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Oyster Festival Petanque Competition
Beach Walk
9am to 6pm
Bigger and better than ever before. Boules to the ready in this fierce fought competition. Players of all ability are welcomed. A raffle will be held in aid of Whitstable Sea Scouts who have made the ground available.
Entry £12 per team.
Entry tickets available from www.whitstableoysterpetanque.weebly.com
Free to watch and learn!
Sea Sunday Service and Parade
St Alphege Church, High Street.
9.30am to 11am (Procession to Harbour 10.15am)
Celebrating Whitstable’s close association with the sea, this traditional service welcomes all ages. After the service, Whitstable Sea Cadets will lead the procession to the Harbour for a community song and prayer. …
Free
Presented by Churches Together in Whitstable and Missions to [...]
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.
A1 Open Art Exhibition
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre
10am 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
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 [...]
EPICentre Food Fair - Day 2
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 [...]
Scallywags Dog Show
Marine Crescent, Tankerton.
10am start, 11am judging.
Masses of classes and chances to win in this enduringly popular dog show. All proceeds in aid of Scallywags Dog Rescue.
Entry £1.50 per class. Contact Maria Bayfield for booking 01227 366 429
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!
The Galloping Cuckoos
Horsebridge Square area
11am approx
They charmed Whitstable sat year and now they are back, still hunting for mates and a nest to feather. The Galloping Cuckoos will be fluttering out of their life-size, fully mobile willow birdcage, determined to bring a smile to your face and ultimately hug you.
Free
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.
Seaside Cakes
Suitable for ages 16 plus.
Cost: £25 (plus £5 for materials)
To book: www.createinwhitstable.co.uk
Pebble hunt and painting workshop
Horsebridge /Reeves Beach
11 to 11.30am hunt
11.30 to 1pm (painting)
John’s pebble paintings will be hidden on beaches for anyone to find and keep. Following this there will be a free painting workshop for all ages to paint their own pebbles.
Free entry.
Maximum of 6 people in the workshop at any one time.
Let’s Look at Boats
Beachside, Whitstable Yacht Club
Children and parents will enjoy getting up close to a variety of sailing dinghies, displayed on dry land. Learn more about sailing and boats from yacht club members of all ages, before they begin fettling their boats ready for launching (big race at 2pm!)
Free
The Spaghetti Horse
Whitstable Library
11.15 approx
Hey, there’s Sclowns in town! See the spaghetti-stealing pantomime horse, along with slapstick, live music, eccentric dance and circus! This show appeals to all ages, guaranteed.
Free
Hello Sailor!
Cushing’s View area, just west of Horsebridge Beach.
11.30 approx
Watch out for a miniature electrically powered speed boat captained by an old nautical seadog, camping it up on the high seas and playing high energy disco classics from the 70’s. Great family fun from Bob & Bob Jobbins.
Free
Phoenix Performing Arts
Deadman’s Stage, Whitstable Harbour
11.45am
Talented performers from the Phoenix show exactly why they have become so successful over the years.
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 Foolfighters.
Free entry daytime, £6.50 on the door 7pm onwards.
Note that the venue closes at 6.30pm and re-opens at 7pm.
The Farningham Hobby Horse Project
Tankerton Slopes
12 noon
The Farningham Hobby Horse project was launched on June 11th as part of the Kent Cultural Baton. Project artists Franny Swann and Ros Barker are both installation artists who work with memory and memorial.
This project aimed to re-create an ancient Horse Fair once held in the village of Farningham [...]
Sunday on the Slopes
Tankerton Slopes
12 noon to 5pm
An afternoon of music featuring unsigned bands from Kent. Pick up a picnic and chill.
Free.
With grateful thanks to KMFM for assisting with this event.
Whitstable’s People
Keam’s Yard car park (meeting point)
12 noon to 1pm
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, 34 Harbour St.
Accompanied [...]
The Galloping Cuckoos
Somewhere in the centre….
12.30pm approx
Watch out! Big yellow birds on the loose in mating season. Stand by to smile and be hugged.
