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Finale of the (fishy) Wishes
The Street, Tankerton beach
8pm to 9.30pm
Farewell to the festival in a fishy finale. Come dressed in your mer-masks, waving your maracas and windy things and carrying your willow fish. Featuring a range of special guests and surprises, including the mysterious mermaid.
Or come just to watch and experience….
Up!
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street.
3.30pm approx
Your last chance to join Amelia and Kim taking to the streets on a mission to make you look up! Part of a prestigious society with a very definite (and fluffy) passion, they are armed with the facts statistics and pretty pictures that will ensure you never walk [...]
Up!
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street.
2pm approx
Amelia and Kim are taking to the streets again on a mission to make you look up! Part of a prestigious society with a very definite (and fluffy) passion, they are armed with the facts statistics and pretty pictures that will ensure you never walk down the street [...]
Something Fishy Going on…?
Horsebridge Centre
2pm to 5pm
Another chance to join Stephen and Poppy for a fishy challenge in clay. Your air-dried creation can be taken home for later painting. And if you are feeling really brave, have a go at the Pot Luck Challenge too – how good will you be on [...]
Windy-things! Finale Workshop with Emily Tull
Horsebridge
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make fish and birds to carry to Friday’s Festival finale. Bring a jam jar if you’d like to make your own wishing lantern too.
Entry £3 per person.
Each session lasts one hour. Booking in advance is available at the Horsebridge.
Prof. Des Turner’s Punch and Judy Show
Whitstable Umbrella Centre /St Mary’s Hall, Oxford Street.
1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm
Summertime? Seaside? Then it must be time for Punch & Judy! Please give a warm welcome to Professor Des Turner, his lovely wife and their anarchic cast of characters.
If the sun is shining the show will take place in [...]
Up!
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street.
12 noon approx
Amelia and Kim are taking to the streets on a mission to make you look up! Part of a prestigious society with a very definite (and fluffy) passion, they are armed with the facts statistics and pretty pictures that will ensure you never walk down the street in quite the [...]
Tails over Tankerton
Tankerton Slopes
11.30am – 12.30pm
A kite flying competition with no rhyme or reason, and no leave of appeal either. The winners are judged on enthusiasm rather than talent. Someone with a tiny kite but bags of style is just as likely to win as the person with the flashiest kite. We also suspect a [...]
Mysterious Mermaid
Horsebridge Beach (by Royal Native Oyster Stores)
10am to 4pm
Visit the mysterious mermaid in her oyster grotter. It’s still all we are saying.
Toy Town: Favourite toys from Whitstable and beyond
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street.
10am to 4pm
A treasure house of toys. See entry for full details.
Entry to free to Canterbury District Residents card holders and children under 16.
All other adults £3.
Students & concessions £1.
Glowing Grotters
Reeves Beach
Dusk onwards
When darkness falls, all the grotters built in the afternoon will be lit to provide a magical landscape of glowing oyster shells. Take a stroll along Reeves Beach to see a spectacle unique to Whitstable.
Free
Blessing of the Waters
Sea Wall / Reeves Beach
6.45pm
This traditional event, appeasing the cruel seas and giving thanks for its bounty, dates back to 1657. Everyone is welcome to join the procession of clergy and choristers for this very special, historic service, which is held annually as near as possible to the Feast Day of St [...]
Oyster Festival History Walk with Kent Wildlife Trust
Meet outside Hotel Continental, Beach Walk
6pm to 8pm
Discover the history of Whitstable and walk back along the beach to see ‘the Street’, in this walking loop to and from the Hotel Continental.
Led by Kent Wildlife Trust. Dogs welcome on leads.
Free
Grotters and Glows
Reeves Beach
3pm to 5pm
It’s time to start collecting oyster shells. It’s time to make your own glorious grotter. A Whitstable tradition everyone can enjoy. And don’t forget to visit the mysterious mermaid this year.
Grateful thanks to the Oyster Fishery Company and West Whelks for their in-kind support.
