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A1 Open Art Exhibition
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre
9am to 6pm
In this completely open art exhibition local artists submit two dimensional works sized A1 or smaller. A diverse selection of artworks is on show and on sale to visitors.
Free
EPICentre Food Fair - Day 1
Whitstable Harbour
10am to 5pm
For the very best in local foods, visit the EPICentre Food Fair. Over 70 stalls selling fabulous food plus demonstrations and entertainment on the Food Fair Stage. Pick up a special EPICentre programme when you get to the Harbour for full details of everything going on.
Check out [...]
Escape to create darling cup cakes inspired by the coast
10am-12.30pm
Horsebridge Arts Centre
You’ll make butter cream ready for icing and sugar decorations and then choose from four ‘seaside’ designs to create a box of six gorgeous cup cakes.
Suitable for ages 16 plus.
Cost: £25 (plus £5 for materials)
To book: www.createinwhitstable.co.uk
‘Ale to Dead Horse Morris
Whitstable Harbour
10 – 11.30am
Now with more Morris than ever before!
Whitstable-based Dead Horse Morris has persuaded a whole host of Morris sides to dance around the town today. Two huge celebrations at the Harbour and the library with smaller demonstrations in-between.
Free
Whitstable Harbour
Times vary – tide & weather dependent
Loveable lifeguards return for another day of splashing good fun. These shaggy Newfoundland dogs are a big Festival hit each year. Water rescue and carting demonstrations.
Free. Voluntary donations to RNLI welcome.
07887 777 826 for more information. www.splashpalsworkingnewfoundlands.co.uk
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.
Artisan Craft Market
Whitstable Castle
10am to 4pm
Every handmade piece tells its own unique story at Artisan, the wonderful arts and craft market where you can meet talented creatives from across the region. All types of fabulous crafts on display for browsers and buyers alike.
Free entry
Open Studios
Over the years Whitstable has become home to many artists, who contribute much to the town’s diversity and character. During the Whitstable Oyster Festival several artist are opening their personal studios to members of the public. The diversity and quality of work on offer is fabulous. There is no obligation to buy so don’t [...]
Oyster Lacemakers
The Whitstable Shop, 34 Harbour Street – outside
10am to 4pm (weather permitting)
The craft of lace making practised by experts. Marvel at the nimble fingers of Whitstable’s lacemakers, and feel free to ask questions. Our lacemakers love to chat!
Free
‘Ale to the Morris
11.45am to 12.45pm
Dead Horse Morris on the move!
Horsebridge Square, The New Inn, The Wall Tavern, Reeves Beach/Sea Wall and The Neptune.
Lots of opportunities to see Dead Horse Morris and their friends as they continue to entertain.
Free
Whitstable Brewery Beer Festival
East Quay Bar Beach
12 noon to 3am
Barbecue on the beach and over 30 fabulous cask beers to try. Live bands begin at 7pm with Loose Change on stage at 9pm.
Free entry daytime, £6.50 on the door 7pm onwards.
Note that the venue closes at 6.30pm and re-opens at 7pm.
The Oxford End
Whitstable Library
12 noon
Make sure to take a trip down Whitstable’s vibrant Oxford Street. You’ll find entertainment all afternoon, plus it’s a great place to watch the parade before the post-parade party.
Try the Oxford Street Experience presented by local traders and restaurants – you’ll be amazed at what the street has to offer!
Free
Champagne Master Classes from Taittinger with Quentin Sadler
The Duke of Cumberland Hotel
12 noon
Come to the Old Stables at the Duke and sample a variety of Taittingers’ fine Champagnes with an informative talk (canapés included).
Tickets £TBA. Available in advance or on the day from the Duke of Cumberland.
Brasserie open for evening meals
Repeated at 3pm
Pearl Dive
Whitstable Swimming Pool
12 noon to 1pm (under eight years old)
1pm to 2pm (ages 10 to 11)
Collect the shells and maybe the prize! One chance to grab as many things from the bottom of the pool as possible. Under 8s in the small pool and everyone else in the big pool.
Entry £2.
Under eights wanting [...]
Little Cauliflower make MAD Streets
Whitstable Library
12 noon approx
You hear the whirling of cogs, the clanging of chains and the frantic shouts of three mechanics! There is crisis, the mechanics are trying to fix and repair their machine and they need your help!
This street performance made possible by the Marlow Arts Development fund combines puppetry live [...]
Cafe Esperanto
Whitstable Museum Education Space
Oxford Street
12noon to 6pm
Artists Uddin & Elsey will be presenting Café Esperanto in association with the Whitstable Twinning Association and the Whitstable Biennale. Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto (Dr. Hopeful), whose goal was to
Spyplane
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street
12.30pm to 1.30pm approx.
Acoustic guitar and mellow voice combo relax you into that lovely “hey it’s a festival and I’m on holiday today” feeling. What could be better?
Free
Acrojou Circus Theatre - Wheelhouse
Whitstable Harbour
1pm approx
A kaleidoscopic piece of rolling theatre, the Wheel House blends acrobatics, dark comedy and stunning design in a Petri dish of highly original theatre. Join these travellers on the road to nowhere, and experience for yourself their clanking and comically beautiful universe.
Free
Escape to create a lovely Whitstable tote bag
2-4pm
Horsebridge Arts Centre
Enjoy a taster workshop in how to use a sewing machine and make and take away a lovely ‘Whitstable’ calico tote bag decorated with bunting and braid. It’s the perfect souvenir from your ‘Escape to Create’ during the festival.
Suitable for age 14 plus
Cost: £18 (plus £2.50 [...]
The Lindley Players Music Hall
Whitstable Playhouse Theatre
High Street
2pm
A summer extravaganza of the senses to delight, surprise and maybe titillate. A superior and sparkling series of salubrious scenes and scintillating solos subtly sequestered into a stylish symposium.
