Events
Discover vibrant events at Turner—talks, performances, and special activities that spark creativity and bring the community together.
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Fri 30 Jan–Sun 22 Feb 2026
Free entry, drink prices vary
A no & low bar celebrating connection, creativity and conscious socialising.
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Every Friday until 1 May 2026, 3.30–4.15pm
Free, booking advised
Experience 'Bridget Riley: Learning to See' through an interactive tour designed to encourage deep looking and drawing.
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Fri 13 Feb 2026, 7–8.30pm. Bar open from 6.30pm.
£8
Simone Leigh: Recent Sculptures Guest Curator, Daniella Rose King, is joined by curator Cindy Sissokho, and poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley to explore the sculptural practice of Simone Leigh.
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Saturdays, until 2 May 2026, 11.30am–12pm
Free, booking advised
Discover the stories behind the works of art during our fun, hands-on Family Highlight Tours.
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Sat 14 Feb 2026, 7–11pm
£6
Grab yourself a partner and spice up your Valentine's with a night of Latin beats and fiery dance moves.
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Sun 22 Feb 2026, 11am–1pm
Free entry
Our Relaxed Hours are a chance to visit our exhibition 'Learning to See' in a calmer environment.
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Fri 27 Feb 2026, 7–8.30pm, bar open until 9pm
Pay what you can (£5 suggested)
Reflect on Margate Pride's history as an arts-and-culture-led, grassroots Pride for the last ten years, and think about what the future may hold.
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Sat 28 Feb 2026, 12–1pm
Free, booking advised
Join Jason Redwood for a free British Sign Language tour through Bridget Riley: Learning to See.
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 6–7.45pm
Free entry, booking required
Join us for a special one-off screening of 'Ticket of No Return' (1979), a cult classic by German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger. Bold, surreal, and darkly comic, the film follows a woman’s deliberate descent into excess, unfolding as a striking critique of social norms, gender roles, and bourgeois respectability.
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Wed 27 May 2026, 6–7.30pm
Free entry, booking required
Exploring the aesthetics and politics of waste/water through creative practice with Bryony Gillard.
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