Free
1st Whitstable Scout Brass Band
Deadman’s Stage at Whitstable Harbour
12.45 to 1.30pm
&
2 to 2.45pm
A selection of favourites from a popular band, free for all to enjoy.
Free
Mud Tug
Beach Walk
1pm
Mud lovely mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. Alternatively why not hold a tug of war in the mud at low tide and see just how filthy it can get? Eight teams take the Mud Tug challenge.
For team registrations call Laurel Niven on 01227 862066. Over 18s only.
Free
The 2011 Mud [...]
Hello Sailor!
Whitstable Library
1pm approx
The nautical seadog is still camping it up! High energy disco classics from the 70’s and great family fun from Bob & Bob Jobbins.
Free
The Spaghetti Horse
Horsebridge Square
1.30 approx
Circus time! See the spaghetti-stealing pantomime horse along with slapstick, live music and eccentric dance! A free show from circus troupe Sclowns.
Free
Pebble hunt and painting workshop
2pm hunt then painting to 3pm
Horsebridge /Reeves Beach
Another chance to find John’s pebble paintings hidden on the beach. Then a free painting workshop for all ages to paint their own pebbles.
Free
Only 6 people in the workshop at any one time.
Escape to create beautiful felted soaps
2-4 pm
Horsebridge Arts Centre
Learn how to create beautiful colourful felted soaps by combining your favourite soap with the exfoliating properties of a luxury blend of soft Merino and silk wool. Felted soaps make perfect presents but you might not want to give them away.
Suitable for age 16 plus
Cost: £18.
To book: [...]
The Galloping Cuckoos
Whitstable Castle
2.45pm approx
Hunting for mates and a nest to feather, these kooky birds are out of the cage again, determined to bring a smile to your face and ultimately hug you.
Free
Live Music in the Courtyard
Duke of Cumberland Hotel
3 - 5.30pm.
Weather permitting the Duke will be serving live music in its fabulous courtyard.
Free entry
The Lindley Players Unplugged present Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Chablis
Deadman’s Stage, Whitstable Harbour
3 pm
Comedy pirate sketch by Lindleys Unplugged, the no frills, no special effects, no seats branch of the Lindley Players based at the Playhouse Theatre.
Free
Oysterband Acoustic at the Oyster Stores
Royal Native Oyster Stores
3.30pm
Oysterband, one of the most innovative folk-rock bands of the last three decades and twice winners of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, literally return to their roots on Sunday 24th July. The Oyster Stores is where they played their first ever show in 1978, and where they [...]
Hello Sailor!
Somewhere in the centre….
3.30pm approx
Still roving, still camping it up. Last chance today to see the nautical seadog. Bob & Bob Jobbins turn up the volume.
Free
The Spaghetti Horse
Tower Hill Tea Gardens, opposite Castle.
4pm approx
Sclowns have arrived in the Tea Gardens bringing their spaghetti-stealing pantomime horse, slapstick skills, and live music, dance routines and guess what? Circus!
Free
Oyster Challenge!
Whitstable Harbour
4.30pm
Take six oysters and half a pint of pilsner. Keep your hands on your head until the whistle blows then down the lot as fast as possible. Yes it is gross, but it’s also funny. The fastest time wins and the competition is taken very seriously.
Organised by Crab & Winkle restaurant and Whitstable [...]
Ryan’s Open Mic
Deco 5 Wine Bar, Oxford Street
7pm
Roy Robson hosts an open mic and you never know who might drop in!
Free entry
Oysterband Acoustic at the Oyster Stores
Royal Native Oyster Stores
7.30pm.
Oysterband, one of the most innovative folk-rock bands of the last three decades and twice winners of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, literally return to their roots on Sunday 24th July. The Oyster Stores is where they played their first ever show in 1978, and where they [...]
Whitstable World Music
Horsebridge Centre
7.45pm
Details TBA
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Sunday, July 24, 2011. Start time: 9:00 am. 
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