Ramsgate, all I can say this week is, WOW! I’ve never seen so many events taking place in town before. I knew y’all loved Halloween, but this is something else.
I try to keep this newsletter short and sweet so that all you lovely readers can digest it with ease, but sometimes that does mean missing out a few events along the way. Don’t worry, I’ll always point you in the right direction if there’s more to discover, and this week its to the full Ramsgate Autumn Festival programme. There are over 80(!) events taking place and every single one is worthy of your time and attention. Please do tag us in your stories if you visit any of them, and don’t forget to spread the word about Don’t Miss if you find us useful. We appreciate it. Oh, and Happy Halloween!
Don’t miss out, until next week - EJP x
🎃 Edgar Allan Poe Reading, Spooky Cocktails & Silent Films
Sat 31 Oct, 7pm - 1am / The Ravensgate Arms
Is there a better way to kick off your Halloween party than with a recitation of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”? Well, thats exactly how the folks at The Ravensgate are handling it with a local thespian performing the spooky poem. There will be nostalgic Snakebite & Black for those who dare, alongside a selection of Halloween themed cocktails and the ever-changing blackboard menu. Chill with a drink and watch the silent horror film showings, or come for the late license and the gothic horror soundtrack. Trick or treaters welcome ‘til 8pm, with prizes for the most original Halloween costumes for those staying after dark.
🎟️ Free
🌚 Darkness Exhibition
Mon 26 Oct - Thur 29 Oct, 11am - 3pm / Wooden Box Gallery
Plunge into darkness with this exhibition of local artists, writers and makers, featuring paintings, prints, and writings exploring hidden dreams and fears. There’s also the opportunity to contribute to Princess Ra (more info below) by adding a message to the inside of her wings.
🎟️ Free
🎭 Robert Poulter’s New Model Theatre
Wed 28 Oct, 1 - 6pm / The Falstaff
Step into the weird and wonderful world of miniature theatre, with short, beautifully crafted shows performed using hand-drawn scenery and characters. From 1 -3pm, the show will centre around pirates and dinosaurs, with a later showing on a Thanet smuggling gang (ages 7+) from 4 - 6pm.
🎟️ Free
🎬 Films: Ken Russell’s Gothic & Frankenstein
Wed 28 Oct, 6.30pm & Fri 30 Oct, 1.30pm / Ramsgate Community Cinema
Ramsgate Community Cinema certainly won’t be missing out on all the Haloween action with a special cinema film screening of Ken Russell’s ‘Gothic’ on Wednesday evening and a Friday matinee of classic 1931 movie ‘Frankenstein’.
🎟️ £3.50 - £5 donation
🏴☠️ Smuggler’s End by Andrew Nolan
Wed 28 Oct, 8 - 9pm / Plunder
For one night only, a play of smugglers and ghosts will be performed in Ramsgate’s own smuggler-themed bookshop. What’s it about, you say? The appearance of the ghost of a smuggler in Sarah's new Broadstairs home takes her into the past world of Joss Snelling's smuggling gang.
🎟️ £10 / Book now
🍁It’s Not ‘Sam Hane’!
Fri 30 Oct, 7pm / The Fermentorium
Join Mike of The Fermentorium for an informal talk on Celtic myths and Samhain origins, marking the transition from the harvest season to winter or the "darker half" of the year.
🎟️ Free
📜 Mrs Fox Skulduggery Tour
Sat 31 Oct, 2.30 - 4.30pm / Meet at Clock House
Explore the dark and mysterious side of Ramsgate with the intrepid Mrs Fox as your guide. You'll hear tales of scandal and intrigue, with a dollop of the town's social history, as you follow in the footsteps of smugglers, murderers and smack boys. SPOOKY!
🎟️ Free
🧙🏻♀️Poetry Walk: A First-Rate Gothic Woman
Sun 1 Nov, 2pm / Meet at Lookout Café
Led by poet Sarah Tait, this leisurely poetry stroll explores the life, legacy, and local history of Jane Pugin, the wife of famed Gothic Revival architect Augustus Pugin.
🎟️ Free (donations for Holding On, Letting Go)
🐦⬛The Raven’s Flight - Closing Lantern Parade
Sun 1 Nov, 4 - 5.15pm / St George’s Church
Ramsgate Autumn Festival culminates in The Raven’s Flight, a warming lantern procession around St George’s Church. For this week, members of the community are invited to attend free lantern-making workshops (Mon 26 - Thu 29 Oct, 2 - 5pm, St George’s Church) to join Princess Ra, a raven-shaped lantern created by Jimmy Edwards with thoughts, dreams and fears of visitors concealed in its wings.
🎟️ Free
🍻Oktoberfest
Mon 26 Oct - Sun 1 Nov, midday - late / Queen’s Head
It feels like Oktoberfest is never ending in this town, but hey, can you ever have too much German beer and snacks? Soak in the last of it with live music performances all weekend.
