Fill your September diary with great days out in Kent

Just because the summer is coming to an end and the kids are heading back to school, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of great days out to be had this month.

So, make the most of the last few light evenings with outdoor films, old-fashioned fairs, dog shows, retro festivals and more…

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

5: Barbie film screening at Folkestone Harbour Arm

5-6: Cranfest ‘25, Cranbrook

6: Wicked film screening at Emmetts Garden, near Sevenoaks

6-7: Detling Antiques and Vintage Fair at the Kent Event Centre, near Maidstone

6-7: Raver Tots at the Rare Breeds Centre, near Ashford

7: National Garden Scheme Open Day at the Copper House, near Cranbrook

7: National Garden Scheme Open Day at Hurst House, near Tonbridge

7: The Wind in the Willows at Great Comp Garden, near Sevenoaks

12: Bohemian Rhapsody film screening at Folkestone Harbour Arm

12: Sugababes and Mel C at Dreamland, Margate

12-14: Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival

12-21: Heritage Open Days

13: The Last Night of the Hever Proms at Hever Castle, Edenbridge

13: Much Ado about Nothing at Emmetts Garden, near Sevenoaks

13-14: Heritage and Harvest Autumn Fair at Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells

13-14: Hops ‘n’ Harvest Festival at Kent Life, Maidstone

13-14: Model Railway Exhibition at the Abbey School, Faversham

13-14: Renaissance Faire at Quex Park, Birchington-on-Sea

13-14: Scarecrow Spectacular Town Trail, Faversham

13-14: Woodfest and Country Fair at Belmont House, near Faversham

13-21: High Weald Walking Festival across Kent, Sussex and Surrey

14: Family Fun Day at Demelza Hospice, Sittingbourne

14: Folkestone Harbour Dog Show at Folkestone Harbour Arm

14: Tractor Day at Princess Christian’s Farm, near Tonbridge

18-21: Craft in Focus Fair at Hever Castle in Edenbridge

19: National Garden Scheme Open Day at Godinton House, near Ashford

20: Makers Market at Westgate Hall, Canterbury

20-21: Caravanfest at Kentfield Country Estate, West Malling

20-21: Model Railway Show at the Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells

20-21: Salute to the ‘40s at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham

21: Dreamland Dog Day in Margate

21-28: Great Stour RiverFest, Canterbury

26: Sevenoaks Literary Festival opens at Trinity School, Sevenoaks

27-28: Gravesend Maritime Festival at St Andrew’s Gardens, Gravesend

28: National Garden Scheme Open Day at Doddington Place, near Sittingbourne

28: Medieval and Tudor Festival, Faversham

28: The OhSoRetro Show at Palm Bay Recreation Ground, Margate

30: Luxmuralis light show, Time, opens at Rochester Cathedral