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Date |
|
Event |
Location(s) |
Partners / Organisers |
Arts & Culture budget |
Other budgets/funding sources |
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28 Apr - 2 May |
Fringe Festival |
Town centre venues |
Make Some Noise |
|
Commercial |
|
May - Nov |
Elmer on Tour |
7 rural libraries across the borough |
Kent Libraries; HoKH; Elmer artists |
£3,000.00 |
|
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21-22 May |
Vegetarian Week event |
Love Food@Lockmeadow |
Love Food businesses |
|
Commercial |
|
27-May |
Open Air Cinema |
Whatman Park |
Adventure Cinema |
|
Commercial |
|
28-May |
Proms in the Park - Jubilee special |
Whatman Park |
Parkwood Theatres |
|
£20,000 Sponsorship (Weston Homes) |
|
28 May - 5 Jun |
Tree trail & Jubilee celebrations |
Town centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£8,500 One Maidstone (ARG) |
|
28 - 29 May |
Rock Sober |
Headcorn Aerodrome |
|
|
Commercial |
|
01-Jun |
Mayor's Platinum Jubilee Tea Party |
Jubilee Square |
|
|
£5,000 (Business Rates Pool) |
|
02-Jun |
Music Concert tbc |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
|
03-Jun |
Together Kent |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial / free NHS event |
|
3 - 5 June |
Open Air Cinema |
Whatman Park |
Adventure Cinema |
|
Commercial |
|
04-Jun |
UB40 + more |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commerical |
|
05-Jun |
Raver Tots |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
|
6 - 30 Jun |
LGBTQ+ Walking History Tour |
Town centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£4,500 One Maidstone (ARG) |
|
18-Jun |
Armed Forces Day |
Headcorn Aerodrome |
|
|
Commercial |
|
24 - 26 Jun |
Battle of Britain AirShow |
Headcorn Aerodrome |
|
|
Commercial |
|
24 - 26 Jun |
Foodies Festival |
Mote Park |
Foodies Festival & Musicians Against Homelessness |
|
Commercial |
|
02-Jul |
Classical Concert |
Leeds Castle |
Leeds Castle |
|
Commercial |
|
2 - 3 Jul |
Race for Life |
Mote Park |
Cancer Research UK |
|
Charity |
|
03-Jul |
Heart of Kent Treasure Trail |
Town Square, Lockmeadow |
Heart of Kent Hospice |
|
Charity |
|
9 - 10 Jul |
Bubble Rush |
Mote Park |
Demelza |
|
Charity |
|
8 - 10 Jul |
Kent County Show |
Detling Showground |
Kent Agricultural Society |
|
Commercial |
|
16-Jul |
Street Festival |
Town Centre |
RFQ sent |
£12,000.00 |
|
|
16-Jul |
Wine Festival |
Sessions Square |
Frederic, One Maidstone |
|
Commercial |
|
23-Jul |
Katherine Jenkins |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
|
30-Jul |
Glitterbomb |
Mote Park |
|
|
Commercial |
|
30-Jul |
River Festival |
Riverside; Lockmeadow |
River Festival Committee |
|
Commercial |
|
30-Jul |
Muggleton Village (Steampunk Fair) |
Maidstone Museum |
Muggleton Village |
|
Commercial |
|
31-Jul |
Bandstand concert |
Brenchley Gardens |
MAAP |
£1,000.00 |
|
|
Aug |
Summer Fun |
Town centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£3,000 One Maidstone (ARG) |
|
5 - 7 Aug |
Rock the Mote |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
|
06-Aug |
Bandstand concert |
Brenchley Gardens |
Make Some Noise |
£1,500.00 |
|
|
13-14 Aug |
Combined Ops Military Show |
Headcorn Aerodrome |
