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Since 2010
Outdoor artwork
Tracey Emin's love letter to her hometown lights up Droit House on the Harbour arm. I Never Stopped Loving You uses Emin's own handwriting moulded in pink neon to reflect her feelings across the main sands to Margate.
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Since April 2024
Public commission
'Slices of Peace' is a public artwork by artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE installed in Orchard Park – a new public park in Kings Hill, near West Malling in Kent.
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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 3 Oct 2026–Sun 24 Jan 2027
Free entry, donations welcome
This autumn, Turner Contemporary presents 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?', the artist’s first institutional exhibition in the UK in over fifteen years.
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Wed 1 Apr–Sun 1 Nov 2026
Free entry, donations welcome
Celebrating the gallery’s 15th anniversary, David Hockney’s Sunley Window focuses on the nature of light and the many ways its effects can be represented pictorially.
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Apr 2025–2027
Free entry, donations welcome
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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Every Friday from 16 October, 3.30–4.15pm
Free, booking advised
Experience 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?' through an interactive tour designed to encourage deep looking and drawing.
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Sundays from 27 Sep–15 Nov 2026, 10am–1pm
£275
An eight-week long-form improv course exploring scene work, collaboration, spontaneity, and performance with The Free Association and Chump’s Comedy.
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Fri 23 Oct 2026, 6–8pm
£12 low income / £15 standard entry / £18 pay it forward
Join acclaimed writer, critic and curator Martin Gayford for a special evening exploring the life, work and ideas of David Hockney.
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Sat 7 & Sun 8 Nov 2026, 11am–4pm
Free entry
Unique, handmade pieces created by local independent makers, artists and craftspeople.
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Sat 21 & Sun 22 Nov 2026, 11am–5pm
Free entry
A curated contemporary design event where exceptional makers and visitors connect, collect and commission original work
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Fri 27 Nov 2026, 6pm–midnight
£65
Bring your team to Turner for a festive evening with a difference.
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Sat 28 Nov 2026, 2.30–4.30pm
£60
Join us for an intimate afternoon of luxury wreath-making where you'll be guided on how to make a show-stopping festive wreath from scratch.
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Thu 3 & Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7–10pm
£80 including welcome drink
Explore festive traditions, art, food and folklore with Louisa Mokadem.
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Sat 12 Dec 2025, 11am–4pm
Free entry
A carefully curated, unique event showcasing independent designers and artisans in Margate.
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Sun 13 Dec 2026, 10am–11am
Free entry, booking encouraged
Our Relaxed Hours are a chance to visit our exhibition 'Sophie Calle: Something Missing?' in a calmer environment.
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Sun 13 Dec 2026, 11am–1pm
£60
Join us for an intimate afternoon of luxury wreath-making where you'll be guided on how to make a show-stopping festive wreath from scratch.
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Sun 21 Feb 2027, 2–4pm
£20
A creative writing workshop exploring our relationship with the sea throughout the seasons
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Sun 25 Apr 2027, 2–4pm
£20
A creative writing workshop exploring our relationship with the sea throughout the seasons
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