Events
Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Medway over the coming months.
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August 2025
✈️ Until 31 Aug - Floatplane // Short Scion Floatplane displayed in the cathedral, with an exhibition and activities. Rochester Cathedral. Free.
🎨 Until 2 Sep - Summer Exhibition // Open call exhibition featuring artists working in a variety of media. Halpern Gallery, Chatham. Free.
📽️ Sat 23 Aug - Interstellar // Christopher Nolan’s epic space adventure returns for one night only as part of a season of Christopher Nolan films in IMAX. Odeon, Chatham. Tickets £11.
🍺 Sun 24 Aug - RAH Fest // Fundraising event for Rebel Against Homelessness with BBQ, music and a raffle! Coopers Arms, Rochester. Free.
September 2025
☂️ Thu 4 Sep - Medway Neuro-Tech 25 // Stalls, demonstrations, and talks on how technology can help those with neurological conditions. Pilkington Building, Universities at Medway, Chatham. Free.
🔦 Sat 6 Sep - Shorts Tunnel Tour // Guided tour of the extensive underground World War II bunkers under Rochester. Shorts Reach, Rochester. Tickets £28.
🎸 Sat 6 Sep - Theatre Royal // Local janglepop as band play from their new album and extensive back catalogue. Three Sheets to the Wind, Rochester. Free.
🌙 Wed 17 Sep - The History of Witchcraft and Women // Talk by lecturer Jennifer Farrell using feminist approaches to the past to explore medieval changes in ideas about magic, gender, and heresy. Glassbox Theatre, Gillingham. Tickets £12.
📷 18 Sep - 1 Oct - Medway ‘77 // Exhibition of photos in and around Rochester and Chatham from 1977. Halpern Gallery, Chatham. Free.
🥕 Sun 21 Sep - Rochester Farmers’ Market // Wide range of traders selling food and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. Free.
🎤 Fri 26 Sep - Jack Dee: Small World // Comedian brings a new show featuring the culture wars, the environment, and British foreign policy. Central Theatre, Chatham. Tickets £30.
🕰️ 30 Sep - 4 Oct - Time // Latest light show from Luxmuralis explores humanity's relationship with the concept of time. Rochester Cathedral.
October 2025
🧛 Thu 2 Oct - Radiohead X Nosferatu: Symphony of Horror // Pairing of silent film with music from Radiohead. Odeon, Chatham. Tickets £15.
🎸 Sat 4 Oct - Tom Hingley // Former frontman of Inspiral Carpets comes to play at the Platform 3 Club. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £22.50.
🤼 Sun 5 Oct - UKPW // Action-packed family-friendly wrestling returns to Rainham. Parkwood Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🗣️ Wed 8 Oct - Medway Matters Live // Medway Council run event where you can hear from Leader Vince Maple and Chief Executive Richard Hicks before putting questions to them. MidKent College, Gillingham. Free.
🗣️ Thu 16 Oct - Full Medway Council meeting // Politicians bicker with each other over how to get things done. St George’s Centre, Chatham. Free.
🪖 18 - 19 Oct - Medway History Showcase // An action-packed day of engagement inspired by Medway’s trade, travel, and settlement history. Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham. Free.
🥕 Sun 19 Oct - Rochester Farmers’ Market // Wide range of traders selling food and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. Free.
🖥️ 24 - 26 Oct - Electric Medway Festival: Aurora // Showcase of high-quality digital art made within the community. Various locations. Free.
November 2025
🗣️ Thu 13 Nov - Special Full Medway Council meeting // One-off edition to discuss local government organisation and the potential abolition of Medway Council. St George’s Centre, Chatham. Free.
🎷 13 - 14 Nov - Rochester Cathedral Jazz and Blues Festival // Third edition of festival features performances from BBC Big Band and James Taylor Quartet. Rochester Cathedral. Tickets from £10.
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