EDITOR’S Choice
tours of the orchards, horticultural talks, apple pressing demonstrations and a programme of cooking demonstrations are available all weekend. Enjoy local food, browse and buy the craft and produce on offer and meet the experts to have your apples identified.
OCTOBER
October 13 & 14 Oktoberfest Mote Park, Maidstone The world-famous Oktoberfest comes to Kent for the first time. A huge weekend of traditional Bavarian entertainment, food and drink. Some of the best and authentic oompah bands from around the world across all three sessions, plus a large selection of traditional German food and beer. This is an 18+ event. Tickets from
www.KentOktoberfest.co.uk
October 18
Exploring Maritime Kent on film. Kent History and Library Centre, James Whatman Way, Maidstone This talk by Frank Gray from Screen Archive South East will take a look at some of SASE's wide range of amateur and professional films related to maritime Kent throughout the 20th century: their themes, include the development of leisure and tourism and cross-Channel transportation. 6.30pm Tickets £5
October 14 – 15 National Apple Festival Brogdale Collections, Faversham Find your favourites with “try before you buy” of a huge range of apple varieties, fill a bag to take home. Apples galore during this weekend celebrating over 2,200 different varieties. Guided
October 14 Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival The Pantiles This free outdoor event takes place on The Pantiles from 10am to 5pm, including Punch & Judy on the Bandstand, Squashbox Theatre’s The Sea Show and The Fetch’s Clapper Box interactive puppet booth experience. Vamos’ Midwive
Images: Ok0oberfest © Ok0oberfest
October 20 – 22 7th CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival and Autumn Diesel Gala Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells Back for its seventh year, the Real Ale & Cider festival will see the whole railway come alive with some wonderful local brews. The event will have 160+ real ales, 25+
on Call is a walkabout show that will start at The Pantiles, encouraging members of the public to
take part as they travel throughout the town. Circle of Two’s Bambolina and Dodo will present a short show at 11.45am and provide a spectacular finale on The Pantiles at 4pm. Something for all ages.
www.twpuppetryfestival.org Mid Kent Living 9
October 20 Michael Portillo – Life: A Game of Two Halves Revelation, St Mary the Virgin, Ashford It took Michael Portillo little more than 10 years to get a seat in the Commons and then rise in power and esteem to a point where he was a favoured leader of his party and possible future prime minister. A historian at heart, he has used a Victorian railway guide to take millions of viewers on a historical voyage of discovery throughout the UK, Ireland, the USA and Europe. Listen to his extraordinary story, told with a light almost “stand-up” touch, and then feel free to question him. 8pm to 10pm (doors 7.15pm). Tickets £15 and £17.
www.revelationashford.cloudvenue.co.uk
green hop beers, cask beers, Belgian beers and more than 30 ciders. The main festival takes place in the railway’s Victorian Engine Shed at Tunbridge Wells West Station, but continues on the
advance and £15 for CAMRA members.) It’s £5 to travel after 6pm on the Friday and Saturday. Book at
www.spavalleyrailway.com
October 21 Maidstone Wind
trains to Groombridge and Eridge Stations. Entry to the festivals or
stations is FREE. All-day train travel is £20 for adults and £10 for children. (25% discount if booked in
Symphony – Spellbound Mote Hall, Maidstone Leisure Centre A season-opening concert of captivating, spine-tingling and atmospheric music performed by one of the UK's leading wind ensembles. Programme includes Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky), In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas) and The Frozen Cathedral (Mackey).
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