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This November, Turner Contemporary presents 'Learning to See', an exhibition by Bridget Riley, conceived in close collaboration with the artist.
Fri 28 Nov 2025
£10
Join us for a special curator-led tour with Melissa Blanchflower, curator of Bridget Riley: Learning to See
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Fri 3 Oct 2025–Sun 15 Mar 2026
Free entry, donations welcome
Experience two monumental sculptures by acclaimed American artist Simone Leigh.
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8 Apr 2025–Apr 2026
Free entry
Join us to see JMW Turner’s oil sketch 'Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate (Study for ‘Rockets and Blue Lights’)' at Turner, part of a year-long festival celebrating 250 years since the artist's birth.
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Since 2017
Outdoor commission
See one of a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley exploring the experience of being human.
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Sat 13 Dec 2025, 1pm–4pm
£65
Make your own wild-fermented champagne, and create unusual, exciting, and innovative edible sculptures in this workshop with food artist Barney Pau.
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Thu 18 Dec 2025
£1 suggested donation
Join us for a free morning of creative fun, exploring a range of crafting activities to learn with your child.
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Sat 13 & Sun 14 Dec 2025, 10am–4.30pm
Free entry
A carefully curated, unique event showcasing independent designers and artisans in Margate.
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Tue 2 Dec 2025, 7–9pm
£25
Experience total immersion; sound, smell, touch and taste, in this multi-sensory slow yoga session with a live DJ, guided meditation and a sound bath.
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Sat 29 & Sun 30 Nov 2025, 10am–4pm
Free entry
Browse and buy ceramics from over 40 local makers.
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Sun 30 Nov 2025, 11.30am–1pm
£12.50
Explore the remarkable beauty and structural diversity of the natural world through observational drawing, pattern-making, and design creation, working with textures and patterns.
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22 Nov 2025–4 May 2026
Free entry, donations welcome
We’ve transformed our Clore Learning Studio into a cabinet of curiosities full of inspiration and surprises to make drawing fun.
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Fri 5 Dec 2025
SOLD OUT
Our new monthly drawing social encourages you to explore the joy of putting pencil to paper.
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Sat 6 Dec 2025 & Sun 7 Dec 2025, 10am–4pm
Free entry
Unique, handmade pieces created by local independent makers, artists and craftspeople.
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Wed 10 Dec 2025, 6–8pm
£60
Join us for an evening of wreath-making where Polly from What a Lovely Bunch will teach you how to make a show-stopping wreath from scratch.
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Fri 12 Dec 2025, 7pm–9.30pm
From £22.50
Join us for an after-hours evening of moonlit live Jazz
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Fri 30 Jan–Sun 22 Feb
Prices vary
This winter, Turner Contemporary presents the Winter Wellness Festival 2026. A three-week programme that reflects on what it means to care for ourselves and for one another.
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Sundays from 4 Jan–22 Feb 2026, 10am–1pm
£275
Learn the art of long-form improv: quick thinking, fearless creativity, and discover a whole new level of camaraderie with classmates and castmates.
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