8 Apr

Medieval Fayre

Brenchley Gardens

Pelican in her Piety; Happening History; Heathcliff Heroics, etc

5 May

Coronation Street Party

Lockmeadow

MBC (Comms team)

27 May

Proms in the Park

Whatman Park

MBC; Parkwood Theatres

17 Jun (TBC)

Street Festival*

Town Centre

Cohesion Plus

15 Jul

Arts Carnival & parade: ‘Wild About Maidstone’

Lockmeadow, Town Centre, Brenchley Gardens

Emergency Exit Arts; Steering Group made up of local creatives

8, 16, 30 Jul; 5, 13, 20, 27 Aug; 2, 10 Sep

9 x Bandstand concerts

Brenchley Gardens

Make Some Noise; MAAP

28 Jul; 4, 11, 18, 25 Aug; 1 Sep

Art in the Park

Brenchley Gardens

This Art of Mine; Art Moves; Maidstone Art Centre

Aug

Youth drama workshops with finale performance

Amphitheatre

Parkwood Theatres

Aug/Sep

Outdoor theatre

Amphitheatre; Cobtree Manor Park; Little Fant Farm; Bearsted Green; Marden & Staplehurst

Parkwood Theatres

8 – 10 Sep

Hidden Histories fieldwork project

Mote Park

KCC Archaeology Team; Maidstone Area Archaeological Group

9 Sep

Heritage Open Days event (TBC)

Amphitheatre

MBC

10 Sep

Maidstone Community Mela

Mote Park

Cohesion Plus; Maidstone Cultural Group

2 - 8 Oct

Literary Festival

Locations throughout town centre

Jodi Eeles, Inky Frog, local authors

21 – 28 Oct

Scarecrow Festival

Town Centre

MBC, One Maidstone, local businesses

23 Oct – 3 Nov

Mote Park Art Competition Exhibition

Mote Park Visitor Centre

MBC

Jan-24

Lunar New Year

Town Centre, Jubilee Square

Cohesion Plus, Maidstone Cultural Group

2 Feb (TBC)

Light Up Maidstone**

Town Centre

One Maidstone; Cohesion Plus

22 – 30 Mar

Heart of Kent Walking Festival

Various

MBC led;  MVCP, Explore Kent, Kent Downs AONB, SUSTRans, Community Rail Partnership, plus more..