Events
Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Medway over the coming months.
April 2026
🎭 Until 25 Apr - Bouncers // Amateur production that takes the audience on a night out to a 90s disco. Medway Little Theatre, Rochester. Tickets £12.
May 2026
🗣️ Wed 6 May - Medway Matters Live // Latest Q&A session with council leader Vince Maple and chief executive Richard Hicks. Corn Exchange, Rochester. Free.
📽️ Fri 8 May - I Swear // Screening of film based on the true story of John Davidson, a man living with Tourette's Syndrome. St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Free.
🎭 14 - 23 May - God of Carnage // Real-time play about a conversation between two couples that descends into carnage. Medway Little Theatre, Rochester. Tickets £12.
🎸 Fri 15 May - South Shore // Single launch for Medway supergroup. Rochester Social Club. Tickets £5.
🖤 Sat 16 May - Broken Heart Bazaar // Market of alternative art, curios, and wonders. Sun Pier House, Chatham. Free.
🥕 Sun 17 May - Rochester Farmers’ Market // Wide range of traders selling food and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. Free.
🗣️ Wed 20 May - Folklore & Women // Professor Marisa Linton leads a talk on the power of folklore in reclaiming female stories. Glassbox Theatre, Gillingham. Tickets £14.
🍲 23 - 25 May - Chatham Maritime Food and Drink Festival // Annual event with stalls and dragon boat racing. Chatham Dockside. Free.
🦇 Mon 25 May - The Little Bat Alternative Spring Bazaar // Alternative art and gift market. Masonic Hall, Rochester. Entry £1.
🎷 Fri 29 May - Curtis Stigers // Legendary jazz singer returns to Medway. St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets from £49.
⛴️ Sat 30 May - MG Boulter // Singer-songwriter of the folk and Americana scenes. LV21, Chatham. Tickets £20.
June 2026
🎶 Tue 2 Jun - Freschard and Stanley Brinks // Acoustic show by excellent French musicians. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🎲 Sat 13 Jun - Broadside Games Show // Exhibition, market, and wargaming activities. Medway Park, Gillingham. Tickets £4.
🛍️ Sat 13 Jun - Art Flea Fair // Indoor market of art, craft, and vintage finds. Sun Pier House, Chatham. Free.
🎻 Sat 20 Jun - City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra // Performance of British favourites including Elgar and Parry. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets from £15.
🥕 Sun 21 Jun - Rochester Farmers’ Market // Wide range of traders selling food and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. 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.
🧑🎨 4 - 19 Jul - Medway Open Studios // Free trail of art with dozens of venues and hundreds of artists. Various locations. Free.
🚂 18 - 19 Jul - Chatham & District Model Railway Show // One of the south east's largest model railway events. Chatham Historic Dockyard. Tickets £10.
August 2026
🪐 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.
🐺 19 - 20 Sep - Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf // Comedian returns to Chatham for perhaps an optimistic two-night appearance. 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
🎸 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.