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Summer celebration events across Canterbury

Join us this summer for a season of celebrations.

Following our successful, free Canterbury Unlocked event on Sunday 24th May, which launched the city's transformed public spaces and marked the end of these exciting milestone projects within the city's Levelling Up Fund work, the festivities continue!

Canterbury Unlocked is proud to be supporting a number of exciting events taking place this summer across our newly regenerated public spaces.

Read on for the line-up of events. More to follow soon!

What's On

6 June - Pride Canterbury (Parade + Dane John Gardens)

20 June - Afro Kantab Festival (Dane John Gardens)

4 July - Medieval Pageant and Family Trail (City-wide)

10-12 July - Canterbury Children's Literature Festival (City-wide)

25-26 July - Canterbury City Show (Westgate Square and Gardens)

25 July - Sunrose Arts Festival (Dane John Gardens)

June 2026

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1 Pride Canterbury
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2 Afro KANTAB Festival

July 2026

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1 Medieval Pageant and Family Trail 2026
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2 Canterbury Children's Literature Festival
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3 Canterbury City Show 2026
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4 Sunrose Arts Festival 2026

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Canterbury Unlocked Various locations across the city
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Visitor Information Centre
Visitor Information Centre
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
18 High Street
Canterbury, CT1 2RA
01227 862 162
canterburyinformation@canterbury.gov.uk
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