Music Venues
Ramsgate has a wide range of music venues.
Click here for the All things Musical Map.
Thanet Gigs
Click here for the Thanet Gigs listing.
Featured Venues
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The Queens Head
(RUBY’S KITCHEN | ISLAND GAL SEAFOOD KIOSK | WILSON’S COMEDY CLUB)
Ramsgate harbour’s No.1 Live Music venue. The very best in local live music every weekend!
Pop-Up kitchens – Ruby’s Kitchen serving homemade authentic Curries and Island Gal Seafood & Caribbean Kiosk.
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The Granville Theatre
(COAST CAFÉ | NOA ROOFTOP BAR | CHUCKL. COMEDY CLUB)
600 seater Theatre, Café, Bar & Event space. The venue hosts theatrical productions, cinema, comedy, dance, music events and workshops.
The Coast Café Bar and the Noa Rooftop Bar are part of the theatre complex.
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Ramsgate Music Hall
An intimate venue with a capacity of 125. Small it may be, but acoustically it’s pretty wonderful. Potentially one of the best sounding small venues in the country offering a passionate musical experience. You can also enjoy a drink in the upstairs bar.
More Venues
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Bedford Inn
The Bedford Inn is a fantastically, vibrant community hub, in the heart of Ramsgate, recognised for its classic menu, long history and beautiful interior. The décor features candlelit tables, a brick fireplace and a beautiful private garden. The restaurant operates from within the historic public house, built 1874.
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St George’s Church
(TOURS | SE KITCHEN)
St George’s Church is a Grade l listed building, it is a hub for a number of community activities and events in Ramsgate. It is widely known for its unique Lantern Tower, which stands 136 feet high and historically served as a navigational aid for sailors in the English Channel.
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Arch Bar Lounge & Kitchen
A comfy lounge bar, right on Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour. DJ on Saturday nights and a fabulous breakfast and all day food menu. Over 21s from 7pm.
Dogs are welcome on our premises. Water bowls. Free doggie treats.
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Rokka
A fusion of Café, Bar and Restaurant boasting a vibrant atmosphere and stunning location.
By day, ROKKA adopts a bustling coffee lounge persona offering a modern menu of Greek Meze, Pizza, Burgers & Salads.
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Cocktails | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Music Venue | Restaurant | Vegan | Vegetarian
Jah Jah
A trendy restaurant serving Caribbean-inspired cuisine, and a selection of cocktails and rums. Located in the heart of Ramsgate, it is a great place to meet up for a casual catch-up with friends and family, or to just sit and people-watch in the quieter afternoons.
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Activity | Attraction | Cafe | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Music Venue
Ellington Park
(CAFÉ | BOOK SHOP)
Ellington Park is a Victorian 12 acre park with over 400 trees and rolling Victorian landscape and was set out by landscape designer Cheal & Son in 1893.
Café serving hot & cold food. Lots of outdoor seating.
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Penelope
(PLAT DU JOUR | BOTTLE SHOP)
A popular Natural wine bar and bottle shop.
The venue focuses on “vinyl-listening” with a high-quality sound system and regular DJ sets from “top selectors”.
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Activity | Attraction | Cafe Bar | Cocktails | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Gallery | Music Venue | Vegetarian
Ramsgate Boating Pool
(CAFÉ | BAR | GALLERY SPACE)
The boating pool was originally a bandstand with a tea pavilion, opened in August 1929.
Today it’s a family friendly bar, cafe, burgers, pizza and live music venue with art exhibitions.
The boating pool has pedalos you can hire during the summer holidays.
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Queen Charlotte
The Queen Charlotte is a quirky little pub off the beaten track. It has Craft Beers on tap, local cask Real Ales, local ciders as well as all the usual tipples and there’s often events at the weekend which are always free!
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The Alley Bar
The Alley Bar, in the basement of Salt House Barbers, hosts regular live performances, performance workshops, and open mic events.
Members only venue – offering temporary memberships to non-locals and tourists visiting Ramsgate.
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The Royal Harbour Brasserie
With an unrivalled position on the harbour arm in Ramsgate, the Royal Harbour Brasserie recreates the relaxed style of the original Parisienne brasseries.
Select from our A la carte menu or choose from our home-baked patisseries.
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Cafe Bar | Cocktails | Dog friendly | Food & Drink | Gallery | Gluten free | Music Venue | Shop | Vegan
Violets
(FLORIST | CAFÉ | BAR | GALLERY SPACE)
Florist stocking a range of seasonal flowers and grab n go bunches.
Coffee shop offering a range of hot and cold drinks, cakes and light bites.
Bar providing evening entertainment events.
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Activity | Cocktails | Food & Drink | Gallery | Music Venue | Pubs & Bars
Ramsgate Arts Club
(VAULT COMEDY CLUB | GALLERY SPACE)
Bar in the basement of the old wine warehouse. Open Thursday to Sunday evenings.
Serves 20+ Craft beers from local Kent breweries, hand picked wines from across the globe, cocktails, cheese & charcuterie and small plates!
