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Walking tours covering The Leas, harbour & seafront, Creative Quarter, East Cliff & Sandgate.

29/10/2026

29/10/2026

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Marie Peña as curator of Folkestone Triennial 2028.

The next edition of the internationally significant exhibition will take place in summer 2028 and marks a special milestone as Folkestone Triennial celebrates its 20th anniversary.

As curator, Ann Marie will lead the artistic vision for the exhibition, working with artists, collectives and communities to develop a programme of newly commissioned artworks that respond to Folkestone, its people, its history and its future.

Ann Marie is a curator and researcher whose work has focused on connecting contemporary art with the lives of the people who encounter it. Her approach reflects many of the values at the heart of Folkestone Triennial, creating opportunities for art to be experienced in public spaces and shared by everyone.

Since 2008, Folkestone Triennial has transformed the town through ambitious commissions by leading international artists. As preparations begin for the next edition, we look forward to working with Ann Marie to create another inspiring chapter in the story of this internationally recognised event.

Read more about the appointment and the vision for 2028 on our website:
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/news/

Welcome, Ann Marie.

24/10/2026

Sweet Pent Flow Softly

From Danton Farm to Folkestone’s harbourside,
The watercourse winds down towards the sea;
Now largely hidden from the public gaze,
It still has the power to distress you and me.

Imprisoned in pipes by Channel Tunnel,
Passing through Morehall and Three Hills Park,
It weaves its way alongside new housing,
Appears and disappears at different marks.

Beside the metal footbridge at Broadmead
It resurfaces in Lower Radnor Park,
Where it glides and ambles beneath tall trees
That screen the glinting sun and pierce the dark.

Empty crisp packets and chocolate wrappers
Lie wedged among the stream stroked rocks,
Ivy draped grotto manifests neglect,
Moss stained stones and stagnant water mock.

But, vouchsafed by Victorian forebears,
It remains a quiet refuge from the race;
Where scurrying squirrels pursue their tails
And jackdaw and magpie compete for space.

Dog walkers tramp along the muddy track
That leads to paved Pavilion Road,
And one last glimpse of curved rivulet,
By fence at foot of Red Cow garden flowed.

No more source of fresh water for the town,
No more driving force for Foord Road mill,
No more home on planks for fishing folk,
Shoved underground a shopping need to fill.

From Tontine Street beneath the fountains,
It meets returning tide by harbour wall;
A quiet end perhaps, but still pent up threat
In times of storm and flood that may yet call.

24/10/2026

After being empty for six years, the old department store is finally being redeveloped

23/10/2026

Not so fabulous Folkestone 😡

03/06/2026

Join Tony Quarrington, Folkestone writer and tour guide, and Sophie Haydock, Creative Folkestone Curator of Books, Ideas and Community, for an exclusive members only walk through Folkestone’s literary past.

Expect a relaxed morning of stories, readings and local history as you explore the town through the words of writers including H.G. Wells, Charles Dickens, Samuel Beckett, Wilfred Owen, Jocelyn Brooke, Carol Ann Duffy and Noel Coward.

Members' Folkestone Literary Walking Tour
Fri 12 Jun 2026, 10am
Free for members

With great company and a refreshment stop or two, this is a lovely way to see Folkestone differently.

For more information and for members to book their place, check the link below:
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/members-folkestone-literary-walking-tour

24/05/2026

View from Let's Amore restaurant.

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