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TICKETED EVENTS

26

Nov

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Margate Film Festival
Opening Night: Bird

A 12-year-old girl navigates family chaos when a mysterious stranger named Bird appears, blurring reality and magic in this gritty, transformative tale. Shot in Kent.

26

Nov

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Opening Night: Bird

A 12-year-old girl navigates family chaos when a mysterious stranger named Bird appears, blurring reality and magic in this gritty, transformative tale. Shot in Kent.

26

Nov

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Shorts #1: Defiant Depths

Five bold films celebrate human resilience—from forbidden love to quiet rebellion, featuring daring narratives and striking visuals that challenge conventions across centuries and continents.

27

Nov

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Picnic Dinner & The Wild Robot

This enchanting animated film follows Roz the Robot, who is shipwrecked on an island in a storm and must adapt quickly to her new surroundings. What happens when nature and technology collide?

27

Nov

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Shorts #2: Crossroads

When the path forward isn’t clear, what choice do we make? This gripping programme explores characters caught at moral crossroads.

27

Nov

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La Piscine [The Swimming Pool]

Sun-drenched French Riviera, tangled ex-lovers, and simmering tension – this 1969 cult thriller is a languid, sensuous tour de force of desire, seduction, and controlled suspense.

28

Nov

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Shorts #3: From Where She Stands

Five intimate portraits celebrate women’s resilience and quiet rebellion across continents—tender, fierce stories of navigating loss, duty, and self-discovery with strength and determination.

28

Nov

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The Magician (Live Score)

A sinister alchemist seeks virgin blood to create life in this 1926 silent classic, accompanied by Margate’s AUTOHAUs—fuzzed-out motorik hypnotics meets occult cinema.

28

Nov

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The Magician (Live Score)

A sinister alchemist seeks virgin blood to create life in this 1926 silent classic, accompanied by Margate’s AUTOHAUs—fuzzed-out motorik hypnotics meets occult cinema.

29

Nov

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The Snowman

Join the magical orchestra! Families create The Snowman’s soundtrack with global instruments, then watch the beloved film together in this joyful interactive cinema experience for ages 4+.

29

Nov

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Monk In Pieces

Pioneering composer Meredith Monk revolutionised music and performance art with her wildly original vocabulary of sound—this mosaic documentary celebrates her profound yet underrecognised cultural influence.

29

Nov

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Dragonfly

Two women form an unlikely friendship over tea and care – but hidden intentions spark a shocking act with violent consequences in this eerie, heartbreaking portrait of connection.

29

Nov

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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

Sweaty basement parties, DIY visionaries, and Black queer joy: the electrifying story of how Chicago teenagers invented house music and changed how the world dances forever.

29

Nov

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DASHCAM

A brash American musician live-streams from her car until a mysterious hitchhiker turns her Margate road trip into a darkly twisted journey gone terrifyingly wrong.

30

Nov

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Watch & Wiggle: The Green Bird

A film screening with creative dance and play.

30

Nov

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I Am Martin Parr

A vibrant portrait of controversial photographer Martin Parr, whose colorful, uncomfortably honest images of consumer culture revolutionized contemporary photography and sparked decades of debate.

30

Nov

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Blue Has No Borders

A poetic, contradictory portrait of Folkestone—where refugees arrive daily and identities clash—exploring what Englishness means through six lives navigating hope, nostalgia, and belonging.

30

Nov

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En Fanfare [The Marching Band]

An acclaimed conductor discovers his long-lost brother—a gifted factory worker—and steps in to lead his marching band, forging connection through music’s transformative power.

30

Nov

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Closing Night: King Rocker [Double Bill]

Screening and Q&A with Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee. Part of the Chump’s Double Bill.

30

Nov

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Closing Night: Oxide Ghosts; The Brass Eye Tapes [Double Bill]

Made from hundreds of hours of unseen and behind the scenes footage, Oxide Ghosts shares insights into cult TV series Brass Eye.

7

Dec

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Jardin de Danse

A glamorous night of Ballroom, Latin, Swing & Tango on ARK’s beautiful dance floor. No partner needed — short, friendly dance-step tuition included! Come to dance, connect & enjoy. Dress to impress. Refreshments available from ARK’s café.

13

Dec

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Billy Twirling Through Time

A playful tribute to Billy Elliot, this show twirls through a nostalgic celebration of dance, queer friendship, and identity. Tom Marshman and Ryan O’Shea blend humour, heart, and reflection as they reimagine film icons and explore ageing in dance—with cheap wigs, cheaper costumes, and boundless spirit!

20-23

Dec

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Jingle Bell Rocks!

Crank up the Christmas spirit this December with Jingle Bell Rocks! A fun-filled, punk-spirited hour of live music, laughter and togetherness for families of all ages. Expect raucous renditions of beloved Christmas classics, rebellious original bangers, and plenty of glitter-dusted chaos along the way. Celebrate the season the loud, loving, rock n’ roll way - with guitars, giggles and good cheer! Created and performed by Margate’s very own Brigitte Aphrodite, QuietBoy and Liv Morris.

31

Jan

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Seder

Through spoken word, dance, theatre and live music, Adam Kammerling explores the stories we carry and how we tell them. Rooted in the Jewish ritual of Seder, this work asks what survival means in turbulent times and how we pass it on. Responding to the ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people, it challenges how we hold loyalty, grief and renewal.

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