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Silvers Showbar
Silvers Showbar is a large bar and event space that specializes in themed bottomless brunches, and private celebrations. Hosts tribute acts, live bands, and DJs playing house and club classics. Provides dedicated Kids Party packages that include a soft play area, dance floor for discos, and private bar areas for parents.
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Accommodation | Food & Drink | Hotel | Music Venue | Pubs & Bars | Restaurant | Spas & Therapy rooms | Vegan | Vegetarian | Wedding Venue
The San Clu
(BAR | BRASSERIE | FITNESS CENTRE | BEAUTY CLINIC)
The San Clu Hotel is a 3 star hotel overlooking Ramsgate beach and ideally located close to Ramsgate town centre with local amenities and public transport facilities.
It has 44 rooms, all of which have air conditioning, a work desk, free wifi and a flat screen TV.
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Clique Bar
A Bar, Dance club & Nightclub with an extensive Cocktail Menu. Stunning views of the Royal Harbour Marina.
DJs play a mix of Afrobeats, bashment, pop, drill, house, and dancehall. Club nights and occasional live music.
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Mariners Bar
Thanet’s most authentic nautical themed bar in the heart of Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour. Dogs are welcome on our premises. Water bowls. Free doggie treats.
Live music on Friday & Saturday nights.
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The Waterfront
The Waterfront is a relaxed seaside spot serving great value drinks. It transforms into a lively club with DJs and dancing.
They have multiple big screens showing live Sky and BT Sport (football, horse racing, etc).
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The Churchill Tavern
(ROOSTYS RESTAURANT)
Over the years, The Churchill Tavern has transformed from being the site of the Isabella Baths (1816), a boarding house and the Paragon Hotel (1868), the Van Gogh Pub (1961), Steptoe’s Pub (1983) and finally to it’s current state as The Churchill Tavern (1988).
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Coastal Bar
Coastal Bar is the perfect Ramsgate harbour-side spot for great drinks and good vibes. With over 1,000 spirits and mixers, there’s something for every taste, from classic cocktails to adventurous creations.
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Royal Victoria Pavilion (Wetherspoon)
The largest Wetherspoons pub in UK. The pub covers approximately 16,500 square feet of customer space with two floors, two large bars, and around 350 tables.
Its prime location offers expansive sea and harbour views from both the ground-floor beachfront terrace and the first-floor roof deck.
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Enoteca
A stylish and cosy Café/Bar with outside seating overlooking the Royal Harbour Marina.
They serve a breakfast menu all day along with, fresh Panini’s, pizzas, salads, baguettes and platters to share.
At night Enoteca is a lively cocktail bar with music.
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The Honeysuckle Inn
The Honeysuckle Inn is a beautiful 17th century pub in Ramsgate. Friendly staff serving local ales and ciders. Music every Thursday. Front and side beer garden.
Visitors describe it as having a ‘boho vibe’.
Dogs are welcome in the bar.
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Belle Vue Tavern
Belle Vue quite literally means ‘beautiful view’ – and for generations it’s been more than just a pub. It’s where locals, visitors, and families have gathered to share a pint, swap stories, and watch the tide roll in and out together.
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Harbour Bar
Harbour Bar is a public house situated in the centre of town. Open every day from 11am. Great Prices, Karaoke at weekends.
In 2023, the bar was awarded a High Street Heritage Action Zone grant to enhance its Art Deco exterior. Exterior Decoration designed by Jan Kattein Architects.
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Elephant & Castle
A welcoming, “proper” local pub with a cozy interior and live music at the weekends. The pub features a, U-shaped layout with a bar area, a games area with two dart boards and a pool table, and a rear deck/garden area overlooking Boundary Park.
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Horse & Groom
This town center pub plays host to great live music gigs! With cover bands performing tracks from various decades, plus an array of local solo artists and duos spanning all kinds of genres, there’s something to cater for all musical tastes. Hosts local bands most Friday and Saturday nights, as well as Sunday afternoons.
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Ramsgate Community Cinema
Ramsgate Community Cinema is a volunteer-run charity operating at Paragon Works on Albert Street, offering diverse film screenings (classics, indies, docs), free youth filmmaking clubs, workshops, and events, with a “pay-what-you-can” entry for a welcoming, local movie experience.
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The Greek Arch
Family run Taverna, situated on The Royal Harbour walls, providing rustic and authentic Greek Cypriot cuisine.Family run Taverna, situated on The Royal Harbour walls, providing rustic and authentic Greek Cypriot cuisine. Hosts “Greek Nights” featuring live traditional entertainment and specialized meze menus.
Live Music, private functions catered for.
Visit Ramsgate – Map
The following Map shows the locations of the music venues listed above, it also provides locations and information on even more venues and all things Musical in Ramsgate.
- Click on menu icon (top left corner) to view Map index.
- Click on the green icon (in map, bottom right) for Map information.
All things Musical in Ramsgate
Thanet Gigs
Click here for the Thanet Gigs listing.
