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What’s on in Ramsgate – January 2026

The Festive season may be over but the Ramsgate Winter Festival is still ongoing, running a series of workshops in the lead up to the closing community celebration in February. The festival was created by and for the people of Ramsgate to light up the dark winter nights and make glorious memories that last a lifetime, as part of the festival Light Up Ramsgate invites you to wander at your own pace and discover intimate moments of colour, play, and reflection across the town.

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New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day in Ramsgate:

Parade, Party & Stay! The celebrations begin early on New Year’s Eve with a vibrant parade through Ramsgate, bringing colour, music and community spirit to the streets. It’s…

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Ramsgate Winter Festival Presents:

WOW! A Weekend of Wonder 11 – 14 December 2025 Following the spectacular Christmas Lights Switch-On on 30 November, Ramsgate’s Winter Festival continues with its flagship event: The…

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Christmas in Ramsgate 2025

Ramsgate Winter Festival Begins! Ramsgate is set to shine brighter than ever this festive season as the Ramsgate Winter Festival lights up the town and harbour with a…

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Fight of the Kingfishers

The Kingfishers have made a dramatic return to Ramsgate Harbour. At this time of year a few Kingfishers head to the coast to find somewhere sheltered with a…

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Heritage Open Days

Discover Ramsgate’s Rich Heritage This September This September, Ramsgate will once again celebrate Heritage Open Days – England’s biggest festival of history and culture. From Friday 12th to…

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Ramsgate Festival of Sound 2025 – Music, Creativity & Community Vibes

With less than a week to go, Ramsgate Festival of Sound is back for its eighth year and this time it’s bringing some exciting changes! Mark your diaries…

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Ramsgate & District Horticultural Society

Ramsgate & District Horticultural Society Launches Inaugural Summer Show at Vale Square Something fresh is blossoming in Ramsgate this August as the Ramsgate & District Horticultural Society (R&DHS)…

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Rammy Map

Introducing the 2025 Rammy Map: Your Ultimate Guide to Ramsgate! We’re thrilled to unveil the brand new 2025 edition of the Rammy Map, Ramsgate’s must-have guide for exploring…

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Ramsgate Carnival and Fair 2025 new shorter route – even more fun!

Ramsgate Carnival and Fair is gearing up for their 102nd annual event, taking place on the last weekend of this month – Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July….

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Ramsgate Day 2025

🎉 Ramsgate Day – Saturday 5th July | 10am–5pm 🎉 Join us for Ramsgate Day, a vibrant celebration of everything we love about our town—our community, history and…

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Ramsgate Day Saturday 5 July

Love Ramsgate. Love your town. We all need a little bit of love, don’t we? Ramsgate Day is asking people to come out on Saturday 5 July and…

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Active Ramsgate Week 2025

***REGISTRATIONS FOR ACTIVE RAMSGATE WEEK 2025 HAVE NOW CLOSED*** We will be contacting successful participants in the next week to confirm places. Thank you. What’s happening? The…

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Operation Dynamo

Dunkirk Little Ships Set Sail for Ramsgate: A Historic Spectacle this May! This May, Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour is preparing to welcome an unforgettable sight — the largest gathering…

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Magic Tenner

Ramsgate is taking part in the Totally Locally Magic Tenner Campaign that starts on Saturday 1st March and runs until 16th! Our independent businesses love doing these campaigns…

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Christmas in Ramsgate 2024

Ramsgate just got even brighter this Christmas! In its debut year, Ramsgate Lumiere is bringing all our festivities together and adding even more winter magic, with additions such…

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Ramsgate birds – Autumn & Winter wildlife

As the days get colder Autumn turns to Winter and a new set of challenges await our wildlife. Pegwell Bay begins to see the arrival of winter ducks…

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Heritage Harbour status for Ramsgate

RAMSGATE’S ROYAL HARBOUR CELEBRATES HERITAGE HARBOUR STATUS JUST IN TIME FOR HERITAGE OPEN DAYS! We are very excited to announce that in July 2024, Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour became…

