Military history events in Kent
| Date(s) | Event (host, venue) |
|---|---|
| 28 Jun ’25 to 20 Dec ’26 | War Winning Engineering (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| Throughout May | Hidden Dockyard Tours (The Historic Dockyard, Chatham) |
| 21 May | Flying Past – Aviation in Kent (Maidstone Museum) |
| 22-25 May | 86th Anniversary of Dunkirk (Ramsgate Tunnels) |
| 23 May | Tracks Through Time (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| 23-25 May | The Queen’s Joust (Leeds Castle, nr Maidstone) |
| 23-25 May | Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) Open Day (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 24 May | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 24 May | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 28 May | From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regiments (Wilmington Axstane Probus Club, Whiteoaks Indoor Bowling Centre, Swanley) |
| 28 May | Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry (Newington History Group, Newington Village Hall) |
| 02 Jun | Emile Driant, First hero of Verdun (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 03 Jun | The Dockyard and ship repair at Sheerness (Medway Archives Centre, Strood) |
| 03 Jun | The Battles of Imphal & Kohima, India 1944 (The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 05 Jun | Sheerness Dockyard: The Glory Years (Sheppey Little Theatre, Sheerness) |
| 06/07 Jun | Folkestone and Ashford Military Show (Sellindge Showground) |
| 06/07 Jun | Manston International Airshow (Manston Airport, Ramsgate) |
| 09 Jun | The development and deployment of Escort Carriers in WW2 (The Orders and Medals Research Society – Kent Branch, Gillingham Golf Club) |
| 10 Jun | Defending the Swale (Borden Heritage Group, Borden Parish Hall) |
| 13/14 Jun | Open Day (Fort Luton, Chatham) |
| 16 Jun | Living Through Two World Wars – Canterbury 1914-1951 (Canterbury Cathedral) |
| 20/21 Jun | World War Two Weekend (English Heritage, Dover Castle) |
| 20/21 Jun | The Romney Marsh Wartime Weekend (Romney Marsh Wartime Collection) |
| 21 Jun | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 21 Jun | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 25 Jun | Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment: Talk & Tour (Maidstone Museum) |
| 27 Jun | Armed Forces Day 2026 (The Historic Dockyard, Chatham) |
| 27 Jun | Like Father, Like Son: Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson (The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 27 Jun | Invicta Militaria Fair (Market Hall, Lockmeadow, Maidstone) |
| 27/28 Jun | Headcorn International Airshow / Battle of Britain Airshow (Aero Legends, Headcorn Aerodrome) |
| 03 Jul | Gallipoli and the Connection to Medway and Sheppey (Sheppey Little Theatre, Sheerness) |
| 07 Jul | The Russian Expeditionary Force in France and Macedonia 1916-1918 (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 08 Jul | Fernando Po – SOE’s Secret Operation Postmaster (Battle and District Historical Society, Battle) |
| 10 Jul | Romans in Hollywood (Maidstone Museum) |
| 11 Jul | Terence Spencer: Living Dangerously, war hero and renowned photographer (The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 11/12 Jul | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 11/12 Jul | Invicta Militaria Fair (Market Hall, Lockmeadow, Maidstone) |
| 11/12 Jul | Skirmish at the Museum 2026 (RAF Manston History Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 18/19 Jul | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 19 Jul | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 19 Jul | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 23 Jul | Defending the Swale (Newington History Group, Newington Village Hall) |
| 24-26 Jul | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 25/26 Jul | Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) Open Day (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 25/26 Jul | Salute to the Forces (Betteshanger Park, Deal) |
| 07 Aug | Casualty Care During the Great War (Rolvenden History Group, St Mary’s Church, Rolvenden) |
| 08/09 Aug | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 08/09 Aug | 2026 Aero Legends Battle of Britain Air Show (Woodchurch Airfield, Ashford) |
| 08/09 Aug | Invicta Militaria Fair (Market Hall, Lockmeadow, Maidstone) |
| 12 Aug | Introduction to Commonwealth Graves Foundation and tour (Borden Heritage Group, Bell Road Cemetery) |
| 12 Aug | The USAF at RAF Manston (The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 15/16 Aug | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 15/16 Aug | Classic Vehicles @ The Fort (Fort Luton, Chatham) |
| 22/23 Aug | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 23 Aug | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 23 Aug | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 28-31 Aug | Jousting Events (Hever Castle, Edenbridge) |
| 29-31 Aug | Military Odyssey and Militaria Fair (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 29-31 Aug | Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) Open Day (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 01 Sep | The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 05 Sep | Regimental Succession of Titles (North West Kent Family History Society, Dartford Science & Technology College) |
| 05/06 Sep | Headcorn Southern Model Show (Headcorn Aerodrome) |
| 08 Sep | A pathfinder casualty in the family (The Orders and Medals Research Society – Kent Branch, Gillingham Golf Club) |
| 10 Sep | Fortresses of Power: Exploring the Castles of Medieval Kent (Maidstone Museum) |
| 11-13 Sep | Renaissance Faire UK: The Crossing of Worlds II (Quex Park, Birchington) |
| 12/13 Sep | Medway Model Show (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| 12/13 Sep | Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) Open Day (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 12/13 Sep | Wings & Wheels Weekend 2026 (RAF Manston History Museum, Ramsgate) |
| 12/13 Sep | Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) Open Day (Kent Showground, Detling) |
| 15 Sep | Conflict in the Channel 1914-1918. The Dover Patrol and its German opponent the Marinekorps Flandern (St Margaret’s Village History, St Margaret’s Hall, St Margaret’s at Cliffe) |
| 19/20 Sep | Open Day (Fort Luton, Chatham) |
| 19/20 Sep | Carry On Military (Romney Marsh Wartime Collection) |
| 20 Sep | Wartime & Military Tour (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 20 Sep | Wartime Military Fair (Chislehurst Caves) |
| 02 Oct | Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Sheppey Little Theatre, Sheerness) |
| 06 Oct | A Tale of Two Quadrilaterals (Western Front Association – Kent (East) Branch, Canterbury) |
| 08 Oct | From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regiments (Charing & District Local History Society, Charing Parish Hall) |
| 13 Oct | The men they left behind – Dunkirk evacuation miracle (The Orders and Medals Research Society – Kent Branch, Gillingham Golf Club) |
| 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) |
| 24 Oct | RE-Play 2026 (Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham) |
| 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) |
| 14 Nov | 1066 The Battle of Fulford Gate & Stamford Bridge (North West Kent Family History Society, Sevenoaks) |
| 17 Nov | HM Coastguard & Langdon Battery Coastguard Rescue Team (St Margaret’s Village History, St Margaret’s Hall, St Margaret’s at Cliffe) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 09 Feb | From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regiments (Kent Family History Society, The Landmark Centre, Deal) |
| 01-03 May | Sandwich Salutes the 40’s (Sandwich Community Events) |
| 22 Jun | From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regiments (Rochester & District Probus Club, Borstal) |
Unless stated, DCS Heritage is not affiliated to any events or their hosts.