Oh, and magic and comedy renditions too.
Tickets £7.50, £8.50 & £9.50 from box office
Also an evening performance at 7.45pm
‘Ale to Dead Horse Morris
2pm to 3pm St Alphege Church, The New Inn, The Wall Tavern, Reeves Beach/Sea Wall and The Neptune.
See Dead Horse Morris and friends as they continue to entertain.
Free
Escape to create a pin cushion, ‘fairy cake’ or paperweight using wet felt-making techniques
2-4 pm
Horsebridge Arts Centre
Enjoy a textural and colourful introduction to the process of felt making to produce your very own 3D ‘fairy cake’, pin cushion or paperweight. No experience necessary.
Suitable for age 16 plus.
Cost: £18
To book: www.createinwhitstable.co.uk
The Nielsen Swingtime Jazz Band from Albertslund, Denmark.
2pm to 4pm
Bandstand
Whitstable Castle
Enjoy an afternoon of cool Jazz in the tranquility of the wonderful new gardens at Whitstable Castle. Our Danish friends, Lb Lund Nielsen (double bass) and Rene Nielsen (guitar), from the twinned town of Albertslund will tickle your fancy with a selection of well known [...]
Little Cauliflower
Whitstable Library
2.30pm approx
Those three mechanics need your help again! Street combining puppetry live sound and physicality.
Free.
Made possible by the Marlowe Arts fund.
Wheelhouse
Whitstable Harbour
2.30pm approx
Witness the clanking and comically beautiful universe of Acrojou Circus Theatre.
Free
Champagne Master Classes from Taittinger with Quentin Sadler
The Duke of Cumberland Hotel
3pm
Come to the Old Stables at the Duke and sample a variety of Taittingers’ fine Champagnes with an informative talk (canapés included).
Tickets £TBA. Available in advance or on the day from the Duke of Cumberland.
Brasserie open for evening meals
Also at 12 noon
‘Ale to Dead Horse Morris
Whitstable Library Square
3.15 to 5pm
Last opportunity to see Dead Horse Morris and friends.
Free
Circa Rum Ba Ba
Tower Hill Tea Gardens
4pm
Hope you are not scared of bugs because these are BIG!!!
Free
Music Spot: Spyplane
Horsebridge Square
3.45pm
Head to Horsebridge Square for free live music mid-afternoon. It’s mellow, it’s laid back and it’s just perfect for a summer’s afternoon in Whitstable.
Free
Samba Pelo Mar
Long Beach
5pm
Twitchy feet? Big smile? Infused by energy? You know when you’ve been Samba’d! Enjoy the dynamic rhythms of Samba Pelo Mar, Whitstable’s community Samba band while you wait for the Landing. Watch the Landing of the Oysters and follow the band as it leads the Oyster Parade through the town, then get [...]
Festival - Bands at the Belmont
Belmont Football Ground
Belmont Road
5pm start. Main band at 9pm.
An afternoon of great music leading to an even better climax with the ever popular Rubber Biscuit headlining at 9. The ticket allows you to come and go so you can plan your day for maximum enjoyment. Begins at 5pm approximately with [...]
Landing of the Oysters
Long Beach
5.30pm approx
The tide is high so it’s time for the Landing of the Oysters and the official Festival opening. In this simple ceremony, a catch of oysters are brought ashore in a traditional yoke to be formally blessed and presented to Whitstable. A short pause for media photographs afterwards gives everyone [...]
The Oyster Parade
Bowls Centre (Harbour) to Oxford Street
6pm (approx) to 7pm (approx)
From the Harbour to Harbour Street and through the High Street to the Library in Oxford Street, the Oyster Parade is wonderfully Whitstable! The Lord Mayor leads local giants, musicians, performers and scores of Whitstable people in this colourful, noisy procession. Along the [...]
Parade Party
High Street & Oxford Street
6.30pm to 8.30pm approx
The roads are closed to traffic from Horsebridge right down to the Nelson Road for maximum celebration room. Watch the Oyster Parade then stay in the streets for free music entertainment and more. Shops and restaurants will be open so look out for special treats. Featuring Samba [...]
Ben Russell And The Charmers
7pm onwards
Harbour Garden Cafe
Whitstable Harbour
The Harbour Garden Cafe in association with Plan A Events Ltd proudly present Saturday Night Live! featuring BEN RUSSELL & THE CHARMERS. This original reggae roots band from Canterbury have a style best described as a cross between traditional reggae such as Bob Marley to acoustic thumb [...]
Horsebridge Singers
Horsebridge Centre
7.15pm
Details and cost TBA
O Duo
Methodist Church, Argyle Road
7.30pm to 9.30pm
Percussion Duo presented by the Whitstable Music Society. The Daily Telegraph said “Phenomenal Artistry. Brimming with style & panache with invigorating rhythms and brilliant transcriptions”. They will perform music by Bach, Chopin, Brubeck, Prokofiev & others.
Single tickets £12 Students £6. Available on the door, from Gatefield Sounds (High Street), [...]
The Lindley Players Music Hall
Whitstable Playhouse Theatre
High Street
7.45pm
A summer extravaganza of the senses to delight, surprise and maybe titillate. A superior and sparkling series of salubrious scenes and scintillating solos subtly sequestered into a stylish symposium.
Oh, and magic and comedy renditions too.
Tickets £7.50, £8.50 & £9.50 from box office
Also an afternoon performance at 2pm
Chris Corcoran Trio
Deco 5 Wine Bar
Oxford Street
9pm
Classic instrumental blues from one of the most sought after guitarists on the UK blues scene.
Free entry
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Saturday, July 23, 2011. Start time: 9:00 am. 
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