Here are some of the best festivals in
AUGUST 2025
August is sizzling and Kent’s festival scene is in full bloom!
Broadstairs Folk Week
Location: Broadstairs
When: August 8-15th
About: Celebrating 60 years with over 400 events: concerts, dances, workshops, family fest, parade, craft & music, and more...
Biddenden Tractorfest
Location: Biddenden
When: August 16-17th
About: Celebration all things tractor, plenty of stalls, vehicles, demonstrations, children’s entertainment, animals and arena displays.
A New Day Festival
Location: Mount Ephraim gardens
When: August 15-17th
About: Veritable legends of rock rub shoulders with some great up and coming bands, at the UK's most eclectic music festival.
Kent Tribute Festival
Location: Herne bay
When: August 24th
About: A family friendly festival celebrating the best line up of tribute bands.
Hythe Food Festival
Location: Hythe
When: August 23-25th
About: A free festival offering a music stage and lots of different food and drink stalls to try.
Margate Soul Weekender
Location: Margate
When: August 1-3rd
About: An unforgetable weekend of soulful music with legendary live performances and coastal festival vibes like no other.
Sound Of Kent Festival
Location: Woolton Farm
When: August 16th
About: A whole day of live music from Kent's best up & coming musician's set on a beautiful farm.
Motor Mule Music Festival
Location: Quex Park, Birchington-on-sea
When: August 8-10th
About: Country, soul, blues and rock n roll in a local, national and international line up of musicians, motorcycles and automobiles.
Margate Pride
Location: Margate
When: August 9th
About: A celebration of all LGBTQIA+ people in a day long extravaganza of music, parade & much more.
Wilderness Gathering
Location: Rolvenden
When: August 14-17th
About: The longest running and still the original festival of bushcraft, survival and primitive living skills.
Preston Summerfest
Location: Preston
When: August 22-24th
About: An affordable family-friendly 3-day music festival celebrating the vibrant party spirit of music, and togetherness.
Smugglers Festival
Location: Deal
When: August 28-31st
About: In woodland near Deal, an eclectic mix of music, workshops, dance and good times.