Free
Create Your Own Masterpieces
Whitstable Library
2pm to 3pm
A second chance to join these fun art sessions and Whitstable Reads by creating colourful collages inspired by the National Gallery paintings in ‘Framed’. The book Framed was inspired by the true story of a collection of paintings hidden away in Wales during World War Two.
For [...]
Something Fishy Going on…?
Horsebridge Centre
2pm to 5pm
Join Stephen and Poppy for a fishy challenge in clay. Your air-dried creation can be taken home for later painting. And if you are feeling really brave, have a go at the Pot Luck Challenge too – how good will you be on a real potter’s wheel?
Entry £3 per [...]
Windy-things! Finale Workshop with Emily Tull
Horsebridge
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make fish and birds to carry to Friday’s Festival finale. Bring a jam jar if you’d like to make your own wishing lantern too.
Entry £3 per person.
Each session lasts one hour. Booking in advance is available at the Horsebridge.
Mysterious Mermaid
Horsebridge Beach (by Royal Native Oyster Stores)
1pm to 5pm
Visit the mysterious mermaid in her oyster grotter. That’s all we are saying.
Mr. Honk & His Sad Trombone
Umbrella Centre/ St.Mary’s Hall, Oxford Street.
12.10 to 1.10pm
Mr Honk plays in the local brass band. He is a cheery sort of chap with a sunny disposition and a spring in his step, but his trombone only plays the blues. Mr Honk determines to get to the heart of the matter [...]
Urban Sports Collective
Coastal Skate Park, between Tankerton and Swaleciffe.
11am to 3.30pm - EVENT TO BE CONFIRMED
Open competition for novice and expert skateboard, BMX and In-Line Skaters. Coaching available 11am to 12pm. Prizes for category winners! All ages welcome but under 16s need parental consent to compete.
Free
Create Your Own Masterpieces
Whitstable Library
10am to 11am
Join these fun art sessions and Whitstable Reads by creating colourful collages inspired by the National Gallery paintings in ‘Framed’. The book Framed was inspired by the true story of a collection of paintings hidden away in Wales during World War Two.
For children aged 5 -10 years old.
Free [...]
Toy Town: Favourite toys from Whitstable and beyond
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street.
10am to 4pm
A treasure house of toys. See entry for full details.
Entry to free to Canterbury District Residents card holders and children under 16.
All other adults £3.
Students & concessions £1.
Whitstable – town, country & seaside: Canterbury Ramblers
Whitstable Harbour (West Gate)
10am to 12.30pm
A 5 mile circular walk taking in part of Whitstable town following the course of the Gorrell stream. The walk, led by Jo Williams, loops through Duncan Downs and returns to the Harbour along the Saxon Shore Way.
Wear suitable footwear – the walk [...]
Times Past
Horsebridge Centre
7 to 10pm
Festival Chairman Brian Baker invites you to indulge in your memories of Whitstable past, with guest speakers, film clips, related exhibits and plenty of chances to interact.
Shared memories of Tony Blake
Stewart Tilley – A Whitstable childhood - the 40’s and 50’s
Don Sims – Film - The Fall and Rise of [...]
Flores del Mar
Deadman’s Stage
Whitstable Harbour
4.45pm
Whitstable’s very own local Flamenco troupe Flores del Mar, bring their passionate and seductive art form to the Oyster Festival for the very first time. With a dynamic display of dynamite dance, Flores del Mar raise the temperature to boiling. It’s exciting, inspirational and unmissable.
Free
‘Knockout!’
Whitstable Swimming Pool, Tower Parade
4pm
Fun and games in the swimming pool fun for eight to 14 year olds. Team races, relays, inflatable island obstacle course and lots of splashing fun. Must be able to swim and be confident in deep water.
Entry £3 per child.
Toys that go bump in the night!
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street.
4pm to 4.45pm
The museum is filled with old childhood ties and objects. Who did they belong to? What stories lie behind those button eyes? Delve into a world of ghostly games and tricksters with storyteller Emily Parrish on this ghost tour with a [...]
The Art of Storytelling
Whitstable Library
2.30pm to 3pm
Storyteller and ghost guide extraordinaire Emily Parrish shares the secrets of the art of storytelling in this special one hour workshop. A founder of the company Scandalmongers, Emily’s appearances at the Oyster Festival always attract an enthusiastic following.
