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Free celebration events across Canterbury

Join us on Sunday 24 May, during the bank holiday weekend, for a city-wide celebration as we launch Canterbury's transformed public spaces and mark the end of these exciting milestone projects within the city's Levelling Up Fund work.

Enjoy live music from Hullabaloo, The Native Oysters Band and Goblin Band, witness The Great Escape aerial theatre performances at Westgate Square and experience Folk Lore Kent's Mayhem Fair at the Dane John Gardens, complete with big top marquee, maypole and Morris dancing, folk entertainment, live music and crafting and dance workshops. 

Plus, enjoy food markets, pop-up bars and much more. 

Read on for the full programme of events. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Travel and parking

Park and Ride will also be FREE all day and extended until 9pm! The last buses to Sturry Road, New Dover Road and Wincheap terminals will leave their normal stops in St George’s Lane at 9pm. For more advice on travelling and parking in Canterbury, visit our Travel and Parking page.

What's On

Scarabaeus Aerial Theatre

Hullabaloo

The Native Oysters Band

Folk Lore Kent’s Mayhem Fair

Rock Choir

The Lindy Hop Dance Company

Westgate Towers Stage

The Mystery & Murder of Kit Marlowe

A Jolly Sailor Bank Holiday Weekender

Canterbury Plant-Based Market

Canterbury's Gardens

Goblin Band

Green Diesel

Wyrd Folk DJ Set

Folk Dance Remixed – Maypole Workshops

George and the Dragon

Beast Herding Performance

Procession of May Giant

Morris Dancing

The Dragons Walkabout

The Pram Walkabout

Whitefriars Live Music

Fringe Events

Canterbury Taster TrAle

Fancy a Pimms?

Live Music at The Cricketers

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Canterbury Unlocked Various locations across the city
Canterbury

CT1 2BZ

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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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