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Top story Tenterden Steam Gala: 7 and 8 November, Tickets From £18.50 Southern Through the Ages runs 7 and 8 November from Tenterden Town station. Day tickets are £35 for adults and £18.50 for children, with trains from 10am. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. Wed 7 Oct Velocette Owners Club at Tenterden Town Station 11am · Tenterden Town Station
  2. Wed 7 Oct Life Drawing to Live Music 7pm · Hypha Studios · From £11.50
  3. Thu 8 Oct Justin Sullivan and Dean White 7.45pm · Revelation · From £25
  4. Fri 9 Oct Comedy Tapas 7pm · Coachworks · From £8.50
  5. Fri 9 Oct Romesh Ranganathan: Work in Progress 8pm · Revelation
  6. Sat 10 Oct Mantissa at the Mill Willesborough Windmill
  7. 10 to 11 Oct Austin Counties Car Rally Tenterden Town Station · From £1
  8. Sat 10 Oct Harry Potter Day 10am · Victoria Park
  9. Sat 10 Oct Ashford Concert Band 11am · Ashford Bandstand · Free
  10. Sat 10 Oct Morris Moves and Folk Grooves 1pm · The Elwick Club · From £7
  11. Sat 10 Oct Country Superstars: Dolly Parton and Friends tribute show 7.30pm · Revelation · From £20
  12. Fri 16 Oct The Big Weekend Launch Party: Sunday Best 7pm · Coachworks · Free

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Events What's On in Ashford: Harry Potter Day, Create Music Village Harry Potter Day is at Victoria Park on Saturday 10 October and Create Music Village runs all month: 39 dated Ashford and Tenterden listings with prices. · 10 min read Half Term October Half Term in Ashford: Two Weeks, Ten Days Out Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October, but four big Ashford secondaries are off from 19 October. What's on in both weeks: farm Halloween, steam trains, music. · 6 min read Remembrance Ashford Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, Silence at 11am Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Last year Ashford's parade formed at 10.50am in the Memorial Gardens and Tenterden's left at 10.30am, with the A28 shut. · 4 min read Christmas Rare Breeds Centre Christmas: Santa From £29 a Child A Truly Magical Christmas at the Rare Breeds Centre, Woodchurch runs weekends from 28 November and daily 19 to 23 December. Child £29 with a gift, adult £18.50. · 4 min read Ashford Two Ashford Names in Folkestone Film Season From 18 Sept Man Baby screens 18 September, Misper 27 September and Passenger 29 October at Folkestone's Silver Screen, each with the filmmakers there for a Q&A. · 4 min read Ashford Ashford Fireworks: Rugby Club Has No 2026 Date Yet Bonfire night falls on Thursday 5 November. Ashford Rugby Club, the borough's main display, has no 2026 date and its ticket page still shows last year. · 4 min read Ashford Ashford Christmas Lights: Carnival Set for 21 November Carnival of the Baubles is Saturday 21 November 2026, 12pm to 8pm, with a Day of the Dance theme and the giant disco turtle back. Parade time and route are not out yet. · 5 min read Tenterden Tenterden Christmas Market 2026: Back to Four Days The market runs 19 to 22 November 2026, down from ten days. After a survey where 483 of 614 residents called last year too long, that matters. Times still TBC. · 6 min read Tenterden Tenterden Santa Specials 2026: 10 Dates, Prices From £100 The Kent and East Sussex Railway runs Santa trains on ten dates from 29 November. Prices are per table, not per person, and booking closes seven days ahead. · 5 min read