Entry £3. Payable on the door or in advance from the Whitstable [...]
Garden with the Experts
Whitstable Castle
2pm to 4.30pm
Join Whitstable Castle’s head gardener Daniel Pretlove for a fascinating talk about the Castle Gardens. The talk will be followed by an open Q&A with Daniel and Hadlow’s Kevin Tooher so come armed with lots of questions.
Finish your afternoon with a delicious cream tea (included in ticket price).
Tickets £10 [...]
Get Creative! Community Garden logo workshop!
1.45pm to 3.45pm
Deadman’s Stage, Whitstable Harbour
Help design a brand new logo for the new Community Garden at Stream Walk. All children between the ages of 4 and 11 are invited to join local artists Liz Foreman and Sarah Spencer and have a go at creating a logo for the [...]
Writing for Children
Horsebridge
1 to 2pm
What will you write today? Local writer Cassie Stafford invites children over the age of 7 to join her in a feast of juicy writing, celebrating all the things that words can do.
All materials will be provided. Come and write!
Free
Cranky Crabs
Horsebridge /Reeves Beach
11am
Five prizes to be won in the silliest crab catching competition ever. Catch your crab, choose which judge to take it to and hope for the best. No sulking is allowed (except from the crabs).
Entry 20p per person. Register on the day.
Toy Town: Favourite toys from Whitstable and beyond
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street.
10am to 4pm
A treasure house of toys. See entry for full details.
Entry to free to Canterbury District Residents card holders and children under 16.
All other adults £3.
Students & concessions £1.
Willow Fish! Fishywish Finale Workshop with Valerie Bartlett
Horsebridge Centre
10am, 11am, 12 noon
Make willow fish to take to the festival finale on Friday. Willow fish symbolize the riches of the sea, and are traditionally given to mermaids to wish them good speed on their journey through the ocean depths.
Entry £4 per person (includes a Whitstable Wish)
Each [...]
Oyster festival Quiz
Whitstable Umbrella Community Centre /St Mary’s Hall
7.30pm
The annual and very popular Oyster Festival Quiz returns. Prizes plus your name on the trophy to be won.
Maximum of six people per team.
Entry £15 per team. Contact Umbrella Centre on 01227 274 880 to book.
Sunset Saunter
Meeting point: Middle Wall Car Park
6pm
Come and enjoy a leisurely walk around Whitstable towards Seasalter. Find out about local history and wildlife in this looped walk that ends conveniently where it began.
Led by Kent Wildlife Trust. Dogs on leads welcome.
Free
Whitstable’s People
Keam’s Yard car park (meeting point)
3pm to 4pm ish
In this gentle amble around Whitstable, Brian Baker connects yesterday to today bringing Whitstable people and tales to life. Sailors, Oystermen, Divers and Alleyways, with a bit of Family History in the mix.
Wheelchair friendly route.
Entry £2.50 Tickets in advance from the Whitstable Shop, [...]
Mer-masks! Finale Workshop with Valerie Bartlett
HorsebridgeCentre
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make mer-masks to wear to the festival finale on Friday. In the underwater cities of Atlantis, mer-masks are traditionally worn in the presence of mermaids as a sign of respect.
Entry £4 per person (includes a Whitstable Wish)
Entry £4 per person (includes a Whitstable Wish
Windy-things! Finale Workshop with Emily Tull
Horsebridge Centre
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make fish and birds to carry to Friday’s Festival finale. Bring a jam jar if you’d like to make your own wishing lantern too.
Entry £3 per person.
Each session lasts one hour.
Booking in advance is available at the Horsebridge.
Whitstable for Better or Verse!
Horsebridge Centre
2pm to 4pm
Local poets take you on a virtual tour of Whitstable through verse. Their poems atmospherically describe unique landmarks and historic events of this quirky seaside town. They’ll also share with you ideas about starting to write your own poetry.
Entry £4 (including poetry pack).
Tickets from the Whitstable Shop, 34 [...]
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Friday, July 29, 2011. Start time: 8:00 pm. 
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