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D-DAY 80th Anniversary

80th Anniversary of D-Day Ringing out for Peace in Ramsgate 6th June 1944 – 2024 On the 6th June 2024, D-Day 80 events across the world will mark…

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Active Ramsgate Week

Active Ramsgate Week is back! Get ready for the return of Active Ramsgate Week this May half-term – Sunday 26 May to Sunday 2 June. This is your…

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10th Anniversary of The Micro Museum

Easter 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of The Micro Museum in Ramsgate. In 2014, The Micro Museum opened to the public as the first museum in Kent dedicated…

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Christmas in Ramsgate

Ramsgate is gearing up for another spectacular Christmas, starting with our Christmas Lights Switch On which takes place on 26th November and includes Santa’s Grotto and workshops, facepainting,…

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Rammy the Raven Route

Rammy the Raven will be coming to town in all sorts of guises over the coming months! His first visit will be in miniature form where you will…

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Ramsgate Day

We are really excited to announce that Ramsgate Day is finally happening after it was first thought about just before lockdown! The idea for the event was about…

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Magic Tenner 2023

Ramsgate has gone all Totally Locally Magic Tenner* crazy starting from tomorrow, 7th October with 2 weeks of fab £10 deals across town! To help you find your…

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Thanet wildlife on BBC Springwatch

Thanet wildlife will feature in a short film on BBC Springwatch when the series returns on Monday 29th May and runs for 3 weeks. Wildlife cameraman Richard Taylor-Jones,…

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The King’s Coronation

The Coronation of King Charles III is almost up on us, and Ramsgate is doing it with bells on! We have strung the bunting through the town centre…

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RAMSGATE DAY 2023

Ramsgate Day 21st Oct 2023 For the latest info on Ramsgate Day click here. Event Organiser required, immediate start (April 2023) We are looking for an experienced event…

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Thanet Ten-Tastic Blog with map links

Thanet Ten-Tastic will run from 24th March for ten days, ending on 2nd April and with lots of independent businesses taking part across the Isle, this is a…

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Birdwatching in Ramsgate

I love these lighter winter days in Ramsgate for many reasons, not least because we are closer to Spring! The sky’s light this time of year is an…

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Wonderful Winter in Ramsgate

We are fast approaching one of my favourite times of the year in Ramsgate when so many people come together to create a truly magical build up to…

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Ramsgate birds – Autumn & Winter wildlife

As the days get colder Autumn turns to Winter and a new set of challenges await our wildlife. Pegwell Bay begins to see the arrival of winter ducks…

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Ghost Trail

Here in Ramsgate, we love an excuse to have a trail and Halloween is as good a reason as any! We’ve had the ‘Elf ‘n’ Safety Trail, Easter…

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Fantastic Fiver Fest Fortnight is back for October!

For those of us that love a good deal, especially from one of our lovely independent shops, make sure you pop into town over the next two weeks…

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Public Art Trail

Home / Active Ramsgate / Walking / Public Art Trail Introducing (one of) our new art trails! Here in Ramsgate, we love a walk or three and responsible tourism is what we are all…

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Ramsgate Festival of Sound 2022

The Festival of Sound comes to Ramsgate once again, August 27th – September 4th. After two years of complying with Covid guidelines, the festival team is thrilled to…

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Triathlon comes to Ramsgate with launch of new GO TRI taster experience

This month Active Ramsgate is thrilled to announce the launch of a new outdoor activity in Ramsgate – with triathlon taster experiences available for the very first time….

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Why the water is the hottest thing this summer in Ramsgate

Did you know that Ramsgate is one of the hottest destinations in the UK for water-based activities? With airport disruptions in the news, many are still looking at…

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Ramsgate Film & TV Festival is Back!

After a 2-year hiatus when the organisers produced trailblazing online/digital events instead, we are delighted that the Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival (RITVF) is back in town…

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Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Ramsgate

I think it is safe to say, Ramsgate is pulling out all the stops to make this truly momentous occasion one that we can all look back on…

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