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'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.

See one of a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley exploring the experience of being human.

Turner Contemporary presents the first European institutional exhibition of the Dominican artist, Hulda Guzmán.

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.

Drawing on documentary and archival presentation, this talk and hands-on workshop, led by Artist Libby Bove talk about her creative practice and the continuing journey of mythmaking and collaboration, with The Museum of Roadside Magic.

Experience 'Hulda Guzmán: Please awake – asked Nature kindly' through an interactive tour designed to encourage deep looking and drawing.

Ana da Costa takes over Louie On Sea for a two-night Macanese tasting menu.

Experiment with colour, collage, and mark-making in this playful drawing workshop.

One Ocean 2026 is a weekend of free talks, workshops and screenings on art, adaptation and the future of our oceans. 

Hear marine biologist and author Helen Scales talk about the wonder, complexity, and fragility of ocean ecosystems.

Our panel explores Margate’s deep and evolving relationship with the sea, from its history as a seaside resort to its present-day cultural revival.

Join us on the terrace for free documentary screenings of stories from the sea, for all ages. Timings are the same on both days.

Young leaders and campaigners at the forefront of climate justice come together to share their views, highlight action and demonstrate the power of collective organising for ocean futures.

Taking inspiration from the gallery's coastal location, this workshop invites you to explore touch, texture, and the natural world through chalk.

Join us for a special curator-led tour of Please awake – asked Nature kindly with Melissa Blanchflower, Senior Curator.

A planting workshop for the whole family.

An eight-week long-form improv course exploring scene work, collaboration, spontaneity, and performance with The Free Association and Chump’s Comedy.