The Sandgate Sea and Food Festival 2025

The Sandgate Sea and Food Festival will return on August bank holiday weekend (Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th).

Saturday 23rd August

Live music, stalls, food, drink and our annual free firework display from the beach.

  • Neka Wellbeing (100 SHS) open for the first time on Saturday 23rd from 11am-4pm: all welcome to pop in and see what they do!
  • Live music in Sandgate
    • GEE’S BAR @ THE ROYAL NORFOLK HOTEL
      • Broke by Friday (6.30pm).
  • Live music on our two outdoor stages from 8-10pm
    • GRANVILLE PARADE RDH CHARITABLE TRUST STAGE
      • Big Flava Band (8-10pm)
    • CASTLE ROAD CAR PARK ACOUSTIC STAGE
      • Duncan Moris (8-9pm)
      • Alex McNeice (9-10pm)
  • Free fireworks display from Sandgate’s Granville Parade beach 9pm
    • Our spectacular firework display provided by Jubilee Fireworks and sponsored by the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust will take place at 9pm.
  • Market stalls / food vendors along Granville Parade and in Castle Road Car Park from 8pm

Sunday 24th August

  • Live music from 10am-4pm on two outdoor stages and in venues throughout Sandgate
    • GRANVILLE PARADE RDH CHARITABLE TRUST STAGE
      • Gumboots Reggae Duo (10am)
      • Diane Dunn Duo (11.30am)
      • Heroes Duo (1pm)
      • Soul Thing (2.30pm)
    • CASTLE ROAD CAR PARK ACOUSTIC STAGE
      • Lucy May Walker (10am)
      • Flo Glen (11am)
      • Sophia Stutchbury (Noon)
      • Nick Lawrence (1pm)
      • Megan Wardroper (2pm)
      • Ayla Schofield (3pm)
    • THE SHIP INN
      • Steel And Strings Steel Band right on the seafront next to the restaurant (from 4pm til the party ends!).
    • GEE’S BAR @ THE ROYAL NORFOLK HOTEL
      • The Heroes (4pm).
    • THE PROVIDENCE
      • Swing Rat Joe singing live in the pub from 5pm.
    • SANDGATE MEMBERS CLUB
      • Donna Sings from 7pm.
  • Three FREE Under 10’s disco in Sandgate Library
    Advance booking required as numbers limited. Each disco lasts around 45 minutes. Please only book tickets for one disco for each child. Get free tickets: learn more and book here.

    Disco made possible by the generous support of the PPL PRS Charity & Community Discount Scheme. Learn more about TheMusicLicence.
  • Market stalls from 10am-4pm along Granville Parade Seafront and in Castle Road Car Park
  • Arts & Craft Market from 10am-4pm in the Chichester Hall (70 Sandgate High Street)

Barrow of Booze:

A key part of the Sandgate Sea and Food Festival each year is the draw to win a “barrow of booze”. That’s an eclectic collection of bottles, cans and more donated from across the village and conveniently served in a wheelbarrow to one lucky ticket buyer! All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the RNLI.

If you have a bottle or two you could donate to fill our barrow this year (unopened bottles only please!) then please drop them to Sandgate Library during opening hours or contact clerk@sandgate-pc.gov.uk to arrange delivery. Thank you!

THROUGHOUT:

Please visit the shops, pubs, restaurants & cafes in the High Street, and the Boat House on Granville Parade. Mimosa, Nepali Kitchen, The Ship Inn, Royal Norfolk Hotel & John Dory offer drinks and food menus Saturday & Sunday.

Providence Inn (47 Sandgate High St), Docker Bar (96 SHS), Sandgate Members Club (70 SHS) and Folkestone Rowing Club (Granville Parade) open throughout the Festival and all welcome.

On Saturday and Sunday, Natalina’s Italian Deli (97 SHS) & The Sandgate Deli (88 SHS) are open 10am-4pm with delicious food & drink to eat in or take-away, and Workshop 29 (99 SHS) and Noyce (90 SHS) open for shopping and browsing.

Coffee shops and cafes Yaps (31 SHS), LOAF (61 SHS), Orchard Lane (80 SHS), Mr Whippets (72 SHS) and The Dog House (92 SHS) open Saturday and Sunday through the day for great coffee and more!

FREE PARKING IN ENBROOK PARK

Courtesy of Saga, free parking in the main SAGA car park from 7-10.30pm on Saturday 23rd, 9-5pm on Sunday 24th. Please ONLY park in the car park NOT approach roads.

Sponsored by The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust, Prater Raines & Sandgate Parish Council. Disco made possible by the generous support of the PPL PRS Charity & Community Discount Scheme.

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