What’s on

Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025

Explore paintings, collages, photography, video and installation pieces created by local young artists inspired by the sea.

Fridays until 24 October 2025, 11.30am–12pm

Get closer to the exhibition with our free Highlight Tours.

Every first Friday of the month, 6–9pm

Join us on the terrace for free guided lessons in a wonderful array of Latin and African dance styles and music, including Salsa, Tango, Kizomba, Bachata, and more.

Since April 2024

'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.

Since 2010

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.

Apr 2025–Apr 2026

Celebrating 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner. #Turner250

Sat 5 & Sun 6 July 2025, 11am–4pm

Draw and doodle on giant canvases on the Terrace, part of Oscar Murillo's Social Mapping project, a celebration of collective spirit anchored by the exercise of drawing and mark-making.

8 Apr 2025–Apr 2026

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.

22 Feb–26 Oct 2025

Make your mark in our Clore Learning Studio with the Chalk Stream. Our Clore Learning Studio has been transformed into a Chalk Stream. Designed for play, alongside the children’s art library of over 400 books and regular workshop programme.

Fri 7 Feb-Sun 1 Jun 2025

Come and meet this giant commission by Lily Mixe, alongside Young Creatives X RNLI.

Fri 2 May–Sun 21 Sep 2025

This summer, artist Cassi Namoda transforms our iconic Sunley Gallery windows overlooking Margate’s beaches and the North Sea.

Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025

Join us this summer to discover The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories, an exhibition by Anna Boghiguian, which will explore global maritime histories and today’s environmental and geopolitical crises.

Sat 14 Jun–Sun 26 Oct 2025

Explore paintings, collages, photography, video and installation pieces created by local young artists inspired by the sea.

Saturdays until 25 October 2025, 11.30am–12pm

Discover the stories behind the artworks during our fun, hands-on Family Highlight Tours.

Saturdays & Sundays, 2–4pm

Come and create at our free, drop-in family workshops for ages 12 and under.

Saturdays, 5.30pm–sunset

Enjoy music and aperitivo every Saturday evening at Louie On Sea.

From 7 June

Authentic Indian cuisine for Margate curry lovers.

Sat 5 Jul 2025

For one night only, The Adobros—an award-winning Filipino catering outfit based in London, headed up by chef Mark—are coming to Margate for an evening of fantastic beats and delicious eats, with friends Louie On Sea and DJ Pinoy Grooves.