🎟️ Free entry
🍸 Pure Magic. Wicked Drinks.
Wed 28 Oct, 6 - 9.30pm / The Little Kraken
Ramsgate’s newest restaurant brings spooky cocktails and real magic to your Wednesday night.
🎟️ Free entry
🎃 Halloween Trail & Vintage Fashion Exhibition
Sat 31 Oct, 11am - 4pm / Addington Street
Take the kids for an easy trick or treat trail along Addington Street with local traders offering sweets alongside spooky stories at The Book Hotel and a vintage fashion exhibition at Madsen Sylvester Studio.
🎟️ Free
👧 The Little Brick House Children’s Halloween
Sat 31 Oct, 12.30 - 2.30pm / The Little Brick House Café
When you’ve loaded the kids up on sweets from the town trails, why not join the team at The Little Brick House Cafe for a session of building and creating. Spooky sets available!
🎟️ £12 / Book now
👻 Halloween at Ellington
Sat 31 Oct, 5pm - 7pm / Ellington Park
Continue the Halloween festivities into the evening with a storytelling walk, a RADMEC Ghost Train, pumpkin skittles, and a fancy dress contest. What will you go as?
🎟️ Free
🔮 Tarot & Tincture
Fri 30 Oct, 7.30pm - late / Alley Bar
Double, double, toil and trouble, this late night session will feature tarot readings and strong liquor. Witches assemble!
🎟️ Members Free, £3 Non-members / Book here
🍺 Halloween at The Fermentorium
Sat 31 Oct, from 6pm / The Fermentorium
Start your Halloween evening off with a costume contest, games, and treats for trick-or-treaters. Honestly, you can get a good Ramsgate bar crawl out of this spooky day.
🎟️ Free entry
🍷 After Dark Jim Breese DJ Set
Sat 31 Oct, 7 - 11pm / Penelope
Fancy some deep house grooves instead? Penelope owner and DJ Jum Breese will take to the decks while you drink wine in this dimly-lit, intimate bar.
🎟️ Free entry
🎃 Atomica Halloween Special
Sat 31 Oct, 8pm - 3am / Ramsgate Arts Club
When the party is all over everywhere else, this late night Halloween club night will be here to keep you warm. Expect indie-alt tunes and drinks all night long.
🎟️ Free entry
🪩 ‘80s Halloween Party with Neon Rush
Sat 31 Oct, from 9pm / Queen’s Head
If there’s the one thing the 80s did well it was Halloween (read: The Lost Boys) and you too can don a terrible costume for this 80s fancy dress party, complete with live tunes from Neon Rush.
🎟️ Free entry
🧘 Laughter Yoga
Mon 26 Oct, 6 - 7pm & Thur 29 Oct, 4 - 5pm / HOLD Creative Spaces
HA HA HA, this uplifting yoga session is designed to clear away the cobwebs and Sylvie really is a joy. Give it a try!
🎟️ From £4 / Book here
✏️ Life Drawing
Mon 26 Oct, 7 - 9pm / The Pub
Spend a couple of hours relaxing at The Pub, drawing life models to a chilled soundtrack and enjoying bevvies and snacks from the bar.
🎟️ £15 / Book here
✍️ Creative Writing Workshop with Katerina Diamond
Tue 27 Oct, 5.30 - 7.30pm / Vincent’s Café
Sunday Times bestselling author Katerina Diamond will talk you through a relaxed and inspiring creative writing session, sharing ideas and techniques to help get your imagination flowing.
🎟️ £5 (donations to RNLI) / Book here
🍃 Nature Trail with Keith Ross
Fri 30 Oct, 10am - 4pm / Ramsgate Boating Pool to Pegwell Bay
BBC Springwatch expert Keith Ross is leading the way with a guided walk from Ramsgate Boating Pool to Pegwell Bay! Grab your walking boots and enjoy the crisp autumn air while learning about local wildlife.
🎟️ £22.38 / Book here
🎭 Mask Making Workshop
Fri 30 Oct, 3.30 - 5pm / Ellington Park Café
Get creative with your family and make your own Halloween mask in preparation for the big day.
🎟️ Free
🎢 Dreamland Rides
Every Sat & Sun in Oct & 24 – 1 Nov, 10:30am - 5pm / Dreamland
October is the season to scare yourself silly on the Ghost Train, scream if you want to go faster on the Rock N Roller and treat yourself to tasty dishes from the food traders at The Food Court. You could even take in a spooky cartoon and Halloween themed film for free on the giant Scenic Screen! Plus ride wristbands are half price every day including half term. Quick grab the kids.
🎟️ From £12.49 for adults, £6.49 for tiny tots / Buy on the day
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And if you missed it… last week’s newsletter still has lots of things happening you need to know about.
Ramsgate Autumn Festival, Pumpkin Carving & Song Salon
Hey, the weather might be miserable, but the events calendar this week is anything but. Folks, you’ve literally had an Autumn festival made for you!