EVENTS
GREAT COMP GARDENS SUMMER SHOW
7 AUGUST MARGATE CARNIVAL Margate www . facebook . com / margatecarnival Time : From 2.30pm | Price : Free
Expect dancers , bands , youth and community groups and much more ... Save this date ! Presented by the fabulous Margate Carnival Association .
9 AUGUST - 12 SEPTEMBER SUMMER EXHIBITION OF UPLIFTING ART Bluewater , Greenhithe www . utrevents . co . uk Time : 11am - 8pm ( Mon-Sat ) 11am - 5pm ( Sundays | Price : Free
Run by artists for artists , this exhibition provides a unique opportunity for artists to exhibit in an open exhibition and for guests and purchasers to meet the artists themselves in a friendly , informal setting .
10 AUGUST BEASTIE DAYS Brogdale Collections , Faversham www . brogdalecollections . org Time : 10am - 3pm | Price : £ 7.50 - £ 9.50
Book your bug show and spend the day at Brogdale ! Orchard bug hunt offers the chance to meet giant insects , bring a picnic and enjoy a wholesome day at Brogdale Farm exploring Brogdale and discovering fantastic bugs and minibeasts that call it home . Orchard Bug Explorers includes a hunt for bugs in the orchards to see where they live in the wild . Learn all about the bugs that help the orchard throughout the year . Book your Live Bug Show time and meet the giant insects . The displays are educational , fun and packed full of weird , wonderful and cute animals that children wouldn ’ t usually get a chance to meet including giant cockroaches , millipedes , snails , scorpions , beetle larvae , tarantulas and lots more .
10 AUGUST CATCH THAT BEAST – FORT GARDENS The Woodville Theatre , Gravesend www . woodville . co . uk Time : 2pm | Price : Free
The Royal Society of Beastologists are a group with one mission : to track down mythical beasts . Jessy , the youngest Beastologist , has her doubts about beast hunting . What if beasts don ’ t want to be found ? When Jessy is left behind at camp , an encounter with the Beast could help her transform the ways of the Beastologists for good … Catch That Beast ! is a magical , deliciously silly show about how we interact with wild things and how the youngest among us might bring about change . Full of humour , live music , inventive puppetry and audience participation , it is suitable for everybody aged 5 +. Bring a cushion or pop-up chair to Fort Gardens to watch this great show comfortably . There will be a cash only bar selling popcorn , candyfloss , ice-creams , soft drinks and crisps .
13 - 14 AUGUST GREAT COMP GARDENS SUMMER SHOW St Mary Platt near Sevenoaks www . greatcompgarden . co . uk Time : 12pm - 4pm | Price : £ 8.50
Jazz ensemble Strings And Things will entertain plant-hungry visitors who love nothing more than to listen to jazz on the lawn while enjoying a pimms and squeezing as many plants as they can in their trolleys ! With dahlias , salvias , perennials , bulbs and exotics , Great Comp Garden ’ s Summer Show this year will be chock full of plant divas vying for attention on the lawn at this hidden gem of a garden . Art , jewellery and handicrafts will also be in evidence at the show with Glass Art , Mousie Murray ’ s Craft , Posh Stuff , Designs on Silk , Finesse , The Cushion Boutique , Lakehouse Fabrics , Ceramics by Fiona Osbaldstone and more .
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