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This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events. In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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January

• A Celebration of Twelfth Night, Maidstone Choral Union, United Reform Church, Maidstone, Early January

February

• Thanet Music & Drama Festival, all over thanet, Ramsgate
• Wedding Extravaganza, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood

March

• DMG Antiques Fair, Kent County Showground, Detling
• Kent Vs The Rest of The World: Food & Wine, Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone
• Maidstone Symphony Orchestra Concert, Mote Hall, Maidstone
• Thanet Music & Drama Festival, all over thanet, Ramsgate, early

April

• Easter Chicken Hunt, Museum of Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone
• Easter Extravaganza Weekend, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Saturday/Sunday/Monday – 7th/8th/9th
• Easter Playtime, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
• Spring Gardens Week & Flower Festival, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
• Weald of Kent Garden Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone

May

• Dickens Festival, Rochester, Late May or early June
• Dunkirk Little Ships Reenactment, Ramsgate
• Faversham Classic Car & Bike Show, Faversham
• JAF Charity Football Tournament and Fun Weekend, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe
• Kent Country Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone, 26th-28th 2007
• Kent Garden Show, Kent County Showground, Detling
• May Day Celebrations, Museum of Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone

• Medway Maritime Festival, Chatham
• Pond Dipping, Bedgebury National Pinetum, Goudhurst, 30th
• Proms in the Park, Whatman Park, Maidstone
• Rochester Sweeps, Rochester
• South East Extreme Sports Show, Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone
• Tom Hart Dyke’s Lullingstone Plant Fair, Lullingstone Castle, Dartford
• Wild West Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Maidstone, Early May

June

• Air Show, Biggin Hill
• British Food & Drink Festival, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Broadstairs Dickens Festival, Various venues, Broadstairs, Mid June
• Canterbury Carnival, Various Venues, Canterbury, Mid June
• Garden of England Motorcycle Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Glorious Gardens week, Penshurst Place, Tonbridge
• Hernhill Open Gardens, Hernhill Village, Faversham
• Jazz Festival, Town Centre, Maidstone
• Kent Music Festival, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Friday/Saturday/Sunday 29th/30th/31st
• Leeds Castle Open-Air Concerts, Maidstone
• Much Ado About Nothing, Meopham
• Open Air Concerts, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
• Open Gardens, Art Exhibition & Flower Festival, St Nicholas-At-Wade with Sarre Church and Various Venues, Birchington, Early June

• Riverside Country Fair, Riverside Country Park, Gillingham, Late June
• Rose Week, Hever Castle and Gardens, Edenbridge, 15 – 21
• Stour Music Festival, Boughton Aluph, Late June
• Summer Fayre, The Friars, Aylesford, Mid June
• Tonbridge Carnival, Tonbridge
• Whitstable Races, Whitstable

July

• Cobtree Country Fayre, Museum of Kent Life, Maidstone
• Gardens open for the National Garden Scheme , Squerryes Court Manor House and Gardens, Westerham, Sundays 8
• Goodnestone Village Fete, Goodnestone Park Gardens, Canterbury, Early July
• Grain Village Carnival, Rochester
• Hythe Festival Week, Various venues, Hythe, Early July
• International Music & Dance Festival, Various venues, Maidstone
• Kent Beer Festival, Merton Farm, Canterbury, Mid July
• Kent County Show, Kent County Showground, Detling
• KM Motoring Pageant, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• KM War & Peace Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Maidstone River Festival, The River Medway, Maidstone
• Miller Music Nights, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Music: Big Day Out, Riverside Leisure Area, Gravesend, Mid July
• Tonbridge Castle Festival of Music and Fireworks, Tonbridge

• Whitstable Harbour Open Day, Whitstable Harbour, Whitstable, Late July

August

• Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs
• EDF Energy Spafest, Various venues, Tunbridge Wells, Early August
• Farming & Country Festival, Farming World, Faversham, Late August
• Fordcombe Fete and Flower Show, Cricket Field and Village Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Early August
• Herne Bay Carnival, Town Centre, Herne Bay, Mid August
• Herne Bay Festival, Various Venues, Herne Bay, Mid - Late August
• Kent Steam & Transport Rally, Kent County Showground, Detling
• Military Odyssey, Kent County Showground, Detling
• Monster Mania - European Monster Truck Racing, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Plum Festival, Faversham
• South East Gadren Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Southern Mini Days, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Summer Fruits Fiesta, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, 16 17 August
• Summer Holiday Fun, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Whitstable Carnival, Various Venues, Whitstable, Early August

September

• Cider Celebrations, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, 20 21 September
• Cultural Music and Craft Weekend, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Friday/Saturday/Sunday 21st/22nd /23rd
• Heritage Open Days, Various Venues, Maidstone
• Hop Farm Beer Festival , Maidstone

• Hop Picking Festival, Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Maidstone Beer & Hop Picking Festival, Museum of Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone
• Maidstone Mela, Mote Park, Maidstone
• Model Aircraft Show, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• New Car Show now, Hop Farm Paddock Wood, Maidstone
• The Great Leeds Castle Balloon & Vintage Car Weekend, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne

October

• Apple and Cider Festival, Museum of Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone
• Apple Festival, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, 18 19 October
• Autumn Gold Festival, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
• Autumn Gold Flower Festival, Maidstone
• Canterbury Festival, Various venues, Canterbury, Mid October
• Faversham Carnival, Recreation Ground, Faversham, Mid October
• Half Term Fun, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Halloween Horrors, Chatham
• KM Wedding Extravaganza, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• National Fruit Show, Kent County Showground, Detling
• Rochester Food & Drink Festival, Rochester
• Specialist Art Deco Fair, the grasshopper inn, moorhouse, Westerham
• Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden

November

• Bonfire Night Family Party, Museum of Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone

• Canterbury Eurofair, Dane John Gardens, Canterbury, Late November
• Christmas Extravaganza, Hildenborough
• Christmas Gift Fair, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• christmas market, St Marks Church Centre, Rosherville, Gravesend
• Crafts for Christmas, Kent County Showground, Detling
• Fireworks Spectacular, The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood
• Grand Firework Display, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne
• Kent Christmas Gift Fayre, Farming World, Faversham, Mid November
• Sandwich Christmas Carnival, Sandwich Town Centre, Sandwich, Late November

December

• Boxing Day Walk, Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst, Wednesday 26
• Christmas Events , Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Throughout month
• Hoodening, St Nicholas-at-Wade
• Sandwich Christmas Fayre, St Peters Church, Sandwich, Early December
• Tankerton Christmas Market, Tankerton Road, Whitstable, Early December
• Traditional Christmas Pantomime, Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
• Winter Treasure Trail, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne

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