|
|
Commercial |
|
14-Aug |
Bandstand concert |
Brenchley Gardens |
MAAP |
£1,000.00 |
|
|
14-Aug |
Bus Station Centenary |
Town Square, Lockmeadow |
South East Bus Festival committee |
|
Commercial |
|
15 - 19 Aug |
Art in the Park |
Brenchley Gardens |
Local artists; Kent Adult Education |
£3,500.00 |
MBC |
|
19 - 20 Aug |
Gratitude Festival |
Yalding |
|
|
Commercial |
20-Aug |
Bandstand concert |
Brenchley Gardens |
Make Some Noise |
£1,500.00 |
|
20 - 21 Aug |
Emergency Services Show |
Headcorn Aerodrome |
|
|
Commercial |
2, 4, 8, 9 Aug |
Youth theatre workshops |
Amphitheatre |
HYT |
£2,880.00 |
MBC |
27-Aug |
Outdoor theatre |
Amphitheatre |
Parkwood Theatres |
£3,000.00 |
MBC (subsidised tickets) |
28-Aug |
Bandstand concert |
Brenchley Gardens |
MAAP |
£1,000.00 |
|
03-Sep |
Bandstand concert |
Brenchley Gardens |
Make Some Noise |
£1,500.00 |
|
03-Sep |
Lets Rock Uk |
Mote Park |
Lets Rock Uk |
|
Commercial |
3 - 4 Sept |
Outdoor theatre |
Cobtree Manor Park |
Parkwood Theatres |
£5,000.00 |
MBC (subsidised tickets) |
3 - 4 Sept |
Model Show |
Headcorn Aerodrome |
|
|
Commercial |
5 - 30 Sept |
Knife Angel & activities |
St Faiths Church/Brenchley Gardens |
One Maidstone |
|
£3,500 One Maidstone (ARG) |
9 - 18 Sept |
Heritage Open Days Festival |
Various |
local heritage venues; local history societies; museum; library, etc |
|
Run by volunteers, local venues |
10-Sep |
Hidden Histories event |
Mote Park |
Wessex Archaeology; KCC Archaeology; MAAG |
|
Support in kind; volunteers; officer time |
10 & 17 Sept |
Talk of the Town (live action history event) |
Town centre, Brenchley, Jubilee Square |
HYT |
£4,120.00 |
MBC |
11-Sep |
Mela |
Mote Park |
Cohesion Plus, Maidstone Cultural Group |
|
£5,000 MBC / £20,000 ACE |
17-Sep |
Revival |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
24-Sep |
Soulstasia |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
30 Sept-2 Oct |
Heart of Kent Walking Festival |
Various |
MVCP, Explore Kent, Kent Downs AONB, SUSTRans, Community Rail Partnership, plus more.. |
|
£6,000 WBF (website); £1,500 tourism budget; support in kind |
01-Oct |
Oktoberfest |
Mote Park |
Park Live |
|
Commercial |
Oct (TBC) |
Walking Escape Room |
Town centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£3,500 One Maidstone (ARG) |
24 - 31 Oct |
Family friendly Halloween |
Town centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£7,500 One Maidstone (ARG) |
5 & 6 Nov |
Fireworks Spectaculars |
Leeds Castle / Kent Life + others |
Leeds Castle, Kent Life, etc |
|
Commercial |
13-Nov |
Remembrance Day - installation of poppies |
Town centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£5,500 One Maidstone (ARG) |
24-Nov |
Christmas Lights Switch-On |
Town Centre, Jubilee Square |
One Maidstone |
|
One Maidstone |
1 Dec - 1 Jan |
Glow Illumination Trail |
Cobtree Manor Park |
Glow Arts |
|
Commercial |
Dec - Jan |
Christmas pantomime |
Hazlitt Theatre |
Parkwood Theatres |
|
Commercial |
28-Jan |
Chinese New Year |
Town Centre, Jubilee Square |
Cohesion Plus, Maidstone Cultural Group |
£2,500.00 |
£2,000 external funding |
03-Feb |
Light Up Maidstone (light parade) |
Town Centre |
One Maidstone |
|
£15,000 One Maidstone (ARG+) |
£43,500.00