About The City Brief Sittingbourne

Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Sittingbourne

You can find weekly updates on what’s happening across Sittingbourne without the noise. From seasonal gatherings to community performances and heritage events, this local lens keeps people informed about the town’s rhythm.

In Borden and Teynham, regular events take place at local halls or green spaces near Doddington Place Gardens. These include family outings that connect residents across age groups through shared traditions. In Milton Regis, historic buildings stand beside paper mills once active along the Swale; events here often focus on barge-building heritage with walks and displays.

Bredgar’s light railway runs seasonal open days from April to September, featuring themed train rides tied to regional history. The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway offers weekend journeys in spring and summer, using operational steam locomotives to show off the area’s transport legacy. At Court Hall Museum, temporary exhibitions change regularly, recent topics include local brickmaking and wartime correspondence from soldiers based at Conyer.

The Avenue Theatre stages ongoing performances including musicals and children’s plays; events in Dunorlan Park bring seasonal arts programming to open-air spaces near the Swale Estuary. In Hartlip, orchards on the ridge host community fruit-picking days each early autumn.

Birdwatching season attracts attendees during peak migration months, March through May and September to November, at Oare Marshes and nearby sections of the Swale National Nature Reserve. These trails follow paths originally used by 18th-century river workers, now maintained as public nature routes.

Annual events such as Chaucer’s Tales reenactment at Dickens House Museum draw on Sittingbourne’s literary roots, first mentioned in The Canterbury Tales after Thomas Becket’s murder in 1170. This performance takes place each summer and includes period costumes and recreated pilgrim routes along Watling Street.

The Faversham Hop Festival celebrates regional hops with tastings from local farms; farmers’ markets appear regularly at Bayford Meadows Kart Circuit during spring planting seasons, offering produce grown within five miles. The Friendly BIG Little Festival runs annually as a four-day community event combining music, food stalls, and camping options for both people and dogs.

These events reflect the town’s steady rhythm: rooted in history yet refreshed each year through public collaboration. Through consistent weekly updates this local view helps residents find meaningful ways to take part across Sittingbourne, even when details change from month to month.

What we Cover

Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Sittingbourne – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.

Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.