Good news, folks. It’s officially roast season and there literally isn’t a thing I love more than a slow Sunday digging into roast potatoes and Yorkshire puds. My friends and I are on a mission to try out all that Ramsgate has to offer, so do pop your favourite place for one in the comments. Today, we chowed down at The Bedford Inn and thanks to its enormous portions, lashings of cauliflower cheese, and the offer of extra gravy, I’ll certainly be going back. Thankfully we only had to roll home for me to write this intro and promptly take a nap…
Don’t miss out, until next week - EJP x
🍄 Sporefaring Festival
Fri 16 - Sun 18 Oct, 10am - 9pm / Various venues
Let’s talk about mushrooms shall we? Thanet’s isle-wide mushroom festival unites a passionate community celebrating all aspects and varieties: mycology, cultivation, gardening, ecological wellness and more across a range of venues and forests (much of the action is at Gather&). There’s foraging, films, Q&A’s with experts, discussions about psychedelics with neuroscientists, a kids mushroom show and workshop and a Biofluorescent Night Walk round Northdown Park armed with a UV light. Peruse the huge programme below.
🎟️ Tickets from £12 / Book here
🎥 Film: Out Laws
Wed 14 Oct, 7pm / Ramsgate Community Cinema
Premiered at this year's BFI Flare, this feature documentary looks at the history of criminalisation of homosexuality and its roots in colonialism. Director James Lewis will be present at the screening for a Q&A.
🎟 £3.50 suggested donation
⚱️ I See You: Works in Clay by Vivienne Yankah
Fri 16 Oct, 6 - 8pm; Sat 17 - Sun 18 Oct, 11am - 5pm / Hold Gallery
Local ceramicist Vivienne Yankah presents her clay works offering feelings of connection and showing structures of strength, fragility and conflict. Make sure you catch the private view on Friday night.
🎟 Free
🎥 Film: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Fri 16 Oct, 2pm / Ramsgate Community Cinema
As part of its Black History Month programme, Ramsgate Community Cinema presents this groundbreaking classic. A comedy-drama about inter-racial marriage in 1960s America starring Sydney Poitier, Spencer Tracey & Katherine Hepburn.
🎟 £3.50 suggested donation
💡 Newington Lights Festival
Fri 16 Oct, 6 - 8pm / Newington Community Centre Car Park
While the evenings are sadly drawing in, this free community event makes the most of it showcasing light installations and live performances. Wrap up, grab some food and drink, and support your local community centre.
🎟️ Free
🎷 Jazz Nights at The House
Fri 16 Oct, 7pm / The House at Ramsgate
Ginger Bennett brings a fresh and soulful energy to The House accompanied by three fellow musicians. Enjoy a glass of wine while relaxing to classic Jazz, fondly remembered modern classics and original compositions.
🎟️ Free entry
🇬🇷 Rachel O’Sullivan’s Greek Plates
Sat 17 Oct, 5 -9pm / Penelope
Rachel O’Sullivan is back in the kitchen at Penelope, and this time she’s going Greek! Inspired by her recent trip to Naxos, one of the dishes will feature a rare native split pea known as ‘The Gold of Schinoussa’. Expect rich, earthy, and rustic plates, with Greek wine on the menu too.
🎟️ Pay as you go / Book a table
🔮 Psychic Festival
Sun 18 Oct, 10am - 4pm / RAF Manston History Museum
Join the regular paranormal teams at RAF Manston for their monthly psychic festival. There will be Reiki, healing, tarot reading, mediumship, food vendors, craft stalls, and all the woo-woo you could ever want.
🎟️ Free entry
🎙️ Lucy Taylor
Thur 15 Oct, 7pm / Ramsgate Arts Club
Elton John meets Ella Fitzgerald when Lucy Jones takes the stage as she combines 70s glam pop with the sensuality, depth and risk of jazz. I heard a rumour this gig came from Lucy’s 15-minute set at Busk Until Dusk, and that’s certainly a budding relationship we like to see!
🎟️ £10 / Book here
🎸 The Fierce and the Dead
Fri 16 Oct, 7.30pm - 11pm / Ramsgate Music Hall
The Fierce & The Dead launch their second vocal-led album, offering a heavier, more vocal-led sound. Support comes from Terry Edwards.
🎟️ £14.50 / Book now
🎧 Alley Bar Socials: Music For Sensuous Lovers
Fri 16 Oct, 7.30pm - 1am / The Alley Bar
The Alley Bar is back after its short summer break and this DJ night features tunes from local DJs including GARYLOVE, Jack Russell, Mr Ben and Dave Doubles. It’s time to DANCE!
🎟️ Free for members, £3 for non-members
🎶 Tom McRae
Sat 17 Oct, 7.30pm - 11pm / Ramsgate Music Hall
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, and Mercury and Brit nominee, Tom McRae celebrates 25 years of songs and stories.
🎟️ £24.50 / Book now
🪩 Adam Garcia's Emerald Storm
Sat 17 Oct, 7.30pm - 11pm / The Granville Theatre
Direct from the West End, Emerald Storm fuses the fire of Irish dance with the grit of urban tap. This high-octane production explodes with rhythm, passion and pure spectacle. Limited seats remaining!
🎟️ from £30.25 / Book here
🎛️ Triangulator
Sat 17 Oct, 8pm - late / Ramsgate Arts Club
After a successful Ramsgate Arts Club DJ debut at the recent Eidophusikon club night, Triangulator is back with an array of eclectic, soulful sounds. Start the night with a few easy drinks and slow tunes, with a more electronic-orientated dance floor selection as the night goes on.
🎟️ Free
✏️ Sketch Club
Mon 12 Oct, 11am - 12.30pm / Arts in Ramsgate
Start your Monday the right way, with a relaxing still life and drawing session run by local artist Ruth Rollason. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, this drop-in session is open to all.
🎟 £10 / Pay on arrival
🏋🏽 KettleflowYOGA™ & Pilates Somatics
Sat 17 Oct, 11am - 1.30pm / Paragon Works
Nathan Dyas is back with another KettleflowYOGA™ event. This time with Parkes who will be sharing her Pilates Somatics class which involves a combination of gentle, mindful movements to help reconnect with the body, release tension, and restore natural mobility. There will be focus on the breath, tapping, shaking and other techniques to embrace for somatic release.
🎟 £35 / Call to book: 07525 784414
🎨 Sip & Paint
Sat 17 Oct, 2 -4pm / Violet’s
Paint like Monet at the very last sip & paint session from Rachel’s Art Studio. She’ll teach you how to paint landscapes like an Impressionist pro with one drink and all materials provided.
🎟️ £25
Three things to know:
I’m so excited for the return of Light Up Ramsgate which sees Ramsgate town centre turned into a gallery of light art. There’s currently a call out for artists with a theme of ‘spark, gather, grow’. Find out more here.
Thanet District Council is inviting proposals for the redevelopment of Marina Car Park 3 on Marina Esplanade in Ramsgate. Sauna applications only please.
Comedian Lou Sanders has announced that her latest show No Kissing In The Bingo Hall (filmed at Ramsgate’s Granville Theatre)will be streaming on Amazon from October 22. I was there!
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