O wyliau cerdd a diwrnodau hwyl cymunedol i deithiau treftadaeth, celf glan y môr, a gweithgareddau i deuluoedd — mae Gorffennaf yn Dover yn orlawn o bethau i’w gweld a’u gwneud. 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):
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5 Gorffennaf – Lil Jockeys
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12 Gorffennaf – Tom Dawson
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19 Gorffennaf – Forever Young
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26 Gorffennaf – Broken Strings
Weather permitting – check Dover District Council’s Facebook page for updates.
🖼️ Dover Museum – Stairwell Exhibition: Seaside Art
All month (Gorffennaf)
📍 Amgueddfa Dover, Sgwâr y Farchnad
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, Gan gynnwys:
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Despicable Me 4
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Inside Out 2
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A Quiet Place: Day One
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Twisters
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Fly Me to the Moon
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The Garfield Movie
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Kinds of Kindness
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Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
See Cineworld’s website for full listings.
📚 Dover Library – Regular Activities
📍 Dover Library, Sgwâr y Farchnad
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Playground Creative Play – Mondays, 10:30–11:15wyf yn (booking essential)
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Songwriting Group – Fortnightly Mondays, 2–4pm
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Ukulele Group (adults) – Fortnightly Mondays, 2–3:30pm
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Creative Writing Group – First Tuesday, 10:30–11:30wyf yn
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Storytime for Over 5s – Fortnightly Tuesdays, 3:45pm (term time), 11wyf yn (school holidays)
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Baby Rhyme Time – Wednesdays, 10:30wyf yn
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Scrabble Club – Thursdays, 12–1pm
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Family Playground Play (under 5s) – Selected Saturdays, 10:30–11:15wyf yn (booking essential)
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LEGO Club – Alternate Saturdays, 10:30am–12pm
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Children’s Craft Club – Last Saturday of the month, 11am–12:30pm
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Saturday Reading Group – Second Saturday, 2pm
Contact Dover Library for booking and exact dates.
🚶 White Cliffs Walking Week
30 June – 6 Gorffennaf
Organised by White Cliffs Ramblers, with daily walks across scenic parts of the district.
Local highlights include:
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4 Gorffennaf, 4pm - St Margaret’s at Cliffe
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6 Gorffennaf, 10wyf yn - Sandwich
🔗 Full programme on White Cliffs Ramblers’ website.
🎼 Deal Music and Arts Festival
3 - 13 Gorffennaf
A celebrated annual festival of music, arts, and cultural heritage across Deal.
🎟️ Book at dealmusicandarts.com/festival
🎺 Dover Festival Prom Concert
4 Gorffennaf, 7:30pm
📍 Neuadd y Dref Dover
A night of orchestral and choral music with over 100 cerddorion.
Raising funds for Pilgrims Hospices with a raffle and charity talk.
🎟️ Tickets online or on the door.
⚓ Dover Regatta 2025
12–13 July - Ryddhaont
📍 Glan Môr Dover
A two-day celebration on the water with family activities, bwyd, and live entertainment.
🔗 Full schedule via the Facebook event page
🏉 Family Fun Day Festival – Dover Rugby Club
12 Gorffennaf, 12–6:30pm
📍 Crabble Road, Dover CT17 0QE
A packed day of family fun, raising money for the Sefydliad Prydeinig y Galon.
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, a mwy!
🎨 Little Artlings BIG IDEAS – Family Art Festival
19 Gorffennaf, 12–6pm
📍 Neuadd Biggin, Dover CT16 1BD
A free day of art, ngherddoriaeth, natur, and community for the whole family.
🏰 Drop Redoubt Fort Tours
20 Gorffennaf, 11wyf yn & 2pm - Ryddhaont (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 Gorffennaf, 10:30am–4pm - Ryddhaont
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 Gorffennaf, 10:00wyf yn
📍 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 Gorffennaf, 1–4pm
📍 Pafiliwn Pencester, 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:
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4 Gorffennaf – Luke J Dorman / Squangey Bobbins / We Found The Wreck
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11 Gorffennaf – Centurion Sect / Nudie Pics / Northern Beauty
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12–13 July - Bands, BBQ & Beer ft. Lucy May Walker, Honey Buzzard & mwy
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18 Gorffennaf – John Doe Trio / David A Fulbrook / King David’s Trio Royale
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19 Gorffennaf – Kotchin / Fax Machine / Istanbul Hippodrome
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25 Gorffennaf – The Booking Hall Comedy Club
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26 Gorffennaf – Black Roze / King For A Day / Shackle
🎟️ Full lineup & tickets: www.thebookinghall.com
Hyfforddi tenis am ddim i blant yn nhref Dover
Ydy'ch plentyn yn byw neu'n mynd i'r ysgol o fewn Wardiau Dover Town? Gallent fod yn gymwys ar gyfer sesiynau hyfforddi tenis am ddim yr haf hwn!
Diolch i gefnogaeth partneriaid lleol, Fargen & Tenis Parc Dover yn cynnig cyfres o sesiynau hyfforddi wedi'u cynllunio i helpu plant i gadw'n heini, dysgu sgiliau newydd, a mwynhewch y gêm o denis – yn rhad ac am ddim.
P'un a yw'ch plentyn yn codi raced am y tro cyntaf neu a oes ganddo siglen yn barod, mae'r sesiynau hyn yn gyfle gwych i gymryd rhan, gwneud ffrindiau, a chael hwyl yn yr awyr agored.
Mae lleoedd yn gyfyngedig, felly cofrestrwch eich diddordeb gan ddefnyddio'r ffurflen isod:
These sessions will take place on 14th, 21st and 28th July as follows:
- Mixed session for 5 i 10 year olds at 4.30pm – 5.30pm.
- Mixed session for 10 i 15 year olds at 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
Agored i blant sy'n byw neu fynychu ysgol yn un o wardiau Dover Town.
Gadewch i ni gael pobl ifanc Dover i symud – gweld chi ar y llys!