Kent · 4 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Margate
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Updated 12 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 1 |
| Venues tracked | 32 |
| Open mics | 16 |
4 gigs listed in Margate over the next 28 days across 1 venue. In total we track 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.
1 gig is on in Margate between Friday and Sunday. Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 12 gigs listed in and around Margate - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Ipswich area (47). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
| # | Place | Gigs |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ipswich area 35 venues · 16 open mics | 47 |
| 02 | Basildon area 21 venues · 12 open mics | 42 |
| 03 | Chelmsford area 13 venues · 8 open mics | 36 |
| 04 | Hastings area 24 venues · 15 open mics | 34 |
| 05 | Maidstone area 22 venues · 9 open mics | 33 |
| 06 | Margate area This page 32 venues · 16 open mics | 12 |
| 07 | Billericay area 6 venues · 4 open mics | 3 |
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Margate has 4 gigs listed at 1 venue. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
Starts18:30 Soil, Adema, Divergent PromotionsHall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate · Margate Central · Margate 
Embrace, The Rolling PeopleHall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate · Margate 19:30Tue 24 Nov 
The RiflesDreamland · Margate 19:00Thu 26 Nov 
Style CouncillorsLimelight · Central · Margate 19:30Fri 4 Dec | Search every Margate gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
Margate's grassroots venues, all 32 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
Photo: Google 6,500 cap Dreamland Margate, Scenic StageMargate 
Drill ShedCliftonville, Margate · MargateHouse PA 750Cap 
ElsewhereMarine Terrace · MargateHouse PA 100Cap 
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland MargateMargate Seafront · MargateHouse PA 1,400Cap 
Margate Lido ComplexCliftonville · Margate 750Cap 
Rosslyn CourtCliftonville · MargateHouse PA Cap tbc 
The LifeboatOld Town · MargateHouse PA Cap tbc 
The Oval Bandstand & LawnsMargate 400Cap 
Tom Thumb TheatreEastern Esplanade · MargateHouse PA 70Cap 
Bramleys Cocktail BarCanterbury Cap tbc | All 32 Margate venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 16 nights in Margate. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
MONTHTue Kick-off20:00 The LifeboatMarket Street, Old Town · MargateNo feeMonthly Rosslyn Court62 Sweyn Road, Cliftonville · MargateNo feeHouse PA2nd Wed of the month 19:30Wed 
FolkloreThe Old High Street, CT20 · FolkestoneNo fee3rd Fri of the month 18:00Fri 
The Penny TheatreCanterburyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tonight 
The ChambersRadnor Chambers, Cheriton Place · FolkestoneNo feeFull kitMonthly 20:00Fri 
The Music WorkshopFolkestoneNo feeFull kitDates vary TBCFri The FoundryCity Centre · CanterburyNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue Your Music School (YMS)Wincheap · CanterburyPaid2nd Tue of the month TBCTue 
The Hare at BleanBlean · CanterburyNo feeMonthly 19:30Wed Royal Norfolk HotelGee's Bar, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate · FolkestoneNo feeFortnightly 20:00Wed | All 16 Margate open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Margate still has 32 of them.
On the Thanet coast, Margate's live music runs from Dreamland on the seafront to Elsewhere on Marine Terrace, the Tom Thumb Theatre and The Lifeboat in the Old Town.
Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 4 gigs across Margate in the next four weeks, alongside 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Margate listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: The Maidens Head hosts an open mic each Thursday.
4 gigs listed in Margate over the next four weeks, with 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Margate
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Margate. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Margate gigs for the week ahead, never more than two on the same night. When fewer than four Margate gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Small rooms post their dates in a dozen different places; the email is the one place Margate's gigs are all together. Expect plenty of alternative rock in Margate, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Margate are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.
| All Margate gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Margate venues32 grassroots rooms | |
| Margate open mics16 regular nights | |
| The Margate sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you | |
| Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily | |
| UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig | |
| UK open mic finderStage time near you | |
| UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs |
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Canterbury, Leigh-on-Sea, Maidstone, Basildon
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 4 Margate gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Margate
Live music in Margate over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 4 gigs listed in Margate over the next 28 days across 1 venue. In total we track 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Margate gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Margate
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Margate. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
This Weekend in Margate
1 gig is on in Margate between Friday and Sunday. Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
How Margate Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 12 gigs listed in and around Margate - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Ipswich area (47). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
- #1 Ipswich area 35 venues · 16 open mics 47
- #2 Basildon area 21 venues · 12 open mics 42
- #3 Chelmsford area 13 venues · 8 open mics 36
- #4 Hastings area 24 venues · 15 open mics 34
- #5 Maidstone area 22 venues · 9 open mics 33
- #6 Margate area This page 32 venues · 16 open mics 12
- #7 Billericay area 6 venues · 4 open mics 3
Gigs in Margate
From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Margate has 4 gigs listed at 1 venue. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.
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Venues in Margate
Margate's grassroots venues, all 32 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.
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Open mics in Margate
Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 16 nights in Margate. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.
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Support grassroots music in Margate
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Margate still has 32 of them.
On the Thanet coast, Margate's live music runs from Dreamland on the seafront to Elsewhere on Marine Terrace, the Tom Thumb Theatre and The Lifeboat in the Old Town.
Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.
Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 4 gigs across Margate in the next four weeks, alongside 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Margate listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: The Maidens Head hosts an open mic each Thursday.
Go to one this month
4 gigs listed in Margate over the next four weeks, with 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Margate
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Margate. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Margate gigs for the week ahead, never more than two on the same night. When fewer than four Margate gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. Small rooms post their dates in a dozen different places; the email is the one place Margate's gigs are all together. Expect plenty of alternative rock in Margate, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Beyond this week. Gigs in Margate are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.
What's on in Margate — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Margate, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Canterbury, Leigh-on-Sea, Maidstone, Basildon
Play or put on gigs in Margate?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 4 Margate gigs are already on GigXchange this month.