Events
Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Medway over the coming months.
June 2026
🎸 Sat 13 Jun - IntraFest // Festival with music, street food, theatre, creative activities, and lots more. Various locations, Chatham. Free.
🛍️ Sat 13 Jun - Art Flea Fair // Indoor market of art, craft, and vintage finds. Sun Pier House, Chatham. Free.
🎲 Sat 13 Jun - Broadside Games Show // Exhibition, market, and wargaming activities. Medway Park, Gillingham. Tickets £4.
🎻 Sat 20 Jun - City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra // Performance of British favourites including Elgar and Parry. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets from £15.
🎸 Sat 20 Jun - Vinylglass + Mitchell Lane + Lily Maddison // Live music. Three Sheets to the Wind, Rochester. Tickets £3.
🪕 Sun 21 Jun - Summer Solstice with the Ashen Keys // Afternoon celebration of the natural world with acclaimed folk trio. St Margaret's Church, Rochester. Tickets £10.
🥕 Sun 21 Jun - Rochester Farmers' Market // Fresh produce, drinks, treats, and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. Free.
🎛️ Sat 27 Jun - Minimus // Informal, experimental, interactive noise afternoon. Walter Burke Way, Chatham Dockside. Free.
July 2026
🏰 3 - 5 Jul - Rochester Castle Live // Three days of outdoor concerts, headlined by Ministry of Sound Classical, The Libertines, and McFly. Rochester Castle Gardens. Tickets from £32.50.
🎸 Sat 4 Jul - The Libertines pre-show party // The Missing Persons List, Spider Baby, and Angered Kenneth perform ahead of big Medway show. Three Sheets to the Wind, Rochester. Free.
🎉 Sat 4 Jul - Chatham Carnival // Entertainment, exhibitions, live music, stalls, and more. Chatham High Street. Free.
🧑🎨 4 - 19 Jul - Medway Open Studios // Free trail of art with dozens of venues and hundreds of artists. Various locations. Free.
🎸 Sat 17 Jul - Space // Pioneering English indie rock band from Liverpool. Three Sheets to the Wind, Rochester. Tickets £23.50.
🚂 18 - 19 Jul - Chatham & District Model Railway Show // One of the south east's largest model railway events. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Tickets £10.
🎉 Sun 19 Jul - Love Gillingham Big Day Out // Stalls, entertainment, and music. Gillingham High Street. Free.
🎙️ Thu 30 Jul - Iain Lee: Imposter Syndrome // Broadcaster shares stories of his 30 years in showbusiness. Three Sheets to the Wind, Rochester. Tickets £16.
August 2026
🎉 Sat 8 Aug - Medway Culture Club Carnival // Family fun day celebrating diversity in our community. Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham. Free.
🎸 Tue 11 Aug - Hurry + US Highball // Philadelphia indie band supported by Scottish indie folkers. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🏳️🌈 Sat 22 Aug - Medway Pride // Parade, live entertainment, stalls and more in Kent's largest LGBT+ event. Rochester Castle Gardens. Tickets £10.
🪐 28 - 29 Aug - Professor Brian Cox: Emergence // The space Brian Cox, not the acting one, tours elaborate new show. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets from £37.50.
🚂 29 - 31 Aug - Steam on the Square // Get up close to steam and military machines. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Tickets £29 (includes Dockyard entry).
September 2026
🎸 Sat 12 Sep - The Would-Be-Goods + Railcard // Double bill of indiepop bands. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🐺 Sat 19 Sep - Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf // Comedian returns to Chatham and tries to unleash his new edgy alter-ego. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets £31.
🤼 Sat 26 Sep - UKPW // Wrestling action returns with an even bigger show. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Tickets from £12.
October 2026
🗣️ Thu 1 Oct - Medway Matters Live // Chance to put questions directly to council leader and Chief Executive. Strood Sports Centre. Free.
🎸 Sat 3 Oct - Adam Ross // Scottish indie-folk singer-songwriter returns to Medway. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🤼 Sun 4 Oct - UKPW // Wrestling action returns it's spiritual home in Medway. Parkwood Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.