A major exhibition in the context of Becket’s story, Canterbury pilgrimage and health & wellbeing. 2020 marked the 900th anniversary of Thomas Becket’s birth, 850th of his death, and 800th of moving Becket’s relics to a new tomb and chapel in Canterbury Cathedral. Photographs, designs and cartoons will feature portrayals in theatre and film from Henry Irving to Richard Burton, and writers including Tennyson and Eliot creating Becket’s enduring legacy as a rebel. The exhibition will be part of a programme of events developed by partners from across the UK and a platform to commemorate the remarkable life and death of Thomas Becket. The exhibition showcases loans from The British Museum, The Arts Council Collection, University of Kent , Canterbury Cathedral and Canterbury Museums & Gallery.

ENGLISH WINE WEEK IS TAKING PLACE 19TH TO 27TH JUNE THIS YEAR. English Wine Week is moving to be a truly Midsummer event and Canterbury is celebrating it in style: Oscar & Bentley have been promoting English Wines on their menu: https://www.instagram.com/oscarandbentleys/ Fenwick are celebrating with a Wine Shop and Wine Tasting evenings (tonight, Friday and Saturday) and there are a few more tickets available: https://widget.obby.co.uk/corkk The aim of English Wine Week to help provide an opportunity to help venues sell wine, and to inspire more people to get to know the wonderful English wines better and help them buy from local businesses and vineyards. English Wine Week is a chance to link vineyards, retail outlets and influencers across the country to celebrate and promote English wines, offer an opportunity to purchase and deliver wines from all over England to wine lovers’ doors …  

Canterbury School of Visual Arts staff and students have worked exceptionally hard and defied the odds to put together three amazing exhibitions of visual art, held in the very heart of Canterbury’s shopping district – the former Monsoon and Accessorize units in Whitefriars. Do please come down to see students work from the Level 3 Art and Design, Graphic Design, Photography and Fashion and Textiles, HND and BA courses during its public opening times – Saturday 19th June – Sunday 27th June – 10.00am – 4.30pm.

Students from Kent School of Architecture & Planning (KSAP), University of Kent, will take over vacant shops and windows in Canterbury city centre for their public end of year show, Projection, from 25 June - 23 July 2021. The event will form a trail of vacant spaces and shop windows through Canterbury city centre with vibrant reinterpretations of empty spaces through changing imagery, video and models . It will also show innovative alternatives to the usual vinyl boarding used to hide shop interiors. Find out more HERE

Visit Kent's 2021 Kent Big Weekend is back this year even bigger, better and continuing for longer from 26 June -23 July, supported by a multi-media marketing campaign. The event gives Kent residents the chance to discover – or rediscover – the array of fantastic things to see and do on their doorstep and become Ambassadors for their own area! Find out about the HUGE array of things to do between 26 June - 23 July here.  

Independents' Day UK (#ukindieday) will be running on the 3-4 July 2020. This national campaign is run by Independents’ Day UK, an organisation which exists to support and promote independent retail businesses across the UK all year round, but with an annual focus on July 4th. If you would like to get involved, visit their website to register HERE.

City Feast is returning this weekend! Stretching alongside the river next to The Marlowe Theatre towards the picturesque Solly's Orchard, serving up a diverse selection of authentic street food, drinks and cocktails. Expect chilled, relaxed and friendly vibes, plenty of seating with the city centre literally right beside you for shopping.