Open Art Folke is a community of 200+ Folkestone artists. Every so often, we throw a mighty open-house style festival where we take you off the beaten track to see exactly where the art happens. Come and have a nosey.

Each year since 2024 we’ve put together a festival: a chance to come face to face with great art and ideas in studios, gardens, pubs, galleries, or more off-the-beaten-track corners of Folkestone.

When you visit Open Art Folke, you get:

• To celebrate Folkestone’s creative community.
• To get out of your bubble.
• A chance to connect with talented local people.
• A reason to make life more bearable.
• Endless opportunities to see, touch, and experience new ideas up close, learn about how things are made, and who knows, maybe see your life reflected in someone else’s work.

The third and latest edition of OA ran 9–11 October 2026. It was a blast, and truth be told we're still recovering. Keep an eye here and on your socials to know what's coming next.

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