy May Walker @ Docker Brewery

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10 October 2025, 3:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Location: Docker Brewery & Taproom
Join Lucy May Walker at Docker Brewery on Saturday 11th October from 4pm for singalong covers and a few original numbers to start your Saturday night off right Read more…
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Licence To Care: Bond Night

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10 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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10:55 pm
Location: Burlington Hotel
Licence To Care: Bond Night Saturday, 11th October 2025 | 7:00 PM The Burlington Hotel, Folkestone Get ready for an unforgettable evening of glamour, giving, and community spirit! Join us for our James Bond-themed charity night — all in support of: Paid & unpaid Carers in Kent (via Care Anchor Kent CIC) The Maya Nash Cancer Journey — helping create Read more…
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Sexy Chocolate Promotions presents DJ RAE and Tee Smith

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11 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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12 October 2025, 12:00 am
Location: The Dugout
It’s not long until our next Sexy Chocolate party at The Dugout in Folkestone, Kent on Saturday 11th October 2025, from 7pm until 1am with 2 rooms of music. 😍😍😍 An amazing line-up of headline guests including the welcome return of dj, producer, artiste; DJ Rae (House FM / Let There Be House Records) and introducing an old friend of Read more…
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The Laying Down – S:WASH/D:RIFT

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10 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Location: The Harbour Church
Fat Lady Opera presents THE LAYING DOWN – a finale performance from the S:WASH/D:RIFT team. It will be BIG. Featuring new choral, orchestral works and choreographic works performed by Shepway Voices, Bradstow Music, MCDC, St Peter’s CoE School children. S:WASH/D:RIFT has been led in by the following artists and advisers: Sarah Booth Jacob Bride Michaela Cisarikova Tania Holland Williams Naomi Read more…
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Alien FM DJ

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10 October 2025, 7:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Location: The Blind Pig
One of our favourite residents returns for another strictly vinyl session of deep house delights. Read more…
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Frozen Singalong Fundraiser

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11 October 2025, 3:30 pm
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5:30 pm
Location: Silver Screen Cinema
Sing along to the story everyone’s favourite ice queen! The evening will be hosted by local music legend Duncan Moris, warming you up before the film and hosting a fancy dress contest! Read more…
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Vegas On Bass + Kopper

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14 October 2025, 6:30 pm
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10:59 pm
Location: 20th Century Speedway
Two new bands for ya! Vegas on Bass, an incredible, over-energetic live act from Bologna (IT), who’s going to be in your favs if you love heavy sounds drenched with industrial electronics ⚡️ Vegas on Bass were born in Bologna in 2022 with the plan to create energetic and positive music, to stand out for their energetic and aggressive sound, Read more…
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Compass Music Festival ’25

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17 October 2025, 5:30 pm
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19 October 2025, 1:00 am
Location: 20th Century Speedway
🎶 Compass Festival 2025 📅 Friday 17 – Saturday 18 October 2025 📍 Folkestone’s Creative Quarter 🎸 Kent’s biggest alt music festival is back! After a triumphant debut, Compass Festival returns for its second edition this October — bringing two nights and an afternoon of high-energy, genre-spanning, independent live music to Folkestone’s quirkiest grassroots venues. 🔥 What to expect: – Read more…
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Vlad Maistorovici (composer and violinist)

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20 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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8:30 pm
Location: Kollectiv
The Romanian composer and violinist Vlad Maistorovici talks about and plays his music. Vlad appears internationally in repertoire ranging from Bach to contemporary. His music is championed by world-class ensembles and artists. Read more…
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Sing Folk

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20 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Location: The Mariner
Join us for joyful evenings of folk and shanty singing led by local performer Anna Braithwaite. Whether you are a first-timer or a seasoned pro, you are invited to lead a song, sing along or simply listen at this informal, acoustic session. Read more…
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Fragments of the Future

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24 October 2025, 5:00 pm
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24 October 2025, 11:30 pm
Location: 20th Century Speedway
🏆 We’re proud to announce we’ve been chosen to win the Future Sound of Folkestone award! To celebrate, we’re throwing a special: Reprobate Collective presents: Fragments of the Future – Future Sound of Folkestone SPECIAL. Eight DJs. Quick-fire energy. House / Garage / 140 with left-turns and next-gen selections — all rooted in the DIY spirit that built this floor. Read more…
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Tu Casa

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24 October 2025, 6:00 pm
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25 October 2025, 1:00 am
Location: The Old Cigar & Olive
Tu Casa 24th October The Old Cigar & Olive 7pm-2am Free entry Pleased to announce our next party for October! 👇 🔊 Dj’s on rotations 🔊👇 Jamie Bennett! Curator of the legendary Vibrations events at Rocksalt and the Pilot bar. A true pioneer of quality dance music and his passion for the scene and putting on great events is guaranteed Read more…
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Atheena Supported by The Shindigs and Petrichor Park

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24 October 2025, 5:30 pm
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9:30 pm
Location: The Music Workshop
Join us for an evening on riff Driven pop-rock, if you’re fans of Mcfly and Busted you’re gonna love our headline Act Atheena! Supporting them is Party Covers band The Shindigs, as well as Canterbury based band Petrichor Park! If you book in advance tickets cost just £3, so be sure to take advantage and head down to the Music Read more…
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TechneaT x Dugout – 25 October 2025

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25 October 2025, 7:00 pm
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26 October 2025, 2:00 am
Location: The Dugout
TechneaT x Dugout – 25 October 2025 25th October see’s TechneaT return with a wicked night selectors with a first outing for a good friend Aztec. The last couple of party’s have been teamed up with our good friends Gruuvments with over 250+ people through the doors each time. This time we welcome Naked Lunch boys, Ali and James. This Read more…

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