Military history events in Kent
| Date(s) | Event (host, venue) |
|---|---|
| 28 Jun ’25 to 20 Dec ’26 | War Winning Engineering (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| 13 Oct | The men they left behind – Dunkirk evacuation miracle (The Orders and Medals Research Society – Kent Branch, Gillingham Golf Club) |
| 15 Oct | The Spitfire (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 17/18 Oct | Medway History Showcase (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| 17/18 Oct | Open Day (Fort Luton, Chatham) |
| 18 Oct | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 18 Oct | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 20 Oct | 225 Years of the Duke of York’s: From Asylum to School (St Margaret’s Village History, St Margaret’s Hall, St Margaret’s at Cliffe) |
| 20-22 Oct | UK Maritime Heritage Forum (The Historic Dockyard, Chatham) |
| 22 Oct | RAF 141 Squadron (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 23 Oct | They Also Served: Bus Route 410 (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 24 Oct | RE-Play 2026 (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| 31 Oct | End of Battle of Britain Talk (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 03 Nov | Most of the Work, Most of the Blame, None of the Credit – Platoon commanders in the Great War (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 04 Nov | The Development of the Hurricane (The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 10 Nov | TBC (The Orders and Medals Research Society – Kent Branch, Gillingham Golf Club) |
| 11 Nov | Honouring the Fallen (Kent Family History Society, Mote Park Indoor Bowls Club, Maidstone) |
| 14 Nov | 1066 The Battle of Fulford Gate & Stamford Bridge (North West Kent Family History Society, Sevenoaks) |
| 16 Nov | A Kiwi Drops In (Ashford Archaeological and Historical Society, Quaker Meeting House, Ashford) |
| 17 Nov | HM Coastguard & Langdon Battery Coastguard Rescue Team (St Margaret’s Village History, St Margaret’s Hall, St Margaret’s at Cliffe) |
| 20 Nov | A Wealden Woman’s War: part 2 (Cranbrook u3a, Vestry Hall, Cranbrook) |
| 22 Nov | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 22 Nov | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 28 Nov | Christmas Craft Fair @ The Fort (Fort Luton, Chatham) |
| 01 Dec | Wartime Cartooning – A legacy of laughter (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 04 Dec | Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry (Historical Association – Canterbury Branch, Kent College Chapel, Canterbury) |
| 13 Dec | Militaria Fair (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 15 Dec | Change and controversy: St Margaret’s in the 1950’s (St Margaret’s Village History, St Margaret’s Hall, St Margaret’s at Cliffe) |
| 20 Dec | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 20 Dec | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 05 Jan | From OTC to OCB (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 14 Jan | The gunpowder and explosives industry in Faversham (The Faversham Society, Mill Place, Faversham) |
| 28 Jan | Evening lecture: No Surrender (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 02 Feb | Mountain Warfare on the Italian Front (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 04 Feb | The Kent Uprising: Sir William Courtenay and the Battle of Bossenden Wood, 1838 (Historical Association – Canterbury Branch, Canterbury Cathedral) |
| 11 Feb | Evening lecture: Enemy Sighted (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 02 Mar | I’m Out! Escape from German POW Camps 1914-18 (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 07 Apr | Fort Amherst (Snodland Historical Society, The Devonshire Rooms, Snodland) |
| 08 Apr | Evening lecture: A Kiwi Drops In (RAF Biggin Hill Museum & Chapel) |
| 08 Apr | Chatham Dockyard (Charing & District Local History Society, Charing Parish Hall) |
| 01-03 May | Sandwich Salutes the 40’s (Sandwich Community Events) |
| 06 May | Still Seeking Its Role: Britain and the World since 1945 (Historical Association – Canterbury Branch, Science Auditorium, King’s School Canterbury) |
| 29-31 May | Romney Marsh Wartime Weekend (The Romney Marsh Wartime Collection) |
| 05/06 Jun | Folkestone and Ashford Military Show (Sellinge Showground, Ashford) |
| 10 Jun | The real Jack Sparrow? The story of Faversham pirate John Ward (The Faversham Society, Old Brewery Store, Faversham) |
| 31 Jul-01 Aug | Salute to the Forces (Salute to the Forces CIC, Quex Park, Birchington) |
| 18/19 Sep | Carry On Military (The Romney Marsh Wartime Collection) |
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