What’s On in Dover – July 2025

From music festivals and community fun days to heritage tours, seaside art, and family-friendly activities — July in Dover is packed with things to see and do. Here’s your round-up of what’s on:

🎶 Saturday Sessions – Free Live Music

Every Saturday, 12pm–2pm
📍 Dover Market Square
Catch free live music from local performers every Saturday lunchtime.
Line-up (subject to change):

• 5 July – Lil Jockeys

• 12 July – Tom Dawson

• 19 July – Forever Young

• 26 July – Broken Strings

Weather permitting – check Dover District Council’s Facebook page for updates.

🖼️ Dover Museum – Stairwell Exhibition: Seaside Art

All month (July)
📍 Dover Museum, Market Square
Explore Dover’s seafront history through art. This free exhibition features historic seaside scenes — from promenades to beachgoers — showcasing the timeless draw of coastal life.

🎬 At the Cinema – Now Showing at Cineworld Dover

Catch the latest blockbusters and family favourites this month, including:

• Despicable Me 4

• Inside Out 2

• A Quiet Place: Day One

• Twisters

• Deadpool & Wolverine

• Fly Me to the Moon

• The Garfield Movie

• Kinds of Kindness

• Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

See Cineworld’s website for full listings.

📚 Dover Library – Regular Activities

📍 Dover Library, Market Square

• Playground Creative Play – Mondays, 10:30–11:15am (booking essential)

• Songwriting Group – Fortnightly Mondays, 2–4pm

• Ukulele Group (adults) – Fortnightly Mondays, 2–3:30pm

• Creative Writing Group – First Tuesday, 10:30–11:30am

• Storytime for Over 5s – Fortnightly Tuesdays, 3:45pm (term time), 11am (school holidays)

• Baby Rhyme Time – Wednesdays, 10:30am

• Scrabble Club – Thursdays, 12–1pm

• Family Playground Play (under 5s) – Selected Saturdays, 10:30–11:15am (booking essential)

• LEGO Club – Alternate Saturdays, 10:30am–12pm

• Children’s Craft Club – Last Saturday of the month, 11am–12:30pm

• Saturday Reading Group – Second Saturday, 2pm

Contact Dover Library for booking and exact dates.

🚶 White Cliffs Walking Week

30 June – 6 July
Organised by White Cliffs Ramblers, with daily walks across scenic parts of the district.
Local highlights include:

• 4 July, 4pm – St Margaret’s at Cliffe

• 6 July, 10am – Sandwich
  🔗 Full programme on White Cliffs Ramblers’ website.

🎼 Deal Music and Arts Festival

3 – 13 July
A celebrated annual festival of music, arts, and cultural heritage across Deal.
🎟️ Book at dealmusicandarts.com/festival

🎺 Dover Festival Prom Concert

4 July, 7:30pm
📍 Dover Town Hall
A night of orchestral and choral music with over 100 musicians.
Raising funds for Pilgrims Hospices with a raffle and charity talk.
🎟️ Tickets online or on the door.

⚓ Dover Regatta 2025

12–13 July – Free
📍 Dover Seafront
A two-day celebration on the water with family activities, food, and live entertainment.
🔗 Full schedule via the Facebook event page

🏉 Family Fun Day Festival – Dover Rugby Club

12 July, 12–6:30pm
📍 Crabble Road, Dover CT17 0QE
A packed day of family fun, raising money for the British Heart Foundation.
Featuring:
🎶 Live music & bar
🎭 Performance from Future Performing Arts
🎯 Penalty shootout, tombola & bingo
🎠 Funfair rides & inflatables
🦔 Meet rescue hedgehogs
🪄 Magician, gladiator duel
🫧 Sensory Bubble House & playdoh table
🎨 Face painting, glitter tattoos
🍡 Candy floss, bubble tea, food stalls, ice cream
📸 Plus: Meet Stitch, raffle, and more!

🎨 Little Artlings BIG IDEAS – Family Art Festival

19 July, 12–6pm
📍 Biggin Hall, Dover CT16 1BD
A free day of art, music, nature, and community for the whole family.

🏰 Drop Redoubt Fort Tours

20 July, 11am & 2pm – Free (booking required)
📍 Drop Redoubt Road, CT17 9DZ
Explore Dover’s Napoleonic-era fort with expert guides.
📧 Email whpstours@gmail.com to book.

🌀 Grand Shaft Open Day

20 July, 10:30am–4pm – Free
A rare chance to explore this unique triple staircase through the White Cliffs.
Access from Snargate Street or Drop Redoubt Road.

🍻 Dover Lions Club 50th Anniversary Publicans’ Walk

20 July, 10:00am
📍 Dover Seafront Promenade
A sponsored charity walk with local pubs and supporters.
🔗 More Info | 📧 secretary@doverlions.org.uk

💃 Pencester Dance Festival by Shiva Nova

30 July, 1–4pm
📍 Pencester Pavilion, CT16 1BT
An afternoon of colourful traditional and contemporary dance as part of Dover’s summer programme.

🎸 Live Gigs at The Booking Hall, Dover

Kent’s top indie venue brings a full schedule of live music and comedy this July:

• 4 July – Luke J Dorman / Squangey Bobbins / We Found The Wreck

• 11 July – Centurion Sect / Nudie Pics / Northern Beauty

• 12–13 July – Bands, BBQ & Beer ft. Lucy May Walker, Honey Buzzard & more

• 18 July – John Doe Trio / David A Fulbrook / King David’s Trio Royale

• 19 July – Kotchin / Fax Machine / Istanbul Hippodrome

• 25 July – The Booking Hall Comedy Club

• 26 July – Black Roze / King For A Day / Shackle

🎟️ Full lineup & tickets: www.thebookinghall.com

Free Tennis Coaching for Children in Dover Town

Does your child live or go to school within the Dover Town Wards? They could be eligible for free tennis coaching sessions this summer!

Thanks to support from local partners, Deal & Dover Park Tennis offering a series of coaching sessions designed to help children stay active, learn new skills, and enjoy the game of tennis – completely free of charge.

Whether your child is picking up a racket for the first time or already has a swing, these sessions are a great opportunity to get involved, make friends, and have fun outdoors.

Spaces are limited, so please register your interest using the form below:

These sessions will take place on 14th, 21st and 28th July as follows:

Request and Registration Form

Open to children who live or attend school in one of the Dover Town Wards.

Let’s get Dover’s young people moving – see you on the court!