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Music in May

Since 2023, Folkestone has celebrated it’s status of becoming the world’s first Music Town with a month-long festival of all things music. Music In May features gigs, jams, workshops, busking, talks and networking meetings throughout the month, across more than 25 music venues across the town. The festival attracts musical tourism as well as providing opportunities for local artists and musicians to perform and for members of the public to attend free educational workshops.

Folkestone Music Town CIC supports the festival and local musicians and promoters by securing public funding and private sponsorship to pay for musical activities and industry professionals, inspiring new and exciting collaborative projects, both within music and across the arts.

1st - 31st May 2025

What's on in May

Festive Folkestone with Katie Bradley & Francesco Ernesto

New

cushty karaoke

New

Matt Bawtree plus support at The Music Workshop

New

Speedway Psychobilly Night (Sin Kings + Dead Hombres + The Spike Direction Effect)

Michael Messer & Phillip Henry’s ACOUSTIC BLUES HOUSE PARTY!

100 Dollar Stereo

New

Francesco and friends

New

Lizzy Dee DJ

New

Sing Folk

Showtime Choir

The Melody Makers Collective

Americana Revue – Tower Theatre Folkestone

Festive Folkestone with Katie Bradley & Francesco Ernesto

New

Matt Bawtree plus support at The Music Workshop

New

cushty karaoke

New

Speedway Psychobilly Night (Sin Kings + Dead Hombres + The Spike Direction Effect)

Michael Messer & Phillip Henry’s ACOUSTIC BLUES HOUSE PARTY!

100 Dollar Stereo

New

Lizzy Dee DJ

New

Francesco and friends

New
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Completed:

  • Roadmap added! Hello!
  • Gig Guide – Date Search
  • Basic account functionality in place
  • Spotify “magic embed” from URL
  • Showcase Youtube video on artist profile
  • Resolved issue with login failing on first attempt
  • Implemented duplicate listing checker on submission
  • Resolved issue with pagination on search results
  • Resolved issue with scrolling Gig Guide on iOS devices
  • Resolved issue with Event Video display
  • Improved caching engine configuration for increased performance sitewide (+ additional flux capacitors)

In progress:

  • Gig Guide – Calendar View
  • Gig Guide – List View
  • Groups function – Final stage. Awaiting vendor confirmation
  • Social login (FB/Google)
  • Bandcamp embed from URL

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  • Facebook Event import
  • Gig Guide – Venue filter
  • Gig Guide – Artist filter
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  • Improvements to mobile menu

Known issues:

  • Misc bugs and visual enhancements – we’re working through these, promise!

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