The world-famous OKTOBERFEST is coming to Canterbury City Centre at Westgate Hall! There will be hundreds of people in Canterbury's biggest dedicated event space, with full bier hall decoration, live Oompah band and of course the iconic steins! Don your best lederhosen and grab a stein for this celebration of Bavarian Music, Food and drink! […]
The world-famous OKTOBERFEST is coming to Canterbury City Centre at Westgate Hall! There will be hundreds of people in Canterbury's biggest dedicated event space, with full bier hall decoration, live Oompah band and of course the iconic steins! Don your best lederhosen and grab a stein for this celebration of Bavarian Music, Food and drink! […]
Give the gift of life… join a Blood Donation Session in 2025 at Westgate Hall. Wednesday 29 January Wednesday 26 March Wednesday 2 April Wednesday 9 April Wednesday 30 April Wednesday 7 May Wednesday 14 May Wednesday 9 July Wednesday 20 August Wednesday 27 August Wednesday 10 September Wednesday 5 November 13:45 – 19:45 […]
Set those hips in motion with Salsa-Asi! as Westgate Hall transforms into a dancefloor for the return of this weekly class. Come solo, with a friend or dance partner to learn salsa from scratch or get even better. Beginners, Improvers and Intermediate classes. No need to book just turn up Weekly on Thursdays. Doors open […]
Enter the wonderful world of ephemera at the Canterbury Postcard and Collectors Fair. Buy and sell postcards, stamps, militaria, coins, cigarette cards, antiques, toys, books, and much more. Browse dozens of stalls. Saturday 12 April Saturday 14 June Saturday 11 October Saturday 13 December 9am Doors open (£2 entry) Plus enjoy takeaway hot and cold […]
Enjoy delicious food and drink from Bemix Discovery Catering and their wonderful group - those with and without learning difficulties - at their pop-up cafe from 12 - 2pm. The group come together every week at Westgate Hall's community venue to learn skills in cooking and catering. They are supported to develop and prepare recipes, […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Friday 18 October, Doors 7.15pm | Showtime 8pm Tickets £45 (includes light bites and a welcome glass of fizz) Join us on Festival Eve as we celebrate our 40th Birthday in style! Since 1984 Canterbury Festival has championed the arts across our historic city, […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Saturday 19 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) From shot-gun shack and cotton-fields to festival main stages, the prodigious talents of Lil’ Jimmy Reed have taken him a long way from the Mississippi River. One of the […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Sun 20 October, 1 pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Free event Experience the creativity and skill of Canterbury Christ Church University’s BA Games Design students through this interactive showcase! Explore fantastic student game projects including imaginative heritage games that capture the essence of Canterbury. […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Monday 21 October, 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £18 Based in the South East, Open Water bring a fresh approach to acoustic music. Joanne Doolan’s unique vocals emanate from her Welsh musical roots. Guitars and other stringed instruments are played by Jeff Alexander […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Tuesday 22 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) We are delighted to welcome brilliant young guitarist and Classic FM Rising Star, Plínio Fernandes to Canterbury Festival for a concert that fuses the tradition of classical guitar with […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Wednesday 23 October, 1pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Mums, Dads, Grandparents and Friends £14 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Join us for 75-minutes of hilarious comedy, where you can relax and have a good laugh at the best comedians in the UK, without needing childcare! […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Wednesday 23 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £18, Students £12 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) You are cordially invited to Best Man, the sell-out Edinburgh Fringe comedy about Cathal, a man who’s just spent the last 3 years watching all his friends […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Thursday 24 October, 10am – 4pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Free to participating schools. A community dance project inviting local schools, aspiring choreographers and dancers to showcase their work and participate in workshops led by Canterbury Christ Church University Dance Instructor, James Middleton, and […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Thursday 24 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50) Since emerging with her debut EP Wolf in 2018, UK artist Katherine Priddy has quickly become one of the most exciting names on the British scene. Her highly anticipated first album […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Friday 25 October, 11am – 4pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Join us for a day of FREE live music with bands from across the Canterbury district. The project will showcase talented musicians aged 14-21 in a professionally managed live-band staging. Want to get involved? […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Friday 25 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) With rosé-tinted glasses, the award-winning Flat and the Curves piece together bygone years of revelry. Have the debaucherous days of slut-drops, one-night stands, and fried-chicken-infused afterparties passed? With original […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Saturday 26 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Please note this is a standing/dancing event Don Letts’ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world for over five decades. He came to notoriety […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Monday 28 October, 2pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £9 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Ages 3+ Let Mr Pineapple Head take you on a rollercoaster ride of clown beauty, professional silliness and pineapple magic! Mr Pineapple Head works in the style of a silent […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Monday 28 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Noel McCalla and Derek come together tonight to perform jazz, blues and soul classics, plus a few of Stevie Wonder’s compositions from their award-winning show The Wonder of Stevie. […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Tuesday 29 October, 2pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £9 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Most suitable for ages 7 – 12 years Join the big funny magic man, star of Britain’s Got Talent, ITV2 and TNT Sports as he performs his comedy magic show […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! An evening of song, conversation and laughter. Tuesday 29 October, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £20 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Following her 2022 sold-out theatre debut, Songs from my Soul, Ginger Bennett returns to the stage with an owl-like, wry and witty […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Wednesday 30 October, 2pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £9 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Ages 6+ Join us for a multi awardwinning, improvised storytelling show. There will be pirates and princesses, unicorns and dragons, spacemen and swordfights, and all of it completely and irrefutably […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Thursday 31 October, 2pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £9 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) Ages 3+ Do you have silly dreams at night? Well, Mr. Sleepybum does, and he’s going to re-enact them all for you in this high-energy, interactive, kids’ comedy show for […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Friday 1 November, 11am – 1pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Family ticket £10 (provides entry for one child accompanied by one adult) For ages 5 – 12 years Jasmin Vardimon Company and Kent Music present a family experience workshop. Led by experienced practitioners and […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Friday 1 November, 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £25 (Incl. £1.50 booking fee) This is a standing/dancing gig. One of the UK’s most popular live touring bands, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music with influences including the likes […]
Canterbury Festival returns to Westgate Hall for 2 weeks of entertainment! Saturday 2 November, Showtime 8pm Festival Club at Westgate Hall Tickets £25 This is a standing/dancing gig Heeding Woody Guthrie's maxim, Alabama 3 have never feared the reduction of their technology. Consequently, Alabama 3 Acoustic is brave enough to go out on the road armed […]
