Events
Our curated list of the most interesting events happening in Medway over the coming months.
January 2026
🎸 Sat 10 Jan - Pete Astor + The High Span + Darryl Hartley // Songwriter extraordinare brings new album to Medway. Rochester Social Club. Pay what you can.
📷 15 - 17 Jan - Stepping Into the Light // Photography exhibition by Fort Pitt Grammar School students exploring their local area. Sun Pier House, Chatham. Free.
🎸 Sat 17 Jan - Swansea Sound + The High Span // Indiepop supergroup featuring members of Heavenly, The Pooh Sticks, The Dentists, and more. Rochester Social Club. Pay what you can.
🥕 Sun 18 Jan - Rochester Farmers’ Market // Wide range of traders selling food and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. Free.
📽️ Wed 21 Jan - ACTionism screening // Film screening and panel discussion about collective action, community, and moving forward. Dragon Coworking, Chatham. Pay what you can.
🗣️ Thu 22 Jan - Full Medway Council meeting // Local politicians squabble over how to get things done. St George’s Centre, Chatham. Free.
🎸 Sat 31 Jan - European Sun + Caleb Nichols + South Shore // Indiepop supergroup supported by new Medway supergroup. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £8.50.
🎸 Sat 31 Jan - UpCDownC + ManBand + Jrugs // Three of Kent's heaviest bands on one loud lineup. Poco Loco, Chatham. Tickets £5.
February 2026
🐋 10 Feb - 7 Mar - Whales // Three sperm whale sculptures suspended in the Nave. Rochester Cathedral. Free.
🥕 Sun 15 Feb - Rochester Farmers’ Market // Wide range of traders selling food and gifts. Blue Boar Lane car park, Rochester. Free.
🗑️ Thu 26 Feb - Rubbish Shopping Lists // Eco artist and binfluencer Kieran Poole tells stories from over 1,000 discarded shopping lists. Poco Loco, Chatham. Free.
🗣️ Thu 26 Feb - Medway Council budget meeting // Local politicians squabble over finances. St George’s Centre, Chatham. Free.
🐉 Sat 28 Feb - Chatham Chinese Festival // Performances, market stalls, food, celebrating Medway's Chinese community. Chatham High Street. Free.
March 2026
🎸 Sat 7 Mar - The Cords + Patients + The Dutch Embassy // New Scottish janglepop band taking the indie music world by storm. Oast Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🍰 Wed 18 Mar - The History of the Victoria Sponge Cake // Exactly what it sounds like. Wigmore Library, Rainham. Tickets £5.
🤼 Sun 22 Mar - UKPW //Action-packed wrestling entertainment. Parkwood Community Centre, Rainham. Tickets £10.
🎻 Sun 29 Mar - City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra: Music from the Stage // Longstanding orchestra perform theatre classics. Glassbox Theatre, Gillingham. Tickets £20.
April 2026
🗣️ Thu 23 Apr - Full Medway Council meeting // Local politicians squabble over how to get things done. St George’s Centre, Chatham. Free.
May 2026
🎷 Fri 29 May - Curtis Stigers // Legendary jazz singer returns to Medway. St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets from £49.